I get annoyed when they tell us put in more effort, you don't feel the shirt. We were lucky enough to get to the final of the World Cup and the Copa America and it seems like we didn't do anything. We got to two finals, for f--k's sake

We didn't win, what can you do, but we got to the final, we didn't lose in the last-16.

Football is not just about effort. We had bad times in the national team for what we experienced. We lost the final of the World Cup against Germany who have great players and we had great chances to win it. With Chile it was the same and we lost on penalties. ...

... I get annoyed by the people who attack you without thinking. I won't sing the national anthem on purpose. I don't need to sing it to feel it.

It reaches me, every person feels it in their own way. The Pumas cry, they feel it differently and that's ok.

I feel the lad, he has a very solid point. He always gets criticized for his team's failures, even when it may not necessarily be his fault. He's never criticized at Barcelona, but always hammered at Argentina. It's quite unfair to expect him to achieve the same level of success with Argentina as he did with Barca.

I'm always amazed at how much Messi carries his national team. With all the world-class talent in there, you'd think they could win a couple games without him.

If I'm criticizing Argentina, it's certainly not when Messi is on the field.

It's great when Messi shows some emotions. Reminds me that he is actually human and not a cyborg.

Still not convinced he's human though^

Argentina only need a good manager tho. Sabella could have got places if he stayed.

Well said from Messi. There are 10 other teams that are just as good and still managed to get to 2 finals.