Live results Glenn Hoddle: Messi is a genius, but he was always pressured by the history of Maradona`s World Cup victory with a mediocre team

Former Tottenham midfielder Glenn Hoddle shared his expectations for Lionel Messi`s performance at the 2022 World Cup.

Messi is a fantastic player, a genius. But the story of Diego Maradona has always weighed on him - the story of winning the World Cup with a mediocre team.

Lionel will want to deal with this. He has a good team with a good chance of winning.

There is also pressure on Neymar. He is good this season, he really got down to business. He may have become more determined than usual, because he understands that Brazil is very good, that this can be a chance to win.

So there`s a certain amount of pressure on those two. They may have a mediocre tournament via sport news but everyone expects them to do great, " Hoddle said.


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