'My son always asked me why they don't love me in Argentina': Messi on national team struggles from 2014 to 2018
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Lionel Messi has opened up on his time with Argentina between 2014 and 2018, when he was scrutinised in his home country for not having won a major trophy with them.
"In the period from 2014 to 2018 with Argentina, the national team was unfairly criticised. We were criticised for losing finals...
"My son, Thiago, always asked me ‘Why don't they love you in Argentina but they do in Barcelona?’...
"He was living in Barcelona, where we were winning everything and they loved me, but then in Argentina they criticised me and he didn't understand that."
