Messi will have another opportunity to get his hands on the most elusive of prizes in Russia this summer, but Sampaoli believes expectation levels are already spiralling out of control.
Argentina coach is a pretty colourful character and he’s come up with some pretty interesting quotes about our man Lionel Messi.
"Messi has a revolver put to his head called the World Cup and if he doesn't win it, he's shot and killed"
"This is a guy who has stayed as the best in the world for 10 years.
"It's difficult to assume a level of control when your leader knows he's better than you, he executes things like nobody else."