The Barcelona wizard struggled along with the rest of his team-mates in Russia, but his former coach has no doubts over his commitment
Jorge Sampaoli has broken his silence on Argentina's failed World Cup 2018, stating that nobody felt the pain of premature exit harder than captain Lionel Messi.
The Albiceleste crashed out in the last-16 at the hands of eventual winners France, going down 4-3 after squeezing through the group stages with a last-minute win over Nigeria.
Sampaoli was subsequently dismissed at the end of the tournament, amid reports that he had lost control of the dressing room in Russia and that a senior group of players led by Messi and Javier Mascherano took the initiative.