The Barcelona star is under fire at the World Cup and his club team-mate cannot understand the criticism of a player he believes should be admired
Spain full-back Jordi Alba insisted he could not understand the criticism of Argentina star and Barcelona team-mate Lionel Messi at the World Cup.
Messi has come under fire in Russia, where Argentina are in danger of making a group-stage exit after drawing with Iceland and losing 3-0 to Croatia .
The superstar forward is yet to provide a goal or an assist at the showpiece event, and Jorge Sampaoli's men need a win over Nigeria Tuesday to have any chance of reaching the last 16.