Argentina manager Jorge Sampaoli has spoken out in defence of Lionel Messi, but thrown the rest of La Albiceleste's squad under the bus.
The South American side have failed to win a game at the World Cup this year, drawing their first 1-1 with Iceland en route to suffering a 3-0 defeat at the hands of the Croatians on Thursday.
Messi's performances have been shockingly poor over these last two games. And that missed penalty in the opening match will likely haunt him for a very long time.
Sampaoli, though, reckons the rest of the squad are to blame as they cannot accommodate the Barcelona man's brilliance.