Diego Maradona suggested the star player lacked the traits required to captain the national team, but the Catalan side's director disagrees
Lionel Messi leaves his Barcelona team-mates in no doubt as to when he is angry despite his introverted nature, according to Eric Abidal.
The forward faced criticism from fellow Argentina legend and former national team coach Diego Maradona, who suggested Messi's quietness made him an ineffective captain.
Sevilla sporting director Joaquin Caparros came out in defence of the 31-year-old, however, insisting he is "like a lion" when he gets "pissed off".