Clearly finals are one-off games and they always depend on starting well in order to impose yourself on the game. Mario Kempes Read Quote
The game was different then, when I used to play. The ball ran more than the players and to some extent there was greater technical skill. Mario Kempes Read Quote
If you ask me who I would have liked to play with, I would say that with Messi. Mario Kempes Read Quote
I will tell you another thing, we Argentines criticise Messi because we are specialists in criticising what is ours. Mario Kempes Read Quote
Every time Maradona speaks it makes life difficult for everyone and there are those of us who don’t agree with that, not when he talks about football, but rather about people. Mario Kempes Read Quote
All of us know that Messi cannot win alone, except for the fanatics or the mental patients who put in doubt Messi’s talents, saying that he is a bottler, that he feels nothing for Argentina, that he doesn’t sing the anthem, that he goes to the bathroom 50 times before a game. Those are things that are said to make an impression. Mario Kempes Read Quote
It’s impossible to replace him. You will not find another Messi, but you can train a team without having the best in the world. Mario Kempes Read Quote
This is one thing every coach can take from Menotti. If you win the World Cup, no one can criticize you. Mario Kempes Read Quote
You don’t get called up to the national team because you tell good jokes, you are funny, you are handsome or because you are Messi’s friend. You are called up because you have a role at your given club and you have personality. Mario Kempes Read Quote
