A former FC Barcelona star has claimed the superstar Lionel Messi was not the best captain during his time at the club.
The eight-time Ballon d'Or was given the armband for the Catalan giants in 2018 after Andres Iniesta had left the club.
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Messi spent the final three seasons of his time at the Camp Nou as the captain, but only won LaLiga once during that three-year period.
Former Blaugrana star Ivan Rakitic played alongside Messi for six years before leaving the club in 2020.
“Messi is the best in history, and if he put his mind to it, he could be the best left back in the world if he wanted to!” The Croatian said, as per Diario AS.
“Although he was sometimes not the best captain to tell you what you had to do, that was because he was unique and different.”
Rakitic was happy to play alongside the famous trio of Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez but says they had great support in the team.
“Of course, I can say that I enjoyed playing with Messi, Neymar and Suarez. Hopefully, they say that they enjoyed playing with Rakitic too.
“They scored 100 goals per season, but they couldn’t have done it without the support at the back."
Rakitic is currently plying his trade in the Saudi Pro League with Al-Shabab FC after leaving Sevilla.
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