Ex-Argentina Coach Names Lionel Messi s First Mentors Lionel Messi is not 100 percent fit for a match against Ecuador. Photo: Reuters
KEY POINTS
Jose Pekerman is a highly-regarded youth coach in Argentina who was also Lionel Messi s first senior World Cup coach
Pekerman wanted Messi to follow the Argentine way of winning and learn from some of the best to ever do it
The six-time Ballon d Or winner isn t sure if he will be playing for Argentina in the next World Cup
In his first senior World Cup call-up, Lionel Messi was asked to learn from some of the best Argentine players.