体坛英语新闻：Messi promises to perform "the best" for Argentina

BUENOS AIRES, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- Lionel Messi said on Sunday that he always tries to "give the best performance in every game" of the Argentine team and repeated that his greatest aim is "to be world champion" with his national team.

The forward of the Spanish team FC Barcelona said that his "only reproach" is that "things won't go on for the coach to continue his job" in the Argentine team, when asked about the reasons for the last coaches' substitutions.

"We have to win and when we don't win coaches are changed," said Messi in a television interview on the local Argentine channel, who has been successively coached by Jose Peckerman, Diego Maradona, Sergio Batista and Alejandro Sabella in the national team.

Messi, 24, replied to the criticism about the fact he has not been able to repeat his brilliant performance in FC Barcelona with the national team. "I don't know who doubts it, but I always try to perform the best in every game, if this was not true, I would find excuses and wouldn't play the friendly matches," he said.

Messi supported the possible summons of Juan Roman Riquelme (Boca Juniors) to play on the next games. He said "the best players always have to be in the national team."

He denied that some partners of the national team are envious about him and do not pass the ball to him during the games.

Messi will play on Oct. 7 against Chile in the "monumental" River Plate team's stadium in Buenos Aires, and four days later he will play against Venezuela in Puerto Santa Cruz. These are the first two games of the South American qualifying matches to Brazil 2014 World Cup.

When asked about whether he imagined to win the Brazil 2014, Messi said he has dreamed about it for many times. "It is still a dream for me and for all to be world champions, I have missed it twice but there is still a long way to cross to get there," he said.