The striker says criticism of his international team-mate is over the top and praised his continued commitment to the national side
Carlos Tevez says he wouldn't play for Argentina again if he was subjected to the same criticism as Lionel Messi in his homeland.
The Barcelona star's performances for his country during this summer's Copa America were slammed by supporters, while Diego Maradona and coach Tata Martino even questioned his commitment to the national side.
However, Tevez has hit out at his critics and praised the 28-year-old for continuing to pull on the Albiceleste shirt in light of his treatment.
"If I were Messi and had to listen to the criticism he has had, I'd have told Argentina to go to hell," Tevez told television channel America. "He has to really love the Argentina shirt to keep coming back.
"You can criticise a player who didn't play well or who wasn't fit for a match but you can't say he doesn't step up or say awful things outside of football about him as they have, you just can't.
"As a journalist, you have to give a message each day. You can be in agreement or not, you can like a player or not like him, but you can't kill him like that."
Messi has broken numerous goalscoring records for Barcelona and won every major honour for his club but is yet to win a major trophy with Argentina. [GOAL]
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