Iconic number 10s make up Argentina's identity - Kempes - video Dailymotion

Mario Kempes said Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi have given Argentina an identity as having the best no.10s.

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00:00And Diego, well, was like an identity of Argentinian football.

00:06After me, Diego came, another time champion.

00:11Lausa Messi, another time champion.

00:14And so it stayed.

00:16And it was said at one point in Argentina, let's get the number 10.

00:21But for whom?

00:23Yes, yes, yes, it's the most beautiful number there can be.

00:27Everyone is beautiful without playing, that's clear.

00:30But the number 10, to identify yourself with that player,

00:33I don't know if it's different, but at least they see you as different.

00:38And I didn't make the big difference to say,

00:43well, give me the number 10 because I'm the boss here, I'm the captain.

00:48No, no.

00:49I mean, it takes you.

00:52It takes you to do things that maybe you wouldn't dare to do at another time.

00:57And well, we were very lucky to have three left-backs, three champions.