Lionel Messi says his 6-year-old son criticizes him and demands an explanation whenever FC Barcelona loses

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• Lionel Messi is one of the greatest soccer players of all time, but he has to explain himself to his son whenever FC Barcelona fails to win.
• Messi has said his six-year-old boy lets him know "when things are not so good."
• Messi is on an awe-inspiring run of form and with him in the team, Barcelona has failed to win just seven times this season.
• This means he has rarely had to fend off the attacks from little Thiago Messi.
• Read all of Business Insider's coverage for the 2018-2019 European Soccer season right here.

Lionel Messi may be the most statistically-impressive soccer player in the world this season, but even he is not exempt from criticisms.

The FC Barcelona forward has scored 21 goals and supplied 11 assists in 17 starts this season, and has been more prolific than other elite players like Neymar, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Harry Kane.

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