You can't teach Messi anything new, says Argentina coach

FILE PHOTO: Football Soccer - Argentina's national soccer team training - World Cup 2018 Qualifiers - Buenos Aires, Argentina - August 28, 2017 - Argentina's head coach Jorge Sampaoli talks to Lionel Messi during a training session ahead of the match against Uruguay. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci/File Photo

MADRID (Reuters) - Argentina coach Jorge Sampaoli has said it is futile “trying to teach Lionel Messi anything” new with the forward set to return from injury to face Spain in a World Cup warm-up on Tuesday.

“You can’t teach him anything. He’s untouchable, you need to understand that and try to create situations in training that fit around him and from there pick a side with a view to that,” Sampaoli told a news conference on Monday.