Spain has a phrase to cover most situations and I first heard Vicente Del Bosque using this maxim, one that best covers concerns over Lionel Messi right now. It was back in the group stages of Euro 2012. Spain had inched past Croatia to win their group, but to general disenchantment and hostility from their media.
After the match, the Marquis Del Bosque went back to re-examine tapes of the game against Luka Modric, Ivan Rakitic & Co., spending the rest of the night into the wee small hours doing so. Confused about some of the knee-jerk nonsense that was being spouted, he wished to ensure that he'd not missed anything that other viewers had seen.