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Could Lionel Messi do it on a wet Wednesday at Stoke? The Barcelona star is convinced he could, according to Spanish journalist Guillem Balague. Fans and pundits in England have often questioned whether the 28-year-old would enjoy the same success in wintry conditions against physical opponents. The question was recently put to the Argentina international by Balague, with the five-time Ballon d'Or winner revealing the state of the pitches he grew up playing on in his homeland were far worse than anything he'd be likely to encounter at the Britannia. During an interview with Stoke City forward and former Barca star Bojan on Sky Sports, Balague said: "I asked Messi about that question. "He said, 'those people that say that should realise I played in awful conditions in Rosario when I was 11-years-old, with glass on the pitch, with holes and everything.' And, he was still good