Irish legend and former Chelsea player Cascarino expressed his disappointment with Messi and Argentina in an interview.
Argentina was embroiled in several controversies during the World Cup due to its perceived overly aggressive play, which also sparked several heated clashes.
Scaloni's team performed far from its best at the World Cup, often relying on Messi's magic to pull itself out of trouble.
They were dragged into extra time by weaker Cape Verde in the round of 16, and then staged a miraculous comeback in the final moments of their round of 16 match against Egypt.
In that fiery quarter-final against Switzerland, they were once again dragged into extra time, and then launched a furious comeback in the last 10 minutes, shattering England's dreams and securing their place in the final.
However, what truly damaged Argentina's image was their 0-1 defeat to Spain in the final.
In response, Tony Cascarino said on the show: "They have some very good players in their squad."
"To be honest, I'm a little disappointed in Messi because he didn't respond to the team's style of play. He's the best player I can think of, absolutely the best of the best."
"If it were Johan Cruyff, would he accept playing like the Dutch team? No, he wouldn't. As a great player like him, he wouldn't accept that style of play, and neither would other great players."
“I was surprised Messi didn’t say something like, ‘Hey, listen, physical play is part of the game, but we have a lot of talent, and we should have shown more of that.’”
"Now I know that doing that helped them win against England. But I just wonder, given how good he is, can he accept Argentina really playing like that?"
