The “This Is Football” doc has great segment of Pep Guardiola watching his Barcelona game tape and adressing idea that Messi walks lazily around the pitch:
“He’s walking. That’s what I like the most. He is not out of the game, he’s involved. He’s moving his head. Right, left, left, right. He knows exactly what is going to happen. But his head is always…moving.
He’s not running, but he’s always watching what’s happening. He smells where are the weak points in the back four. After 5-10 minutes, he has the map in his eyes…in his brain to know exactly where is the space and what is the panorama.
It’s like being in the jungle and I have to survive. And he knows if I move here or here, I will have more space to attack."
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Inter Miami complete deal to sign Casemiro as new midfielder, here we go!
Verbal agreement sealed with all parties involved and all formal steps resolved, now waiting to sign and announce the Brazilian.
Casemiro wants to play with Messi. Future in MLS. 🇺🇸
A reporter asked 10-year-old Lionel Messi who he wanted to dedicate his goals to after being named Man of the Match
Messi replied:
“To my father, my uncle, and my family.” 🥺
When Lionel Messi lost the 2014 World Cup final and suffered back-to-back Copa América final defeats, nobody wanted to hear about his teammates. Players like Sergio Agüero, Gonzalo Higuaín, Ángel Di María, and Ezequiel Lavezzi were all stars at top European clubs, yet the entire blame was placed on Messi. The narrative was simple: “Messi is a failure outside Barcelona” and “he’s a fraud without Barça.
So where is this sudden sympathy coming from now for Cristiano Ronaldo? Why is the conversation suddenly about teammates not showing up for him whenever Portugal disappoints at the World Cup? Since making his debut in 2006, Ronaldo has played alongside world-class talent too but now the standards seem completely different.