In a sport that is becoming ever-more physically demanding, how is Lionel Messi still doing it?
Messi was already the world’s best dribbler, passer and finisher. These days, he is also football’s most effective walker
@SamJDean breaks down why Messi’s greatest superpower is his ability to conserve his energy and choose the right moments to attack ⬇️
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🚨BREAKING: Zlatan Ibrahimovic on Spain eliminating Portugal says, Roberto Martinez starting Cristiano Ronaldo was a mistake and that the needed energy and Runners upfront
"Look, even before the game started I said it. Portugal needed players who will press the Spain defenders high. Ronaldo doesn't give you that! He is 41 years, he is old. Roberto Martinez should have been bold because even today De la Fuente side were not at their best to be honest.
"Although Portugal attack was sluggish their midfield was very poor too. Where was Bruno Fernandes and Vitinha today? They were totally lost in this game. Spain did a lot better, and I think Lamine yamal had a good game. Spain were the better team and they won"
💣🚨BREAKING: Zlatan To Ronaldo After Portugal Wass Eliminated From The World Cup.
Listen carefully. I’ve Patiently Waited For This Day….
🗣️Cristiano set the rules himself: “You’re not a legend until you win with your country.” Boom straight at Messi after 2014. The world cheered. Social media crowned him.
Then Zlatan watched.
Messi came back, won Copa América… twice. Suddenly: “Euro is bigger.”
🗣️Messi lifted the World Cup. New rule: “Only seven games, doesn’t count.” Cristiano even said a legend’s career can’t be defined by seven games. The same man who once said the World Cup would fulfill him.
Now he is 41. Portugal exits. New quote: “World Cup doesn’t define me.”
Zlatan laughs.
🗣️By your own law, Cristiano, you fall short. Five Ballons d’Or. One Euro. No World Cup. While Messi? He took everything, danced through generations, and never once needed to diminish anyone.
That is the difference.
One talked like a king.
The other played like a god… and left as the greatest.
Ibrahimović has spoken.