Adenegan Charles

LAWYER, A football enthusiast. Everything BARCELONA.

[Ororo😎 @McFlybowy]

You have to credit Lionel Scaloni honestly for how he’s platformed Lionel Messi here, and how he’s making him function at an output level that actually matches his instincts instead of fighting them.

What Scaloni did differently wasn’t some overly complex tactical revolution, it was clarity. He stripped away the burden of Messi having to be the system and instead built a system that constantly feeds Messi into the most valuable zones with minimal defensive and physical waste. In 2010 and even 2014–2018 at times, Messi was often dropping too deep, forced into progression, creation, and finishing all at once. That’s where Argentina looked heavy and disjointed.

From 2021 onwards, especially into the World Cup cycle, Scaloni solved that by giving Messi structural freedom but role discipline around him. You’ve got runners like Alvarez stretching and dragging defenders, midfielders like Enzo and Mac Allister giving balance and progression, and wide players like Di María and now De Paul and Almada providing direct threat so defenses can’t just collapse on Messi. That balance is what keeps him fresh in decisive moments.

The key shift is Messi’s positioning. He’s not constantly initiating anymore he’s arriving. Right half-space, between lines, or drifting into pockets after Argentina have already destabilized the opponent. That’s why his output looks so efficient: fewer wasted touches, higher-quality touches. He’s essentially been turned from system creator into final-phase decider without removing his influence.

And that’s where Scaloni deserves credit. A lot of coaches try to use Messi, but Scaloni actually designed around him in a way that respects both his limitations with age and his still-elite decision-making in the final third. The result is Argentina don’t just depend on Messi anymore, they amplify him.

[JJ. Omojuwa @Omojuwa]

Haaland and Mbappe and anyone else can and will most likely break these goal scoring records.

An alien could come along and break Messi’s assist records.

But no human, alien or celestial body or spirit is breaking these Messi’s goals and assists records simultaneously. Not in the lifetime of all the humans alive now and not under the current football rules and measurements.

That is the essence of Lionel Messi.

[Danny Corcoran @calcio_danny]

Argentina are basically the 'what if we gave Atletico Madrid Lionel Messi?' experiment

[Izu of Rosario Santa Fe 🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷 @Izu__Official]

By this time for 2022, Messi don already go media go tell all him fans worldwide say make we no fear, make we calm down he no go ever let us down. 😭😭😭😭

I too love that dwarf like maddddd 😭😂😂

[Adenegan Charles @OBADEWUNMI]

@lekan_olayinka1 Mr Bayo will not still agree.

[Adenegan Charles @OBADEWUNMI]

@UnkleAyo 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[Adenegan Charles @OBADEWUNMI]

@UnkleAyo This Salako sef, 😂😂😂😂 Wetin be this?

[Adenegan Charles @OBADEWUNMI]

@UnkleAyo 😂😂😂

[Adenegan Charles @OBADEWUNMI]

@IGazih Literally Man.

[Adenegan Charles @OBADEWUNMI]

@Nsukka_okpa Oh now, you want them to enjoy their final years? Agenda no dey agend again?😂😂😂

[Maximus 🪐 @plutostats]

What makes Lionel Messi different isn't the goals.

Plenty of great players have scored goals.

What makes him different is that football itself has changed around him, yet he's still here.

Today, Messi scored a hat-trick in the opening game of his SIXTH World Cup.

Think about how absurd that sounds.

Managers have come and gone. Teammates have retired. Entire generations of footballers have appeared, peaked and disappeared.

Yet when Argentina walk onto the world's biggest stage, the same man is still deciding matches.

Most players spend their careers chasing one World Cup moment.

Messi has spent two decades creating them.

That's why statistics alone don't capture his legacy.

A hat-trick is impressive.

A hat-trick in your sixth World Cup is something else entirely.

We may never see another player remain this decisive, this relevant and this influential on football's biggest stage for this long.

At this point, Messi isn't just competing against other players.

He's competing against time itself.

This hat-trick isn’t just three goals. It’s a reminder to every young player, every fan, every person chasing greatness: stay hungry, stay consistent, and the game will reward you when the moment comes.

Argentina is blessed. The World Cup is blessed. And we are all witnesses.

[Adenegan Charles @OBADEWUNMI]

@UTDMael Marquez

[Adenegan Charles @OBADEWUNMI]

@Wana____ Where my papa good reach, My mama learn work for hn hand con good pass am, con begin dey barb all of us, including my papa.😂

[MrBanks💰 @Mrbankstips]

Who else has that delusional belief that everything is just going to work out?

[The Touchline | 𝐓 @TouchlineX]

🚨 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗡: Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo, World Cup edition! 🌍

[Troy @Thintroy]

I'm rewatching Argentina's matches in the 2022 world cup. I just finished the quarter final against Netherlands and I'm watching the final against France.

If you've ever believed the world cup was rigged for Argentina, you have a very low IQ .

[R A T N I S H @LoyalSachinFan]

FIFA World Cup is around the corner. Interact with this tweet only if you're supporting Messi and Argentina 🇦🇷

[Dr Khushboo @khushbookadri]

FIFA World Cup is around the corner, so dear Twitter algorithm, connect me with people who support Messi and Argentina 🇦🇷

[Adenegan Charles @OBADEWUNMI]

@oku_yungx @39billion I hope say you play am, Oku.

[Adenegan Charles @OBADEWUNMI]

@Nsukka_okpa You go still cry, bro.