SEB~BASTIAN

Just a culé who breathes football and gets hyped on elite analysis + real intelligent insights. Visca Barça 💙❤️.Afrobeats, Dancehall &Reggae 🖤🎶 RASTA MAN🇪🇹

[SEB~BASTIAN @Sebastian_Bal5]

Just a culé who breathes football and gets hyped on elite analysis + real intelligent insights. Visca Barça 💙❤️
I love Afrobeats 🇳🇬 Dancehall & Reggae 🇯🇲 music
I’m a RASTA MAN 🇪🇹

let’s be mutual ✌🏿🖤

[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.

[CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ @CBSSportsGolazo]

“Top players, they're not fazed.”

For Nigel Reo-Coker, Lionel Messi's response after missing a penalty is exactly what separates the greats from the rest 🇦🇷🔥

[SEB~BASTIAN @Sebastian_Bal5]

Hello to all messi fans

[Icekento @icekento1]

Even if you have 0 followers,

Just say hello,let’s follow you

[richies❤️💙❤️ @richies_donsav]

How can one player be elite at literally every single aspect of football, and calling him the greatest ever is still somehow considered “debatable”?

In goals, assists, dribbling, playmaking, free kicks whatever metric you want to use Lionel Messi is arguably top two at the very least.

And the scary part? You simply cannot say that about any other player in football history

[Football Tweet ⚽ @Footballtweet]

✅ He has scored at the World Cup.
✅ He has scored at the European Championship.
✅ He has scored in the Nations League.
✅ He has scored in World Cup qualifiers.
✅ He has scored in La Liga.
✅ He has scored in the Champions League.
✅ He has scored in the Copa del Rey.
✅ He has scored in the Spanish Super Cup.

At his age, many players haven't even made their professional debut. Yet at just 18 years old, he has scored in every competition he has played in and is already one of the best players on the planet.

The greatest start to a career the elite level has ever seen. 🇪🇸💎

[SEB~BASTIAN @Sebastian_Bal5]

@forcabarca_ar ❤️

[SEB~BASTIAN @Sebastian_Bal5]

He and we know that he is no different

Joao Neves 2026

[Match of the Day @BBCMOTD]

"I love Messi more than my wife!" 🇦🇷❤️

Argentina's number 🔟 has made a lot of his fans very happy! 🙌

[SEB~BASTIAN @Sebastian_Bal5]

@sports_Zlatan @Sebastian_Bal5

[Selección Argentina in English @AFASeleccionEN]

𝐌𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑 🐐

[SEB~BASTIAN @Sebastian_Bal5]

Argentina are basically a man down when they don’t have the ball, but the moment they win it back, they become a super team. Defending it’s 10 vs 11; attacking, it feels like 12 vs 11 all because of Messi.

[SEB~BASTIAN @Sebastian_Bal5]

@FootballGazett1 It’s gonna be scary

[SEB~BASTIAN @Sebastian_Bal5]

Raphinha

[Reshad Rahman @ReshadRahman]

desperately waiting for Lamine x Leo ball.

[SEB~BASTIAN @Sebastian_Bal5]

@guzu_p 😂😂😂

[SEB~BASTIAN @Sebastian_Bal5]

@officialnairam1 Skillibeng naija @officialnairam1

[nairamarley @officialnairam1]

NM x Vado - ijoba (Friday)

[SEB~BASTIAN @Sebastian_Bal5]

To get to 1k followers on this app is like a war!! I think I’m on ghost ban 😩🥲