The more I think about it, the more astonished I am by what Messi has produced at this World Cup.
Forget the fact that he’s going toe to toe with Mbappe again, at 39, which is already unprecedented beyond belief. I urge you to actually consider the context of the teams.
Mbappe plays for arguably the most formidable attacking side since OG Brazil, with two genuine Ballon d’Or level players alongside. Argentina, meanwhile, are more reliant on Messi than ever.
I mean, seriously, Julian scoring that worldie last night was probably the first time an Argentine attacker bar Messi has actually produced a moment of brilliance all competition. Now compare that to France’s dynamics…
The point of this isn’t to dimish Mbappe, he’s probably the most inevitable WC player I’ve ever witnessed, but what Messi has managed to produce at this World Cup is one of the most impressive things I’ve ever experienced in all of sport.
🖥️💥 Embolo se autoexpulsó en el Argentina - Suiza.
👉🏻 El suizo, con una amarilla, finge una infracción que termina con amarilla para Paredes.
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