🚨🗣️ Thierry Henry on Lionel Messi's hat-trick vs Algeria:
“WAIT. STOP. HOLD ON.”
🗣️ “I thought people told me Messi was finished?”
🗣️ “I thought people told me age had finally caught up with him?”
🗣️ “I thought people told me the new generation had taken over?”
🗣️ “Then Lionel Messi walks into a World Cup match and scores a hat-trick.”
🗣️ “This is exactly why football fans should be careful before writing off great players.”
🗣️ “Because the truly special ones don't disappear.”
🗣️ “They remind you.”
🗣️ “Again.”
🗣️ “And again.”
🗣️ “And again.”
🗣️ “Three goals. One night. One message to the entire football world.”
🗣️ “‘I'm still here.’”
🗣️ “The scary thing isn't the hat-trick.”
🗣️ “The scary thing is how easy he made it look.”
🗣️ “No panic. No rush. Just football intelligence at a level very few players have ever reached.”
🗣️ “At 38 years old, most players are talking about retirement.”
🗣️ “Messi is talking with his feet.”
🗣️ “And trust me, football is listening.”
🗣️ “Now people will ask me about the Ballon d'Or.”
🗣️ “Can he win it?”
🗣️ “Of course he can.”
🗣️ “If Argentina continue winning and Messi continues producing moments like this, why wouldn't he be in the conversation?”
🗣️ “People act as if greatness has an expiration date.”
🗣️ “Messi has spent twenty years proving that it doesn't.”
🗣️ “And let's talk about Argentina.”
🗣️ “The rest of the tournament should be worried.”
🗣️ “Because when Argentina have confidence and Messi is playing like this, they become a completely different animal.”
🗣️ “World Cup?”
🗣️ “Yes, they can win it.”
🗣️ “Ballon d'Or?”
🗣️ “Yes, he can win it.”
🗣️ “GOAT debate?”
🗣️ “For me, there is no debate.”
🗣️ “Every time people think the story is ending, Messi writes another chapter.”
🗣️ “And somehow, the chapters keep getting better.”
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🗣️ “Lionel Messi isn't chasing history anymore.”
🗣️ “History is chasing Lionel Messi.”
🚨Jürgen Klopp on Lionel Messi after Argentina’s 1-0 lead over Algeria at halftime in their 2026 FIFA World Cup opener:
🗣️ “Sometimes in football, you run out of words.
We are talking about a player in his sixth FIFA World Cup, a player who has already won everything there is to win, and yet he still finds a way to be the difference.
Argentina have been good in this first half, but Lionel Messi has been special.
That goal was classic Messi.
The pass from Rodrigo De Paul was excellent, but the finish was on another level.
People watch it and think it looks easy.
Trust me, it is not easy.
At this level, against defenders who know exactly what you want to do, to have that composure and that precision is extraordinary.
What amazes me is not just the goal.
It is the timing.
When Argentina needed a moment of quality, Messi delivered.
Again.
That has been the story of his entire career.
For almost two decades, whenever his team has needed something special, he has stepped forward.
That is why so many people call him the greatest player to ever play this game.
Not because of statistics.
Not because of trophies.
But because of moments.
Moments like this.
At his age, in his sixth World Cup, he is still controlling games, creating chances, scoring goals and carrying the hopes of an entire nation.
That is not normal.
That is greatness.
Argentina are leading 1-0, and Algeria have made life difficult for them at times.
But when you have Lionel Messi on the pitch, one moment can change everything.
And once again, he has reminded the football world exactly who he is.
The scary thing for Argentina’s opponents is that he still looks hungry.
He still looks motivated.
And if he keeps playing like this, Argentina will be one of the most dangerous teams in this tournament.”
{@BBC }
Lionel Messi se acaba de convertir en el máximo goleador de la HISTORIA de los Mundiales.
No somos conscientes de lo que significa ese dato.
Escandalosamente el mejor futbolista de todos los tiempos con amplio margen.
Impresionante golazo del mejor jugador de la historia del fútbol.
Quizás su mejor gol en Mundiales.
Una LOCURA lo que acaba de hacer Messi. Solo se entiende porque es él.
Completamente EN PIJA.
@Labocatw Este Señor, ese día quiso salvar a Boca y se encontró con una emboscada de Riquelme y sus secuaces
Les dijo que lo de Riquelme sería un Desastre y tuvo razón
Es el momento @JMilei de ayudarnos a sacar a este personaje oscuro con título de Presidente llamado Riquelme