Thomas Tuchel on Lionel Messi’s masterclass against England.
🗣️ “I’ve coached against some of the greatest footballers in history, but nights like this remind you why Lionel Messi is different. We prepared for him all week. We had plans, we had markers, we had instructions… and none of it was enough. He punished us with two moments of absolute genius.”
“You can stop him for 85 minutes, but Messi only needs five seconds to destroy everything you’ve built. That’s what happened tonight. Two assists, no panic, no wasted movement just pure football intelligence. He doesn’t force the game. He waits… and when you make one mistake, you’re dead.”
“I was shouting from the touchline because I knew the danger every time he received the ball. My players knew it too. Yet knowing what Messi is capable of and actually stopping him are two completely different things. He sees passes that nobody else in world football even imagines.”
“People talk about speed and strength. Messi doesn’t need either. His brain is faster than every defender on the pitch. He dictates the tempo, manipulates space and tears teams apart without looking like he’s trying. That is what true greatness looks like.”
“As painful as this defeat is for England, I refuse to lie. We were beaten by a footballer who continues to redefine the game at 39 years old. Two assists in a World Cup semi-final, carrying his country into another final… that’s not normal. That’s history unfolding in front of your eyes.”
“Sometimes, as a coach, you have to accept an uncomfortable truth. We didn’t just lose to Argentina we lost to Lionel Messi. And if he plays the final like he played tonight, the rest of the world should be very worried.”
“Venimos de ser los mejores durante estos últimos cuatro años DUELA A QUIEN LE DUELA Y DIGAN LO QUE DIGAN. Otra vez demostramos que no es casualidad y NADIE nos regaló nada”
✍️ Lionel Andrés Messi
¿Cómo vas a registrar ¡¡8 GOLES Y 4 ASISTENCIAS!! en los 7 partidos que has disputado en la presente Copa del Mundo si ya tienes 39 años de edad? ¿Cómo vas a ser el líder por LA BOTA DE ORO del torneo más grande que existe (por encima de Kylian Mbappé y Harry Kane) si me dijeron que ya estabas acabado? ¿Cómo vas ser EL MVP ABSOLUTO de la competición más difícil de todas si ya llevas 3 años jugando en la MLS y me decían que estabas para el retiro? Se llama Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini, pero tú también puedes decirle: EL AMO Y SEÑOR DEL FÚTBOL MUNDIAL.
¡¡LAUTARO MARTÍNEZ!! ¡¡EL TORO!! ¡¡EL TORO!! ¡¡EL TORO!! ¡¡ASISTENCIA DE LIONEL MESSI!! ¡¡EL MEJOR DE TODA LA HSITORIA LE PUSO UN REGALITO A LAUTARO!! ¡¡REMONTADA LEGENDARIA!! ¡¡VOLTERETA HISTÓRICA!! ¡¡LOS HUEVOS DE LOS CAMPEONES DEL MUNDO!! ¡¡INGLATERRA 1-2 ARGENTINA!!
LOS HUEVOS DE LOS CAMPEONES DEL MUNDO.
LOS HUEVOS DE LOS CAMPEONES DEL MUNDO.
LOS HUEVOS DE LOS CAMPEONES DEL MUNDO.
LOS HUEVOS DE LOS CAMPEONES DEL MUNDO.
LOS HUEVOS DE LOS CAMPEONES DEL MUNDO.