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.”
MAGIA PURA.
Detén el video a los 2 segundos.
En el momento del pase hay una línea de 7 ingleses más el portero, todos con más de 1.85 de estatura, y el balón va a llegar exactamente al punto donde Lautaro (1.74) va tener la portería para él solo.
Messi.
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Inglaterra jugó solo una final.
España también, una final.
Francia jugó cuatro finales.
Argentina jugó seis finales, igualando la suma de todas las finales de los países que mencioné antes.
Argentina no necesita ayuda de la FIFA para llegar a estas instancias. Más respeto.
No había podido ver está jugada en la cual Egipto reclamaba penal desde este ángulo.
Acá se nota clarísimo que es el jugador egipcio el que choca el pie del jugador Argentino, probablemente con la intención de dejarse caer al perder la pelota.
NO HAY FALTA!
🚨🎙️ ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIĆ ON LIONEL MESSI'S INFLUENCE ON ARGENTINA AFTER THEIR WIN OVER AUSTRIA:
“I'm obsessed with watching Messi.
Not because he's my friend.
Not because of nostalgia.
Because after all these years, I'm still trying to understand how one player can control a football match without touching the ball every minute.
I watched Argentina today and the first thing I noticed wasn't the scoreline.
It was the way Austria reacted whenever Messi moved.
One step to the left, defenders follow.
One drop into midfield, the entire shape changes.
One glance over his shoulder panic.
That's not football.
That's psychological warfare.
And that's why I laugh when people reduce him to goals and assists.
They don't understand what they're watching.
Messi isn't just Argentina's best player.
He's Argentina's system.
He's their confidence.
He's their belief.
He's the reason every teammate walks onto the pitch thinking the impossible is possible.
People ask me about the GOAT debate.
What debate?
Seriously.
What debate?
For me, there isn't one.
The debate exists because television needs content and social media needs arguments.
When I watch football, I don't see a debate.
I see Messi.
Then I see everybody else.
That doesn't mean other legends weren't incredible.
It means I've never seen another player influence a match, a team and an entire generation of football the way Messi has.
And today was another reminder.
He didn't need a hat-trick.
He didn't need to score from 40 yards.
He just needed to be Lionel Messi.
And suddenly Argentina looked like a completely different team.
That's greatness.
Not when everything depends on you.
When everybody becomes better because you're there.
I've played against great players.
I've played with great players.
But Messi is the only player I've ever watched and genuinely thought:
'This isn't normal.'
The scary thing?
Opponents know exactly what he's going to do.
And they still can't stop it.
That's why I don't waste my time with comparisons anymore.
Some players become legends.
Some players become icons.
Messi became a category of his own.
And after today's performance, if you're still asking me who the greatest footballer of all time is...
You're asking the wrong question.
The right question is:
Will football ever produce another one like him?”
Gol de Argentina. Gol de Messi🐐
En Bangladesh festejan.
Cuando Argentina anota, 🇧🇩 la Universidad de Chittagong estalla en celebración! 🇦🇷💙🤍
#Bangladesh#Argentina
Ahah tifosi scozzesi arrivano nella casa di un paesino americano che affittano per i Mondiali e alle 6.30 di mattina si mettono a suonare la cornamusa.
Ma non puoi non volergli bene
🆕 Actualizamos: a Barracas Central le sacaron cuatro rojas en los 6 PARTIDOS que disputó en Sudamericana.
🟥 Es la misma cantidad de rojas que sufrió en los últimos 70 PARTIDOS por torneos locales.
Platense campeón siendo 8vo de su zona y terminó 21vo en la anual.
Estudiantes 8vo en su zona y 15to en la anual.
Belgrano 5to zonal y va 9no en la anual.
A eso sumarle que hay un “título” al ganador de una tabla anual donde no jugas contra la mitad de los equipos.
Impresentable.
😈🔥 LA QUE SE ARMÓ EN MUNICH: ¡HINCHAS DEL 1860 SE COLARON EN LA FIESTA DEL BAYERN!
❗ Mientras el Bayern celebraba el título en plena calle, un grupo del eterno rival (1860 Munich) metió un falso logo gigante:
“FC Bauern H*rensöhne” → “FC Campesinos Hijos de P*ta” 😂🇩🇪
¡Pura provocación en la cara del gigante! El clásico más tóxico de Alemania sigue vivo.
¿Quién gana esta ronda? ¿Respeto o puro odio? 😳
#Bayern #1860Munich #DerbiAleman #Futbol #Rivalidad 🔥
Este día marcó un antes y un después entre la relación de Ángel Di María con el hincha del fútbol argentino, un ídolo que se prestó para ser parte de uno de los actos más papelonezcos y antideportivos de la historia.
Ser campeón del mundo te da gloria, no fueros. Quien cree que por un logro con la Selección Argentina va a ser aplaudido cada vez que juega de visitante, lamento decirle que le falta cancha: ningún hincha de verdad pone a la Argentina por encima de su club.
A Ángel Di María no lo insultan por jugar en Central ni por ser del interior. Es más: lo aplaudieron en muchos estadios, hasta que las “ayudas” empezaron a ser cada vez más evidentes.
Hoy lo insultan porque, en un fútbol cada vez más manchado, eligió jugar ese juego, aceptar los regalos del poder y ser la cara visible de un título de escritorio, posando con un trofeo inventado, arriba de una traffic un jueves al mediodía.
No es federalismo. No es ingratitud. Son los hechos. Y el fútbol argentino tiene memoria corta, pero mientras dura, no perdona.