🚨🗣️ 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.”
🚨 Arsene Wenger on Lionel Messi's hat-trick and becoming the World Cup's all time leading goalscorer:
🗣“What we witnessed today goes beyond another record. It is the continuation of a career that has consistently redefined the standards of excellence in football.
It wasn't simply a hat-trick,it was the quality of the goals, the intelligence behind every decision, and the efficiency with which Messi influenced the game. Those are the qualities that separate truly exceptional players from the rest.
For many years people have tried to compare Messi with other great footballers, but there comes a point where comparisons lose their meaning. He has built a legacy that stands on its own.
What fascinates me most is his evolution. I genuinely don't know whether the young Messi, with his explosive pace and dribbling, was better than the experienced Messi we see today, who controls every moment of the game with his intelligence and understanding. Very few players improve with age the way he has.
The emotion after his second goal revealed another side of his greatness. It reminded everyone of the difficult journey he has had with Argentina,the disappointments, the criticism, and the perseverance that eventually led to glory. That emotional connection with his country continues to drive him.
To score his first World Cup hat trick while becoming the tournament's all time leading goalscorer is an extraordinary achievement. It is another milestone in a career that already seemed impossible to improve.
Perhaps the most remarkable aspect is his longevity. He finished the 2022 World Cup by lifting the trophy after scoring twice in the final, and he has opened the 2026 tournament with a hattrick. At almost 39 years of age, he continues to perform with the same clarity, technical quality, and love for the game that defined him in his twenties.
That is the mark of a truly timeless footballer.”
La primera pelota que recibió Messi en la selección mayor se la dio Scaloni (amistoso vs Hungría en que lo expulsaron a los 90 segundos). Apenas Tapia le avisó que sería DT interino de la selección, hizo videollamada con Messi. Esto le dijo, según me contó para su biografía.
Enzo Trossero no tiene ninguna camiseta de su carrera en la que fue multicampeón con Independiente. Este miércoles, presentó su libro en el Libertadores de América y una familia del Rojo le regaló una histórica casaca de 1984... ¡¡IMPOSIBLE NO EMOCIONARSE!!
📹 @Independiente
Este mensaje de Vincent Kompany es para colgar en un cuadro y escucharlo todos los días. Aplica para el fútbol, pero también para la vida. La Pura Verdad.
Rodrigo Rey y la charla que tuvo con Federico Mancuello sobre la vitrina de Independiente 🏆🔴
💬 "A Mancu le dije: 'En el mundo hay dos competencias que son las más importantes: la Champions League y la Copa Libertadores. El club que mas Champions ganó es el Real Madrid, y el que más Libertadores tiene es el nuestro'. Y te lo digo y se me eriza la piel porque es un montón. Más allá del hecho de tener esas copas, tenemos el privilegio de representar ese club"
💬 "Sí le digo al Rodrigo de los 9 años en Las Parejas que a los 34 años voy a representar a uno de los clubes más ganadores del mundo digo 'sí, dámelo, firmo hoy'"
🎙️ La Cocina del Rojo
"Luis Enrique"
Porque esto decía sobre su hija Xana hace unos meses y hoy el entrenador del PSG está a un paso de volver a la final de la UEFA Champions League. Es un tipazo el español, merece todo lo bueno. Pero me destruye ver este video, déjenme solo.
Rodrigo Rey sobre lo que significa Independiente y lo importante que es nuestra identidad.
Independiente tiene una forma, tiene una idiosincrasia. Aquella que nos hizo grandes y la única que puede hacernos volver a ser.
Que importante es que los jugadores entiendan esto❤️