🚨Xavi left speechless: "At 39, Messi is still making difference in World Cup matches and he deserves the Golden Ball.
🗣️ Xavier
It's incredible. I still find it difficult to believe that at 39 years old, Lionel Messi is playing at this level in a World Cup. Most players at that age are thinking about retirement, but he's still the player making the biggest difference whenever Argentina need him.
Every time you think you've seen everything from Messi, he finds another way to amaze you. His intelligence, his calmness under pressure, the way he reads the game and creates moments that nobody else can see it's simply extraordinary.
For me, he deserves the World Cup Golden Ball. Not because of his name, but because of what he has done on the pitch. Age has never stopped him from carrying Argentina when it matters most. Watching him still dominate football's biggest stage at 39 is something we may never witness again.
"Argentina jugó mal en 2026 porque Messi no presiona"
Comparé algunos datos de los jugadores argentinos en 22 y 26 para ver qué tan cierta es esa afirmación.
Solo play offs.
Todos los datos están "normalizados" por minutos jugados.
Los comparto acá abajo.
Hay un comportamiento que España ha dominado durante todo el Mundial.
No es la salida de balón, ni la presión, ni la verticalidad. Aunque también.
Es algo más difícil de identificar, pero incluso más determinante: el equilibrio defensivo.
Abro hilo. 🧵