American Reacts to Lionel Messi - The GOAT - For the First Time

Hello! I'm an American on a quest to learn more about history, geography and the universe in general. In this video I take my very first look at who's widely considered the greatest football (soccer) player of all time - Lionel Messi. I learn about his rivalry with Ronaldo, his stunning successes and his major defeats. I also start to see what sort of skills he brings to the game, and why he's so revered. If you enjoyed this video, please like and subscribe!
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[@Marleyjr00X]

2022 Argentina just won the World Cup and this man is definitely without a doubt the GOAT.

[@paulfernandez3885]

And Messi was the Best player !

[@UniversoAlquimia]

Simple Champions league , kimgs cup, spain cup league

[@davidrowlands441]

Sal to say messi is pretty good at getting through a defence is a bit of an understatement. It like saying Einstein was a bit clever.

[@mustifn5940]

Usain Bolt isn’t too slow himself.

[@davidrowlands441]

@@mustifn5940 Yes he lit up the athletics world. Nice chap, not arrogant and just stayed as normal as possible. A fantastic athlete.

[@riichobamin7612]

Molten iron is so warm and pleasant to hold 😂

[@brendanike800]

Terminator is a cool robot.

[@agentbarcelona88]

jason just want to be hugged by his sister

[@agentsl9]

"What a pass!" ---You're starting to see the beauty!

[@palaciosjorge3075]

Lady: I’m sure he has missed a lot Me: He almost never misses

[@donlouthe1st118]

He missed in copa America final lol aye still won tho

[@davidrowlands441]

I'm sure he has missed one or two but he's scored hundreds and also there's not been a defender in the world who has got the better of him except occasionally. He's as good as there'll be in your lifetime, along with Ronaldo who the same can be said of. Two outstanding players in the same generation has never happened before.

[@JDS07]

That free kick against Liverpool for his 600th Barcelona goal when they won 3-0 was something else, and also when he recreated Maradonas goal of the millenium. Just a shame that 3-0 win was taken moments before disaster. Corner taken quickly....

[@litleboy1191]

@@donlouthe1st118 always chokes in the key moments

[@alejandroarredondo7513]

Ohh he misses. My boy they all do

[@FelipeAllison]

"World Cup in Brazil, ok, so he is kindda at home here", oh my, when we speak about football Brazil and Argentina are rivals in another level, he was never at home in Brazil hahaha

[@sparkyAR]

exactly, I´m from Argentina and I would say the sport rivalry between Argentina and Brazil is way bigger than for example England and Germany, but luckily we are more friendly outside the sports, unlike the europeans.

[@FelipeAllison]

@@sparkyAR true, I'm a brazilian, cheers

[@sparkyAR]

@@FelipeAllison cheers! hoping for a BRA-ARG final on july 10 🤞

[@nenal2987]

like apples and oranges..

[@arroe8386]

@@sparkyAR the England - Germany rivelry isn't really unique. Germany basically has the same rivelry with every other big nation in Europe.

[@elconocido1994]

The Barcelona "MSN" was one of the best trios in football ever and a sample of South American football talent: Messi (Argentina) Suárez (Uruguay) and Neymar (Brazil)

[@LadyQAB]

It's so strange that Suàrez become so good when he played his first season for my team (Ajax), he made so many people angry and frustrated (oke the year after he was very good and top scorer of the League, but a some fans don't forget). Now he is one of the greats. He must have just been young and had little experience

[@jesseferry6110]

Europeans invented football, but we, south americans, made it better

[@jesseferry6110]

@Gnome Enjoyer Brazil is the country with most world cup titles. In every european footbal club there are lots of south americans. Most of the best players in history are south americans: Pelé, Maradona, Garrincha, Messi, Ronaldinho, Ronaldo Nazario, Di Stefano, Roberto Carlos, the list goes on...

[@jesseferry6110]

And yet we are a 3rd world country, where is much more difficult to become a football player

[@pashetube]

@Gnome Enjoyer Are you out of your mind? There are 14 countries in south america, holding 9 World Cups.

[@XXX-wp7fw]

HES WON THE COPA AMERICA NOW!! that’s a international trophie that he was missing

[@JuanGarcia-mv1sw]

He doesn't have a world cup

[@a.g.c06]

@@JuanGarcia-mv1sw still the copa america is a international trophy so🤷🏽‍♂️

[@debarpansaha6513]

@@JuanGarcia-mv1sw He is winning it this year

[@muhammedkeremovet2255]

@debarpansaha6513 Let's not be too optimistic, mate. Even though he is the best in the world, man's past his prime. He has to produce something magical to win the WC.

[@debarpansaha6513]

@@muhammedkeremovet2255 that's what you all said before copa America and him winning ballon d'or this is the most capable wc winning Argentina squad in the messi era so they have a decent chance that they might win it

[@ilyasatik7075]

"in brazil, so he kinda is home now" oh honey he has never been further from home

[@nena3044]

Good one. Kkkkkk

[@Rhewi]

As for Messi being from Argentina and playing in Spain: Europe has the top leagues in the world, with the best teams, best players and the most history. A very high majority of players around the world aspire to play in Europe. Most, if not all of the teams search the world, scouting and recruiting players from all over. For example, a lot of the best American players play in Europe. This is the same with almost every country in the world with players that are good enough, they want to go to Europe.

[@amoghvardhan4451]

Yeah and money

[@callumlucas4444]

@@amoghvardhan4451 well obviously who wouldn’t want to improve their living situation

[@misterblue3514]

Yes. But the main reason is that Barcelona payed his growth hormon treatment and helped him to become the best.

[@roelli79]

Basically, he was extraordinarily talented in the first place but suffered a growth hormonal disorder (he was only 1,40m/ 4 ft 7 at the age of 13) which cost appr. 900 USD a month for treatment. So aged 13, no team in Argentina was willing to pay for treatment and therefore refused to let him join any club. So Messi's parents turned to Europe and asked FC Barcelona if they would give him a chance. They invited him for a try out training and were stunned. He was taken under contract, got his medical treatment and got the best football player of his time there. Barcelona paying his medication is also one very important reason for his loyalty over more than a decade when he declined to play for any club but FC Barcelona. He still is pretty small for a football player with only 1,70m/ 5 ft 7, by the way.

[@davidribeiro1064]

As an addendum Spain, Italy and England also pay the highest wages, outside the US and some Gulf states.

[@IvanTKlasnic]

"So is Ronaldo known to be arrogant?" That's probably the understatement of the Year.

[@markozbunjol625]

but he is, Ronaldo si arrogant who trow captain ribon who hate modric, ramos and others this is fact. He's ego is so big i never see someone ego big

[@j1_lowere571]

He is 😂😂😂or he used to be

[@tedddenzel6769]

@@markozbunjol625 But you can't deny he is that good

[@TheAnkitDalal]

@@markozbunjol625 Shut up hater.

[@danielo9606]

No he’s not arrogant he’s passionate big difference

[@cresporules]

"So is Ronaldo know for being arrogant...?" Understatement of the year lol.

[@patriciabustos1403]

Too arrogant, he does not know the humility, quite the opposite of Messi, that is why he is the best in the world in all aspects!!!

[@Jeevzsk]

@@patriciabustos1403 that is some 10 year old thinking. Realistically both of them can be humble while thinking theyre the best

[@patriciabustos1403]

@@Jeevzsk Yours is a 10-year thought, or perhaps Christian hasn't shown over the years with attitudes and sayings that he's the best??? In addition, everyone thinks what they want and I think so!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@siddheshnaik4956]

+1 FYI: He recently won copa america with argentina (Was the best player in tournament). So now he has won a national trophy as well.

[@iqiyi1928]

Getting MVP award, top scorer award and top assister award. And being the captain of the champion. What a legend

[@dont5363]

@@iqiyi1928 Won the world cup with MVP award as captain in 2014 when they reached final of other worldcup he was also MVP of tournament and they try to tell you Messi doesnt perform for his nation LEVELS

[@retonaarea]

Yeah I wouldn't call Brazil "home" for an Argentinian Player xD. It's pretty much rival territory

[@ArielCacha]

@@mattroper7214 It's not a matter of being offended, Argentina and Brazil are fierce rivals in soccer.

[@alexg1778]

I genuinely think he's the greatest player to ever kick a ball. Sure there are other phenomenal players but when Messi is on top form it's pure art.

[@rishirichu7466]

Dude... He is on his top form for almost 15 years.....

[@isaclemos5721]

@@rishirichu7466 fr

[@jimijames6449]

He is. Who is the other argument?

[@marvinkmooneyoz]

tough call, i basically have him tied with Pele

[@aryaanbasu9636]

For future reference: The treble: The national league, the national cup, and the Champions league The double: Two of those trophies, usually refers to the league and the cup

[@theborderer1302]

You cannot win the treble before winning the double. The double is the league (and in the UK) the FA cup. All other ancillary cup competions don't count. The treble is both of the above and the Champion's league. Do that and your knighted.

[@jackbrian7083]

@@theborderer1302 its not specific trophies mate it literally just means win two trophies.

[@theborderer1302]

@@jackbrian7083 No it does not. Winning (say) the FA cup and the FA Charity Shield or League cup is not, has never been, and never will be THE double. Historically, in the UK, it is the league (premiership) and FA cup that makes the double. You can't win a 'treble' without first winning the double.

[@jackbrian7083]

@@theborderer1302 huh ok cool to Know. So its Kind off going top to down on the importance of cups

[@theborderer1302]

@@jackbrian7083 It's actually just history really. The oldest cup competition in the world is the FA cup - the 1st FA cup competition was in 1871. I can remember a time when winning the FA cup was just as important as winning the league (although that's changed now because of £££). So to win both was absolutely the pinnacle of football achievement. THE Double! If you like, the FA cup is the 'senior' cup, followed by the league cup (started in 1960) (which a lot of top teams play their 'B' team players in.

[@wakilahmad9770]

Messi is da best no matter what's happen ... He is a great sportsman with a good heart

[@SHlV]

He's not coaching. They were presenting a man called 'Pep Guardiola' one of the best coaches the game has seen. He turned Messi from an incredible player to a legendary player.

[@rogeriopenna9014]

Guardiola always worked with the cream of the crop. I want to see Guardiola being that legendary with a bottom of the table Spanish club.

[@Sergio-ig1xd]

One of the best?....... THE BEST.

[@BeneAkaGlyon]

@@Sergio-ig1xd Jürgen Klopp might have a Word on that

[@Sergio-ig1xd]

@@BeneAkaGlyon Klopp can have as many words as he likes. He's not in the same class as Pep.

[@abTOTY]

@@Sergio-ig1xd maybe the best in barca but not the best

[@soumyadipmondalbca-1465]

7:35 the 6 titles were champions League, the La Liga (Spanish league) , copa del ray ( the Spanish cup), the Spanish super cup, the European super cup and the FIFA club world Cup. They used to the only team to win 6 titles in a season but in 2020 Bayern Munich has equalled their record of 6 titles in a season.

[@whatswrong335]

Add the champions league

[@soumyadipmondalbca-1465]

@@whatswrong335 I did write the champions League in the first line

[@TimelessRelic4]

Didn't bayern win 5 titles last season?

[@whatswrong335]

@@TimelessRelic4 they won 6

[@leviton6552]

Copa del rey*

[@duran9664]

I grew in love watching Maradona, but Messi is without a doubt the best player in the history of the universe.

[@theborderer1302]

How old are you? 14 or 15?

[@raffaeleloi]

I agree

[@vitorpinheiro1186]

@@qiwenchen2144 messi do something out of barcelona .....

[@arjuntb1204]

@@qiwenchen2144 he's a 12 y/o lmao 😂

[@peterfireflylund]

Hands down much better than Maradona :)

[@sample.text.]

The argument wether Messi or Ronaldo were the greatest of their time is a valid one, but there is one key difference between both players that i think edges Messi just a tiny bit above. Messi never complains, dives, or makes excuses. People will literally stomp on him and he'll just get back up and carry on. His humility on the field is what makes him the greatest to ever play the game.

[@ecbennyj8078]

And Ronaldo simply can’t get past so many defenders without losing the ball. He tends to do too much dancing but not enough simple dribbling just to get past defenders. That’s something I love about Messi. He’s a simple and straight to point kind of player and has shown that he’s capable of getting past multiple players. Ronaldo’s feet skills are impressive, but sometimes doing things like that is just a waste of time and energy.

[@litleboy1191]

there is no argument, INIESTA was the better of their time, but the dude doesnt sell as many shirts as those 2, he won everything WORLD CUP, EURO, LEAGUE, COPA, CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, and people still think messi and ronaldo are better

[@AzelasEM]

The biggest thing Ronaldo has ever achieved was being compared to Messi. No one even comes close to him, and it has never been a contest. Ronaldo is a beast of a player, one of the best in the the history of the world. But Messi is not of this world.

[@litleboy1191]

@@AzelasEM the so called goat has choked in every single final he played with argentina, and with barca without xavi and iniesta, ronaldo and messi are phenomenal players but no near the goat status

[@neeljoshi616]

@@litleboy1191 are sure about that 😂😂

[@swizzle4718]

Finally someone who doesn’t talk over the whole video and listeners to the context

[@K_B11ss]

She doesn't read the captions though. Some of the things she asks are written there.

[@luizphellipecardoso8989]

About the tournaments: National league: top teams of your country, like nfl, but without playoffs Cup: playoff tournament with all teams of your country (all divisions) Champions league: tournament with the top teams of Europe (continental tournament) World Cup: tournament with national teams Euro/Copa América: continental tournaments with national teams.

[@sofiehansen5996]

These are the six titles Barcelona won 2009: La Liga (Top division in Spain) Copa del Rey (Spanish Cup) Supercopa de España (Winner of La Liga and winner of Copa del Rey (this now includes the runner ups?) UEFA Champions League (top 32 teams of Europes best leagues) UEFA Super Cup (match between winner of UCL and winner of UEFA Europa League) FIFA Club World Cup (competition between winning team of each continents Champions League + one team from tournament host country)

[@impek667]

This is even more incredible when you understand the sport... It's honestly mind blowing.

[@BAGELODON]

6:05 "wait a second so is he coaching and playing at the same time?" well, depends on who you ask 👀

[@davidsosa538]

Hahaha good one

[@benekls6122]

Don’t worry about your analogies to the „American Sports“. I think they are very interesting. It’s totally normal to compare new things you learn to things you know, so you can understand them better. Also it’s nice for me (im from Germany and have little to no idea about American sports) to learn a bit about basketball etc. I think it’s kind of fascinating how different sports may seem but how similar they actually are. Really like your videos by the way.

[@UKMessi1]

yh her analogie to sports in america doesn't bother me

[@boss180888]

wait basketball is not just american

[@markthomas2577]

Funnily enough I've been watching a couple of Americans getting to know Cricket and I've learned about Baseball through their analogies ... I knew nothing about it before.

[@mtk3755]

Truee, but that's also because American Football and football actually used to be played as a hybrid as rugby back in the day and basketball was inspired by football, hence the similarities. If you look at other sports they would have similar elements but quite different.

[@tolkienfan10]

@@boss180888, it is american in origin though.

[@nenu]

the same way Pau Gasol is a basketball player from Spain who plays in the USA for an NBA team, Messi is a soccer player for Argentina who plays in Spain for a LaLiga team Players move from team to team, from country to country until reaching their best potential in the strongest teams of the strongest leagues they can get to be hired by

[@joits]

Players move to where they can get paid the most.

[@nenu]

@@joits as a general rule, yes.... Very honorable exceptions like Basketball player Sergio Llull who preferred to stay at RealMadrid than going to the NBA.

[@jw3505]

@@joits Definitely untrue, most players could have earned a lot more in Russia/China/USA/UAE. Playing in respected leagues and competing at the highest level is still important to them as athletes.

[@androids2k]

hearing the crowds chant his name is always so chilling. Whether you're into a sport or not you have to understand you are living through a monumental moment in sports history.

[@amjadmohammed6085]

He is literally the greatest of all time given every aspect of the game 👍🏾

[@mushauribahimana7135]

He's the best ever. He's insanely gifted. He's got Goalscoring, vision & playmaking ability. He's a genius. Great reaction 😀😀

[@shubashinvictus]

I just love Watching someone react to Messi

[@shakibulhasan2379]

we

[@bloodysmile2212]

"I would never consider myself to be the best, that would be to consider myself different from others or superior, I don't feel that way, I'm human and I believe that anyone can be the best if they really dream of it and fight for it" Lionel Messi

[@douggrant272]

What sets Messi apart from Reynaldo is humility. Look up arrogant in the dictionary and you will see Reynaldo

[@akhabuejoseph4075]

Messi is the only player professionals find hard to describe how he plays , like they literally run outta words. Man is literally indescribable 🐐

[@generichuman2044]

We are truly blessed to live in a generation where we get to see Messi and Ronaldo playing at the same time and on the same pitch on many occasions

[@jorged06]

For Ronaldo is a curse having played in the same generation. Deep inside him, he knows it, that´s why he had always to make arrogant statements and shout "siuuu" LOL

[@danigar]

Her: Wait what titles did they win? Barcelona: Yes

[@seismic2497]

Barcelona: All of them.

[@lechevalieraubrasmetalliqu2647]

And argentinà with copa

[@Cedisdead]

Won six in one year.. hmm

[@sociallyactive9188]

Messi is emotion to me I can't even think about football without him

[@hrydayshah5998]

16:02 it's really impressive that you picked up on this as someone new to the sport. That's quite a high level tactical idea.

[@excelente81]

"What championships are they winning?" "Yes!"

[@d.z.b1ack317]

Messi wasn't a manager and a player, they were talking about a new coach they had just promoted (Joseph Guardiola) he managed Barcelona for a couple of years and the Barcelona Guardiola managed is considered to be the best team in history by many football fans. He left Barcelona after some crazy years and now he is a Manchester City manager. Many consider him to be the best coach. He kept on breaking records and impressing, he now claims he is happy in Manchester but he never fails to mention Barcelona is his home and favorite club.

[@norbertogorini9750]

Guardiola trained since childhood at Barza, just like Messi

[@user-tu6um2sc8q]

It's called Josep, not Joseph ;)

[@messi2frio321]

Josep mate

[@newbie4789]

He trained in Barca academy, played for Barca, and his first chance as a manager was with Barca too So understandable

[@NostalgicMem0ries]

she though pep was player and coach at same time, not messi the coach lol :D

[@aesfa56]

The thing is that what he does, when he does it, looks so easy to do. But those who are experts in football/soccer know how difficult it is to do it.

[@lethalchocobo1886]

That was one of the best reactions I've seen here on KZbin, especially coming from someone who doesn't know much about soccer, or football like how we do call it here. You really took your time, drew meaningful comparisons to the sports you already know and practice. Your interest was heartwarming and there's certainly no shame in asking questions. You made a lot of essential points: he indeed has a knack at finding space where there's seemingly none and pierce through a defense. His chips above the goal keeper are his trademark, in accordance to his playing style which is based first and foremost on efficiency. That means generally no fancy tricks like Ronaldo, the Brazilian one, or Ronaldinho (I absolutely love both) for example. Just a combination of simple body feints, directions changes and nutmegs, combined to an almost godly ball control, unbelievable execution speed, space awareness and finishing. Make no mistake though, his ability to take on two, three, four players and more is out of this world and there aren't many, even amongst the greatest, who are able to do it. You also spotted his incredible passing ability, sadly not highlighted enough in this video, and an essential component of his game, even more so now that he lost a bit of his pace and isn't able to make as many runs (he's 34 now) as in his younger days. The records he and his 'rival' Cristiano Ronaldo have set in the last 15 (!) years, in terms of goals, assists and rewards are unprecedented on a club level and probably unlikely to be repeated again. All in all he is one of a kind, a genius who won absolutely everything at a club level. He also just won the Copa America (football tournament for the South American national teams) and the FIFA World Cup is the last trophy that still eludes him. Either way, he will be up there alongside Cristiano Ronaldo for the next decades, if not centuries, in terms of who was the greatest footballer to ever grace a pitch. We're incredibly lucky to see them playing live and should enjoy it, because both of them only have 2 maybe 3 years left at the highest level. Finally to answer your question regarding the FIFA World Cup: it is the most sought after title alongside the Champions League. In the latter, the best clubs in Europe are selected, based on their results in their national leagues and are included a tournament based on group phases and knock-out games. The CL spans roughly a season, from August if you include the pre-qualifying games until May of the next year). The FIFA WC happens every four years (the next one is in 2022 in Qatar, Messi's last chance to win it) but the qualifiers begin three years before. Here from Wikipedia: 'They are held within the six FIFA continental zones (Africa, Asia, North and Central America and Caribbean, South America, Oceania, and Europe), overseen by their respective confederations. For each tournament, FIFA decides the number of places awarded to each of the continental zones beforehand, generally based on the relative strength of the confederations' teams. The qualification process can start as early as almost three years before the final tournament and last over a two-year period. The formats of the qualification tournaments differ between confederations. Usually, one or two places are awarded to winners of intercontinental play-offs. For example, the winner of the Oceanian zone and the fifth-placed team from the Asian zone entered a play-off for a spot in the 2010 World Cup'. Cheers, looking forward to your next reactions.

[@pacyprarg]

All that for 2 likes

[@ponchocorte3512]

@@pacyprarg agreed

[@ponchocorte3512]

sup, I come from the future lol just glad to add to all of this that Messi actually won the World Cup and he finally crowned himself as the GOAT probably you already know this by the time you read my comment but just reading this with the knowledge that he achieved it I had to say it great breakdown btw

[@lethalchocobo1886]

@@ponchocorte3512 Nowadays, people's solitary brain cell will get overloaded if a post is longer than two sentences. I also couldn't care less about likes, just wrote what I felt at the time.

[@ponchocorte3512]

@@lethalchocobo1886 hey if it helps in anyway I read it all. And I think not only it’s a great take on the video but on messi’s career, thanks for that

[@Addy1226]

21:54 the penalty assist is actually extremely uncommon, and I guess even many football fans don't know that it's legal, but you can do it if you want to, but you have to play the ball somewhat forward and the player getting the ball has to stay outside of the box until you pass the ball... So it's also kind of risky, even though the opponent probably doesn't expect it

[@kimmylorgan29]

Ronaldo will never assist a penalty because penalties are his only stats in contrary to Messi who can score from every where and free kicks

[@dadwithmilk3740]

@@kimmylorgan29 💯

[@FermentingSmeg]

No one really tries to hit a free kick through the wall, it’s just hard to get the ball over the wall without it going over the goal as well when the wall is 10 yards from the ball. The free kicks you’ve seen hitting the wall are just poor freekicks, not a tactic. If a free kick goes through the wall then the wall hasn’t done its job. Maybe a reaction to the greatest freekicks will be a nice video 🙂

[@tatcha8]

If it goes through the wall the wall hasn't done it's job unless the shooter is Roberto Carlos 😉

[@animal9633]

Also depending on the year/competition then sometimes the balls curve more, then players will exploit that. In other competitions they have to resort to straighter approaches.

[@arroe8386]

@@tatcha8 then the ball goes arround the wall, not through 😂

[@fabien2430]

indeed. by the way, go check junihno he was the free kick specialist.

[@tatcha8]

@@arroe8386 One way or the other the ball shall pass. I wouldn't stay in the way 😅

[@matthewgenyas4454]

The break down on goals per game with 3 yrs less time then Ronaldo...goat

[@walterfuentes249]

Love your channel and reaction,thank you for sharing and enjoying the Beautiful Game!!!And Magical Messi, hasn't missed that much, statistics he's the best ever in every category and in football History,The Goat!!!!

[@loading294]

The six titles he’s referring to is when they won every competition they entered

[@jamesgrime5328]

Last one: Kicking the ball through someones legs is called a nutmeg or "Megz", it's humiliating to have it done to you.

[@ordenax]

But not useful in context of the game, especially if you take the ball away from the one doing it. Eg. Piqué.

[@izit1462]

Love your videos Love your genuineness

[@smoaky123]

And he just won the World Cup this year 😍😍

[@fraso7331]

Penalty: The match starts again in the very moment the player kicks the ball.

[@chottomatekudasai-kun3887]

This, as long as it's not on movement again by and ilegal touch, nor the one who kicks touch it twice before other player touch the ball.

[@plewright]

@@chottomatekudasai-kun3887 also, as long as its not part of a penalty shoot-out

[@theWeevill]

As far as I know, it has to be kicked forward, but not necessarily to the goal

[@egboizrouta6718]

@@theWeevill oh so during the penalty where Messi passes the ball to Suarez making a hat-trick was counted

[@SHlV]

You should react to Cristiano Ronaldo. The debate between who's better between him and Messi has been going on for so long. I'd recommend not watching a versus video because they're heavily biased towards either side. I see you were shocked with that quick passing goal too. You should watch tiki taka. That was the way Barcelona played football when they were the best team on the planet

[@gcoca7450]

True. Since shes new to the sport. It'd be cool to see who she thinks is better.

[@DavidNijman]

tiki taka -> Cruijff

[@nicolasrodriguesdossantos1881]

We are fortunate to have two GOAT playing at the same time

[@eikthesheik]

The one called "Cristiano Ronaldo The Man Who Can Do Everything" is nice for a first one I think

[@lordseventh4031]

@@nicolasrodriguesdossantos1881 at some point im hoping we're gonna see them playing together in the same team.

[@pranshujain2644]

Messi is goat He is best goalscorers,best dribbler, playmaker ever played game,best visionary player and key passer, He is known to be a team player and is monster at solo runs Statically messi is superior to everyone On international level his team was runner ups in 1 fifa worldcup (2014),3 copa americas and is winner of copa america 2021,2008 Olympic gold,2005 under 20 world cup winner and we very well know his legendary club career

[@sergilarrosa]

I really enjoyed your video and the way you figure out the common points between different sports

[@gennaroneefjes6248]

The penalty pass at 21:29 has actually only ever been attempted twice. The first time by Johan Cruyff in 1982, who is also one of the greatest to ever play the beautiful game, and the second time over 30 years later by Messi. That's why that moment was so special. It had happened only once before.

[@MattijnPlayz]

That's just not true, Yes Cruijff did it first but it has been attempted more after him. Most famously by Pires to Henry which failed.

[@jonnyso1]

I think that was when Cruyff died.

[@drewsummerz2879]

Incorrect!!

[@Martin-88]

There's been other times. Thierry Henry and Robert Pires tried it for Arsenal against Man City in 2005 and messed it up.

[@rafaelvalente7212]

not true

[@arjunbabu2416]

You just watched the greatest player ever to played this beautiful sport ❤️🐐

[@theborderer1302]

No, you have just watched the greatest player YOU have ever seen. Please let me know how you compare him to De Steffano, whom you have never seen (I don't count 30 seconds grainy bw videos). It's like, "I've only ever read 1 book, so it's the greatest book that's ever been written. Messi is a genius. But so was De Steffano. (Actually, Messi is better), but please take my point. You cannot say the GOAT without watching the rest.

[@abhishinoj8061]

@@theborderer1302 i have watched di steffano ofc he is better than most of yhe legends but still messi is the Best.

[@Etatdesiege1979]

Another great video.

[@anonymous5392]

Thanks for your patience and time to watch this entire video. You already seem to know a lot of things about football. Do keep it up. Subbed :)

[@BeneAkaGlyon]

As for most of his goals: Its common knwon and common technique BUT it is extremly difficult. So yeah when you watch a lot of football you will see other players do that as well (except the dribbling, hes just a god), but Messi does these super difficult things on a regualr basis :D

[@Tconl]

I feel his understanding of the game and positioning of himself and other players is also at an insanely high level (and its also not something you can teach the way you can teach to shoot a ball). Running quick, dribbling a bit, spinning around is something a lot of players can do (well) but he seems to know perfectly where he is at all times and can utilize that to perfection.

[@perrymanso6841]

@@Tconl That shows the insanely number of hours that Messi has dedicated to play this sport, instead like other players that probably spent more time on the gym or just doing physical routines. That's why, to me, the biggest Messi "superpower", is his ability to choose the right choice in miliseconds.

[@Brascofarian]

I envy you seeing Messi for the first time is a treat. He's extraordinary.

[@murderboytje]

She is a bit late for that lol. Messi has had his best years some time ago. He isnt anywhere close to his top.

[@dash7867]

@@murderboytje Either you've never actually watched football or you are trolling, Messi has been in his prime for a decade he's the best player in the world by a distance so I don't know how you can even come up with a statement that ridiculous.

[@scunnyred759]

@@dash7867 what has he ever achieved at international level?

[@dash7867]

@@scunnyred759 He's won player of the tournament at 3 separate major international tournaments. No other player in our generation has done that (Ronaldo has never won an individual international award in his entire career). That enough for you?

[@scunnyred759]

@@dash7867 so in a team sport he’s won nothing that matters, hmmm, that doesn’t sound like the goat to me especially as other contenders have fired teams to glory, pele, maradona, cristiano for example.

[@zxtsf]

THE GOAT HAS WON THE WORLD CUP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@EYDIMUSIC]

Scarlets saying "it's called a one two, mom!" (The quick pass move with another player)

[@theborderer1302]

Or often called a "wall pass".

[@EYDIMUSIC]

@@theborderer1302 do you shout wall pass to that player you want to get the ball back from? Is it an American term?

[@theborderer1302]

@@EYDIMUSIC No, you'd probably say "One two" (at least I always did). I think wall pass is a more modern term, often used by British TV commentators. But they're the same thing, so for anyone who is new to football, whenever they hear either of these terms, they know what it means.

[@Glund117]

Europe has the biggest leagues and clubs in the world so all top players play in Europe

[@joits]

Money.

[@lpmbufftelecom]

Just money

[@Daniel-cp4bd]

@@lpmbufftelecom better teams

[@lamp6121]

They only play in Europe for money.

[@janisstrods4404]

@@lamp6121 Yes but more money = better teams

[@rammuanafanai06]

Messi is the GOAT🐐🔥🔥🔥

[@murderboytje]

You forgot about a couple of players that are more GOAT than Messi.

[@rammuanafanai06]

@@murderboytje ok...can you give me some example..

[@rammuanafanai06]

@@murderboytje and please don't mention about players who have more trophies, those are 'team achievement'.

[@Emmanuelminerin18]

@@rammuanafanai06 R9 and Pelé even tho u use the argument that it was different era or they played against farmers, both were more complete than Messi. Both scores with 2 legs, head and are more creative when it comes to skills and drible, in another words, they dominate more aspects of the game, even tho Messi is still very effective. And there's Maradona as well that for me is better than Messi. Both got the same style, left leg and they drible really good between short spaces, but Maradona was way more explosive and he was great both in Club and National Team. That guy carried Argentina in World Cup and Napoli in Italy.

[@rammuanafanai06]

@@axelahmad3523 🤣🤣🤣... Look at the stats ..boyyyy

[@mmh5526]

i have watched football in general since i was 6... coming from the middle east and growing there... it's just like how football is in south america (can get deadly and go extremely wrong )... now i was a child there... i watched messi, ronaldo, roney... etc etc etc... what u notice in messi specifically is that he does things literally anyone can do... but what makes him the most excellent is his reaction... this man goes against the defence... the defence knows exactly what he is about to do.. where he is about to go and so on.. and most the time.. the defence misses everything... u can see him dodging many players with very simple touches... u see him escaping just by very little time... and winning the ball leaving the defence on the floor... beating his reaction time is something that seldom can be possible and if it's possible it isnt bcz u r a good defence but its mostly bcz messi isnt full messi yet or at that moment.... messi doesnt do tricks in most times.. or the tricks he does aint hard at all and anyone can do them... he just does them much faster than a normal player can imagine... this is why he is just the most perfect player of all time... as one of the players commented on messi "if you go 1v1 against him.. u r dead.."

[@INJEMBI]

Best reaction video I have ever seen lady 🔥🔥🔥

[@jaybrianrandone5892]

Her: He plays for the Argentina national team. Also Her: I'm assuming he's Spanish

[@callumbush1]

Give her a break as she's an American!

[@Dreyno]

His family is actually Italian 😄

[@callumbush1]

@@Dreyno so are about 80% of Argentinians

[@silvanogonzalez2971]

You can play for a national team that's not from your country of birth , even if your family is not originally from that country either. You just have to get the nationality, in my country you just need to have been a resident for 5 years, and you are done. But once you play for an adults national team (I don't know the proper name in English, in Spanish is Selección mayor) in an official game you can't play for other national teams anymore.

[@lamp6121]

Yup, most Americans assume all of the famous players are Europeans for some reason, i bet some americans think Neymar is French or something.

[@noahrussell2043]

@SoGal in 2014 Argentina were trying to qualify for that year’s World Cup, and then again in 2018 for that year. To qualify for them, each continent is spilt up and the countries get divided into leagues, and the winners of each league qualify, along with some of the runners up, who can progress against runners up from other groups. The system is criticised because continents with lesser footballing ability can qualify if they are better than the rest of their continent instead caries which are better an them in better footballing continents, although it does mean you get more representation from the globe which makes it feel more global.

[@ironmar7085]

Amo tu reaccion es muy genuina ✌🏼🇦🇷

[@dipxan3104]

Love from Nepal.. we have alot of football fan in our country, although our country rank so low in FIFA ranking.. football is becoming culture among the youth these days

[@disillusionedanglophile7680]

All teams at the world cup finals have "qualified" for the tournament by intra continental league systems and playoffs during the preceding two years. World cup holders and host nation do not need to qualify

[@vicenteraira]

Actually, since some WCs ago the champions are not guaranteed anymore. Only the host.

[@MattijnPlayz]

I really like how you make an effort to understand the game and not just watch highlight videos of flashy players. By just watching highlights you could make a case that Giroud was better than Maradonna lol. That being said, Lionel Messi is the greatest player in the history of the game and I am glad you seem to enjoy yourself.

[@marcosleal2672]

Kkkk not even in top 5 kid, grow up

[@Robin_Oliver]

@@marcosleal2672 u just proved that u know nothing about football

[@lamp6121]

Giroud better than Maradona? lol

[@MattijnPlayz]

@@lamp6121 No, I mean that if you only watch highlights or even stats you can never get a real image of a players ability. Girouds highlights are unreal but Giroud himself (just an example) is just a very good forward but that's it.

[@hasibalfuad9652]

@@marcosleal2672 He's talking about Messi. Not Ronaldo.

[@muslimm1016]

Great reaction ❤️

[@ruatsangapachuau9609]

I wish this was live and i could explain everything to you as best as i can😁

[@luckyram6141]

You can react on 10 years old Leo Messi playing football in his home country, Argentina, a football club “Newell’s old boys” that highlight video is great 😍🔥

[@zeezee9670]

@24:40 They were Cup Champions & League Champions. Both in Spain. I'll try to explain the difference (valid for every country) 1. League Championship: Every one of the teams plays agains all the others gaining 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw & 0 points for defeat. At the end of the season the club/team with most points (and most goal difference in case of same points) wins the League becoming Champion. 2. Cup Championship: Here it starts with a draw (from a "hat") to set each two teams (from 2 or more leagues) against each other where the loser is "knocked off" and the winner is set in a match against another "winner" team & one team loses and is knocked off until there are only two teams back who play for the cup and the winner in the final is Cup Champion. I am not an expert so please anyone who finds a fault in what I've written: Correct me & get my thanks.

[@raj4624]

26:32 Game between ARG vs ECUA it was last WC russia 2018 qualifiers .. if ARG failed to win they failed to Qualify..but messi came and SCored 3 goals and help ARG to Qualify for WC2018

[@marceloruiz6367]

I loved yout analysis. Kisses from Argentina

[@MT-qg1lz]

Messi not only scores goals, makes the team play ,must have a record in assists as well.

[@tomgrant29]

The commentator who made you laugh is Ray Hudson, his reactions to Messi are always absolutely hilarious

[@mariorubenrivasiii4194]

SoGal is a very astute N. American sports fan, very insightful about the universality of sports & competition- highlighting one of the greatest footballers ever to play "the beautiful game"

[@sarveshpol9142]

best reaction video.

[@michazadworny1255]

20:31 this goal might look really good, but if you wanna fully realize how insane it was there is this 2 min video on yt showing couple of aspects why it's so hyped (it puts focus on acceleration, deceleration and actually how precise he had to be) kzbin.info/www/bejne/l2a4qZprgdGBkLM

[@bushchat28d]

In terms of who is the best, Messi or Ronaldo, you need to consider one thing. Messi plays with and for the team he's in, Ronaldo plays for Ronaldo. There is no comparing the two since Messi is so much better in just about every department of the game (excepting maybe heading the ball). Regarding the 'double' - almost every nation has a football tier system of several leagues - usually the highest quality is known as the Premier League - or in the case of Spain, La Liga. In tandem with the season long league-based competitions there's a 'cup' competition, wherein ALL teams get to play for the one prize, irrespective of what league they are in within their country. So for example you have the FA Cup in England and the Copa del Rey (Kings Cup) in Spain. In Spain they deliberately pair the top teams against the bottom teams from the start as a way of generating cash for the smaller teams - but invariably the final is between two teams from La Liga. In England its slightly different as all the smaller teams play against each other until Round 3, when all the top teams join in the competition, so usually there are several match ups of minnows vs giants - and once or twice the minnow has won - but inevitably, the whole competition is won by a team from the Premier League.

[@murderboytje]

Hahahahahaha. Messi plays for the team? Yeah sure xD. Thats why he whines like a little baby when he needs to bench because he sucks again. Thats why he cant even be bothered to defend and just walks around the field for 90 minutes. Messi better in every part of the game? Haha what a joke.

[@kowxley1793]

"Ronaldo plays for Ronaldo"? Remind me again who has the most assists AND goals in the history of the Champions League? Yes, Ronaldo He plays for the team as much as Messi does. Quit that bs I'm fine with Messi being a better player overall, but you're just putting Ronaldo down just to prove a point and that's lame, considering the many qualities the guy has

[@murderboytje]

@@ryanshaw7804 Hahaha what a joke

[@bushchat28d]

@@kowxley1793 There's more than just the Champions League and you know it. Messi makes more goals than Ronaldo can count up to.... Ronaldo plays for the team? On what planet??? He's just an asshole looking for a body...

[@DiegoSanchez-jh2oz]

LOVING the analogies

[@MrToZoNaSo]

wow what a great video, I love how you are actually interested and you want to learn! You have a new fan. I would answer all the questions you had but I can see many people have answered them already. Maybe you can summarize all the questions you have at the end of the video, as we may forget to answer them. Keep doing Messi videos they are great and another player to look at is Ronaldinho who is known to be the most enjoyable player to watch

[@justinbrett3024]

That kick where he floats it over the keeper is called a chip, and is extremely hard to perfect. They're seen as quite audacious, yet Messi has does them on multiple occasions to the best goalkeepers in the world and made them look effortless.

[@markodaly4335]

So in each country, you've got a league and a cup. League is when everyone plays each other over the course of a year. Cup is tournament knockout. Then the Champions League is the top teams in Europe the previous year enter a knockout tournament. So if you win 2 of them, it's the double. 3 is the treble

[@DSiato]

I like to call it: 2 Leagues 1 Cup

[@theregretman4868]

@@DSiato Just no

[@dariogutierrez6716]

So many questions. About the sometimes 6, sometimes 5 or 2 titles that you saw: League: each country has a national league where the teams of the contry compete. In leagues teams play eachother once or twice in a year. The Spanish league is called La Liga. Cups: Spain also has two cups, Copa del Rey, where all teams in Spain play (La Liga has 20 teams, Copa has 100+ because it includes the smaller teams from lower divisions. Teams eliminate eachother in a bracket system, so you might only play one copa game in a year if you lose inmediately). And the other cup is the Supercopa, which is just a match between the Copa del rey champion and the La Liga champion. International cups: The mayor one is the Champions League, a cup between the top teams in Europe. By reputation, the second of third most desired trophy to win. Then they won the European super cup, against the winner of the Europa League, another cup competition of lesser caliber. You can't play the Europa League and the Champions league on the same season. Lastly, they won the Club World Cup, which is played by the winner of the mayor cups of North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia and a host club (usually from Japan or an arab country). It's not too important nowadays, but it was very important in the past. There you go, those are the six trophies you can win if you play for a european club. Winning all 6 in a rare archievement. Then you have international football, played for the nationl teams. Argentina plays the Copa América, between south american nations, and every 4 years, they can qualify for the World Cup, the most prestigious tournament in the world. Every continent has their own competiton. Like the Euros going on right now. But these cups are not related to the World Cup. You qualify by playing a different kind of competition, called qualifiers. They are different in every continent. Europe uses groups an then play offs, but south america is made up by ony 10 nations, so over here we play a league over the 3 years leading to each world cup, we play eachother twice, home and away. It's very tough.

[@amigosXcorrespondenc]

Nice video, I just wake up to this. Regards from Argentina, new sub 🤗

[@jeanpierreskogsbaer]

I heard a saying that I really like: If you asked an artist and an engineer to create the best football player, the artist would create Messi and the engineer Cristiano Ronaldo.

[@mansonmanson7791]

Messi created by the gods. Ronaldo (christiano) created in a lab.

[@kelzreallife8293]

I'm an engineer, and I will still create Messi. He is the most efficient in every measurable attacking metric. And efficiency is what engineering is about.

[@comfee]

@@kelzreallife8293 most efficient at stat padding against your Eibars and other La Farma teams.

[@mansonmanson7791]

@@kelzreallife8293 aaahh.... an engineer.

[@jeanpierreskogsbaer]

@@kelzreallife8293 I understand. Still think it explains their different styles in a good way. I also believe Messi is the best football player though.

[@madss6258]

Great reaction! You should try to watch Why Lionel Messi's Solo Goal is Scientifically Impossible This just shows how amazing this man really is

[@ishankanwar8411]

Genuine reaction 🙏

[@dragonmyballs]

This is pretty wholesome. I'm an American who has been playing soccer and following soccer since I was a kid so I understand a good amount about the culture, etc. This reminds me of when my parents or grandparents started to get interested in soccer.

[@Chocolatetopping11]

For a good documentary on Messi, there's an Amazon Prime show called This Is Football and episode 6 of the show is all about Messi and how he became the kind of player he is today. Really interesting and highly recommend! (episode 2 is all about the USA women's football team and their success, which I also found inspiring)

[@uncletomcobley6950]

Amazon, yeh a great company too support...

[@ianamaral7332]

in the free kick, u have a really narrow window between missing the goal, or hitting the guys that are lined up, so its not like ppl try to hit in between the guys, they try to reach that window to score, but sometime they miss, or most of the times actually

[@amu7379]

He finally won an international trophy this year

[@truebluesumo]

Spot on about the scouts good shout

[@pavlaras]

Messi and almost all of the best players play in Europe because its the best football with the best teams and multiple times the money

[@yahirmh8423]

1:42 Europe is where the best teams in the word are, Messi played in a team in Argentina at youth level until discovered by Barcelona scouts and brought him to the club at age 13

[@JohnChristosMolura]

have not watched footy for years now. But the way they played reminded me of the game I fell in love with as a boy watching Brazil dance their way to the top.

[@ruffian5472]

Not only he was young on that goal, he was acquired by Barcelona Football Club at 12 years of age cause he was that good!! Also you sound very smart on your analysis, like when you said that the strategy is like other sports to follow Messi until he's out of his game. FYI the penalty assist we were all unaware of, he just made it up and we were all in awe watching him doing that live.