Inside a "Messi" lesson in La Masia

[@hui975]

That Suarez goal, i didn't notice what Leo did until the instructor showed it to the students. This is why having a great mentor is a game changer

[@datvuong7420]

maybe Messi expected a low pass from the winger to tap in so he run into that area

[@hui975]

@@datvuong7420 that's what you'd do. Don't compare yourself to world class players

[@Itachi-xx]

@@hui975 i think you are right. He know Suarez was left and he know the CBs will mark him because he is dangerous. Just genius.

[@PHOTOMaTRoN]

Son movimientos de equipo automatizados.En cualquier situación similar todos los equipos actúan igual.Un extremo y dos entrando,el primero arrastra defensas pero también entra a rematar si el defensa no le sigue y corta el pase antes,mientras la 2a opción es el extremo izquierdo que también entra a rematar Entonces el extremo dcho tiene dos opciones de pase siempre.Es muy común en todos los equipos.Lo que varía es la ejecución( el pase y el remate) ahí está la dificultad.Pero es una jugada DOBLE,si ejecutas bien la defensa rival no puede hacer nada,por que primero tienen que ir al que está en posición de delantero centro,más cerca de portería para hacer bueno el pase de la muerte,quedando siempre el extremo izquierdo sin marca.Pero son automatismos Para eso están los entrenamientos,para entrenar automatismos y movimientos del bloque.Luego claro,a más calidad individual más ventaja frente a rivales también trabajados,pero sin ese talento individual

[@believersnetwork4322]

@@datvuong7420that’s what everyone will do, that’s why he is different from the rest

[@PhongNguyen-mo6sd]

Messi is not only footballer but also he is the director, boss of this game. Dribbling, touching, passing, free kicking, assisting, scoring...he did at highest level as well! He is a genius of century!!!

[@chhayasevale7326]

He controls the tempo of the game. If the game is too fast, he slows it down. In modern day, only 2 players can do this: Messi and Sergio Busquets (since Iniesta has retired and yes i didnt forget zizou). I think pedri can have this trait.

[@quesmacm5790]

This cant be learned. This is intelligence and a feeling for so many things on the pitch. Hes a born genius, period.

[@paulscanlon7287]

exactly. ridiculous that they are showing a video of messi in his latter years at the club. what do they expect the kids to take away from that? Run less? Stupid. like you say, messi can afford the way he played because he was a genius. they should show videos of him when he was 24, ran more than anyone and participated in everything, in the really great barcelona sides. Id expect better from the coaches at La Masia.

[@sumomaster5585]

No, intelligence is there but split second decisions are what’s extremely hard. That’s impossible to practice to be like Leo

[@douglasjaramillo3151]

yes, it can't be learned... you have to be born with this kind of talent... but it can be understood. That way, newcomers can actually bring some of leo's magic to their daily basis matches.

[@larungbatojutsu2427]

​@@paulscanlon7287agreed, hence pep and klopp said, as a coach only Messi that they will allow to do whatever he wants to do on the pitch. That's a crazy respect for a player from a coach

[@Dinozor3]

@@paulscanlon7287 no, this was a leason of efficiency

[@elizabethrobertson3384]

I wish more people would watch analysis of him like this. Rather than just looking at goal tallies,. Look at how often he totally affects a game with such minimal involvement. How often he is THE decisive factor in any given game. How many goals others owe to his movement etc... When you really look at the whole picture you simply can not deny he's the best to ever do it!

[@swapnilvijayvargiya3519]

A winger A playmaker Best false 9 a midfielder and sometimes we all have seen he pushed and brought down van dyke to bring back possession...i would not ask anyone anything after that phenomenon

[@Dinozor3]

we can still look at the goal tallies. messi is still better goalscorer than ronaldo

[@jawohlmeinfuhrer8933]

imagine if it penaldo instead "look at him, he just standing there waiting to dive anytime soon. its einstein"

[@f0izan161]

Whole club follows his footsteps and learns by watching him even after he left the club. This is called legend status. Its like even after leaving he is giving something to Barcelona still. Just how good is this guy 🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@leon-z1u9q]

Messi knows all and sees all. Impossible for a player to ever surpass him because he mastered every aspect of the game at the highest possible level.

[@تاريخالرومان]

Messi is only human, he doesn't know all and doesn't see all, he's not God, he is just gifted by God, and is blessed with a talent that very few possess, and he worked hard to reach that level of mastery, check out his origin story and you will see he's been playing n10 since childhood.

[@victorcan5000]

Xavi Simmons and Fermin Lopez were in that lesson so Balde and Gavi were probably there too

[@MilošGorjanin]

Great lessons from La Masia. Always listen to them

[@homerp.hendelbergenheinzel6649]

wow, what an insight. thanks for sharing!

[@drowranger8433]

If I had a football academy, I would create a new subject called "Messi".

[@vivek-y6s4v]

Messi can play as a striker, winger and midfielder. This guy is a legendary Playmaker in football history. The real GOAT 🐐

[@somerandomguy68]

What an academy !! Great video. Very unique approach.

[@MukeshS-t3f]

How is this video not doing million views?

[@SombreroFlicks]

🥲🥲

[@Owentez2]

Messi made me understand the properties that a player should have. 1_ unselfish, support each other, team work is the key in football team and the last one need to honest ❤❤❤

[@amamiyaharuto8407]

As Guardiola once said Messi is a 9, a 10, 11, 7, 6, 4. He's all midfield and all forward position in one body.

[@bibauu]

Not for midfield but attacking midfield only,he doesn't track back as good midfielders,but in attack 💀

[@catalan_lad]

​@bibauu you probably started watching football in 2017. Messi used to press and track back and help the defense a lot during Pep era and also under Tito Vilanova, initial days of Enrique, Rijkaard etc. Even Mascherano once said Messi can be as good as a defender because he always seems to know the next thing a forward is probably gonna do.

[@muhammadangga358]

Messi has so much things to analyzed by many football profesor.. but i believe messi don't even know the details of what he did.. messi just did it by his instinctiveness..

[@Adam-l2g]

I hope they do it now. Analyzing Messi and learning from him will make you a much better and more direct player as Leo looked for scoring opportunities in every attack the team made. All La Masia players should do this too

[@daarom3472]

1:46 that pass on Iniesta. The fact that he's able to play that pass, but also expects Iniesta to be able to control it and continue the play. That is the highest level of football ever seen in the history of the game (by 2 of the best players of all time). It may seem simple, but literally no one else would even try it. It's a combination of 100% confidence in the ability of your teammate and the vision to even see and play it.

[@nxt1990]

Exactly. It's the bravery and trust in each other's ability what makes it special. That's why 2011 Barca was telepathic football in it's purest form.

[@Ahiru77]

Fastforward to a few years later: "La Masia is brimming with talent!!!", "Yet another Kopa Trophy won by a La Masia talent (Pedri or Gavi)", "Fermin Lopez absolutely shines at the Olympics", "Lamine Yamal is the youngest player to ever do this!!", "Curbasi fresh from La Masia has completely disarmed Kylian Mbappé!!"

[@NoviaBainabol]

The last line, ."..this is the principle of absolute relativity, It is Einstein!" Remarkable! Messi knows the Laws of physics, but the physics world do not know him, the real Einstein!

[@jorgelau9033]

2:14 u can see fermin in the classroom

[@rifkybntng446]

Xavi Simons too

[@memax_music1608]

I think I saw Gavi too

[@246percent]

Wow.. this is such an amazing perspective. Sometimes I wonder why Messi does certain things but looking at this kind of analysis it all makes sense.

[@ferrantepallas]

Brilliant, absolutely brilliant.

[@CoachOlali]

I think one of the biggest mistakes is teaching kids to play like Lionel Messi in his mid 30s. The reason Messi can walk is because he has experience. He spent his teen years and early to mid 20s making a ton of runs and a lot of movement only to then learn what the best movements were through experience. By teaching kids how to move less, they begin to not make moves based off theory instead of experience. Players are being taught short cuts to play like Messi but Messi is a bad example. Messi is an exception. There is no short cut to be as efficient as Messi. It has taken Messi 30+ years to get to the point that he can walk so little

[@ayaan9646]

I think a La Masia coach knows his stuff better than an internet expert.

[@CoachOlali]

@@ayaan9646 it is ok to have your opinion. I do not blindly follow what someone says because of their position. I use my own knowledge and understanding to make my own decisions. I will listen to what one says but I will not blindly follow. When you blindly follow, you end up with coaches trying to copy what Guardiola does without understanding why he does and wondering why you don't have the same result. Your statement is proof that you copy what people do without using your brain to understand why you are doing something.

[@garrycortez7]

Absolutely, you nailed it. There is only one Messi and you can't base his style of play to the new generation because no one would run.

[@ayaan9646]

@@CoachOlali do you not think that a la masia coach would factor in the point you raised? There must be a reason he is explaining messi's early 30's efficiency.

[@s3rg10arg6]

Coincido totalmente, muchos han dicho que Messi solo camina bueno yo lo vengo viendo desde que era un adolescente y ya corrió todo lo que tenía que correr ahora está en otro nivel, el que sigue pensando que solo camina no sabe nada de fútbol.

[@kazstoilov6194]

That is the coolest explanation of how Messi plays!!😊

[@s3rg10arg6]

Gracias por explicar lo que vengo apreciando desde que lo vi jugar por primera vez, él al fútbol lo hace arte, Messi es único, Messi es el Goat.

[@GolfieButterbro]

I just bought my official Barça jersey yesterday to honour this wonderful current era. I really don't know when I've been this excited about Barça & football in general the last time. It's pure joy to watch and follow this current process, I'm in heaven & my faith in them is endless! #mesqueunclub #viscabarca❤️💙💛

[@mrpk1719]

"In life a fraction of a second doesn't matter but in Football it makes the difference". ❤

[@uph340ramakrishnaprabhu8]

This is not true... In life, fraction of second save thousands of lives as well .....

[@mrpk1719]

@uph340ramakrishnaprabhu8 you're talking about events that happens once in a while. But football is all about a fraction of a second to runs the 20 yard dash faster it's a fraction of second between attacker and defender, when defender makes a tackle in his own penalty box he has to time it perfectly even fraction of a second late or too early and he gets a booking, the keeper has to react very quickly even a fraction of second late and they concede a goal. Football is all about the decision of a fraction of a second.

[@kunalkumarsingh8560]

I'm trying to learn as many things by watching Messi. His gameplay, Scoring technique, passing, assist are so well and efficient but the hardest to perform those on field and I'm trying to work on those things daily to improve. Pls keep sharing the GOAT's way of playing football so that I can learn to play more better.

[@s3rg10arg6]

Thank you for explaining what I have appreciated since I saw him play for the first time, he makes football into art, Messi is unique, Messi is the Goat.

[@pilaraluchahermoso521]

Què bien explica este profesor, estos jòvenes saldràn muy bien preparados

[@JmAvila-cd3he]

A fan boy wants to be Ronaldo, Pele or Maradona. But a football player wants to be Messi

[@user-dj7xq1qh9e]

Pele and maradona are not products of teenage fanculture and PR like goalscoring forwards like C ronaldo. I dont see a reason why cr should be even named among MESSI . . . . . Maradona and Pele

[@rajarshimandal7128]

Bruh. As a messi fan, you are dead wrong. If we talk about talent, maybe you are correct but one cannot choose talent. They are simply born with it. Cristiano is the apex example of what relentless hard work and discipline gets you. To not be so much talented but still push to be the best and putting in the numbers he did, he is definitely top 3 of all time.

[@user-dj7xq1qh9e]

@rajarshimandal7128 then why dont even a single coach ranks him even near top 3.. Bruh go first learn football.. he is a goalscorer.. it is not an insult. But he is not a genius of the game. There is a big difference between that. Go and ask any coach in the world of gerd muller cristiano ronaldo sich players are named among geniuses no.. Social media era kids like u get blind between numbers. These.so called numbers only tell half baked story in football.. and sometimes not even that.. first understand many such things before u lecture others

[@user-dj7xq1qh9e]

@rajarshimandal7128 its sad to see u can convince people u did so much by doing so little.. I dont even know where to start explaining logic to these people.. Imagine gerd muller was a social media celebrity to teenage kids ... these teenage kids will be trying to compare him with maradona and saying gerd muller is also top 3. But during that time.. fortunately this social media stardom building and PR was not there and people actually watched football.. nobody was interested in Pushing PR of someone because they scored a tapin and now they are best player on the pitch and they are counting goals to push PR.

[@terrarianxyt8332]

​@@rajarshimandal7128why a football players wants to become messi? Because he is the most efficient player in ther world. He helps in own zone he has best ever pass+vision, his finishing is insane.

[@kaufela2014]

Messi is football himself

[@swapnilvijayvargiya3519]

Well described mate...you know if you know...he is the football we cannot see after him gone...GOAT

[@fragmentsign789]

that's why Mou call messi "God" football🤣🤣🤣

[@anikishinoda10]

“Everything he does, he does for a team”

[@woky1414]

2:12 you can see fermin lopez in there , just wow

[@pattiniamo10]

Argentinian genius yes, but we Italians are also proud of Messi 94% Italian DNA

[@garrycortez7]

Almost all Argentinians have Italian last names lol. I wonder if Italy celebrates when Argentina wins.

[@BGSM10]

Where did you get 94% from?

[@garrycortez7]

@@BGSM10 who cares where he got it from as long as his name is Italian it's Italian enough for me lol. Cucitini sounds super Italian anyway. I had a co worker from Argentina with a last name Ferrari. Huge Italian nose too.

[@AlanSchorsch]

94% ? He is at most 60% Italian, the rest is spanish.

[@vicentetejedagallardo4973]

Maradona también tenía apellido italiano

[@paulovargas5338]

3:56 Conclusion, Messi es Einstein

[@Sarthak-bk6td]

if i had Messi as my physics teacher i would have topped university.

[@BXD84]

"We are not defined by the space in which we exist but by the time we spend doing something in that space."

[@MetchiiGames]

Que hermoso maravilloso video hablando de cómo Messi se mueve en el campo. Es que vamos a ver nunca va ver uno igual a él y todo lo que hizo por el Barcelona y su carrera se tiene que respetar. Es el puto amo del futbol. 🐐

[@user-dj7xq1qh9e]

"Everything he does he does for the team". Whats best for the team.. how can be contribute to the max in different aspects of the game pushing a team forward. In an age of celebrating any goalscorer and goal scoring forwards building stardom among kids, online army of these trollers and kids. Every smart kid who loves football should watch and analyse games of genuises. And no one even comes close to leo. Football at its most beautiful pure and unbelievable form

[@SH-vi7bp]

Well he does make mistakes, even in the world cup final he gave the ball away at midfield which led to a goal for France. Not the best place to lose the ball. Even as experienced as he is he does make poor decisions at times. The La Masia coach should have pointed out a few.

[@user-dj7xq1qh9e]

@SH-vi7bp ur comments are weird.. This a class of what makes messi unique... Under that video.. Ur comments are He makes mistakes. He is selfish.. I would have given a proper reply to you but i think its not worth wasting my time reading the tone of your comments Just go analyse his insane decision making. never seen a single player who is sooooo good at making the right decision with almost no time to think. Also being competetive is not equal to being selfish..having desire to score is not equal to selfishness. Where are you even coming up with this n0nsense.. Atleast try to put 5 mins of thought behfore u spit put words

[@user-dj7xq1qh9e]

@SH-vi7bp have you even analysed messi go properly do that and focus on decision making.. Also he has always been a team player and not just now.. from his first game he has been a team player. Dont know what kind of understanding you have.. i guess some n0nsense like teamplayer shouldn't score too many goals or something like that. 🤦🤦

[@Dinozor3]

@@SH-vi7bp no he didnt give away the ball, he was fouled

[@tike2022]

So this is how Barça keeeps coming up with world class talents every other day 💀💀

[@legendaryman4920]

Messi is the 🐐 of football ⚽️

[@j.saliwavikwa9698]

I loved this video ❤

[@afhamkt3020]

ur video deserves more views

[@mihaibadarau5586]

I do think every football school should have this, Messi’s tactics and abilities will improve any future football player but the thing is you need that special talent and that you cannot teach

[@sedef9502]

Where did you get those clip from? 😍 And can you please share more of such clips?

[@osaweemmanuel670]

Everything he did is for the team❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@satriawirabrata6446]

wowwww Leo the inspiration every club

[@jispiew]

Imagine being this great that youre now a subject to teach younger footballers, Dude...THATS crazy.

[@Nigochen]

Now I don't know much about the technical side of football, but I think these things are felt on the pitch and can't be taught, you just have it or you don't. That's why Messi is light years ahead of other players. Also there is the shape of his body which is different from other players and makes it possible for him to move and change directions faster.

[@arnaudnirin3950]

That guy is a genius. It s rare that a player is thinking about maximum efficiency. The way he can analyse his surroundings in a lapse of time is crazy. He's thinking at a different pace and better than anyone. He s simply the purest form of the perfect footballer. To be that gifted should be illegal. Idk if u can train to be like him maybe like Ronaldo. U can be inspired by Ronaldo for your training and your body but Messi it's just a gift that few in sports have. U have to be gifted u can't train for that.

[@SombreroFlicks]

I don't think Messi even thinks about being efficient. He just understands football better than anyone else in his generation.

[@zayedmalik]

Current football talents have a lot to study from legendary leo.he is literally the commander of the team.

[@cesarangelsca]

He just knows and understand football better than football. And god gave him the technical ability to show us that

[@drdoom1786]

you know whats crazier? Messi doesnt even think to do that..truly genius

[@charlieempire4392]

I understand this without being a coach or having a football career. If u watch ball calmly you'll see it. Ronaldo does crazy stuffs too infact without holding the ball. His runs collapse defense. His presence set his teammates up for goals since the focus on him increase. Some idiots will use this analysis to talk down on Cr7 saying he's not intelligent or talented. At the age of 24 he's already won a Ballon D'or and u think he's not a 1% talented dude. Messi talent shines more bcoz, he's brought up among highly technical players, Ronaldo started in England as a dazzler among more Physical and athletic players. As they grow their differences widens bcoz Techniques get better with time while athletism and speed drops with age, it requires more hardwork to keep it flowing. This makes Ronaldo looks less talented. If talent means every natural advantage we've to do better, Ronaldo athletism is talent.

[@SombreroFlicks]

Talent refers to the natural ability to grasp, innovate and execute a concept. Ronaldo and Messi are both a talented athletes and talented footballers. Ronaldo is more talented as an athlete with superior physicality overall and Messi is more talented as a footballer with superior footballing IQ. It boils down to who you prefer to watch more.

[@atomic6027]

These types of long paragraphs don't even suit on ronaldo. U dont know enough football if u really think Ronaldo was even close to messi.messi is unreal

[@charlieempire4392]

@@atomic6027 U sound so stupid saying this. Ronaldo got signed to Man Utd at an early age as their main man from sporting Lisbon. Mind u, United was arguably the best team in the World then. In no time he won Ballon D'or, Puska award, Golden boats, Scored crazier free kicks, a crazy dribbler, having one of the highest dribble completed in champions League history in Manutd. To those who watched him then he was obviously going to be the GOAT. RONALDO started as a Mid fielder, to a winger to a striker. In all roles he was scoring massively and dropping assists. Even Messi get shiver beholding Ronaldo's talent. But if you're blind you're blind

[@Auxinapex]

I am happy atleast some people are accepting you can small tall or any size and can still play if you are making yourself useful to the team

[@bruh21697]

🐐 for a reason, no one near him. no one

[@abubakarslee255]

The study of modern football is Messilogy

[@cynthiandlovu9670]

I learnt a lot from this video. i was in class too.

[@Fruittypebbles-f5u]

Beautiful

[@Albert_Pecanio]

0:55 isnt that marc bernal

[@hilaryamadi4558]

It's him

[@TheMarksman0415]

Fermin is there too

[@nahuelcutrera]

they don't know how to messi, but they know how to make you more methodical when you already came with some messi talent... that's for sure

[@ParetoEmperor-jp6ke]

i realized messi didnt much lift high his foots like other players, he is incredibly efficient at his foots, always keep lift low to the ground playing speed steps and gravity plays his body moves as his foots move, he even capable read defenders body moves 2 or 3 persons in everytime he had the ball, thats why he had high percentage of success of dribbling or nutmeg, this is not normal

[@seba.gt__]

2:13 that's fermin right there

[@IrwanSyah-yg1do]

Everybody in there could understand what it is, but still can't do it in a real game. We can learn what Leo did, but we can't did it the sama like he did. He did it naturally and spontaneity.

[@JaiderMorales1]

Ni el propio Messi podría explicar lo que hace y como lo hace. Eso viene en la sangre, se nace con ello, no se aprende

[@pilaraluchahermoso521]

Messi es un verdadero experto en todo lo que tenga que ver con el fùtbol, cualquiera puede verlo, y lo dicen quienes saben de fùtbol

[@jeremiahjohnson7296]

Best player ever !!! 🎉

[@machr01]

I like how he speaks

[@NoMouthNoScream]

Calling this just "talent" is disrespectful to Messi, he is the smartest footballer

[@bouyahiausama]

Firmin was there !?

[@Shreyam-v4q]

Messi's (his lower part of the body) inertia during change in direction is very very low.... which is crazy thing for a human being....

[@anoopantony2624]

Want full video ❤

[@Martin-ri4yl]

Great vid

[@uzcaprime]

El mejor de todos los tiempos.

[@ConarMorgan]

1:57 on left, is it Fermin?

[@victorcan5000]

Yes, he is. You can also see Xavi Simmons, so Balde and Gavi are probably there too.

[@abrahamandrade4621]

Think about this video when they say that Messi only made defenders look stupid in the burger league.

[@Morao.]

Y pensar que ese tipo de juego es muy habitual en los barrios de Argentina y tiene un nombre al igual que el "jogo bonito", este es "potrero", "gambetar", etc.

[@lm10thegreatest88]

best quote ever about messii is... he doesnt know that he is messi. what a person, what an alien...

[@adityabaruah2179]

So good bro Sood good

[@ash6197]

Messi is beyond how

[@rayhanyallur]

The world wants a ronaldo❤

[@covenantchildmedia8100]

Time is what defines our lives, we are not defined by the space inside which we exist , but by the time we spend doing something in that space. In life, fraction of a second do not matter much. But in football it can means a goal 🥅.

[@enrique_orue10]

In 3:35 is Fermín.😱

[@nil_90]

And Xavi Simmons I belive, his iconic hair.

[@sebastianlozadaramirez4821]

Venia a comentar exactamente lo mismo

[@dannymarcano8508]

wtf it is 😂😂

[@uriuruiru]

That was xavi simon, right? At the beginning

[@wyp1234]

Yes, but I doubt you can teach what he does. He said it. He is Einstein.

[@jiovamandujano9846]

3:35 is fermin lopez?

[@angrycatalan325]

Same video in catalan, please?

[@ichallivan08]

for me.. this is a doctrine, which requires children to be messi.. it doesn't matter... it's just that each person's personality and character are different, equalizing it to the same level is impossible, getting closer is fine

[@dogukanefe1503]

Fermin the only one who really made it out of them here

[@-lslpect-5958]

Fermin, Xavi Simmons y Marc Bernal estuvieron en esa clase Pfff tremendo lo de la mejor cantera de la historia

[@dangakong6304]

"That is a priciple of relativity it's Eintein".

[@awesomness606]

"It is Einstein" 🥶

[@akagamishanks2774]

Messi has finished Football.

[@mlwolf5756]

Que videaso acabo de ver, el es absolutamente distinto a todos.

[@Jesterisim]

wish i could go to messi school 😔😔

[@s3rg10arg6]

Debería llamarse la "Messia".

[@JairAlejandroValdezZertuche]

did u noticed Fermin Lopez and Xavi Simons where in that class?

[@victorellanaSV]

Something Madrid fans never understand