American Reacts to Why Lionel Messi is Called "The GOAT"

American Reacts to Why Lionel Messi is Called "The Goat"
In this video I react to Why Lionel Messi is called the GOAT
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[@abishekratheesh8731]

He's the greatest ever. An all around player. From passing to vision to scoring goals hes got everything in his bag

[@svt2033]

I’m Argentinian and I’m very proud of our team all of them but for years I was waiting to see Leo win the World Cup , he his a very humble man and he deserves it , 35 five years old he fought hard for years to wing ,he is the 🐐 ❤🇦🇷

[@primategaberocco]

🤘🤘🤘

[@newbris]

I was screaming at the tv here in Australia so much I scared my family and the neighbours 3 houses away. Even as an Australian, he means the world to me as a lifelong football player and fan from back in Maradona's time onwards.,

[@henry2k870]

HE FINALLY DID IT . WHAT A GOAT

[@shahedkhan1908]

He just won the world cup and about to win his 8th balon d'or. Every head must bow, Every toung must confess, He is the greatest of all time.

[@mrfacts6860]

He is the best Playmaker Goals scorer Dribbler He is 3 in 1 🐐

[@invisibleJK]

The most complete player of all time without a shadow of a doubt 🐐👑

[@brumtelesbrumteles1790]

And Yet still humble, which resonates. Not like the self proclaimed "special one", who is still one of the greatest players in the world, But - come on.

[@usu00neomac37]

You have to watch a video called: Lionel Messi - The Art of Passing - HD Even if Messi hadn't scored a single goal in his career, he'd still be running for GOAT, that´s how good he is.

[@abhishek._.roy_]

I can assure u in his prime noone was able to stop him without committing foul or making him bleed. His prime was 2009 to 2013, then again 2015 to 2019 and again this 2022 he's back in form. In 2012 he scored 91 goals in 68 games and all 11 players combined of big clubs like Chelsea, PSG, Bayern Munich scored less goals than him. noone in the history of football has scored more than 86 goals in a year and Messi scored 91 which is unbreakable. 2009 to 2012 he won 4 consecutive ballon d'or which is basically the most reputed football award given to the best player of the year. He currently has 7 ballon d'or (favourite to win 2023 ballon d'or too), 6 golden boots, 5 iffhs playmaker awards and 2 Worldcup Golden Balls (most awards in football history)

As a FC Barcelona fan, born and raised in Barcelona, seeing a lot of those plays live has been something to tell your grandsons... I don't think there will be a player like him in generations...

[@brumtelesbrumteles1790]

What a beautiful history you share. Kinda envious, TBH, but still great for us europeans trying to get to his level of magic.

[@kiwipick]

He's the undisputed goat. Technical ability with the ball, vision and dribbling are his super powers and everything else follows. You gotta check out more he has sooo many magical moments

[@Peter.Parker]

Fax 🐐✨

[@Miblive]

Is Messi won of the best ever? Yes. But Messi is not the goat. Has never been and will never be. Messi, just won his first world cup. Pele won 3 world cups and his first at 17 years of age. Even Maradona was better than Messi.

[@kiwipick]

@@Miblive winning 1 world cup didn't make messi the greatest. Winning the world cup on top of what he achieved and what he showed consistently on the pitch for 20 years makes him the greatest.

[@gothorn2758]

@@Miblive Pele play in mediocre league all his career against semi amateurs. Many players in those league during Pele times was doing football as a side job . They didn't even have yellow/red card and offsides rules yet ffs. And no, Pele didn't win WC 3 times. Brazil win WC 3 times in his time. In case you didn't know, there's 10 more players in Brazil team 😁

[@loxuusunuwar2001]

Well said👏

[@PriyanshRai]

Dont try to write about him,Dont try to describe him Just watch him(Messi) Btw great reaction👍

[@A_nony_mous]

He has an absurd amount of CONTROL of the ball and SKILL delivering it exactly where he wants it.

[@dav147]

Cant help getting emotional watching this little genius show what he has done over the years, you need watch a few games consecutively Alan to get a grasp on this man's talent.

[@foxwithtubesox1075]

His GOAT status was solidified by his recent World Cup title. Not that he needed it to be the GOAT, but it was a nice addition to the trophy case.

[@infedius7214]

The crazy thing about Messi is even with all of this, He is still humble. Never called himself the best or even good. Every time a reporter asks him a question relating to his greatness he changes the subject and starts talking about his team. you never see Pele, Maradona or Ronaldo ever do this. He is a great man that is worthy to be part of the history books in schools for the future generation.

[@pauldurkee4764]

You can only marvel at the ability of this man. In an era when footballers seem to be getting bigger, that lower center of gravity has helped him certainly.

[@klausbrinck2137]

6:58 The best defender and the beast goalkeeper in the world at that timepoint back then, both beaten... He´s short, trying headers against much taller players, who jump much higher, is often senseless, but works still, sometimes... AND has dedicated each single goal to his beloved grandma, in heaven (looking up and pointing to the sky after each goal...)

[@spongeboyonly]

Its great to see more people witnesses messi and football/soccer in general, i remember i had 2009 Barcelona jerseys that my father gave to me with messi name on it, my first football jerseys that i had

[@DeneF]

Am amazing player, simply the greatest. We have grown old watching all those amazing moments. My favourite is at 7:05, when he just twists the other man's blood so much that he just falls over. Love it.

[@bigoz1977]

Up till a couple months ago, people would say he can’t be the goat cause he never won a World Cup. Well he’s done that now 😊

[@Ar17778]

Which even to say is such a stupid argument lol, a team trophy is what determines if he’s the goat? Lmao so if he was born in Ecuador he just straight up wouldn’t be in the convo how these delusional people call themselves football fans I’ll never know

[@seifu7043]

Great reaction. It's insane! I watch Messi lots of time cause it's hard to believe a human being is capable of doing that.

[@mrfacts6860]

The greatest most complete player of all time the goat 🐐

[@duskse]

it’s considered a weakness because he’s left-foot dominant, so the video highlights his greatest plays with his right foot that isn’t used much. messi is also 5’7 which is below the average height of football players, most of them are taller. being taller means having a advantage of getting the head on the ball so it’s quite impressive to see a guy like him score with his head. plus the whole strength thing with him being short, he does a great job still holding possession of the ball, but it’s clear that it’s hard to because of the roughness he goes through.

[@scheimong]

Messi sets a standard; not just any standard - THE CEILING. Whenever he gets the ball, everybody expects something spectacular - the audience, his teammates, the opponents, everyone. Everyone who watches his games will be able to tell you what it's like - when he gets the ball, the whole stadium goes into a different mode. You can see the hyperfocus and stress in his opponents' body language. They close him down immediately, usually with two or three players, and he will still manage to get out of the situation 9 times out of 10 and creates something.

[@the-weekend-traveller-jp]

His whole life is prime starting from the age of 4!

[@StepDogy]

He got 91 goals in year while in the same year best of teams all together did not score so many he is Merlin's son magical Messi

[@dreykush9554]

Messi’s the only player that has 4-5 other players running after him, the only player that makes opponent fans cheer for him scoring because he plays a BEAUTIFUL GAME🙌🏾 THE GOAT

[@khalsida300]

Now imagine watching that live every week for a decade and believe me there's much more

[@fulltiltgonzales]

Don't feel bad - most of us were totally overwhelmed when we first found out about Messi!

[@TheAlja]

I am a Zlatan fan, he did some outstanding things that no one else ever did. And Ronaldinho played the most beautiful football ever. And the real heroes are the defenders and i adore great creative midfielders like Özil or Modric. But the greatest of all? Messi, no doubt.

[@para2535]

love to see someone who may not be an expert but is able appreciate and understand the magnitude of what this is

[@Peter.Parker]

Please react to Lionel Messi The Greatest of all time movie next ✨❤️

[@RiddlersLabyrinth]

The stat that makes people understand how good Messi is Man Of The Match 324 out of 628 games 51.6% - the next best (Christiano Ronaldo) in the world ever is 176 28.8%.

[@tekokakireng5165]

thats why he is the GOAT

[@zeo4481]

Messi is called the GOAT because he is the GOAT. Simple as that. If Pele had played in Europe maybe he would have been but it's Messi, it's simply Messi. Edit: Messi is Maradona whit twice the goals, trice the assists, quice the longevity and 0 the drugs.

[@Greatest1812]

messi >>>>> others players He is The Greatest of all time

[@Ken777zz]

I like how some people appreciating Messi without disrespecting Ronaldo here meanwhile some people are trying to prove why Messi is better than Ronaldo rather than proving why Messi is the greatest

[@fleurcloche]

I like how you said there are a lot of football highlights out there but they're different people doing amazing things, but this is Lionel Messi doing all of them by one man himself. He definitely had crappy plays every now and again, but hey it's not hard to play crappy football. But not everyone can play that kind of football like Messi even in the best play of their lives.

[@alexandrospaspardanis3072]

My favourite reactions is when you see a person know their sports, either the NFL or the NBA or what have you, and watch a totally a new sport and transfer what they already know in the new skillset they are witnessing, one of my favourite reactions to Messi and I 've seen a ton of them.

[@tomydurazno6243]

You can find videos of some of the absolute top players speaking about Messi saying that what he does is not human, like he is an alien. Its hard to find in any sport a player that is so much better than the other top dogs. I saw this two times: with Messi and Maradona. Special type of players with god given hability

[@tariizm1500]

sorry but Maradona not that good u say this probably bcz u are Latin but there is no doubt Messi no 1

[@jhamler1]

It is insane, indeed. I'd say he's the greatest athlete (not just soccer player) of the 21st century. Maybe even in the history of organized sports. I dunno. There are some boxers and Michael Jordan and Tom Brady are pretty special, but... Now that he's won a World Cup? Messi might be the Super GOAT. Gotta remember that soccer is played worldwide and you don't hafta be a genetic freak to play it. Dude is only five foot six and yet he stands taller than..

[@MakoyUnggoy]

This man is the definition of football...The connection he has with his feet and the ball are magical to watch

[@robertrodes1546]

Runs like Barry Sanders, passes and shoots like Larry Bird. :)

[@guillermodinanno8432]

I am from Argentina, and been playing Football my whole life. One thing you need to understand about this sport, is how difficult is to control the ball in 1 touch, playing full speed, with fast balls and preasure of defenders.. Try to pay attention at Messi first touch and your mind will explode xD For example, that goal he made at 4:32.. he received a 50 mts long pass, and he just make it look so easy

[@chrisellis3797]

"Weakness" was a bit of irony to shut those up who say "yeah hut he's not so good on his weak foot/head" etc. He wasn't as good with those things as his left foot but he really wasn't deficient either.

[@cameronccfffcc4226]

Great video dude 👍🏻

[@duncanpeet4827]

He is playing against the best players in the world and hammering them.

[@LOL-yc9wg]

the goat of football

[@La_C0NCHA_De_Pandora]

Holy Trinity: MESS1 Pele Maradona Everyone else, you can settle in as you like in the back...

[@silvinacarnavale466]

He is THE GOAT he is THE MOST SPETACULAR ATHLETE EVER

[@globalizacionliquida]

The best player I have ever seen......and I watched play Diego Maradona.....another martian of football....welcome to our passion

[@markaitcheson3212]

Good reaction, this isn't the best Messi video though, try Messi the goat official movie, he's the best that ever lived.

[@nicolasfiore]

"in his prime" dude's just won the World Cup at 35. I'd say he's still in his prime 😂

[@TheTaz1999]

He's on about 4 million dollars a week , for that money you'd expect him to be the best...

[@eudaldllado7227]

hes the goat by far

[@mark7831]

Messi 🇦🇷 will be in his prime at 45 against the youngster's of today 👍

[@mark7831]

Lio Messi I'm a footballer who knows his shit from Europe Messi is different he's a naturally born footballer he can play anywhere on the pitch

[@Pappa_66]

It is never too late to enjoy Football and these great players and the GOAT! There are no words left for me to add since I watched his first goal for Barca`s men`s team, when he was just 16 years old. But please, watch more videos about Messi and the game it self. The more you know about the game, the more you understand why he is the GOAT and not only because his skills, stats and Trophies/Tittles. Best Regards from Finland!!

[@mljrotag6343]

That video is old. He has 7 balon d'ors and eyeing #8 after winning the World Cup (the big missing piece in his legacy) at age 35. He also since won the Copa America with Argentina as well. Two major international trophies. Recently won the French league title with PSG. He is also the all time soccer assist leader. So not just goal scoring but overall play making. He will be second all time goals sometime in the couple months trailing CR7 by ~25 goals but in 140 fewer games as he is a couple years younger.

[@Cadrieldur]

Messi is like when you create a FIFA player and set everything to 99.

[@newbris]

You are very astute sports fan. I believe Messi is the best sports person to ever play any sport.

[@lamine38]

This is an old video I guess. He has won another ballon d'or (7th)

[@anatos1722]

i adore that ua really understand,how only Messi does these things,he makes people look silly,he just plays super diffrently than any other player ever,and that is a fact,noone plays even similar to Messi,most of the best footballer ever were saying that Messi was best evr at 19,which is ridiculous if you think about it! football players peak 24-30 Messi was best ever at 19,Puyol one of best defenders of all time and of Barcelona,said that Messi didnt even have to train with team,or have any roles,he was just allowed full freedom n the field at all time. Becuse he knows best better than coach better than anyone. im Real Madrid fan!

[@twoeyedbob]

Just one compilation I’ve been watching messi compilations for 4 weeks solid and I’m still seeing new stuff 😮 It’s got to be his brain that really sets him apart 🤷‍♂️ He does stuff no one else has even thought of A definite genius and the undisputed 🐐

[@lazyminipainting]

Yeah. He is good. One of, if not the best of this era

[@manosstamidis]

You can argue if he is the greatest of all time,but at this era he is clear of everyone!

[@paolacarles8519]

Me mata ver a gente que recién descubre a Leo jajaja primero: la pelota hace comba ent todos lados menos en Bolivia. Segundo: Francia. Tercero: en Aregentina Ever Ludueña dijo que hay solo una forma de parar a Messi y es no dejarlo llegar a la cancha a jugar jajajja Saludos!! 😎💜🇦🇷

[@moralesmartinjavier1893]

El mejor comentario!!

[@paolacarles8519]

@@moralesmartinjavier1893 gracias jaja

[@bikashshrestha5148]

You need to add more new records now for this G.O.A.T

[@paulfranklin8636]

Just the opening tells you...he does things that just make you go WOW!....and that's at the lower end...some of things I've seen him do just leave you speechless...I'm still not sure they're possible even though he's done them...Plus what you need to remember is, he's doing all this not against any old schmuck, but against other World class players. You ask what dso you do as a Goalie....you do your best, but there arew times when all you can do is stand there and admire what he's done, knowing you never had a chance Just think...this is just a short 15 minute highlight reel, you could probably put together a feature film length reel if you tried to show everything - I mean it doesnlt even include this years World Cup

[@fillinman1]

Really, Messii not as fast as he was, Almost though. But now he really does more magical things. As amazing as his runs through the whole defending team were/are, His thought out and perfectly played goals of today are more impressive. An interviewer was just beginning to ask the coach of an oposing team that just lost to messii and before any question as the coach sits down to analyze the game with everybody he says "What a sltrike that was!? What a strike!!" And it isn't just his skills and goals. It is how he is so humble and honest and such a good guy through all this. Not like these big headed pr athletes we see all the time.

[@aromafromheaven]

Messi is the goat

[@michaschertenleib7009]

Watch juninho freekicks or roberto carlos

[@adrianparry8018]

Always ten steps ahead of every player.

[@stingray4real]

Lionel Messi won every football honours. Won the World Cup and Copa America with Argentina.He won La Liga, UEFA Champions League, European Super Cup and World Clubs Cup with Barcelona. Won the League with Paris At Germain.

[@mangaymambol]

I wish he come to play in argentina and win copa libertadores

[@sickomode9523]

messi>>>>universe

[@richardedgar9670]

Pretty good. Reminds me of me in my youth.

[@marcostixcepeda3645]

messi hizo grande al barcelona

[@jesuscazarez5737]

Messi the greatest of all time

[@GaborNMP]

Great video, dude! I recommend you to watch highlight videos of any other soccer player... You'll find that no other player does such crazy and almost-impossible things than Lionel Messi. I'm not Argentinian, I'm from Uruguay, but the guy is out of human leagues!

[@ricardocastresana2532]

Lo más grande q se vio en una cancha de fútbol.. y se verá.. 🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷..linda reacción amigo..

[@Peter.Parker]

Messi is the greatest player ever 🐐✨

[@javiazar]

These videos are great to show you he passes the eye test. You can SEE how great he is... that's nice.. but a lot of players have passed the eye test before. What makes Messi the absolute greatest are his stats: 7x Ballon d'OR (this is the world football MVP award)... and on track for an 8th. 7 is already the all-time record. 12x Domestic League titles 4x UEFA Champions League titles 15x Argentina Player Of The Year 1x Olympic Gold Medal 1x Sub-20 World Champion 3x Club World Champion 1x Copa America champion 1x World Cup champion ... then the records: Spain La Liga all time goals: 474 Spain La Liga all time assists: 192 2nd All-time goals across all competitions: 807 (31 behind Ronaldo, but he's 2 years younger than Ronaldo and they're both still playing). Maradona isn't even in the top 25 on this list. All time most goals in a calendar year: 91 All time most goals in a single season (seasons are like school years Sept-May): 73 Longest gap between first and last Ballon d-Or: 12 years (maybe 13 this year). Only player to win Ballon d'OR in 3 different decades: 2000s, 2010s, 2020s. Longest goalscoring streak in a domestic league: 21 matches in a row. Only player ever to score 40+ goals in 12 consecutive seasons. ... and these are just SOME of the accolades. If I gave you the full list I'd be here 2 hours typing shit.

[@harshareddy5407]

In his prime top goal scorers of the year 2012 1. Messi - 91 goals 2. Borussia dortmund -88 goals 3. Chelsea - 87 goals 4. Psg - 86 goals 5. Man utd - 85 goals 6. Cristiano Ronaldo - 63 goals. In this list except for cristiano and messi all the others were clubs. Messi outscored some of the biggest clubs and their whole team goal scorers put together. U know how insane that is!!!! He is not human😈😈.

[@guittadabe5214]

Even at age of 35, having lost a step, he still led Argentina to winning the World Cup, AND was named the Best Player of the World Cup! He's STILL head and shoulders above everybody else! If he had other good players around him when he played for Argentina, he would have been World Cup Champion a long time ago, but let's face it, to win the World Cup, you have to also have some luck be with you, so I still considered him the GOAT even without winning one world cup. The difference between Messi and other superstars is that other superstars do the same things as others, but better and more consistently. With Messi, he does things that no other player has done before...such as dribbling through almost an entire team! Over and over!

[@northernassassin6056]

He's the best. Better than Jordan, Better than Brady, Better than Gretzky. He's playing against a much deeper talent pool than all three and is arguably more dominant than all three. CRAZY

[@rubenvicenteleuzzivazquez2237]

Don't worry brother... You still have about 850 goals to see.

[@Cameron-Lor]

👑King⚽Messi👑is only comparable to himself No player in the history of the world has seven Ballon d'Ors like Messi and will get his eighth Ballon d'Or after winning three world championships with the Argentine national team, compared to Messi only.

[@williamgerry5722]

Good video Alan,he takes the ball, tricks a few of the opposition then goes past the rest as if they don't exist ⚽👍

[@zlg1388]

He is literally a human highlight you are very right at that, most of great players have 10 or 20 moments like those,Messi has 400 or more... Most of his goals and assist are one time in a life play for other players. Its not even close to the second best. He beat every single record, goals, assits, free kicks, most leagues on a club, 7 ballons d'Or and now Champion of the World... Just people which dont watch football wil argue he isn't the best

[@MrBirocco]

It's always cute to see americans discover messi😂😂and that is half his career😂😂 Welcome to the world of messi my friend! Last thing,when you said messi in his prime a laught so hard😂😂 He is born and will die in his prime mate🎉

[@ruffian5472]

Actuallly you are not wrong, his parents gor inspired by Lionel Ritchie and they name him after the singer soyouare kind of good

[@coreyhaycock4429]

Some of messi's weaknesses are some players greatest achievements, afterall not gunna be the goat without being a all rounder. Although I believe his greatest weakness is defending 😂

[@JEEEMY]

Love your channel bud, watched so many of your vids, it's so varied and easy to watch - would love to see you dive deeper into some more football reactions!

[@hansele666]

and for the most part, those defenders against him are considered one of the best, fastest, gifted players the game has ever seen

[@aldodanielrubioparedes5691]

Messi is the greatest of all times he’s always in his prime bro, even if he’s 35 years old now. He won the World Cup

[@leedelmotte7767]

EVEN BETTER THEN MARADONNA!! MESSI THE BEST OF THE BEST UF YOU SAW HIS SOLO PERFORMANCE AGAINST GETAFE 😮😮

[@vik3365]

the only way to stop him was to nail his team, opponents picked on a few lows & bad players the team had and prayed he wouldn't retaliate. That was how you could beat him : you beat his team.

[@MrHAMMUDE90]

I highly, HIGHLY recommend "Messi vs Physics".

[@twoeyedbob]

I’ve been watching messi highlights for years and I’m still seeing ones I’ve not seen before He’s so far above the rest it’s unreal

[@ochiemmanuel1062]

That vid was made 2019 now he’s achieve more ❤

[@lejai1983]

I'm american too. I'm from Argentina. Regards. America it is a continent, not a country XD

[@lucasdesinano5843]

Messi if he was a basketball player = Jordan + Kobe + Curry + Iverson in one person

[@PabloMartintech]

Argentina's national proud! enjoy the magic!