Why Messi doesn’t run

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#Shorts #Messi #Miami

[@Nikokl]

"Bro, what are you doing? Go run!" "Chill out, I am downloading their moveset"

[@daveedu9496]

lmaooooooo

[@nukepacifista9188]

“Download complete…. Initiate attacking mode” Messi goes pass 1,2,3,4….5…6,7 players and then he scores again

[@Nothing-ek2mu]

​@@nukepacifista9188 the commentators : Ankara messi x2

[@monstaar7887]

​@@Nothing-ek2muGOL GOL GOL GOL GOL GOLLLL GOL GOL GOL

[@abel6298]

Read your bible! (KJV, preferably) ❤️🎉

[@felixcrookston2237]

It's also probably a big reason why he's been able to perform at the top for so long, despite playing a lot of football as a teenager. The more physical strain on the body the more vulnerable it is to injury. And his teams are happy to defend with 10 players, because Messi's good enough that it's worth the sacrifice to ensure he remains fit. Similar story with Ronaldo, Mbappe and Neymar.

[@georgex7442]

That's why he couldn't win UCL withour superstars, it wasn't enough to defend with 10 then

[@felixcrookston2237]

@@georgex7442 When he won those CL with barca Messi was much more active defensively. Pep's known for his use of pressing and Messi was apart of that. I'm talking about the latter stages of Messi's career i.e. pretty much everything after Guardiola.

[@makchot3263]

​@@felixcrookston2237pessi dog was bottling multiple ucl knockout matches with barca and psg 🤡. He's always been a system player and an absolute fraud 🤡

[@einarjr5224]

​@@georgex7442Ronaldo also 😂

[@Rullino32]

​@@georgex7442Messi did have superstars at PSG, but they lacked the proper tactics and mentality to play in the Champions League.

[@abuhuraira5581]

Opponent: "What are you doing?" Messi: "Nothing, just hanging around."

[@NirKeidar1]

guess you can say he is "messing" around😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 im so funny

[@div12335]

@@NirKeidar1xd

[@drragongaming6494]

​@@NirKeidar1 Messiah messing around the ball 🤣🗿

[@g.u.c5942]

POV BettleJuice:

[@user-zl2jp1bd2q]

Little did he know that he was actually hacking

[@IzuchukwuSolomon-dw9dv]

A big Ronaldo fan but this man is an absolute genius in the game of football

[@bwigmytch]

Thank you

[@Melkiwayyy]

Same here

[@im_just_watching9327]

@@bwigmytch why u thanking him

[@filliiiii7]

@@Melkiwayyywho?

[@HvrlemJvmvicvn]

Nah you just like Messi more

[@voxislin4500]

bro has meta vision

[@crimsoncourt9354]

The fact that he's not running too 😂 The ultimate egoisto!

[@g.o.a.t1265]

​@@crimsoncourt9354get a life pendu fan

[@spinyslasher6586]

​@@crimsoncourt9354except the irony is that Messi is the ultimate team player with the highest assist numbers in the 2022 World Cup.

[@BrazilianImperialist]

​@@spinyslasher6586Isagi has more assists than goals too

[@Eueuejjjj]

@@BrazilianImperialisthe’s also not real 😂

[@javiehr]

it also creates tension as the opponents are too focused on *not* forgetting about messi since hes just walking and it creates openings for other players and then vice versa . its a pretty simple but creates heavy mental pressure

[@thehearingaid]

Sim to the presence of haaland. Doesn't really touch the ball but just having him occupying defenders opens up for everyone else, before finally striking.

[@colemiller1591]

I don’t think the upside of distraction from walking out weights the upside of the difficulty of marking someone who’s running. The fact that he opens up space for others is primarily due to the fact that he’s Lionel F’ing Messi, not some innate ability to occupy defenders attributable to walking.

[@colemiller1591]

No, I get the point. I just don't think it's more effective (even in a purely mental aspect) than him actually running into open spaces, though you weren't necessarily saying that. @@javiehr

[@abel6298]

Read your bible! (KJV, preferably) ❤️🎉

[@EricJordanScott]

so essentially a false 9

[@mariachibojora3990]

He is called genius for a reason

[@bigbuba5212]

That's soudns like it was pulled straight out of an anime "He studies his opponents before he engages"

[@Hymn_]

meta vision moment

[@theOGseenjee]

Bro is a bluelock character💀

[@sangio3800]

Isagi

[@EliasRoy]

Anime fan spamming

[@Markoria]

@@EliasRoy let people have fun god damn bro

[@spinyslasher6586]

You mean blue lock characters are Messi?

[@m1nty617]

@@spinyslasher6586except for physical abilities, isagis/messis mind playing is the most powerful thing on field

[@user-bj8kr4zw1p]

"work smart, not hard"

[@GB-gi9by]

Why don’t the other 19 outfield players do the same then 😂

[@1he_Sake]

they are not messi, if any other player did this they would be benched, ie be as good as messi @@GB-gi9by

[@StephinMonci]

​@@GB-gi9by19💀

[@StephinMonci]

​@@GB-gi9bybecause there is a reason why he's goated

[@Jarrad_utft]

@@GB-gi9bybecause literally nobody else can process things as fast as him

[@Codered6969]

Bro has observation haki

[@Kesomplakan]

And that's why, he's always the G.O.A.T.

[@Kesomplakan]

W's?

[@R.akhil_FIFA]

And still have less goals than Ronaldo

[@akwasiatuahene8433]

@@R.akhil_FIFAWell that’s because Renaldo position tends to be more scoring based and Messi’s position tends to be more passing base so if you want to talk about Goals then why don’t Renaldo have more assist then Messi

[@ajaykumarpal223]

"Isagi Yoichi wants to know Messi's location"

[@NONAME-hx7yf]

Been looking for one of these comments

[@quandalebackbling]

Isagi "smells" Messi's location

[@ImTooms]

First thought I had lmao. It feels like a Blue Lock strategy.

[@enamweaknopahknop9661]

You know Messi gonna lose when that jigsaw that make his face break.

[@brxstle]

Blud has metavision 💀

[@Carl-Gauss]

Reminds me of one of my PE teachers who was neither physically fit nor swift, yet surprisingly good in football and basketball just by virtue of always being in the right place at the right time and insanely precise shots and passes.

[@kohikappu]

Me was this kind of player back to school, lol. I would just score clutch goals or lay down important assists, also clutches crossing too, lol. And when my teammates told me to run, I would hesitate because I wanted to not only conserve energy but also watched what was going on. I would later have applied these skills when joining a hockey club. Anyway, this is just opportunism, or knowing when to make a correct decision, it's about being decisive.

[@conkkok6150]

This is real

[@Jon14722]

Nice

[@nofurtherwest3474]

it seemed like my high school gym teacher was good at every sport, even ping pong. 😂 I was amazed. He looked like a nerdy white guy, but more like the Clark Kent type. He must have studied all the sports

[@Jon14722]

@@nofurtherwest3474 Nice mate

[@KarlSkorger]

This man would make a fantastic coach

[@hilariousness4393]

"I don't do that" - Messsi

[@rafadinhoforlahm]

When Mourinho shut him out in that Inter treble season, that idea behind the man marking was I believe to reduce the time Leo had on the ball. Less time he has, the more he has to rely on impulse and instinct rather than what he’s just analyzed in the first 5-10 minutes. It worked back then, but I am sure Messi studied that game endlessly that whenever Mou tried to implement that for El Clásico years later, it wouldn’t work as well. Even the goats need to study every now and then.

[@nimrodvictor3460]

That was inter's plan deny messi space in the right half space and defend. Chelsea did the same several times vs barca

[@agustinnarvaez5251]

Crazy how the strategy to defend messi must be to give him his personal marker

[@iwrotewords510]

@@agustinnarvaez5251 Ferguon tried this with Park Ji Sung but I think it was the only time where Park actually looked tired as Messi rarely walked in that final and was dragging Park all over the pitch. lol

[@agustinnarvaez5251]

@@iwrotewords510 Yes Park was literally a running machine but even for him, such constant press is inhumane. Cant see him doing it against a dribbler like messi or a runner like ronaldo consistently

[@alurianirudh1918]

@@iwrotewords510Ferguson didn’t try park on Messi. He said he should’ve done that , he said park would’ve had Messi in his pocket.

[@JustKrin]

It also makes him looks less threatening. Of course you know you're playing against Messi. But if you see him just walking around you'll think he's just disinterested, the moment you take your eyes off him is when you're in trouble

[@federicob9103]

I'm argentinian. I've seen him play live in a few world cup qualifiers games back in 2011-2013. It was amazing how it was like he wasn't there, just walking, until he stabbed the enemy team. Again and again. Nowadays he has a presence that surrounds the entire field, but back then when he was more of a deadly winger than a playmaker, it was magical to see him activating 6th engine and dribbling 2 defenders when nobody expected that it was possible.

[@aidanjanemcintosh6919]

idk if it's the same thing, but my football coach always told us, when you move without the ball, you should move different than when you have the ball. Even the 'put your hands on your waist and pretend that you're tired' dark art.

[@gasperstarina9837]

Well you don't really "think" he is disinterested. Its just pattern recognition totally subcosceous that player like that os less threathning thatswhy players "forget" (subconsciously) they are playing agains Messi

[@MOSESHEISHUNFAN]

agreeded

[@clovermx1472]

Bros Freddy Fazbear

[@neetalmahajan3544]

"Begins to get into the game" Me:" And dribbles 5 players and scores/assists"

[@daevion5585]

Now we know where Isagi might be based off, just the IRL meta vision gives it off.

[@Ctrlonbush]

Isagi is more like Inzaghi. He wasn't particularly special but he was just scoring anyway

[@kotori4865]

He’s based on Inzaghi

[@Hymn_]

​@@Ctrlonbushfunny how his playstyle is more similar to thomas muller despite being inspired by inzaghi. thomas muller is also known for his great positioning and lack of physical and technical capablities, but he also has the vision unlike inzaghi which something isagi has as well.

[@Tatwamasi_Om]

​@@Hymn_Inzaghi was born offside. The Ultimate predator in the box he is deadly clinical goalscorer but outside the box useless.

[@Hymn_]

@@Tatwamasi_Om but isagi ain't useless outside of the box, he even has more assists than goals. that's why he's more similar to muller than inzaghi

[@salehr8770]

He’s done this even at Barcelona. The first 5-10 mins he hardly ever scored just walked! Got the feeling for the match and what players do, the oppositions tactics before absolutely destroying them game after game after game. Indisputable 🐐

[@dominicsouthan4492]

If he never runs this theory is bollox lol

[@agustinnarvaez5251]

​@@dominicsouthan4492Now he doesnt because he also preserves energy. Thats why instead of being a goal seeker hes an assist seeker. Let someone else do the running part.

[@CardinalTreehouse]

@@dominicsouthan4492 You've seen his most popular highlights - he runs all the time, but only when required. Like when he is going past the defender and scoring his 2nd goal of the match and it isn't even halftime yet.

[@dominicsouthan4492]

@@CardinalTreehouse Lol you trying to Imply I don't watch games just the highlights? Ive been watching messi since the champions league was on itv mate. When he's team ent in possession he's the laziest player ever but obv he gets away with because of what he does when he's team is in possession. Exceptions are made for messi, as they should be

[@CardinalTreehouse]

@dominicsouthan4492 No I'm saying that even people who only watch highlights know that Messi runs so why would the theory be bullocks?

[@marwapranata5698]

In the fighting games, they call this "Download Complete"

[@gastonlanteri1147]

I keep saying it. Messi "downloads" the strategy in the first 10-15 minutes, 20 at most. He's a machine on the brain, an alien on the physical aspect... And he has a divine-given talent. You just can't compete against that.

[@venom17295]

​@@gastonlanteri1147🐐🐐🐐🐐

[@KazeTdr]

​@@gastonlanteri1147and in matches where he doesn't perform well? That means he failed to download data? Lol 😂

[@rangershark10]

​​@@KazeTdrnah that means you are just a hater or the game is not important😂

[@siantan7810]

Messi world map acquired, scanning complete

[@LovelyPizza-mp2mw]

They dont call him the 👾 alien for no reason

[@Tyson36234]

One word, GOAT..

[@EgyptianKingYNWA]

When I do this I get benched! 😂

[@6TheButcher]

Pooperpool 🤡😭

[@trexbite]

​@@6TheButcherBanshester 7nil united midtable mandam

[@6TheButcher]

@@trexbite 7up cup and europa leg 😂😂

[@trexbite]

@@6TheButcher how much ucl? Do u have and ur prob going to go to europa

[@SadiqXFifa]

​@@trexbitenah man u won't finish top 6 😂😂

[@Dhirzzz10311]

Messi is like an AI

[@InternetGuy69420]

Learns by seeing

[@sxi9852]

Thats what you get when having such high IQ like messi

[@Lolbozooo]

​@@sxi9852😮😮😮

[@Terrance69]

Nah the Ai is like any other human but it learns quicker and Messi is on a similar level

[@c0ugar43]

He is at another level beyond even CR7 and most other players in history. But Pele, Maradona, Cruyff, and possibly Eusabio & Gerd Muller were too. And there have been other players who have insane natural talent who didn't fare as well (poor choice of managers or teams, unlucky, injuries, poor management) who could have changed football as well. But with Messi, talent, luck, teams, hard-work, injuries etc. it has all fallen into place. CR7 has to be commended as one of the best players ever as well (along with about 20 other similar level players), but he's just not game-changing level like those three.

[@agarrikr2996]

He smells the goal, he’s the STRIKER

[@cydra_infinity1423]

I used to do this when I played. It’s easier to change directions when your walking so it’s easier to position yourself in the right spot when your teammates has the ball.

[@sullyjay7]

Bros got meta vision 💀

[@lampsanua4849]

word for word

[@Somedudeonaiphonechilling8971]

Stolen asf

[@RaulVlogs.]

​@@lampsanua4849 bar for bar

[@tichardmckellar]

Blue lock been real quite since this comment 😂

[@saki1333]

"He smells the weak points..."

[@maximilianwell]

the best players , are ones who know where they exactly are in the field and how to use it

[@chairman0164]

This IS a blue lock ability

[@LiveLoveLaugh102310]

I mean.. he can walk and come alive for a moment coz everytime he touches the ball, he impacts the game. I’ve never seen any player do that kind of thing.

[@aruesato]

basically isagi yoichi

[@BLUEARROW107]

Yup

[@BLUEARROW107]

Metavision irl💀

[@IsitLunarMatic]

Isagi got it from messi

[@thebluedinosaur3107]

Was boutta say

[@MyNamesMegatron]

Leonardo Isagi 💀

[@yobafromstarwars1375]

Now imagine a 20 year old walking around for 10 minutes analyzing the game. He'd probably get benched for the next 3 months.

[@hilmannajib]

Well, 20 year old messi wouldn't

[@javierrazonacosta58]

The thing is that with Messi all the coaches knows that worth the risk.

[@endeav0r_49]

It depends honestly. If a 20 year old can walk around for 70 minutes, put on 20 minutes of world class game determining performance and play the full 90+ minutes without requiring a sub then any coach would play them. But it has to be worth the risk

[@yobafromstarwars1375]

@@endeav0r_49 Mf wouldn't even start the 2nd half

[@endeav0r_49]

@@yobafromstarwars1375 tell me you don't know ball without telling me you don't know ball.

[@TrishitSarkar-jn7hw]

Main character in blue lock

[@rkimachawnghlut6940]

this what exactly i was thinking. he was not simply walking..

[@ederf23]

Reminds me a lot of 2012 Euros’ Pirlo. He was the best player in that tournament and walked the whole time. Never chasing the ball just waiting in the right place for the right time

[@dimitrioskamperis9403]

Pirlo had 4 set's of eyes though. 😂, one of the best (if not the best) that played in this position, could create a goal out of nowhere.

[@Jason-hk6fx]

Pirlo mondial 2006>>>

[@hijisfriend9030]

The only reason Italy lost in that finals. Pirlo was facing 1v6 in the midfield 😂

[@Hymn_]

@@dimitrioskamperis9403 park ji sung would like to know pirlo's location

[@DR0WN1NGD0G]

bro turned pro champion footballer into a blue lock protagonist💀

[@scorpiong0]

People writes just because him his team defends with 1 less player. Thats true. But just because he is walking around the attacking team attacks with 2-3 less players. There is the difference.

[@Aarav_suri]

Extremely helpful and thanks for your information

[@ilikebananasbro]

Me getting blue lock flashbacks

[@NONAME-hx7yf]

Fr

[@443MoneyTrees]

Wdym flashbacks

[@ilikebananasbro]

@@443MoneyTrees flashbacks to watching the blue lock movie

[@calm13xman86]

​@@ilikebananasbrowhen the movie came out?

[@ilikebananasbro]

@@calm13xman86 i dont remember search it up on yt or google

[@StillAwesome21]

The main reason he's never scored in 1 minute of a game. Not that it means anything because a goal is a goal no matter when it's scored, but it's a smart way of playing the game and he's a all-time great for a reason.

[@patriciofernandez2711]

He scored within the first 90 seconds of a friendly match against Australia this year

[@Sora_-ut9cu]

So this where meta vision in blue lock was inspired from 😮

[@jujirer]

this is my strategy when playing tag,I just watch them do what they are doing and look for the right opportunity

[@charlietran7182]

he doesn't need to run a lot as he is the playmaker of the team. He just needs to be at the right place at the right time to receive the ball and play the killer pass for the striker. GOAT!

[@ColeHargreaves]

That’s not the reason but okay 😅

[@RoronoaD.Zor0]

He’s putting the pieces together in the puzzle

[@REALNOOBYOOF]

Why is zoro here

[@jalmarbielaxamana4602]

“MESSI HELP USS” “Hold up im still reading their command list”

[@-.SOVIETUNION.-]

I like the fact that PEP talks about MESSI like he s some kind of NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC animal and has abilities and has some mental strategy when probably even LIO does not know about that🗿

[@arjanmakaj-singh5318]

The Most Intelligent Footballer of all-time.

[@makchot3263]

Laziest fraud of all time 🤡

[@dr.tadashizhang7719]

Not running = intelligent 😂

[@dr.tadashizhang7719]

The reason he never won a CL without Xavi & Iniesta. You can not walk around the whole game in modern football

[@set-Mazimus]

​@@dr.tadashizhang7719like they said, he walked more miles than any other player in the world cup. I don't see Xavi or iniesta helping him win that. while Mr 26 years old body can't even get a start

[@dr.tadashizhang7719]

@@set-Mazimus country football is worse in quality than club football. Its prestigous but not top football

[@Aliquis.frigus]

Ole Gunnar Solskjær explained that he always observed the opposition defense very closely when he was on the bench, which is why he was such a super-sub. When he came in, he already knew the defensive pattern. Not to compare him to Messi though. Messi is the goat.

[@mukil55]

Messi watchings this reel and thinking how good the plan is😂

[@Gamer_Haul_Arka]

Bro perfected Observation haki Messi the G.O.A.T 🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐

[@erdenebayar777]

Messi in his head while walking, what should i eat for dinner

[@Nothing-ek2mu]

probably napolitana cause he's favourite btw

[@violationz4842]

Update Complete 🐐🇦🇷🥇💯

[@nevermindgaming1133]

Bro is teaching us physics👽

[@spongeaang98]

This is also how Lebron James is still able to be a dominant player in the NBA as he approaches 40 and leads the league as the playoff points and minutes leader. During the year he won the championship in 2020 with the Lakers, he was one of the slowest players in the league, often moving around 3 mph during the majority of the games! He rests and conserves his energy when he needs to and shoots further outside. It's awesome watching some of the best athletes out there still performing at a high level when needed in different ways.

[@vetisishungry6066]

who's lebron?

[@ministeve69420]

this is why hes the goat

[@thefairone3142]

Saying Messi doesn't run much isn't the complete picture. In his younger days he was very hard working for the team. Now I'd say he has adapted and is working smarter not harder.

[@OGATHEKILLER]

Messis is just something else

[@orenji_desu]

Bro got that meta vision

[@juls9796]

And it still doesn’t work out for Pessi💀 Watch someones gonna say “bros a penaldo fan”

[@RBC2_]

This is a Cruyff strategy.

[@Ilx_isidr05]

This is practically the reason of how he did the pass to Molina vs Netherlands in the WC, not even needing to know where Molina was he throw a perfect pass making the ball pass over all defenders and putting it to Molina for a goal

[@TenzinK]

This is straight out of Blue Lock anime thingy

[@C-OBrien]

and it works so well, I often watch Messi and wonder how the opposition are allowing the greatest player of all time, who has been the best for about 15 years now, to be in so much space, this is why, he figures them out, he also walks and isn't very involved which almost seems to make him disappear, until he pops back up and destroys the opposition.

[@hamper6511]

Messi has meta vision fr He knows the smell of the game He simply does what others can't and that is manipulating your mind into his strategy

[@tahan19]

My new trick is assembleing

[@olivergustafssoon5158]

Imagine if all of the players in both teams did this.

[@IloveClovilowper12]

Idk what’s better, the fact that Messi has blue lock meta vision or the transition

[@LawansonAbdulKareem]

Pls make a detailed analysis of Messi

[@FLZ337]

He got isagi's meta vision, bachira's dribble, nagi's first touch and Rin's finishing

[@abhisheksathe123]

He also scans the pitch significantly more than any other player

[@TanikaAbsent]

If Isagi isn't based off Messi, then I'm not accepting reality

[@Destnylol]

Messi read blue lock and was like, let's try this meta vision thingy

[@EggsPeggs]

​@@Destnylol💀💀

[@goddid95]

I think he is based on Thomas Müller

[@TanikaAbsent]

@@goddid95 nope the creator confirmed he's based on a Japanese footballer

[@443MoneyTrees]

He’s based on inzahgi, the name, everything, it’s so similar.

[@AALOOBADA]

this is a great strategy. I hope this player goes far and wins many trophies

[@dhinowatkis4419]

Your talking about Messi 💀

[@carlosbustos8096]

​@@dhinowatkis4419yeah, and he won those.

[@taimurqureshi9540]

I would think this is how most attackers would behave, especially when it comes to sizing the defenders against him

[@Hymn_]

bro got em meta vision that's more powerful than the normal meta vision

[@fillipe4700]

Guy is a human Orbital VSAT

[@Exposing_Indian_Hypocrites]

Messi walks: Conserving Engery Ronaldo walks: Burden to his team

[@aanuiwueze48]

Except Messi averages more presses, tackles and interceptions than Ronaldo attempts per game since 2014😭

[@gamergirl3000]

LOL that's new to me@@aanuiwueze48

[@fishyfish6510]

The difference is that Messi's game is so impactful that it outweighs his lack of defending. He starts, conducts and dictates everything. Ronaldo is the finisher but you can't finish something that hasn't started

[@garythefishable]

Why are Ronaldo fans always playing victim these days?

[@ofentsemako8042]

​@@garythefishablethey can't deal with the real life fact that Messi is a World Cup winner, so they come up with coping mechanisms like "who has the streets" and "influence on young players" to deal with the events that took place on 18th December 2022.

[@yoavmor9002]

Watching him play, you always get the feeling he has 20/20 vision for the game and is always able to put himself in the right place at the right time. This is a quality that is sorely lacking in most FCs.

[@TheItalianMafia]

Lloris: "Make the run, Make the run for the team!" Lionel Messi:" Nuh uh"

[@priyanshukumarbehera608]

"Metavision Unlocked"

[@ratatouille666]

By far the smartest footballer the game has ever witnessed

[@ahsenserhat9270]

Raul

[@garythefishable]

​@@ahsenserhat9270Bramble

[@dr.tadashizhang7719]

Walking around while your team works isnt smart. Barca & PSG played with 1 men less without the ball

[@garythefishable]

@@dr.tadashizhang7719 They also played with a world class playmaker who could also chip in with a few goals every now and then when they had the ball though.

[@dr.tadashizhang7719]

@@garythefishable true. And the last 10 years showed that youre more successful in modern football when the team works as a unit. Messi never reached a CL final after Xavi & Iniesta left

[@jiehnucorona782]

Messi being a souls player for 30 minutes straight

[@urikatjiuongua6150]

Looking back i was forced into the PlayStation vs xbox debate. Nike vs adidas. Messi vs Ronaldo etc. Theyre both just phenomenal to watch

[@Nothing_here1204]

“Just 22 guys running after a ball”

[@MadaronoSensi]

Messi still going on strong in the MLS🔥

[@kssam8888]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@shivamarya5225]

So that's where the mc from blue lock got inspiration from

[@kidudin9394]

This is what made him truly different than others

[@Smexy_af]

Just as Rooney described him

[@gabrielalohan728]

Messi's overall contribution to a game, with the added advantage of prolific goalscoring is why, I've always chosen him over Ronaldo. Ronaldo too had different evolutions as a player in role & execution but a large chunk of those transitions are centred around finishing. This is why I hold the opinion the purpose behind seeing a Messi-Ronaldo era was to make us question our perspective on the most important aspects of football & footballers. Is a goal scorer (striker/forward) more important than a goal contributor (creative midfielder)? Another way to look at it is, in a story of craft who is more significant, the catalyst or the protagonist?

[@kssam8888]

What are you talking about ronaldo can do everything on pitch I can't say the same for messi.

[@kssam8888]

Creative midfielder 😂 if he's a midfielder show me his defensive statistics. 😂 messi played 100+ more games as a striker compares to ronaldo.

[@pavle6598]

​@@kssam8888When his team attacks, Messi participates in the midfield, when his team defends, he plays the role of a classic attacker and does not participate in defense.

[@gabrielalohan728]

😂 Is it me or you guys are trying to twist the role of the classic number 10. Even contemporary number 10s like Ozil, Mata, James Rodriguez, Goetze, etc weren't required to defend until the emphasis for pressing and the devolution of the role 10 shifting to every position including GK came into the game. Coaches who coached Messi (for a large part of his career) had to stick with the traditional approach to the game despite the ongoing evolution; which de-emphasizes the one man X factor player teams had then. Same also for Ronaldo, only difference is, his role as the X factor player is totally different in the teams he played at; which made me throw out a philosophical question. I guess a lot of you are too blinded by trying to pick a side that you don't see how their rivalry will potentially help the game.

[@KuldeepSingh-gg1jm]

​​@@gabrielalohan728 No. 10 and creative midfielder both are different things kid. Also ozil Rodriguez has lots of defensive duties they weren't free as messi.

[@hamadahmad7348]

It’s crazy! The other players are just running 🏃‍♂️ getting the ball, but Messi🇦🇷 on the other hand is 👀calculating all it’s crazy to do that brah 😂

[@aq091ayatullah3]

Ronaldinho is totally different but equally if not more prolific!

[@izzahzafreen68]

the smoothest transition dosent exis-

[@peter_bbb113]

Bro became Isagi Yoichi💀

[@vyomsrivastava3759]

Bro really be describing metavision at this point

[@MatiasDypala]

Riquelme played the same kind of football ♥

[@toukopaavolainen3566]

Unfortunately this causes amateurs imitate him, but since they have no actual idea what theyre doing, they actually just walk around and think that since they play like messi, they are the most valuable player on the field.

[@NateT3]

Amateurs can't play 10 or False 9.

[@toukopaavolainen3566]

@@NateT3 what do you mean. Like it is obvius that an amateur doesnt know how to play it, but in an amateur club that really doesent affect anything.

[@joangoba1]

…but he doesn’t run after the best position in order to initiate the attack… he waits for the position to arrive by itself to where he is standing .. then he activates and start moving.. genius..

[@Pranavgamer23]

Bro this tactics are harder then my maths

[@jaspercook4069]

Messi is always observing everything around, that's why he so dangerous on the pitch.💀💀😱😱

[@i.theworstguys298]

just about the only criticism one could ever make about messi in his career is how infuriating it was that he refused to so much as consider backtracking. even in his youth where you’d think someone would have the energy to do it he would be blowing bubbles on his half of the pitch instead. but it probably extended his career a good bit so i’d say it’s a fair trade off.

[@bensten505]

He was back tracking in a very high level in his teens, probably up till age 22. But, the stamina was not there and Barca used to be of the best pressing teams in the world. Once he took his skill set to the next level, priorities had to be changed, Pep knew it, Cruyff said it. It's just how it goes, every time he has position of the ball, he's sharp and that's when it all pays off. He's the most decorated player in the history of the sport, and there's like 5 teammates along side him, so it was worth it.

[@KuldeepSingh-gg1jm]

​@@bensten505 He's not most decorated but ok his pr misinformed you

[@dietcoke644]

​@@KuldeepSingh-gg1jmIndian talking about football 😂