What happened to the new Lionel Messi?

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“The next Messi” - how many times have you heard a newcomer referred to as that?
Well, Seb Stafford-Bloor attempts to track the career progression of just some of the players that have been likened to the six-time Ballon d’Or winner.
How many of them do you remember?
Illustrated by Henry Cooke.
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#Messi #TheNextMessi #Wonderkid

[@lance09ner20]

The fact that I know a number of these guys through my countless fifa manager careers looking for a messi type player is rather amusing.

[@parthpiyushprasad709]

Ahhhh yes. I just bought Mahrez everytime in fifa 19 and 20 for messi

[@vienna410]

then i’m sure you recognize the name pedro de la vega

[@Cold_Logic]

What about ginger Messi: Duncan Watmore

[@mdfootball9738]

If anyone’s interested I have just posted a Messi training tutorial on my channel!

[@ankh_k]

@@Cold_Logic He's De Bruyne's clone.

[@shikhargovil9579]

I think what many people really get wrong is that when they see someone dribbling past 4 defenders or lob a ball above keeper they think that player is new messi but what all the greats like messi, ronaldo(both), pele, maradona had in common was that they do the basics perfectly other than special skills. Generally players who have some special skills do not have work ethic to develop themselves into a complete footballer. Why try to spank a ball when you can just tap it in. It's those little decision making which makes them special.

[@AdamSmith75th]

Agreed! I also think it’s consistency. It’s all good having a brilliant few games or season even, but Messi and Ronaldo just never stopped being world-class year in year out. Both players proved that they live the life needed to always be brilliant. That’s what most people fail to do because it’s arguably the hardest thing of all.

[@kieronfletcher-3044]

Well said

[@Micfri300]

Consistency is about training and dieting by being disciplined. The new messis did not have this.

[@bcp8958]

Off ball movement and reading of the game set Messi apart. Picking up the ball in midfield and dribbling three players is something any highly skilled young player can do. Not to underrate his instinctive finishing ability that’s better than most 9s

[@Micfri300]

@@bcp8958 mauro zarate had that too. Consistency is obtained through discpline and hard work and that is done via off the ball defensive work

[@actuallyvidding]

I actually thought tifo meant the actual "new Messi" the Messi after Copa American win😂😂

[@partiallyprofessional]

Same, he's kinda disappeared

[@Edwardhh]

Same!

[@cobaltfolly]

I thought he would talk about Messi after moving to PSG

[@actuallyvidding]

@@partiallyprofessional Go be bitter somewhere else mate.

[@actuallyvidding]

@@cobaltfolly Haha fair! Messi after Copa America and Messi in PSG are all new Messi to me😂

[@qwertyUriel]

You missed the very first one: Gustavo Rodas. He was the other big star of Newell’s youth team. When Barcelona signed Messi, the then president said “They can keep Messi, we still have Rodas here”

[@john-adriancoker2789]

I'm also not sure why there wasn't much more focus on Paulo Dybala 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@dwarfogaming9323]

@@john-adriancoker2789 yea I remember after the 2016/17 season I swear everyone was saying he would become the next Messi, very good on the ball at dribbling a decent playmaker and scored some spectacular goals in the champions league and being Argentinan big things were expected and it’s sad to see him have a rough last few years hopefully he can do good things now under allegri again

[@no-sparringholloway]

@@john-adriancoker2789 I mean we all know where Dybala is and how he's doing right now.

[@Eibarwoman]

@@john-adriancoker2789 The Iker Muniain one is kind of uneventful outside of injuries removed the goal scoring out of his game just leaving a playmaker. Still in Bilbao, still elusive, and still one of the best on his team. Same with Dybala, we know where he is just by typing his name.

[@falconeshield]

Tim Sherwood problem

[@fishyfish6510]

I have one rule in my life *Never ever trust a man who says there is a new Messi*

[@pratyushchandra3354]

There is a new Messi... he plays at PSG with jersey number 30

[@jamesmilligan6654]

@@pratyushchandra3354 yeah but he’s not great

[@007Fusiion]

I’m still waiting for the next zidane

[@rachetmarvel931]

@@jamesmilligan6654 imagine being this deluded.

[@ojasdighe991]

@@rachetmarvel931 chill, he's kidding

[@pranavpunnamaraju]

To be fair , comparing someone with Messi is easy.. The kid has to dribble past a few players and must be left footed..a tinge of long hair would help... And you have found Messi junior

[@kwazilucas]

David Silva

[@exquisitelemonade3039]

Preferably Argentinian

[@anilmangawa4566]

and must be humble to grow continuously.😛

[@theportugueselegend]

And he won't last 5 years as good as Messi was... longevity is key to these men's careers

[@grinchoi1]

And break every record imaginable on a 10 year basis. Yeah very easy lol

[@lfc-europe]

Harry Maguire. "THE SIMILARITIES - ARE STRIKING"

[@tixchicken]

slabheads turning circle of a semi trailer

[@74neverlast]

Absolutely - also Vinnie Jones and Vincent Kompany are basically identical football-twins, all brothers of Messi - that have been separated right after birth.

[@aravindulgent]

@@74neverlast .... After the birth of their mother?!

[@74neverlast]

@@aravindulgent after the birth "given by" their mother... that is what I meant...

[@nimrodnix1577]

@@74neverlast *Philly* Jones

[@frankyspath9764]

Everybody wants to be like Messi but they forget that even Messi himself finds it difficult to be Messi!!! That’s how great he is.

[@luisa.breuer7287]

There is so much going on with Messi tactically speaking and every time someone is “dribbly” and young people compare them to Lio. The passes Messi was able to make as a teenager alone are enough to warrant a professional career, then you can add in everything else he can do.

[@donjoseph9325]

That didn’t make sense but still I applaud your attempt !

[@kohchungwei]

You know what Tifo haven't tried yet with their musical advertisements? Rap. I'd like to see Joe to try pulling that off

[@shazamkhan7771]

oh boy ig they saw your comment and pulled the stunt with kepa video

[@kohchungwei]

@@shazamkhan7771 they sure changed it up a little 😏😁

[@muhammadowais8322]

The fact that we're looking for another Messi always shows how subconsciously we believe him to be the most unique player of all time, if not the greatest

[@johnp.4759]

True, we never look for "the next ronaldo"

[@paulpogba1728]

that’s so cap, you hear about the new messi new neymar new iniesta all the time

[@vb2388]

@@paulpogba1728 whenever a new Messi is mentioned they eventually fail on the weight of the pressure of Messi’s Legacy.. It’s difficult to be a phenomenal dribbler, playmaker and goal scorer…let alone arguably be the GOAT in all 3 of these aspects..

[@mahialamaraf2984]

@@johnp.4759 cause there already is one.

[@alansouthall8221]

The fact that so many players are compared to him shows how many players resemble him. Hes the best of his type since maradona, but we've seen his type before and will again The reason there are no players compared to CR7 shows how unique he is. Imagine ronaldhino with the pace of Gareth bale, the heading ability of kloss, the goal poaching skills of lewandowski and the physique of hulk. Its hard to find someone in another sport who has changed and developed new techniques to the extent CR7 has, much less football

[@culeforever5408]

I don't think we will get the same level of happiness which we get from watching Messi.. Certainly not in this lifetime.. But I hope we get to see something like him soon. 😕

[@adityasharma2935]

Vini?

[@mdfootball9738]

If anyone’s interested I have just posted a Messi training tutorial on my channel!

[@sergiowinter5383]

We still have Sergio Ramos, for the level of happiness like watching boxing or MMA

[@massaa1414]

A player with such inspiring influence over entire generations that he has left the world seeking for his successor even before he is done. The weight of such comparison isn’t for frail shoulders. That’s the weight of the truth, can any man carry it?

[@davidrowan3853]

Always been that way, someone's always comparing someone to someone else. Messi himself was the next Maradonna

[@kurtsudheim825]

As stated in the vid, if you listened, this has been done a million times before, & will continue to harken, because when something is unknown, we want to know what's the closest thing to it that we do know, & since it's easier to use a more common name, people will use use his, because either they, or the listeners don't know another player that he is actually closer to. This doesn't only apply to footballers, happens when new tech comes around, artists...

[@sujeerthanansundaralingam9537]

Its crazy how messi and ronaldo outlastet every player we thought would overtake them like hazard or neymar

[@sarfrasep9475]

Lionel Messi is sublime, He's the standard, He's football.

[@ankitpareek7271]

Tifo, you read my mind. Just last night, I was thinking that ever since I have started following football (2008), Messi has been the best and so many such "new Messi"s are anointed every year and they disappear and our original Messi is still the best player, 13 years later.

[@darkbroseph]

it's crazy and he never reduced the fullness of his game, he always found a way to evolve but stay complete.

[@Prederick]

It's like how, for years, people were obsessed with finding the next Jordan. He, and Ronaldo, are one of one. We won't see another on their level anytime soon.

[@pedrojpinto]

That's the thing. A truly exceptional football player is just that, exceptional. No one ever managed to be quite like Pelé, or Maradona, or Ronaldo, or Cristiano Ronaldo, or Messi. Some players will be able to do some of the tricks that made these guys exceptional, but not all of them; in time, there will come about a guy, let's call him Criselé Ronéssidona who will master a few of those tricks and add new ones that no one knew were possible. That's when people will stop saying that that guy is the new Pelé, or Maradona, or Ronaldo, or Cristiano Ronaldo, or Messi. And all newcommers after that will star be called the new Ronéssidona.

[@GeBaker]

@@pedrojpinto people during the pele, maradona era were saying 'there will never be another' Now we have messi and they had r9. There will always be another.

[@blessings256]

We should rather name it the "Messi comparison curse"

[@DanielOliveira-hs5pw]

I'm surprised not to see Bernardo Silva in here, we used to call him little messi at Benfica

[@jatin2616]

In terms of pure talent, Pato and Neymar are the closest that come to Messi.

[@ronny5788]

imo they are closest to Ronaldo fenomeno not messi ben arfa maybe closest to messi's talent

[@actuallyvidding]

I'd add Ousmane Dembele too. He's too unfortunate with injury but natural ability I think he's the clostest to Messi.

[@keerthanreddy118]

@@actuallyvidding tbh no Messi is more dribbler with good vision but dembele depends more on his pace along with dribbles

[@actuallyvidding]

@@keerthanreddy118 Right! I didn't mean it in playing style wise. I just meant, gifted wise, natural ability wise. I think he's very close to Messi.

[@wilsonotoibhi1131]

ronaldo more talented than neymar and pato

[@PESHABIBHALU5382]

There will be no Leo Messi ever.

[@vb2388]

Even if by any chance there is a player in the future who gets Messi’s Extraterrestrial Dribbling.. Even if by any chance there is a player in the future who gets Messi’s Phenomenal Playmaking abilities.. Even if by any chance there is a player in the future who gets Messi’s Unrelenting Goal scoring prowess.. That future player still needs to be at the top in all 3 of these different aspects for 10+ years…to see how demoralised and unmotivated kids are these days…I honestly don’t see this happening.. Messi’s prowess is incredible but hardly anyone mentions how disciplined and hardworking he is to completely craft his abilities to perfection..

[@ihateorphans]

How about Lionel Messi?

[@AdamSmith75th]

Well, there’s been one

[@lonestarr1490]

@@AdamSmith75th And we lived to see him play. What a time to be alive.

[@albertthomasmanayani5351]

Salah is the closest thing to messi right now..

[@kgarodiya]

This...exactly, his passing and vision are nowhere near as good, and his dribbling is more about pace rather than finesse, and his goal scoring prowess is lesser but still very good. He is the next best after Messi that we have gotten upto this point

[@fiction9077]

Salah is good.. but Messi is far better than him.. Messi has a rare species of talent that can never be matched

[@betoflores9177]

It’s crazy that I agree and still think Messi is a tier or two above. Salah will be remembered as an elite player possibly a legend and Messi as a God.

[@calvinkartono5146]

@@fiction9077 Salah is better right now especially if you include his pressing and defensive work rate

[@nikosofidemporas]

@@calvinkartono5146 But that is the point. Salah or every other player can be better in a period of few months when Messi is having a bad time (just like right now). But none have or will (bet) come close to be "like Messi" or at his level. Salah might be the closest (but very far) as a talent and is in a better form right now, just like for example some players were better than Messi in 2020 or in 2013-2014 when he had injuries and gave less effort in the field as the WC approached. But no one can claim to be nearly as good or influential in the field as a standard Leo Messi.

[@AkashChauhan-fl5ou]

In my opinion the player that was never compared to leo but have similar tip toeing dribbling style is Di Maria although his playstyle may differ but he have similar dribbling style in comparison of foot movement.

[@chillaxboi2109]

When you had Ozil running around the pitch like the Virtuoso he was, hard to concentrate on Di María, who grew with experience and not just improved with training. He is greater than he ever was.

[@NOLIMIT2359]

If anyone has come close it has been Salah, the man has a similar playing style, his speed, dribbling, passing(though not as much or as precise) and his goal scoring but no matter how close there will always be one undisputed GOAT

[@jatin2616]

Messi and Salah in the same conversation, really?

[@ashleyrobinson9373]

@@jatin2616 of course he’s nowhere near prime messi but messi right now isn’t far ahead of salah right now

[@chickenimp7103]

Why do they always talk about the goat? Please explain.

[@aidanokeeffe6221]

Salah doesn’t impact build up or drop deep like Messi

[@MrPancake777]

@@chickenimp7103 GOAT = GREATEST OF ALL TIME.

[@zaim_3130]

Can Tifo release an album? These outro songs are great. I would definitely listen to "Joe Devine's Greatest Hits"!

[@R3in_Ch]

that would be one pound per month

[@steliosmouratidis3829]

This is probably the only channel that I watch the whole video and I do NOT want to miss the ad or sponsor. It's always a delight

[@shwetamathur8626]

It's because he didn't get the subscription for The Athletic

[@footballinshorts2711]

Messi is simply the stuff of legends

[@antslb]

Bernardo Silva, was actually reffered as "Messizinho do Seixal" - translating from portuguese, probably little Messi from Seixal (wich is Benfica Youth academy).

[@sahibwr10]

David silva is also Messi

[@AYURBHATTA]

One of the most hilarious tifo videos ever 😂

[@IshanXVI]

I think that the name Messi will be a myth for future generation. They will never know how good Messi is, just by statistics.

[@daniaaal]

actually, with the access to videos of matches played by Messi, it won't necessarily be a myth. It's harder for for us to gauge Maradona and Pele except by records on the other hand, because we dont really have access to how they play their matches as thoroughly as Messi.

[@IshanXVI]

@@daniaaal Mbappe looks better than R9 measuring by the videos we can get access to. Granted Mbappe is very well on track to become one of best in history but he's still not as good as what R9 was. I guess as the time passes, the quality of production of these contents are gonna improve thus creating a better experience than what we get from current ones. Just by hearing those who had seen them, Pele and Maradona were not normal, so isn't Messi. But, as we dig up some records and start scratching history Messi did it far too many times to even get himself compared to others. Still no videos can generate the excitement we get from watching this little guy play week in week out.

[@daniaaal]

@@IshanXVI that is true. We can never replicate the thrill of watching live matches, especially generational talents like Messi.

[@MattOlsen294]

The Kiwi Messi Marco Rojas is missing. I’m going to riot. What has the A-League done to deserve that. 😭😭😭

[@Archarian]

Quite an amusing one was Denis Davydov from Spartak Moscow. He really shined as a teenager and so the club's owner called him 'the Russian Messi' at like 18. The hype was so overwhelming that the boy played a half for the Russian National team while not being anywhere near the starting XI in Spartak. He got a huge contract extension in terms of numbers... and then started slacking in training, messing with his sleep schedule, eating junk, obsessively playing videogames... he stayed in the Spartak B team till 23 and then went to Bulgaria, Latvia, somewhere else and ended up in the Russian second league. And the best thing is he hasn't been a starter anywhere he went to.

[@klausn7267]

One you didn't mention (because there are thousands!) was Jaun Fernando Quintero of Columbia. I remember seeing him at the Under17 World Cup. Columbia's game plan was just to get the ball to him and let the magic happen. He has still had his moments at senior level, including a neat freekick at the last World Cup, but I was sure he would be one of the world's best.

[@ilkinn7]

The music at end of the video is on repeat …. A full version of it is needed !

[@nitea8178]

You missed the best of them all: Andrei Vlad - The Messi of the goalkeepers

[@oluwatobigbadamosi9132]

Explain

[@nitea8178]

@@oluwatobigbadamosi9132 So basically FCSB(formerly known as Steaua Bucharest) bought a young goalkeeper a few years ago, and the owner of FCSB - Gigi Becali said that he will be one of the best goalkeepers ever, and he called him "Messi of goalkeepers".

[@buchiaduba1523]

karamoko Dembele remember the name probably the closest thing I've seen to Messi the Celtic kid is unbelievable has had a hard time with injuries lately but hopefully, he can live up to his potential I'm surprised Tifo didn't mention him !!

[@dwarakavamshi8955]

Erik Lamessi - only player who exceeded the level of Messi 😎

[@lagarto5192]

Excellent video,I work in the sports world in the US and Caribbean and you heard everywhere people claiming to have the "next Messi"...

[@dedlues]

Got two more “new Messi’s” from the list The “Jordanian Messi” is Musa Al-Taamari, who had a great stint at APOEL & was rumoured to top-5 clubs, as well as clubs like Olympiacos, but is now playing at Belgium’s OH Leuven The “Canadian Messi” I suppose would be Hanson Boakai though it’s an unwarranted label to have in his case, just puts a lot of unnecessary pressure on a player who’s currently without a club

[@sammy63611]

A positively delightful watch. Happy Monday to all x

[@Furetchen]

While it was always pretty tongue-in-cheek, Marco Rojas is of course the Kiwi Messi. He did okay in a few journeyman spells around Europe, in about the same places that successful A-League stars tend to step up to - the Netherlands, Switzerland, Denmark - but never was quite able to replicate his best form, and has been hit pretty hard by injury upon his latest return.

[@pyrosdestiny]

The one that comes to mind is Emre Mor

[@TrashMetal1995]

Actually, you forgot a quite high-profile one. German speaking media still to this day occasionally label Xherdan Shaqiri the "Alpen-Messi" (Messi of the Alps), which for those who witnessed him at Basel and under Heynckes at Bayern, must seem obvious. He might have not lived up to the billing, but his talent is undeniable. And, to be fair, he can still be a game-changer for the Swiss national team when he feels the trust of his coach.

[@jeremiahpacheco4899]

Shaqiri is mentioned towards the end

[@wizardaka]

Can't believe the song at the end hasn't got more attention. Best yet. I'm available for an album and tour if you're looking for a session band.

[@Bagster321]

That end advert jingle was brilliant.

[@hatimnizam6215]

please produce more videos like this !

[@faiqnadzmi9771]

Faiz Nasir from Malaysia. Even his teammates and coach called him " Messi" in any game Terengganu FC played.

[@R3in_Ch]

and he wasn't even play like messi. not even won terengganu any trophies while he still playing for them

[@tacticaiity]

6:17 To clarify, Amir Sayoud is actually Algerian but played for Al Ahly in Egypt for a little while (and massively flopped).

[@ericnoble42]

That song at the end was pure magic

[@dedasalmeida9047]

I can't believe this neither tifo or people in the comments didn't mentioned Bernardo Silva as "the Portuguese Messi"

[@cesarrocha6872]

It’s a burden being compared to Messi

[@FacundoSutherland]

I love how them used a smaller font for Buonanotte, just like he's of short stature

[@matthewmcneany]

There was just a touch of distain in the phrase 'retired at 21 and is now an eSports player'

[@juicylmao1544]

There wont be a new Messi in our lifetime. Can we stop looking for the new "Messi" there is no "new Messi"

[@man4437]

Marko Marin. A young German attacker who, after a breakthrough season, went to Chelsea where he got lost in the fray Haventz seen that one in a while 😉

[@suryac850]

You forgot Emre Mor from Turkey. Also great rap song for the advertisement by Tifo

[@hamouraimad7564]

Great video as usual. Amir Sayoud is Algerian though, not Egyptian. He scored the winner for Algeria to win its first FIFA Arab Cup last night.

[@LB-uw5cy]

I like how the outro has Tifo IRL bleeding into Tifo Football

[@TheAmasonic]

My casual observation is far too often, when a player is described as the new {insert legendary player}, it hardly ever pans out. Perhaps it is the weight of the comparison but it is also because predicting how a young potential will turn out in years to come is very far from an exact science. In the cases where the talent reaches his potential, he is seen as his own person and not the new player he was compared to. Case in point: no one describes Salah as the new or Egyptian Messi. He's simply described as Salah, a phenomenal player in his own right. Perhaps it is time we stopped such comparisons which have often been nothing more than a marketing gimmick but often affect the player in a negative way.

[@obaloluokeowo563]

It puts a lot of pressure on the young player Even Messi was heavily compared to Maradona when he was in the youth team

[@TheMattedz]

Great video. I know the point of it is to highlight the surreal amount of players compared to Messi and show that there’s just too many to include them all in one video. Nevertheless I would have liked to see Mexican player Francisco Acuña mentioned. His nickname is literally “Messi” and it overwhelmed him so much that he pleaded to the fans and the media to stop calling him that. Cheers!

[@drago939393]

I expected a video on Krkic, not sure if the rest of these folks quite fit the bill besides sometimes being described as similar. Krkic actually had some success and showed potential, on top of being Messi's literal cousin.

[@chrisproutttv]

Good to see them shout out fran. She's amazing

[@rohitbauri5958]

Please make a video on Tite's Brazil and why it isn't working so well?

[@harrymcmullen2227]

Joe Devine is just using Tifo to produce his EP at this point and I'm ok with it

[@greenhandskelly5580]

@Tifo Football You forgot Wes Hoolahan, or Wessi as we call him in Ireland.

[@NIDELLANEUM]

One curious fact about Bojan Krkic is that he cannot play for Serbia because he played *one* game with Spain back in 2008, when he was 18. A footballing equivalent of doing something as a teenager that comes back to haunt you as an adult

[@LMarcon11]

Jean Chera, now that's a name I haven't heard in a long time. He was more hyped as the new Neymar and expected to be as superstar since he was like 11 or 12, with big sports media covering his youth career at Santos

[@daveoaktowers]

I guess that songs in my head now....its the deal of the year...

[@twinamasikogarrethkeith6440]

When is the Tifo Album coming out already...

[@parthpiyushprasad709]

When's the Tifo album dropping?

[@BoneStarr2k]

If all of these people have been compared to Messi, I can't Imagine what will happen when Messi's kids are ready for pro football

[@besratalemu4724]

You missed Ousama Assaidi! One of Brendan Rodgers' first few signings.

[@KingTaarabt]

In Greece: we had Fetfatzidis as well as Koutsianikoulis(Look him up even had the Long Messi hair)

[@udaswoop]

I saw Faiz Nasir :) Kelantan Malaysia Represent!

[@eyalcohen2372]

I think most of you missed the best part of the video which is the amazing outro song

[@tomthedespoiler]

Content entirely aside, that's an ad I don't mind letting play at the end. Good deal.

[@nimrodvictor3460]

I love how you don't mention Ansu fati coz he is just another la masia player with different profile

[@Eibarwoman]

Or Iker Muniain, who prior to Messi having left for PSG pretty much was the "Next Messi" with the most Messi like career as a one team man.

[@Lanolol3]

Amir Sayoud is Algerian but played in Egypt.

[@hubert_graaf]

"the original Brazilian Ronaldo" - Loved that...

[@LokiDokiGG]

Such a great idea for a video. Thumbs up

[@sagarghimire2964]

Pep Barcelona was a well oiled machine with a diamond cut on the edge called Messi who did things we never have imagined possible. ❣️❣️

[@joeljual2073]

Thank you for putting Faiz Nasir in the list as well! He is short but still skilful, he scores his first international goal for Malaysia on his debut as an equaliser against Afghanistan. However, after playing for like 3 matches, he didn't get a call up to the national team for now. He is 29 and playing for Terengganu FC

[@hridoyabdullah5133]

Pochetino must use a formation in which Messi will be played as False 9✨. As PSG has the two most talented forwards (Neymar &Mbappe) Messi will thrive as a false 9 and score record breaking goals & assists. Messi will cover the right and middle part of the pitch like a Boss.🐐✨

[@akramlouifi3308]

Amir Sayoud(listed in the end ) is Algerian not Egyptian .

[@AholeAtheist]

I didn't hear or see that Patino kid at Arsenal mentioned. Aren't they saying he's a bit of a phenomenon?

[@Rhys640]

Alvarez from river plate should be the next "Argentinan messi"

[@helixrichard7649]

Tifo:What happened to New Messi? Me:FOG happened

[@marcefromdamm]

Love to see that Lazio was mentioned on Tifo, more than once!

[@toluabisola]

You get a like for that utterly insane advert at the end, bravo sir, bravo!

[@mustafaabdulsahib9317]

wasnt iker munain compared to messi, the only other two i knew were pablo piatti and giovenco but you covered them

[@DC-hy2rg]

Great vid! Comparing anyone to Messi is just unfair (can't recall Ruidiaz being compared to him tho). Also, Joe was absolutely rocking PaRappa the Rapper's outfit 🔥

[@LuzqueFuscasse]

Coaches at Benfica's academy called Bernardo Silva "Messizinho". Was surprised you didn't mention him

[@ebukahjoseph8016]

How Tifo comes up with these ideas, I have no idea! 😂😂😂😂

[@Mumbler100]

Thought this was a video about Messi at PSG

[@joaomaio9070]

Search up Francisco Conceição from Porto if you don't know him. Still very young with a lot to prove but has been getting called Olival's (Porto's academy) Messi since his u-17 team days. It's obvious to see why after you watch him play, the resemblance in physique and play style is uncanny.

[@ThisIsSinzu]

I need the file for fm08 so bad😭

[@AmbitiousAlgerian]

6:17 Amir Sayoud is Algerian he just was transfered to top egyptian club Al Ahly in cairo when he was young, which is where he got his nickname probably, he still brought the FIFA 2021 arab cup to us by scoring in the final with the algerian second team, he also shot the worst/most hilarious penalty in history (you can look it up it topped every list of funniest/worst penalities on youtube) ... Djabou scored two goals for Algeria in 2014 world cup with one of them against Germany in that 2-1 second round defeat in the 123th minute (latest goal in world cup history)

[@bri1085]

Gerardo Bruna now that's a name I haven't seen in a while

[@tery1015]

Its my first time being here in under 2 minutes. I'm oddly excited

[@hsymdeen]

Surprised Andrija Zivkovic wasn't listed there especially since he was dubbed 'the Serbian Messi' at Partizan. Currently has a decent career in Greece.