Come on, there was more skill on display at the Euros than from just Chiesa. Pogba had some crazy dribbling against Germany, Benzema's goal v Switzerland, Turkey's goal against the Swiss, etc, etc. Of course you will never find something exactly the same as what Messi does, but overall the talent coming out of South America has dried up quite a bit in the past 10 years and this year's Copa was quite dire to watch apart from some of Peru's and Argentina's matches.
Meh ... as entertaining value, the Euros this time around were way above anything seen in Copa America. Except for the final ... which they both sucked. But seldom finals deliver anymore. It's truly a very South American thing to revere the dribble above all. I love dribbles almost as much as any South American, but in Brazil and Argentina it's what sometimes gets us in trouble ... looking too much for that "10" to solve things on his own with too much individual genius / improvisational plays.
Messi still needs to explain how he did this 😳 https://t.co/m066wxhTAn— V (@TotalLeoMessi) July 16, 2021
That was just sick . Just incredible touch . Just to think that it was intentional just blows your mind . There are a couple of R9 megs I really like that he did with Brazil in 96 Olympics that I will post later .
Yeah. That's one. @6:20 ... that's crazy body control. The other I like is at around 3:22 vs Nigeria. He recovers the ball then does a little juggle n front of the Nigerian player suckering him in and then rolls it in between his legs. For some reason I really like this one because it looks like he lost control of the ball for a second but I think it was planned to bait the player in.
Firpo: "Messi is the best, he's impressive. You all see what he does in games, but in training it's incredible. I've never seen anything like it. For me he's the best in history."
He’s got choices .. City with KDB and Grealish or PSG with Neymar and Mbappe. I know there’s a lot of ManU fans getting their hopes up of getting Messi
Brian Philips at The Ringer trying to make sense of this (he can't, no one can). https://www.theringer.com/soccer/2021/8/5/22611948/lionel-messi-leaving-barcelona-la-liga