I don't think there has been a modern player who's 90 minutes is analysed and scrutinised by millions of fans. Each touch and each pass has to be meaningful, each dribble and each shot successful. This is testament to how Messi has made the game of football appear "easy". We demand him to destroy players and teams at will, nothing less would suffice.
The pressing issue has been discussed to death, i couldn't care less if messi is pressing less or helping out with the defensive element if it means that he has enough energy and stamina to bail us out of potentially dropping points.
Messi has spoilt us with his rare and unparalleled talents, even in his quiet games he produces a moment of magic that saves us from the brink of defeat. His goalscoring feats have also detracted from his footballing abilities, that again rare ability to make the right decision 9 out of 10 times, for me this is his most redeeming feature, i couldn't care less again if his goalscoring exploits come to an end, as long as he plays like the little kid in the playground who yearns for the ball because that is all he knows, skipping past players in a schizophrenic frenzy.
The day he retires is when i believe people will actually realise how great he was, which is hard to imagine because of how adored and praised he is now.
The pressing issue has been discussed to death, i couldn't care less if messi is pressing less or helping out with the defensive element if it means that he has enough energy and stamina to bail us out of potentially dropping points.
Messi has spoilt us with his rare and unparalleled talents, even in his quiet games he produces a moment of magic that saves us from the brink of defeat. His goalscoring feats have also detracted from his footballing abilities, that again rare ability to make the right decision 9 out of 10 times, for me this is his most redeeming feature, i couldn't care less again if his goalscoring exploits come to an end, as long as he plays like the little kid in the playground who yearns for the ball because that is all he knows, skipping past players in a schizophrenic frenzy.
The day he retires is when i believe people will actually realise how great he was, which is hard to imagine because of how adored and praised he is now.
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