Lionel "The Greatest of All Time" Messi V2

Messigician

Senior Member
Money well spent unlike Demb, Cout, Grizz
Messi knows ball at leaat

PAULINHO: "Messi came walking towards me. We were playing a friendly against Argentina in Australia. The referee had just called a foul for us, and I was next to the ball with Willian."

"Suddenly, Leo approached me, looked me straight in the eye, and said, 'So... are we going to Barcelona or not?' Just like that. No explanation, nothing. He turned his back and walked away. I didn't even have time to think. I just said, 'If you want to take me, I'll go!'"

"At that time, I was playing in the Chinese League with Guangzhou Evergrande, and no one would believe that Barcelona would be interested in me. I thought Messi was joking, trying to mess with my head to distract me from the game. But we were playing a friendly, so I started to doubt."

"After the game, I called my agent and said, 'Boss, for God's sake, I'm going crazy! Tell me if this is real or not!' I was so desperate that I even considered texting Neymar to ask if he knew anything. A month later, my agent called me and said, 'The deal is done. You need to come to Barcelona to sign the papers.'"
 

KingLeo10

Senior Member
Just got to thinking how much of a monster he was in terms of durability from 08 onwards.

So many horrendous tackles to the ankles and knees because his gameplay was centered around being on the ball/dribbling and not 1 meniscus/ligament/tendon tear.

Elite specimen.
 

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