Lionel Messi ( The Argentine Goat)
Lionel Messi.
Lionel Messi is a professional football player in
Argentina who plays as a forward for the Spanish giants Barcelona and also he
is the captain of the Argentina national team. He is one of the best players in
the world and he is also called one of the great players of all time. Lionel
Messi has won many titles which includes six Ballon d'Or and six European
Golden shoes.
Lionel Messi spends his entire career of football
with the Spanish giants Barcelona, with the club he won 34 trophies. These
trophies include ten La Liga titles, six Copas del Rey. He has the record of
the most goal in La Liga (438) and also has the most hattrick in La Liga (36).
Lionel Messi also has the most assist in La Liga (181). He scored more than 700
senior career goals for his club Barcelona and his country Argentina.
Lionel Messi was born and raised in central Argentina,
and later at the age of 13, he relocated to Spain to join Barcelona. At the age
of 17, he made a competitive debut in the club. He proved himself as one of the
important players over the next three years. Messi won his first Ballon d'Or
just at the age of 22.
He makes the record of winning four consecutive
Ballon d'Or. He makes a record of scoring the most goal in a season in 2011-
12. Messi established himself as one of the all-time top goal scorer. Messi has received many awards at the youth level where
he won the 2005 FIFA world youth championship, their he finished the tournament
by receiving both the Golden Ball and Golden shoe. He also received the Olympic
gold medal at the 2008 summer Olympic. He is the Argentina all-time leading
goal scorer.
Lionel Messi is mainly a left-footer dribbler, but
he is also good with his right foot. He follows another Argentina legend Diego
Maradona who describe Messi as his successor. Lionel Messi is the youngest
Argentina player when he debut for his national team and also the youngest
player to score in the FIFA world cup during the 2006 edition and also reached
the final in 2007 Copa America and named as the young player of the tournament.
Lionel Messi led Argentina to three consecutive
finals which include the 2014 FIFA World Cup, where he won the Golden Ball, the
2005 and 2006 Copa America. He announced his retirement from the international
career in 2016, but later he decided to led his country to qualify for the 2018
FIFA World Cup and also the 3 place finish at the 2019 Copa America.
Lionel Messi is one of the famous footballer in the
world for which he has been sponsored by Sportswear company named Adidas since
2006. He has established himself as their leading brand endorser. Lionel Messi
is the world highest paid footballer for 5 years out of 6 between 2009 to 2014
by a France football. He is also the highest-paid athlete in 2019 by Forbes. He
is also awarded as the Laurcus world sportsman of the year in 2020. Messi is
also the UNICEF Goodwill ambassador.
Lionel Messi does not have a great height, but it
does not affect anything to him. His short height gives him a greater agility
which allows him to change the direction more quickly and also evade the
opposition tackles. He has a significant upper body strength which combined him
with his low center of gravity and very good resulting balance, and which aids
him in withstanding physical challenge from an opponent. Messi short legs help
him to excel in short bursts of acceleration on the other hand his quick feet
enable him to retain the control on the ball when he is dribbling at speed.
Lionel Messi is one of the most prolific goalscorer
and very good finishers of all time. He is also known for his powerful and
accurate striking ability from both inside and outside areas. He is also known
for his quick reaction, positioning, and the ability to make the attacking runs
to beat the opponent defensive line. He is one of the great playmakers of all
time and also an accurate free kicker and a penalty taker. His conversion rate
of taking free kicks is very good and higher than any other player in the
world.
Lionel Messi is one of the best dribblers in the
world and also one of the greatest players of all time. His manager Diego
Maradona said once that "The ball stays stick to his foot, I have seen
many great players but no one can match the ball control like Messi".
Besides his individual qualities, he is also a hard-working team player in his
team. He is a versatile player, he can play as an attacker on either on the
wings or in the center of the pitch.
Lionel Messi favored position in childhood was a
playmaker who play behind the two strikers, which is known as an enganche in
Argentina footballer. Later he began his football career in Spain as a left
Winger or left-sided forward. At the time of his debut, he played in the
right-wing by his manager Frank Rijkaard. By playing from this position he can
easily cut the defense in the middle of the pitch and make a curling shot on
goal with his left foot.
Lionel Messi often played as a false 9 under the
managership of Guardiola. After that he also played in a formation of 4-3-3,
4-2-3-1 and 4-4-2 under the manager whose name was Luis Enrique. Lionel Messi is one of the great players of all
time. He helped his team to win many crucial games and lift the trophies many
times. He is one of the greatest players of Barcelona and also for the
Argentina National team. He is one of the all-time top goal scorer of Argentina
national team. He is the third-highest active international goalscorer behind
Cristiano Ronaldo and Sunil Chhetri which can be changed in the future.
Conclusion: Lionel Messi is one of the great players
of all time. His skills and playing style is very unique for which people love
him and follow him. He is a very good-hearted person and people love him very
much. Surely, he is going to entertain his fans in the future in the football
ground by his skills and endless talent.
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