“Personally, I like Neymar, but when talking about Messi, he is always the best player in world football. That title does not only come to Messi now, but it will continue for a long time.” throughout the history of football, I feel very honored to have spent many years with him at Barcelona. Indeed, to get to where he is today, Messi also had to practice very hard, but we didn’t It cannot be denied that his talent in football is like a gift from God.”

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Messi can play in any position, he can play on the right or the left, both are good. But if I let him become a goalkeeper, I’m not so sure because Messi doesn’t have good enough height. But truly, Messi can choose any position on the field to play.

In every match, ball situations will tend to lead to different plays, but observing Messi on a daily basis will tell you how good a player he really is. The way Messi receives the ball, knows what happens next and his body movements will tell you how simple football is. That’s why every time we see Messi score, everyone feels that such plays are very simple for Messi. If you’re not in space to shoot, it’s best to just pass the ball back to Messi to wait for the difference he can bring.

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People always ask each other a familiar question: between Ronaldo and Messi, who is better. It seems to be an eternal question when people start talking about football. It’s like you’re asking do I like blue or red more? Indeed, it is a very difficult topic to answer. Maybe Ronaldo is the type of player who represents extremely persistent training to achieve success, but Messi is a different story. It’s like he was born just to step on the field and become number one!”

– Ivan Rakitic shares about his former teammate Lionel Messi in the program “All Roads Lead to Saudi”