Lionel Messi the successor of Diego Maradona
Lionel Messi was born in the city of Rosario on June 24, 1987. He began playing soccer at the age of five at Grandoli, the club his father trained. Messi switched to Newell’s Old Boys in 1995. At the age of 11, he was diagnosed with growth hormone deficiency. Every month Messi required treatment for the disease that cost more than 500 Pounds. River Plate showed interest in Messi’s progress, but did not have enough money to pay for his treatment. The FC Barcelona knew the talent of Messi. After watching him play, Barcelona signed him and offered to pay for his medical expenses if he was willing to move to Spain.
Messi is a player with exceptional quality. He is very creative and has the skills to take on defenders with ease. He is a versatile left-footed player who can play both in the middle and on the wings, or even as a center forward. Messi makes up for the lack of height with his speed and agility. His sudden changes of pace make him a real problem for defenders. Furthermore, his accurate and powerful shot makes him truly unique in free kick and corner kick situations. He has drawn comparisons to Diego Maradona and, in fact, Maradona himself named Messi his “successor”.
In club football, Messi made his debut against Espanyol on October 16, 2004, becoming the third-youngest player to play for FC Barcelona and the youngest club player playing in La Liga at the time (a record beaten by his teammate Bojan Krkic). in September 2007). He scored his first senior goal against Albacete Balompié on May 1, 2005. Messi was 17 years, 10 months and 7 days old at the time, becoming the youngest player to score in a La Liga match for FC Barcelona until 2007 when Bojan Krkic. broke this record.
Messi won the Sub 20 World Cup in the Netherlands with Argentina. He was crowned top scorer and voted player of the tournament. By the age of 18, he had become one of the hottest properties in the world of gambling. Soon after, he made his first full international appearance in a friendly against Hungary. In 2005, José Pekerman called Messi to the Argentina national team. He made his debut on August 17, 2005 against Hungary. He was sent off in the 63rd minute, just 40 seconds after he came on as a substitute. The referee found that Messi had nudged defender Vilmos Vanczak, who was pulling on Messi’s shirt. He left the field disappointed and crying.
Since then, Lionel Messi has become a more complete and mature player. He still has many years of career left. Everyone expects him to emulate Diego Maradona’s success in guiding Argentina to win the World Cup again.