England are just one game away from the World Cup final, and England legend & SunSport columnist Kyle Walker joins Proper Football Daily exclusively to reveal how the Three Lions can stop Lionel Messi
What made/ makes Messi so dangerous is that he's not only the best goalscorer he's also the best playmaker.
He not only will drag you away from your formation if you man Mark him but he just attacks you where your shape is the weakest.
Make no mistake he's better when older because although he could dribble past a whole team it also overloaded his brain, he can still do that but now he plans his moves and has options in his brain so that when he gets the ball it's 3 touches a goal or assist.
Hes the only player in history that ppl fear because they think he's old can't do anything and he uses that against you to punish things they think he's weak at
Alvarez, Lotaro, McAlister, Enzo ... all are at elite level for their clubs. Messi obsession allows them to make plays under the radar... for Messi as well as for themselves. Messi need not be man-marked, he needs to be man-watched while protectcing zones. His transition from walking needs to be watched, tracked, anticipated and intercepted . England did great job anticipating and ctting service to Haaland. A similiar scheme could be tried.
Most players with that much mileage retired long ago. What makes Messi so remarkable is not just that he can still dictate the game, but that he still wants to compete at the highest level. Having essentially 'completed' football, his relentless hunger is just as unbelievable as his physical performance on the pitch.
This is promising to be a good game, I hope it becomes a good game. France against Spain dissapointed and did not show up and the game was not as exciting as anticipated. May the best team win.
The Argentinians are more fuelled by the history, this England team need to remain disciplined and use the emotions of the semi final without letting those emotions control them.
The fact that we still talking about 39 yo Messi as one of the best player in the world shows how insane his level is🔥
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He not only will drag you away from your formation if you man Mark him but he just attacks you where your shape is the weakest.
Make no mistake he's better when older because although he could dribble past a whole team it also overloaded his brain, he can still do that but now he plans his moves and has options in his brain so that when he gets the ball it's 3 touches a goal or assist.
Hes the only player in history that ppl fear because they think he's old can't do anything and he uses that against you to punish things they think he's weak at
England also in degerzone .
Leo has never lost with center ref in MLS but that's a glass ceiling.