If a player can be said to be the natural successor to Diego Maradona, Lionel Messi, but then it is.
Born in 1987 he signed for Barcelona from Newell's Old Boys in Argentina for 13 years and was marked by that time for the Super Star Messi. But its annoying for a variety of injuries, would certainly be a Ballon d'Or was the winner today.
What is always' identified Leo as special is his ability to dribble at speed with the ball under perfectControl. Although primarily a wing player, can play more central, or even less, but regardless of its position when the ball at his feet, the fans have always expected something special from him.
Since scoring his first league goal for Barca in May 2005, Messi has a talisman for the team – his humble attitude off the field and has always praised the work of his teammates that fans always keep him in high esteem.
Life is not always easy for MessiBut despite his extraordinary talent. As a teenager Lionel prevents suffered from a disorder of growth hormone – Barcelona in Spain helped lure paying for his medical care. This dwarfism was ironic, Leo, that center of gravity low, allowed him to weave defenses.
Despite being courted by the Spanish national team, Messi has always eager to represent the land of his birth – he was voted player of the tournament in the Under 20World Cup in 2005, where he is top scorer. Copa América in 2007, he became the youngest player of the tournament. He did not hesitate, do not let despair was represented by Argentina, the 2008 Olympics in Barcelona and although at first seemed to free him back, then helped Argentina win the gold medal – by creating the only goal in the last process .
Play for the national team is not always yielded good results, but. During hisinternational debut against Hungary in 2005, entered as a substitute for Messi in the second half and was sent 40 seconds later – allegedly urging the defenders, pulled his shirt was to restrain him. Then, in the 2006 World Cup, Pekerman, the coach criticized the fans was enormous because of its apparent reluctance Messi in what was to play for Argentina, a disappointing tournament.
And these comparisons Maradona? Well, the great man himself said at onePoint that Messi was his natural heritage. And if you see a copy of "Hand of God" The goal is Messi then search YouTube for "objective" in June 2007 – a local derby against Espanyol in love, I believe you!
While you're there, but I remember how taken goal against Getafe in the Copa del Rey, as the teacher and the little ball ran through almost the whole team, who opened the keeper and score. If this does not bring back memories of Maradona thennothing will.
Despite the comparisons is not the second, Lionel Messi Maradona. A small, fresh, softly spoken personality, Lionel Messi never seems to be in the gossip columns. Instead you only get to try to work, a good football player can be like him and this is as good as any striker in the game world.
Lionel Messi is a great player on his own. And he can only improve.