When Lionel Messi started playing professional football his critics pointed to the fact that he only stood out due to his dribbling and raw speed. Moreover, he was regarded as no more than a winger. In time, he showed that he was more complete than suggested starting to produce assits, scoring all sorts of goals (left-footed, right-footed, remarkably with the chest and even headers!!!) and playing a false center-forward making plays for himself and his team-mates. This video shows this then-undervalued aspect of his game: his ability to produce assits which is on par with the best in this aspect of the game (Xavi, Riquelme, Ozil, Rooney, Guti).
Whilst he was regarded as "just a winger", I believed Messi would finish his career as a play maker behind a stricker similar to Michael Laudrup. As it is usual when considering Lio, time caught up impressively fast.
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