Football fan generates incredible twitter thread to prove why Lionel Messi is not the most complete player forget about all-time.
Lionel Messi is undoubtedly is an incredible player, a talent which fulfilled its potential to the most and he is often also regarded as the greatest player of all time by a huge section of the football fraternity.
The Argentine International has been consistently performing at the top level since more than a decade and is one of the most followed players in the world. He is often lauded for his expertise in several areas of game- vision, passing, finishing etc, which other players o not hold.
However, a football fan named @AntiLaportisimo on twitter has made a thread to disprove that Messi is a complete player. The first point he makes is that the 32-year-old is poor with his weak foot.
1. Score goals with his weak foot.
Messi is known for not being able to score many right foot goals; during his career, we've seen thousands of plays where he could've tried to shot or pass, but decided to keep holding the ball. Clearly harming the team. pic.twitter.com/1GzsyaqFUA
— HomoRosement Debunker (@AntiLaportismo) August 14, 2019
The second point of critique is his heading ability. Although Messi is only five foot seven the Twitter user believes that the diminutive forward’s lack of aerial prowess works against him.
2. Shine in the air.
Scoring headers is a very important characteristic for any attacker. Being able to win a game from the air makes you a very useful player for every single system. Sending a cross to Messi makes no sense the 90% of the time (unless he's unmarked) pic.twitter.com/uT0E8tevm2
— HomoRosement Debunker (@AntiLaportismo) August 14, 2019
Further, he also mentions Messi’s poor record in penalties, the Argentine star has missed around 24 penalties in his career. Moreover, point number four discusses his lack of long shots from outside the penalty area. However, the point is not true, as Messi has gained expertise in kicking accurate freekicks and moreover, he has around a century of goals from outside the box.
3. Score penalties.
One of the best possibilities to score a goal and give a team the lead is the free shot from the penalty spot. Messi has missed 24 penalties (33%) and he's known as one of the worse penalty takers in the world. pic.twitter.com/FL1vPai9tx
— HomoRosement Debunker (@AntiLaportismo) August 14, 2019
4. Long shots.
When a team desperately needs a goal, shooting from distance can be the key. Messi doesn't have enough power/accuracy to surprise the goalkeeper. pic.twitter.com/QfFgBx8G31
— HomoRosement Debunker (@AntiLaportismo) August 14, 2019
The thread goes on to say that he lacks leadership qualities as well as ‘clutchness’ in the big games as long as failing to thrive in other systems.
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7. Being a leader.
When a team can't find footballing answers in the adversity, a true leader has to step up and make the players strong again. The mentality is very important in the sport, and it's something that Messi clearly lacks. pic.twitter.com/vQye93hION
— HomoRosement Debunker (@AntiLaportismo) August 14, 2019
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The thread tries to make sense but fails while undermining the talent of the player and at certain areas did not meet with facts and figures and just turned out to be random accusations.
