Only Messi Can Still Be As Effective At 39 – Pedri

Barcelona midfielder Pedri has opened up on why Lionel Messi remains the most effective player on the planet. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.

Highlighting the World Cup winner’s weapons on the pitch, the Spaniard stated that watching him on TV exposes how Messi manipulates the game through intelligence rather than just speed.

Pedri added that Lionel’s incredible vision is the reason why he has dominated football for two decades and counting.

His words, “I had the luck of being able to play and train with him and I enjoyed and learned a lot from him. Now, well, I enjoy him very much.

I think that many times you see the game on TV and if you just start looking at him, he is looking where the free gap is or where he is going to be able to receive alone, because of quality he is overflowing, he has more than all the others.

He sees football a little before the others and knows where to be to score a goal.

I think that what he does with the age he has, only he can do.”

WOW.

Futbol Club Barcelona is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football.

Founded in 1899 by a group of Swiss, Catalan, German, and English footballers led by Joan Gamper, the club has become a symbol of Catalan culture and Catalanism, hence the motto “Més que un club” (“More than a club”). Unlike many other football clubs, the supporters own and operate Barcelona. It is the third-most valuable sports team in the world, worth $5.51 billion, and the world’s fourth richest football club in terms of revenue, with an annual turnover of €582.1 million.

The official Barcelona anthem is the “Cant del Barça”, written by Jaume Picas and Josep Maria Espinàs. Barcelona traditionally play in dark shades of blue and garnet stripes, hence nicknamed Blaugrana.

In March 2021, Lionel Messi overtook Xavi’s record of 767 games played for the club, and presently has made 778 official appearances in all competitions, while also holding the record for the most appearances in La Liga matches for Barcelona, with 520.