Lionel Messi wants a photo with Michael Jordan: Why can't I have it?

Lionel Messi, current player for Inter Miami in Major League Soccer and captain of the national team from Argentina, has been speaking very frequently with the media in recent times, giving statements that have generated many opinions, surprises and comments around the world without a doubt, and the whole football world is always aware of what Rosario’s idol has to say.

Total respect and admiration for ‘MJ’

Everyone wants a photo with Messi, but Leo also wants a photo. The former Barcelona Football Club player and Paris Saint Germain revealed with whom: “They asked me for so many photos… Why can’t I have a photo with Jordan (Michael)? “It’s the grossest thing there is.”

In the preview of Argentina’s match against Chile for the Copa América in the United States, The captain of the Albiceleste national team had some quite striking reflections in a couple of previews of an interview that was granted. He spoke about his admiration and respect for the living legend of world basketball, Michael Jordan, one of the greatest figures, if not the greatest exponent of the Chicago Bulls franchise in the NBA. Furthermore, Messi spoke about other issues.

For example, he highlighted how important his teammate and Atlético de Madrid player was., Rodrigo De Paul at the time for his insertion into Lionel Scaloni’s new National Team, which in the end would become world champion in the 2022 Qatar Cup: “It is very difficult for me to enter the groups because of the way I am. Rodrigo helped me a lot. He reminds me a lot of Pocho Lavezzi.”

Guardiola an important man in Messi’s career

“It confused Guardiola’s time a bit.. “Everyone wanted their teams to play that way.”

Furthermore, Messi talked a lot about the game. And referencing once again who he was His coach at FC Barcelona, ​​Pep Guardiola, the Argentine star commented the following: “He confused Guardiola’s time a bit. Everyone wanted their teams to play that way. Also 6 or 7 year old boys began to be told that they have to play with two touches, quickly. I think that at that age a little of what happened to me has to happen… Nor should we take away the spontaneity of the children.”

“I didn’t pay attention to tactics and with Guardiola I learned a lot. I started to understand a lot more about the game, the spaces, the ball possession, managing the games through the ball. Football has evolved a lot and today everything is very tactical, too tactical… Today any team with two lines of four, putting five at the back, organized and well worked, complicates things for you. Before there were many more spaces. Nowadays he is much more tactical and physical as well.”

How are Argentina and Messi doing in the Copa América 2024?

In the opening match of the Argentine national team against the Canadian team, Messi was not effective when it came to kicking the goal and could not score any goal for the Albiceleste account, however, he was the man in charge of placing the passes (assists) so that the southern team took the victory of 2 goals to 0 .

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