[theqoo] MESSI STANDING STILL WITHOUT EVEN WALKING DURING THE GAME

⚽️ Official statement from Kim Jeongwoo, who marked Messi at the South Africa World Cup

“Messi was just standing there, so I thought, “Oh well, I’ll just stand here too,” and stood with him, but in the blink of an eye, he sprinted right past me, and there was absolutely no way I could stop him.”

⚽️ From Pep Guardiola, the coach who mentored Messi

“Messi walks across the field, analyzing every moment as if he were taking an X-ray. He senses when he’s left unmarked. And when he notices that the opposing defense is watching him, he quietly finds space and creates distance between himself and the defenders.”

“Messi is probably the player who runs the least in La Liga. But the moment the ball reaches his feet, he has already completed an X-ray analysis of space and time. He knows exactly who is where. And in the next instant, Bang!, he unleashes a lethal play.”

1. Wow…

2. It’s only possible because he’s a god

3. When I watch Messi, I realized that he’s actually very smart

4. Is soccer a sport where players tend to slack off on the bench? … He’s supposed to be marking Messi, but he’s got his back turned to him

5. Wow… he probably doesn’t even sweatㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

6. They say all world-class athletes are smart

7. He’s a pro at this

8. If Messi wasn’t Messi, he’d get so much hate. He’s seriously just standing stillㅋㅋㅋㅋ

9. Only possible because he’s the god of soccer.. He’s the one and only

10. Aside from Messi, nobody can pull this off. That’s only possible because it has that much return value for him