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Anonymous wrote:If you were actually serious you would compare, middle infielders and most outfielders in baseball, guards in basketball maybe some forwards anything taller than 6'9" is just awkward in soccer, anything but lineman in football so on find those athletes and start comparing if the US would close the gap faster if all these folks chose soccer, probably but ultimately the culture is not soccer so actually playing the game would take generations of soccer only families to achieve.

If you're really serious, you'd know being a good baseball player doesn't mean you'd be a good soccer player.

au contraire baseball may be best comp becasue there are plenty of non-athletes excelling at baseball. Messi would be a non-athelete in any other sport he is a footballer throught and through and picked the best sport for his body type, which is not a superior athlete. My point is the best athletes in other sports comparision, the best athletes on a baseball field are the middle infieders and most outfielders (the non-power guys who can actually run). American football or basketball I agree are best comps because of the starting and stopping that occurs in those games, cutting, and in game transitions

Wow. Your post has no basis in reality. Messi was an incredible athlete. His estimated 40 time would be in the 3.9-4.1 range but because of his build his acceleration in the first 5-10 yards is greater vs that number. He would dominate in every sport but basketball and he would be very good in that. His quickness, coordination, vision, speed and speed with ball are seen only once in a generation if that.
There are no non athletes in pro sports. Each pro athletes is a great athlete and there is small difference that differentiates them among other pro athletes. At that level a 2% speed difference is significant. A slow pro athlete is slow relative to their peer group of other pro athletes.

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Anonymous wrote:Nope it’s not his athleticism it’s his brain. Lots of short quick, shifty lefties out there they aren’t Messi because of his brain not athleticism

If that were true wouldn't he be able to play forever? Afterall it's his brain he wouldn't be slowing down at all.

Thanks for trolling. Time for you to get to work.

Anonymous wrote:liability? more of luxury. He did not impact the Copa but his brain and prescence make for far more than a simple liability. I'd argue few can be effective at 35+ yeasr at this level without a soccer brain becaue of all this things your referenced. thanks for making my point again, Still not getting it.

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Anonymous wrote:Some of us on these boards have sons who are this kid’s age. It is so fun watching him play. Wish the US produced these types of players who seem to be “playing” and surprising you much like they did when they were younger children. Where in our system do we drill out the sense of play and wonder?

Oh stop it.
There's isn't another county in the world that's produced a player like Yamal.

Anonymous wrote:Its all angles=geometry=Soccer IQ= Messi's Brain

you made my points thanks Rio

Anonymous wrote:Nope it’s not his athleticism it’s his brain. Lots of short quick, shifty lefties out there they aren’t Messi because of his brain not athleticism

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Anonymous wrote:Nope it’s not his athleticism it’s his brain. Lots of short quick, shifty lefties out there they aren’t Messi because of his brain not athleticism

If that were true wouldn't he be able to play forever? Afterall it's his brain he wouldn't be slowing down at all.