He has a lot of career ahead, let's go easy.' Later, another team executive who tried to pull that off was Javier Tebas, who is currently La Liga president and, back then, was working as an adviser to several clubs.". That's when I started to pay attention, and they would tell me from Rosario as well that a kid who was playing really good football was showing big potential at Barça. He told me he was a really, really skillful player and that he was brilliant in one-on-one situations. He marvelled us all because of the way he moved and how he solved every issue the opponents presented him with.". We found that nothing was too big for him. Lionel Messi scored the winning goal. There is not one like him.". We explained that as soon as he arrived in Barcelona was signed up at the age of 13, Lionel was acting as an assimilated player in development. "As soon as I went to the airport to pick up Messi and [his father] Jorge, I thought that my colleagues in Argentina had fooled me. Finden Sie perfekte Stock-Fotos zum Thema Fc Barcelona Messi sowie redaktionelle Newsbilder von Getty Images. 30 on his back, Messi came on as a right-winger in the final 10 minutes. What stuck out was a focus that was so out of the ordinary for a 16-year-old kid. "What really grabbed my attention was how he seemed so spectacularly in sync with [Barcelona midfielder Andres] Iniesta, whom we considered an extraordinary player, when they hardly knew each other. The first time I saw him, he was with Gaggioli, who brought him to the restaurant. We hardly spoke to one another throughout the entire trip because he was the youngest of the five of us who were called up. It was not only that he had an outstanding quality, but that he used it, and that on the training pitch he was not run over by the more experienced players. To further prevent Spain from taking him, the Argentine Football Associationorganised two under-20 friendlies in June 2004, against Paragua… Messi only came on for the final seven minutes, replacing goal scorer Deco as Barca won 1-0 at the Olympic Stadium in the hills of Montjuic. To mark the anniversary of his debut, ESPN writers Jordi Blanco, Moises Llorens and Sam Marsden look back on that day, speaking to those who knew him best at the time and those who were involved in the game. - YouTube. That was the first time I'd really heard of him. "Messi didn't play much that night, we were winning 1-0 and the substitution for Deco was natural and decided in a few minutes because we hadn't discussed it at halftime. Neymar remains Brazil's great hope to end World Cup drought, Freddy Adu: 'I'm not ready to give it up'. It was a call from Espanyol. He serves as an adviser to the club president. At the time, he didn't have a Spanish passport and Barca's three non-EU places in the first-team squad were all occupied. They asked me if we were aware that Messi was a Community Player since they were about to denounce us for fielding an ineligible player as he didn't have international clearance. They asked me if we were aware that Messi was a Community Player since they were about to denounce us for fielding an ineligible player as he didn't have international clearance. Watch Lionel Messi’s first UEFA Champions League goal, for Barcelona against Panathinaikos in 2005. How Hayes took Chelsea to peak of women's soccer, can they add Champions League? Later, another team executive who tried to pull that off was Javier Tebas, who is currently La Liga president and, back then, was working as an adviser to several clubs.". He has always been linked to Barça and served as Johan Cruyff's right-hand man at the time of the so-called "Dream Team." He has taken his place among the greatest, beyond goals and assists. He is a monster; he is unique. ", Lionel Messi's Barcelona debut: Oral history of those who saw him first, 15 years ago, vs. Espanyol, Leicester's FA Cup final dreams come true, Tielemans stunner earns Leicester FA Cup glory, Tuchel laments 'unlucky' Chelsea in FA Cup loss, Spotify CEO on Arsenal bid: Kroenkes rejected me, Ronaldo, Juve beat Inter to keep UCL hopes alive. Juni 1987 in Rosario) ist ein argentinischer Fußballspieler.Er besitzt seit 2005 auch die spanische Staatsangehörigkeit.. Messi spielt seit seinem 14. I was glad to see him, it was the first step in the process that led up to everything that came after.". On top of that, he also scored lots of goals. "When I first took over at Espanyol in 2004, [assistant manager] Tintin Marquez spoke to me about Messi. Since I was already there [in Argentina], I figured I would go take a look at him and yes, of course he surprised me.

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