Messi, The G.O.A.T

Messi, The G.O.A.T

Messi Holding The Ballon D’Or Award

Lionel Messi is one name that would highlight the evolution of the beautiful game in the twenty-first century. Born with a rare medical condition, his mother turned down pleas from those who pity Messi to relieve him of the arduous rigors of survival. Messi’s mother wanted her previously deformed innocent son to live no matter what.

That unwavering faith that is unique to every mother rings so true with everything Messi has shown the world in football, also known as soccer in many parts of the world.

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When Messi was 11 years old, he was diagnosed with growth hormone deficiency (GHD), a condition caused by insufficient amounts of growth hormone in the body, resulting in impaired growth and development.

What is growth hormone deficiency (GHD), which many readers would want to be educated about it? Medical books define GHD as follows: ”Growth hormone is a substance that is needed to stimulate the growth of bones and other tissues that help kids grow and develop. That said, growth hormone deficiency is a condition wherein the pituitary gland does not produce enough growth hormones, impairing a child’s growth and development.

Messi in the course of the World Cup matches showed how talented he was with the way he sat deep to pick up the ball from his mates before spraying defence-splitting passes which made the difference for the Argentines.

Argentina showed dogged character by turning their first game defeat to unknown quantities in world soccer, Saudi Arabia 2-1into a marker of how cruel the game can be, scoring two goals in every game with the Dutch quarterfinals game serving as a warning on the need to play as a group when defending.

The Dutch almost eliminated the Argentines with a late reply of two goals to drag the game into extra time and penalties. The Argentines won the breathtaking penalty shoot-out 4-3.

Every game the Argentine was better than the previous one so they went home to study the tapes and fashion out a better way to be cohesive in the three departments of the game. It was apparent that Messi had lost his speed on the ball but quickly improvised with his deft touches and intelligent passes which strung the team’s style of play.

Messi didn’t only run the show by scoring goals with aplomb. He also became Argentina’s top World Cup scorer of all time with 11 goals, surpassing Gabriel Batistuta who scored 10.

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Messi has already bagged four man-of-the-match accolades during the tournament and he now stands a chance of winning the Golden Ball, Golden Boot and the World Cup trophy itself. Messi, on Wednesday, was quoted to have told TyC Sports: ”A lot of happiness, being able to achieve this. Ending my career in the World Cups playing my last game in a final.