Messi

Miss will save Argentina

He better show up big when it matters most, ngl they need him. Messi magic still hits different 🇦🇷

Bro needs to lock in this time, can't be hiding when the game gets rough. Messi magic or nothing fr 🔥

Messi always finds a way when it matters, dude just lives for these moments. Argentina got this with him leading the charge.

Messi’s got that clutch gene, Argentina always looks different when he’s on the pitch

Honestly if anyone can drag a team through a rough patch it's him, but the defense has to hold up their end too man.

Messi carrying the whole nation on his back again, but man needs some help from the rest of the squad too

Honestly I would take a disciplined Argentina over pure Messi magic, the others have to step up.

its crazy how he still pulls out wins at this point in his career, i remember watching him mess up a penalty once and then just score two worldies right after like it was nothing. honestly the whole team lifts when he just pushes forward a bit more

guy still drags them through matches when the midfield cant string two passes together. you watch and it feels inevitable he will bail them out again but also feels like they shouldnt need it every single time

Watched him do it live in 2022, pure madness.

Do you think he still has one more major trophy in him for Argentina or is this the last dance?

I was in a packed bar during the 2022 final and the whole place went silent when he stepped up for that penalty, then just exploded.

that second half against netherlands when he assisted the first goal was just absurd, no panc at all.

Argentina relies on him too much and that tends to catch up with teams eventually. Just feels like the others need to actually step up if they want to stop depending on a moment of brilliance from him every single match.

yo if messi turns on that crazy playmaking mode again the whole squad gets lifted no joke. that 1.85 odd on him scoring first is tempting but i might wait for live betting after seeing the first 10 mins tbh

If you are looking at player props, the shots on target market is often safer than anytime scorer because even when Argentina struggles, he still pulls the trigger from ditance and forces saves.

every tournament people say the same thing about him being too old then he drops a masterclass out of nowhere, the odds for argentina to win by exactly one goal at 3.10 are actually looking spicy right now

Honestly I think saving them is too much pressure, the midfieeld still looks a bit lost even with his magic.

the thing that always gets me is how saving them doesnt even look like a one man carry anymore cause the squad knows exactly where to pass so he can just drift into space and pick the final ball. if that little setup clicks early the whole match just slides into a predictable grnd and he walks off with two assists.

honestly the midfiel thing is spot on, he stil makes them look way better than they are and i keep thinking the real issue is nobody else stepping up when teams mark him out of the game for 60 min

do you think he literally carries them soolo or is the rest of the squad finally clicking enough to pull their weight this run

he still has that weird ability to slow the whole game down to his pace and everyone just follows, its wild to watch. the only thing that scares me is how much they rely on one moment of magic instead of actually controlling the full 90 minutes