In other words, that’s how people doubt Messi: “The technique is beautiful, but can he survive being pressed and kicked by an English defender in terrible conditions?”
But in reality, Messi never needed the Premier League to establish himself as one of the greatest players in football history.
Since his rise to prominence at Barcelona, Messi has been at the centre of an empire that revolves around him. In that environment, Messi has not only won every prestigious title such as La Liga, Champions League, Copa del Rey, but also set a series of unprecedented records. He has dominated world football from Spain, which has been the centre of top-flight football for more than a decade.
Not only that, Messi has never shied away from English opponents. On the contrary, he has repeatedly made the Premier League’s best representatives feel sorry for him in the Champions League. Man Utd, Chelsea, Arsenal and Man City have all been victims of the Argentine genius. In fact, Messi doesn’t need to come to England to defeat English football – he does it right on the European stage.
As his career comes to an end with a World Cup, Copa America and eight Ballons d’Or, Messi has proven that class does not need a specific address. He is a global legend, despite never having played a single minute in the Premier League.
