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MESSI. Die ultimative Biografie des Weltmeisters: Unterstützt und autorisiert von Lionel Messi und seiner Familie (inkl. WM 2022 und USA-Wechsel)
Lionel "Leo" Messi ist ein Phänomen. Trotz weltweiter Verehrung ist kaum etwas über das Leben des argentinischen Superstars und siebenfachen Weltfußballers bekannt, der 2022 endlich den lange ersehnten Weltmeistertitel gewann und zum Karriereende überraschend in die USA wechselte.
Was steckt hinter dem außergewöhnlichen Talent des Argentiniers, wie wurde er zum besten Spieler der Welt? Wie wurde er ausgebildet, welche Schwierigkeiten galt es zu überwinden? Welche Rolle spielt seine Familie und die unglaubliche Fußballbegeisterung in seinem Heimatland? Wie tickt der stets bescheiden auftretende Superstar privat?
Als erster Autor hat Guillem Balagué mit Messi selbst und seiner Familie gesprochen, außerdem seine Trainer sowie zahlreiche Mitspieler und Wegbegleiter getroffen. Mit dem Star-Trainer Pep Guardiola erarbeitete er eine exklusive, detaillierte Analyse des Ausnahmespielers. Das Ergebnis ist das einzige umfassende, hoch spannende Porträt des argentinischen Ausnahmefußballers.
In dieser 2023 aktualisierten Neuausgabe werden ausführlich auch der Gewinn des WM-Titels 2022 sowie die Hintergründe von Messis Wechsel zu Paris Saint-Germain und Inter Miami beleuchtet.
Was steckt hinter dem außergewöhnlichen Talent des Argentiniers, wie wurde er zum besten Spieler der Welt? Wie wurde er ausgebildet, welche Schwierigkeiten galt es zu überwinden? Welche Rolle spielt seine Familie und die unglaubliche Fußballbegeisterung in seinem Heimatland? Wie tickt der stets bescheiden auftretende Superstar privat?
Als erster Autor hat Guillem Balagué mit Messi selbst und seiner Familie gesprochen, außerdem seine Trainer sowie zahlreiche Mitspieler und Wegbegleiter getroffen. Mit dem Star-Trainer Pep Guardiola erarbeitete er eine exklusive, detaillierte Analyse des Ausnahmespielers. Das Ergebnis ist das einzige umfassende, hoch spannende Porträt des argentinischen Ausnahmefußballers.
In dieser 2023 aktualisierten Neuausgabe werden ausführlich auch der Gewinn des WM-Titels 2022 sowie die Hintergründe von Messis Wechsel zu Paris Saint-Germain und Inter Miami beleuchtet.
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“Messi is a poster, Maradona is a flag”
This has to be right up there as one of the best biographies that I have ever read of a professional footballer. Messy without a shadow of a doubt is one of the greatest footballers if not the greatest of our generation. Personally I would rank him behind Maradona Zidane and Pele. Argentina got to the final of the World Cup in Brazil 2014 so the stage was set for him to cause damage and for one reason or another he wasn’t really able to take the game by the scruff of the neck. The detail in this book is immaculate both from a historical perspective because it tracks me Leos footballing career from historical perspective from his simple starts in Rosario Argentina right through to the Imperial Heights he has reached as a elite and freakish almost professional footballer. This summer the World Cup in Russia will be another key moment in his life where he has the opportunity to put a stake in the ground and proclaim himself to be one of the greatest of all time.Personally I’m not sure if he will be able to do it. There is a clear humbleness that comes through in the book about his character and if you look at some of the greatest players in the world I believe they had many different characteristics but humility probably wasn’t right up there with all of them. It would’ve been interesting for me to see what Leos career and trajectory would’ve been like had he had that streak of arrogance that Ronaldo or Ibrahimović clearly have. I could go on and on and on talking about the little flea or the leper as his team was called in Argentina (newells) but enough has been said about Leo from an amateur perspective like mine. I think this biography had so many interesting parts to it that that had me annotating the book on multiple occasions. Here are some of my favourite bits:
Someone bought messy a kilo of oranges And some tennis balls. They asked him to practice with them for a week seven days later the recorded the tape but showed him making 113 touches with an orange. With a tennis ball it was easier 140 touches. There was a table tennis ball lying around. Give it to Leo they gave it to him. 29 touches in a row with the table tennis ball. You try it. See if you can reach three. This Leo had an advantage over you he spent all day every day with the ball between games during the game at home in the school yard every blessed day.
And it was there that they would finish what they started another game of first to six goals. Once more giving it their all. Four hours of non-stop football sometimes more.
Football is life in rosario and life is football.And to that end the spirit of the city is appropriately reflected in one goal in particular according to the Guinness book of records the most celebrated goal in history. It happened on 19 December 1971 in a match played in the suffocating heat in Buenos Aires in Argentina. It was the semifinals of the national championship and the only time the two clubs newells and Central Add face teacher other in the country’s capital. Neither side was able to find the oppositions nets in a match that was taken up with the battle to win control. Then 13 minutes from time there was a foul close to one of the penalty areas. Aldo Pedro Poy the rosario central striker made his way into the area . As he did so he called out to one of the camerman. What was it? A premonition a prediction? Call it what you will. Get your cameras ready this one is going in he said. And so it happened. The goal scorer jostling with his marker before getting away from him soared into the air with his body arched his arms extended and hit a flying header into the goal. So what if the ball had brushed the stomach of the central defender and wrongfooted the goalkeeper? It was a goal and a definitive one so the eternal rival had been knocked out in the semifinals. Central went on to win the final and the first title they had one in the history but that was not as celebrated as that strikers diving header. The ambitiously titled organizacion canalla for Latin America as for the past three decades met every 19th December on the pitch at the central stadium: on this day someone crosses the ball and Poy Reenacts the diving header. Lately however the problem as the striker himself says is not so much making the dive but getting up again afterwards :-)
In life there are three elements: mission vision and values as the prestigious Argentinian sport psychologist Liliana grabbin. The legs you inherit from your father is the way he walks the path the values he transmits. Leo carries with him the strong personality of his mother and the calmness tolerance and forbearance of his father: strange combination: yinyang I suppose. But he also passed on to him humility self-sacrifice and tenacity. But the son is also the result of his fathers vision. Jorge Once said that to her your name being chanted is the greatest thing that can happen to a human being.
Alfredo Distefano played in the same Riverside if only as a replacement for Adolfo pedernera. The blonde arrow as he is now in Spain adapted to the style of play wherever he went to both as a player and coach. at Espanyol tired of seeing the ball flying over the heads of the players Distefano stoped the training mid session and asked what is the ball made out of? Leather they answered. Where do you get leather from. From A cow And what does the cow eat?. Grass they said : to which Distefano replied right so play the ball on the grass then.;)
Arsène Wenger Says to get the highest level you need to believe in yourself to a greater degree that can be logically justified. All great sportsmen have this capacity for a logical optimism. Not a single athlete has ever reached its maximum potential without the ability to eliminate from his mind any shadow of a doubt.
Leo’s first position following a pass saw him increased the speed of the game. This is one of Leo’s first games for the Barcelona men’s team and within seconds of receiving the ball he changed the dynamic and acceleration of the entire game. Never underestimate what you can do as an individual player on the football pitch.
Sometimes Leo would eat at La Massia with the Barcelona B team and then later on again in one of the Argentinian restaurants in Barcelona. The usual menu day would consist of a couple of pies always meat. Then a scallope Milanese . He was so fond of the 200 g of meat dipped in egg and breadcrumbs with tomato sauce with ham and cheese cooked in the oven always with chips and always without salad that in the restaurant see frequented it was known as La Milamessi. And to finish his meal he would have ice cream made with sweetened milk and chocolate. Occasionally he would vary the food with a plate of meat ravioli. Always washed down with water or Coca-Cola. He didn’t touch alcohol. The waiter used to joke with him about a bit of fish which would do him good to which she would answer yuck fishes are for the water. If fish or meat wholesalers happened to offer him a case of Argentinian King prawns as a gift Leo insisted that they give them to his father but they should bring him some Argentinian meat next time. On occasions he would go to the restaurant to eat on Sundays at midday and go on there from there to the ground especially when Rijkaard in his last monthsAt the club allowed players to arrive at the stadium just for the games by the time I get there I would’ve digested all the food Leo would say to him self. If there wasn’t a game after training he would have a long siesta wake up at about four and eat a pizza if he was thirsty he would drink a litre and a half of Coca-Cola. A complete lack of nutritional control. He lived the life of a student and it showed on some of the injuries that he’d started to pick up in his early part of his career at Barcelona.
Leo had learned many lessons in his professional life. One of those was losing the championship in the game against Espanyol. Leo lost possession and didn’t TrackBack to recover the ball. He doesn’t make that mistake any more. In that Barcelona Derby Leo scored both goals in 2-2 draw including one with his hand to make it 1-1. He jumped to head the ball and beat the goalkeeper to it by using his left-hand. A little bit like what Magherdonnagh did against England in the World Cup in 1986. Moral judgement of the goal draws different conclusions depending on which hemisphere you come from. For better or for worse guile is considered part of the Latin game And the Latin gene, something that will never be understood by Anglo-Saxon sensibilities.
Rijkaard was In charge at the club at one of the most difficult moments in its history and managed to bring Barcelona back to the position and standing that they deserved. The people in charge of the team management opted for a long lasting football model and the final downward spiral led by a number of bad decisions was ultimately the consequence of success. Often sadly that is more difficult to digest. This reminds me of the saying nothing fails like success. Two years later he was a man. The number 10 fitted him like a glove. You won’t seem training in the gym or doing many extra hours But he carried with him the one thing that is so hard to time: can you that it was his time and he grabbed it with both hands.
The late actor Kristen Reeves who knew more than most about the highs and lows the triumphs and the pain said that many dreams appear impossible at first later improbable and finally when we set our minds to it they become inevitable.The following are the 10 most important things that you need to become a professional footballer according to this author
Family and football and context
Restlessness and motivation
Ambition competitiveness and focus
Consistency
Commitment and sacrifice
Humility (I disagree with this one to a certain extent)
Emotional intelligence and its benefits which are adaptation and a control of emotions
Enjoyment
Genetics
When someone is motivated principally for themselves rather than financial rewards or social standing is they acquire a long list of psychological benefits: the struggle is less hard : persistence is then a pleasure.
His focus the sports psychologist say is absolute centred. Many of those who stand out in science culture or sport have the same vision; they say that Archimedes remained focused on an experiment while syracuse the city he was in was being invaded: the order had been given that the inventor an astronomer should not be harmed but archimedes Sat concentrating on what he was doing Unti he noticed the soldier. don’t mess up my circles he told the soldier as he sat drawing in the sand. The Roman killed him with a single blow.
Mozart explains syed had 3500 hours of practice by the time he was six and studied music for 18 years before writing his first great work his piano Concerto No. 9 at the age of 21.
Van Gogh: Neither did he have an inmate gift for painting. He was not an instant genius but tireless technician who to learn his craft to understand the mechanics and the use of colour copied out then 197 illustrations for a drawing manual by Charles Barrow neither did he have an innate gift the painting. He was not an instant genius but tireless technician who had to learn his craft to understand the mechanics. He did all this once no not once but three times. For that reason we need to proceed with care to classify a youngster as a natural talent is to potentially overshadow the struggle and sacrifices you need to make to develop that talent further; if he thinks he’s born like this he can begin to think that he has no need to put in any effort whatsoever.
Leo has a tolerance to pain makes him get up soon as he Is kicked. This is something he has had since he was very small bead through intuition or training he has the capacity to deal with the pain of a kick in the shortest possible time. Even though the rival has probably done it on purpose to stop it is only thought was of the next move.
Technique has its limits and that is given by coordination says Quique Dominguez. Everything else can be taught everything can be learnt but you need to go beyond the technical level to be a great: Leo gives you a handshake and talks to you but you can see that secretly is looking for the ball you have to have that passion you have to have that commitment.
Leos legs move faster than any other footballer I have seen in this gives him an advantage: the rhythm in his stride which is essentially natural is also unique: 4.5 strides per secondWhich is better than the 4.4 strides per second of asafa powell The Jamaican sprinter broke the hundred metres world record in 2007. The skill to carry out the smoothest of touches one after the other assisted by this gestural speed gives him another advantage. And the ability to turn at full speed a mixture of coordination and speed is another physical attributes that helps him shake off his opponents.
Being the best is not enough to be considered the best. Messy is a poster, Maradona is a flag. Wrote an Argentine writer: being the best is not enough to be considered the best. Perfection reiterated isn’t perfection. Messy is a poster, Magherdonnagh is a flag. Wrote Argentine writer hugo ashe in an article ironically entitled messy the foreigner. Magherdonnagh displays the characteristics of an astute streetwise Latin. Messi also scored a goal with his hand. With the ball like Diego he always has a trick up a sleeve but messi does not look to bend the rules to his own advantage. Messy is too correct and proper in a country that is attracted to and even demands the incorrect away.
Has an interesting question: put a 25-year-old Maradonna in the Barcelona team of pep Guardiola. Where would Magherdonnagh play? Xavi or even Leo now occupy the space taken out by the number 10 of yesteryear. Diego had in explosiveness and skill that would love him to play further up the pitch. He would bang in the goals these days please cover many more miles than in his era and given his tendency to let himself go physically he could find it difficult to keep up with the demanding rhythm of the whole season. Now imagine messy in Maradonnas Napoli shirt. Against those tough defences that opted for man marking his intelligence and efficiency will make him the start of the side but the space the tactics even the ball is different and heavier he may well have found it difficult to lose his arrival.
Pep gladiola he would demand that we concentrate on to 3 details that he had prepared for that particular day. He wanted us to end up doing those things subconsciously and that is why the first sessions were somewhat repetitive: about the positions we had to take up or if the opponents at the ball how the attackers have to press lots of little things sadly after 2/3 weeks he no longer had to shout when you instinctively what was expected of us.
don’t drive yourself mad only make the necessary runs listen to yourself your body will tell you if you notice anything raise your hand footballers have to follow much more than tactical instructions.
Cristiano Ronaldo:.regularly does 3000 situps he systematically gets eight hours sleep every night and has extraordinary mental strength. The thousands of hours with the ball allow him to make decisions un onsciously and to know the permutations of the game without thinking: he dribbles at full speed looking at his opponents feet he can dribble around 13 cones in eight seconds. He anticipates opponents presence and the amount of Available and necessary space; and he senses whether The ball is going to fall even in the darkness as he has demonstrated in the film exercise which is available on YouTube in which she was asked to shoot with the light switched off just as a cross was put in. He scored on both occasions and his reaction time was 300 ms. He Even scored when the shot left the foot of the crosser after the lights were off. His shot the famous tomahawk that sees the balls rise and fall like a missile is the consequence of practising 25 to 33 free kicks every day.
Xavi and iniesta were able to excellently “slowly cook” the moves which meant that the team didn’t need to run up and down the pitches as much and as fast. Messi needed periods in the game in which he could recuperate.
This has to be right up there as one of the best biographies that I have ever read of a professional footballer. Messy without a shadow of a doubt is one of the greatest footballers if not the greatest of our generation. Personally I would rank him behind Maradona Zidane and Pele. Argentina got to the final of the World Cup in Brazil 2014 so the stage was set for him to cause damage and for one reason or another he wasn’t really able to take the game by the scruff of the neck. The detail in this book is immaculate both from a historical perspective because it tracks me Leos footballing career from historical perspective from his simple starts in Rosario Argentina right through to the Imperial Heights he has reached as a elite and freakish almost professional footballer. This summer the World Cup in Russia will be another key moment in his life where he has the opportunity to put a stake in the ground and proclaim himself to be one of the greatest of all time.Personally I’m not sure if he will be able to do it. There is a clear humbleness that comes through in the book about his character and if you look at some of the greatest players in the world I believe they had many different characteristics but humility probably wasn’t right up there with all of them. It would’ve been interesting for me to see what Leos career and trajectory would’ve been like had he had that streak of arrogance that Ronaldo or Ibrahimović clearly have. I could go on and on and on talking about the little flea or the leper as his team was called in Argentina (newells) but enough has been said about Leo from an amateur perspective like mine. I think this biography had so many interesting parts to it that that had me annotating the book on multiple occasions. Here are some of my favourite bits:
Someone bought messy a kilo of oranges And some tennis balls. They asked him to practice with them for a week seven days later the recorded the tape but showed him making 113 touches with an orange. With a tennis ball it was easier 140 touches. There was a table tennis ball lying around. Give it to Leo they gave it to him. 29 touches in a row with the table tennis ball. You try it. See if you can reach three. This Leo had an advantage over you he spent all day every day with the ball between games during the game at home in the school yard every blessed day.
And it was there that they would finish what they started another game of first to six goals. Once more giving it their all. Four hours of non-stop football sometimes more.
Football is life in rosario and life is football.And to that end the spirit of the city is appropriately reflected in one goal in particular according to the Guinness book of records the most celebrated goal in history. It happened on 19 December 1971 in a match played in the suffocating heat in Buenos Aires in Argentina. It was the semifinals of the national championship and the only time the two clubs newells and Central Add face teacher other in the country’s capital. Neither side was able to find the oppositions nets in a match that was taken up with the battle to win control. Then 13 minutes from time there was a foul close to one of the penalty areas. Aldo Pedro Poy the rosario central striker made his way into the area . As he did so he called out to one of the camerman. What was it? A premonition a prediction? Call it what you will. Get your cameras ready this one is going in he said. And so it happened. The goal scorer jostling with his marker before getting away from him soared into the air with his body arched his arms extended and hit a flying header into the goal. So what if the ball had brushed the stomach of the central defender and wrongfooted the goalkeeper? It was a goal and a definitive one so the eternal rival had been knocked out in the semifinals. Central went on to win the final and the first title they had one in the history but that was not as celebrated as that strikers diving header. The ambitiously titled organizacion canalla for Latin America as for the past three decades met every 19th December on the pitch at the central stadium: on this day someone crosses the ball and Poy Reenacts the diving header. Lately however the problem as the striker himself says is not so much making the dive but getting up again afterwards :-)
In life there are three elements: mission vision and values as the prestigious Argentinian sport psychologist Liliana grabbin. The legs you inherit from your father is the way he walks the path the values he transmits. Leo carries with him the strong personality of his mother and the calmness tolerance and forbearance of his father: strange combination: yinyang I suppose. But he also passed on to him humility self-sacrifice and tenacity. But the son is also the result of his fathers vision. Jorge Once said that to her your name being chanted is the greatest thing that can happen to a human being.
Alfredo Distefano played in the same Riverside if only as a replacement for Adolfo pedernera. The blonde arrow as he is now in Spain adapted to the style of play wherever he went to both as a player and coach. at Espanyol tired of seeing the ball flying over the heads of the players Distefano stoped the training mid session and asked what is the ball made out of? Leather they answered. Where do you get leather from. From A cow And what does the cow eat?. Grass they said : to which Distefano replied right so play the ball on the grass then.;)
Arsène Wenger Says to get the highest level you need to believe in yourself to a greater degree that can be logically justified. All great sportsmen have this capacity for a logical optimism. Not a single athlete has ever reached its maximum potential without the ability to eliminate from his mind any shadow of a doubt.
Leo’s first position following a pass saw him increased the speed of the game. This is one of Leo’s first games for the Barcelona men’s team and within seconds of receiving the ball he changed the dynamic and acceleration of the entire game. Never underestimate what you can do as an individual player on the football pitch.
Sometimes Leo would eat at La Massia with the Barcelona B team and then later on again in one of the Argentinian restaurants in Barcelona. The usual menu day would consist of a couple of pies always meat. Then a scallope Milanese . He was so fond of the 200 g of meat dipped in egg and breadcrumbs with tomato sauce with ham and cheese cooked in the oven always with chips and always without salad that in the restaurant see frequented it was known as La Milamessi. And to finish his meal he would have ice cream made with sweetened milk and chocolate. Occasionally he would vary the food with a plate of meat ravioli. Always washed down with water or Coca-Cola. He didn’t touch alcohol. The waiter used to joke with him about a bit of fish which would do him good to which she would answer yuck fishes are for the water. If fish or meat wholesalers happened to offer him a case of Argentinian King prawns as a gift Leo insisted that they give them to his father but they should bring him some Argentinian meat next time. On occasions he would go to the restaurant to eat on Sundays at midday and go on there from there to the ground especially when Rijkaard in his last monthsAt the club allowed players to arrive at the stadium just for the games by the time I get there I would’ve digested all the food Leo would say to him self. If there wasn’t a game after training he would have a long siesta wake up at about four and eat a pizza if he was thirsty he would drink a litre and a half of Coca-Cola. A complete lack of nutritional control. He lived the life of a student and it showed on some of the injuries that he’d started to pick up in his early part of his career at Barcelona.
Leo had learned many lessons in his professional life. One of those was losing the championship in the game against Espanyol. Leo lost possession and didn’t TrackBack to recover the ball. He doesn’t make that mistake any more. In that Barcelona Derby Leo scored both goals in 2-2 draw including one with his hand to make it 1-1. He jumped to head the ball and beat the goalkeeper to it by using his left-hand. A little bit like what Magherdonnagh did against England in the World Cup in 1986. Moral judgement of the goal draws different conclusions depending on which hemisphere you come from. For better or for worse guile is considered part of the Latin game And the Latin gene, something that will never be understood by Anglo-Saxon sensibilities.
Rijkaard was In charge at the club at one of the most difficult moments in its history and managed to bring Barcelona back to the position and standing that they deserved. The people in charge of the team management opted for a long lasting football model and the final downward spiral led by a number of bad decisions was ultimately the consequence of success. Often sadly that is more difficult to digest. This reminds me of the saying nothing fails like success. Two years later he was a man. The number 10 fitted him like a glove. You won’t seem training in the gym or doing many extra hours But he carried with him the one thing that is so hard to time: can you that it was his time and he grabbed it with both hands.
The late actor Kristen Reeves who knew more than most about the highs and lows the triumphs and the pain said that many dreams appear impossible at first later improbable and finally when we set our minds to it they become inevitable.The following are the 10 most important things that you need to become a professional footballer according to this author
Family and football and context
Restlessness and motivation
Ambition competitiveness and focus
Consistency
Commitment and sacrifice
Humility (I disagree with this one to a certain extent)
Emotional intelligence and its benefits which are adaptation and a control of emotions
Enjoyment
Genetics
When someone is motivated principally for themselves rather than financial rewards or social standing is they acquire a long list of psychological benefits: the struggle is less hard : persistence is then a pleasure.
His focus the sports psychologist say is absolute centred. Many of those who stand out in science culture or sport have the same vision; they say that Archimedes remained focused on an experiment while syracuse the city he was in was being invaded: the order had been given that the inventor an astronomer should not be harmed but archimedes Sat concentrating on what he was doing Unti he noticed the soldier. don’t mess up my circles he told the soldier as he sat drawing in the sand. The Roman killed him with a single blow.
Mozart explains syed had 3500 hours of practice by the time he was six and studied music for 18 years before writing his first great work his piano Concerto No. 9 at the age of 21.
Van Gogh: Neither did he have an inmate gift for painting. He was not an instant genius but tireless technician who to learn his craft to understand the mechanics and the use of colour copied out then 197 illustrations for a drawing manual by Charles Barrow neither did he have an innate gift the painting. He was not an instant genius but tireless technician who had to learn his craft to understand the mechanics. He did all this once no not once but three times. For that reason we need to proceed with care to classify a youngster as a natural talent is to potentially overshadow the struggle and sacrifices you need to make to develop that talent further; if he thinks he’s born like this he can begin to think that he has no need to put in any effort whatsoever.
Leo has a tolerance to pain makes him get up soon as he Is kicked. This is something he has had since he was very small bead through intuition or training he has the capacity to deal with the pain of a kick in the shortest possible time. Even though the rival has probably done it on purpose to stop it is only thought was of the next move.
Technique has its limits and that is given by coordination says Quique Dominguez. Everything else can be taught everything can be learnt but you need to go beyond the technical level to be a great: Leo gives you a handshake and talks to you but you can see that secretly is looking for the ball you have to have that passion you have to have that commitment.
Leos legs move faster than any other footballer I have seen in this gives him an advantage: the rhythm in his stride which is essentially natural is also unique: 4.5 strides per secondWhich is better than the 4.4 strides per second of asafa powell The Jamaican sprinter broke the hundred metres world record in 2007. The skill to carry out the smoothest of touches one after the other assisted by this gestural speed gives him another advantage. And the ability to turn at full speed a mixture of coordination and speed is another physical attributes that helps him shake off his opponents.
Being the best is not enough to be considered the best. Messy is a poster, Maradona is a flag. Wrote an Argentine writer: being the best is not enough to be considered the best. Perfection reiterated isn’t perfection. Messy is a poster, Magherdonnagh is a flag. Wrote Argentine writer hugo ashe in an article ironically entitled messy the foreigner. Magherdonnagh displays the characteristics of an astute streetwise Latin. Messi also scored a goal with his hand. With the ball like Diego he always has a trick up a sleeve but messi does not look to bend the rules to his own advantage. Messy is too correct and proper in a country that is attracted to and even demands the incorrect away.
Has an interesting question: put a 25-year-old Maradonna in the Barcelona team of pep Guardiola. Where would Magherdonnagh play? Xavi or even Leo now occupy the space taken out by the number 10 of yesteryear. Diego had in explosiveness and skill that would love him to play further up the pitch. He would bang in the goals these days please cover many more miles than in his era and given his tendency to let himself go physically he could find it difficult to keep up with the demanding rhythm of the whole season. Now imagine messy in Maradonnas Napoli shirt. Against those tough defences that opted for man marking his intelligence and efficiency will make him the start of the side but the space the tactics even the ball is different and heavier he may well have found it difficult to lose his arrival.
Pep gladiola he would demand that we concentrate on to 3 details that he had prepared for that particular day. He wanted us to end up doing those things subconsciously and that is why the first sessions were somewhat repetitive: about the positions we had to take up or if the opponents at the ball how the attackers have to press lots of little things sadly after 2/3 weeks he no longer had to shout when you instinctively what was expected of us.
don’t drive yourself mad only make the necessary runs listen to yourself your body will tell you if you notice anything raise your hand footballers have to follow much more than tactical instructions.
Cristiano Ronaldo:.regularly does 3000 situps he systematically gets eight hours sleep every night and has extraordinary mental strength. The thousands of hours with the ball allow him to make decisions un onsciously and to know the permutations of the game without thinking: he dribbles at full speed looking at his opponents feet he can dribble around 13 cones in eight seconds. He anticipates opponents presence and the amount of Available and necessary space; and he senses whether The ball is going to fall even in the darkness as he has demonstrated in the film exercise which is available on YouTube in which she was asked to shoot with the light switched off just as a cross was put in. He scored on both occasions and his reaction time was 300 ms. He Even scored when the shot left the foot of the crosser after the lights were off. His shot the famous tomahawk that sees the balls rise and fall like a missile is the consequence of practising 25 to 33 free kicks every day.
Xavi and iniesta were able to excellently “slowly cook” the moves which meant that the team didn’t need to run up and down the pitches as much and as fast. Messi needed periods in the game in which he could recuperate.
January 14, 2019
A book that includes much information about this great player, excellent structured throughout, this book is very good.
December 11, 2021
Книга чудова, на 5 зірок, але переклад у Видавництві Старого Лева просто жахливий. Жаль, що не можна поставити 1 зірку окремо перекладачу і редактору.
January 28, 2024
інопланетна людина - це мессі!
щось надприродне із природними вадами досягло такого успіху! вражена біографією.
щось надприродне із природними вадами досягло такого успіху! вражена біографією.
January 12, 2023
Cap a la dreta per Xavi, assistència de Xavi més cap a la dreta per Messi Messi Messi Messi Messi Messi Messi Messi i més Messi i encara Messi encara Messi encara Messi encara Messi encara Messi encara Messi encara Messi encara Messi encara Messi encara Messi encara Messi encara Messi GOLGOL GOLGOL GOL !!!
GOLGOL GOLGOL GOLGOL GOLGOL GOLGOL GOLGOL GOLGOL G O L !!!!!
GOLGOL GOLGOL GOLGOL GOLGOL GOLGOL GOLGOL GOLGOL GOLGOL GOLGOL GOLGOL GOLGOL GOLGOL GOLGOL GOLGOL GOL!
Increïble, increïble, no m'ho puc imaginar, no m'ho podia imaginar, no ho he vist mai això, no ho he vist mai, increïble quina jugada increïble quina jugada Messi, Messi Messi, per a més i més i més, per a més i per a més, per a molt molt molt més i encara més i més i més i més i tot i tot i tot, i tot i més i tot i més
GOLGOL GOLGOL GOLGOL GOLGOL GOLGOL GOLGOL GOLGOL G O L !!!!!
GOLGOL GOLGOL GOLGOL GOLGOL GOLGOL GOLGOL GOLGOL GOLGOL GOLGOL GOLGOL GOLGOL GOLGOL GOLGOL GOLGOL GOL!
Increïble, increïble, no m'ho puc imaginar, no m'ho podia imaginar, no ho he vist mai això, no ho he vist mai, increïble quina jugada increïble quina jugada Messi, Messi Messi, per a més i més i més, per a més i per a més, per a molt molt molt més i encara més i més i més i més i tot i tot i tot, i tot i més i tot i més
September 27, 2016
Rating: 4.5 Stars
He's not even the reason why I started supporting Barcelona; I admit, I only appreciated his talent a few years ago; but I am certainly a huge Messi fan.
While I am already aware how his career started, how he landed at Barca and his relationship with Pep ~ 3 of the things that were discussed ~ I like how this book is very much into details--from his humble beginnings at NOB to the records-breaking star that he is now.
He's not even the reason why I started supporting Barcelona; I admit, I only appreciated his talent a few years ago; but I am certainly a huge Messi fan.
While I am already aware how his career started, how he landed at Barca and his relationship with Pep ~ 3 of the things that were discussed ~ I like how this book is very much into details--from his humble beginnings at NOB to the records-breaking star that he is now.
December 23, 2022
Decidí leer este libro después de que Lionel Messi se consagrara como el jugador más grande de la historia tras ganar el mundial. Ver a Messi jugar me recuerda por qué amo el fútbol y su ilustre carrera me ha acompañado prácticamente desde que tengo memoria. Tras el hito de alzar la Copa del Mundo, decidí recordar asomarme al camino de la nostalgia leyendo su biografía y Balagué hace un buen trabajo en ese aspecto.
No es el libro mejor escrito ni más profundo. Hay biografías de atletas mejores hechas que invitan a la reflexión sobre el significado del deporte o ahondan en el lado humano y las complejidades de sus protagonistas. Balagué, en cambio, crea una imagen plana del protagonista y pareciera que no lo quiere dejar errar. Se empeña de justificar o defender a Messi en situaciones como su lío con los impuestos o su salida del Barcelona en vez de dejar al lector decidir por sí mismo. Creo que tiene razón en ambos frentes pero me gustaría que dejara a las situaciones hablar por sí solas.
En fin, pasé un muy buen rato leyendo el libro (aunque no aporte mucha información nueva del personaje) porque me dejó recordar la magia de uno de mis jugadores favoritos. Si algo hace bien Balagué es mantener una estructura coherente que permite al lector que conoce a Messi verse reflejado en su pasado, revivir sus momentos de genialidad y celebrar al jugador más brillante de todos.
No es el libro mejor escrito ni más profundo. Hay biografías de atletas mejores hechas que invitan a la reflexión sobre el significado del deporte o ahondan en el lado humano y las complejidades de sus protagonistas. Balagué, en cambio, crea una imagen plana del protagonista y pareciera que no lo quiere dejar errar. Se empeña de justificar o defender a Messi en situaciones como su lío con los impuestos o su salida del Barcelona en vez de dejar al lector decidir por sí mismo. Creo que tiene razón en ambos frentes pero me gustaría que dejara a las situaciones hablar por sí solas.
En fin, pasé un muy buen rato leyendo el libro (aunque no aporte mucha información nueva del personaje) porque me dejó recordar la magia de uno de mis jugadores favoritos. Si algo hace bien Balagué es mantener una estructura coherente que permite al lector que conoce a Messi verse reflejado en su pasado, revivir sus momentos de genialidad y celebrar al jugador más brillante de todos.
February 25, 2024
GOOD BOOK
November 11, 2018
Born in Rosario in Argentina Messi grew up in a small cramped town full of many kids to play with. Messi started football at an extremely young age and he made his debut with the first team being the youngest there. He had hard times being an introvert and never used to talk to people that he didn’t feel close to and apparently he was very naughty at home as a kid.
The top three things I learnt about football from him and from the book were:
1. If someone tackled him he got straight back up
2. Again if someone tackled him the way for his payback would be through his skills and how he persisted through life with being small
3. He was really passionate about football and if he wasn’t played for a match he would go crazy and even when he was sick he would turn up to matches!!!
I think the secret about why messi was so good was how much effort and hours he put into it and his natural talent. I think he would have trained on average 3 – 4 hours a day as a kid. The downfall to Messi’s career so far is how many injuries he had received and I don’t think that he looked after his body that well although he is very good and I admire him very greatly.
Food was important to messi because it prevented injuries most of the time and he was fit to play.
The top three things I learnt about football from him and from the book were:
1. If someone tackled him he got straight back up
2. Again if someone tackled him the way for his payback would be through his skills and how he persisted through life with being small
3. He was really passionate about football and if he wasn’t played for a match he would go crazy and even when he was sick he would turn up to matches!!!
I think the secret about why messi was so good was how much effort and hours he put into it and his natural talent. I think he would have trained on average 3 – 4 hours a day as a kid. The downfall to Messi’s career so far is how many injuries he had received and I don’t think that he looked after his body that well although he is very good and I admire him very greatly.
Food was important to messi because it prevented injuries most of the time and he was fit to play.
February 24, 2023
Love Lionel Messi but this book had so much fluff it was unbearable.
October 24, 2014
This book clearly shows us that the more you practice something the much easier you get on it. But for Messi, its another story. Messi was 72% handicap in the age of 5 years old and also loved soccer. So he went to a club that he played in and got better in every session he played in, so the coaches sent him to Spain to play rather than Argentina were he was born. Messi went to Spain in excitement because he loved the catalan so much and he loved their team and champion, Diego Maradona, so much. But what he didn't know is that he was about to change the history of soccer. When he went to F.C. Barcelona, he was roughly 12% handicap, and that made him have the best condition for playing soccer in high clubs.
After his childhood he was rated the best soccer player for four years in a row, and that was something that never had been done in the history of soccer. During Messi's career he also had all sorts of trophies like the best striker, best player for the world cup twice and a lot of other stuff that can take about one paper of writing. After those trophies Messi slightly became to rase up and get much much popular. After 2002 Messi had a whole game named after him called Pro Evolution Soccer (P.E.S). For sure we can say that Messi has friends in his club but Iniesta was the oldest friend he had ever had during his second day in Spain. All in all we can say that the last thirteen years they were the best years ever during the history of soccer because thats what people voted for mostly
After his childhood he was rated the best soccer player for four years in a row, and that was something that never had been done in the history of soccer. During Messi's career he also had all sorts of trophies like the best striker, best player for the world cup twice and a lot of other stuff that can take about one paper of writing. After those trophies Messi slightly became to rase up and get much much popular. After 2002 Messi had a whole game named after him called Pro Evolution Soccer (P.E.S). For sure we can say that Messi has friends in his club but Iniesta was the oldest friend he had ever had during his second day in Spain. All in all we can say that the last thirteen years they were the best years ever during the history of soccer because thats what people voted for mostly
February 3, 2022
Перевод сложно назвать книгой даже. Ведь все, что связано с футболом даже не старались понять и перевести. В остальном тексте более чем хватает ошибок, в отличие от редактуры.
Это не первая книга написаная Балаге, но именно в ней он даже не старается быть объективным, не скрывает симпатий к Месси. И, конечно же, не упустит возможность уколоть других участников прошлых событий: некоторых аргентинских игроков, Криштиану или Пепа.
Месси — такая же звезда как Роналду, которого ему противопоставляют. У него так же есть капризы, ему надо угождать, окружать любовью и жертвовать другими, чтобы он был счастлив. Просто Лионель гораздо менее публичная личность, в сравнение с его конкурентом за звание лучшего.
Это не первая книга написаная Балаге, но именно в ней он даже не старается быть объективным, не скрывает симпатий к Месси. И, конечно же, не упустит возможность уколоть других участников прошлых событий: некоторых аргентинских игроков, Криштиану или Пепа.
Месси — такая же звезда как Роналду, которого ему противопоставляют. У него так же есть капризы, ему надо угождать, окружать любовью и жертвовать другими, чтобы он был счастлив. Просто Лионель гораздо менее публичная личность, в сравнение с его конкурентом за звание лучшего.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 26, 2020
Книга цікава, але застаріла. В оригіналі надрукована у 2013 році (саме тоді вона була актуальною), а українською мовою видана лише в 2019 році. Якби Мессі вже завершив футбольну кар'єру, то це не було б проблемою, але герой ці 6 років рухався уперед: активно грав, завойовував футбольні трофеї, забивав голи. Тому читачам доведеться просто зупинитися з автором на фіксованому моменті кар'єри видатного футболіста сучасності і читати про те, що відбувалося далі у Вікіпедії про період з 2014 року. А також продовжувати дивитися зараз матчі "Барселони" та збірної Аргентини, адже футбольна історія Ліонеля Мессі пишеться ще нині.
April 24, 2018
"Lionel Messi is a one of a kind human being. He is the face of the whole soccer world. So many kids look up to him and want to be him."- Guillem Balague. This book showcases all of messi achievements from breaking club records to breaking records of the best player in the world that season award. He had 5 already when this was written. This book has interviews of him being very humble as normal and just being himself and not having to gloat about how rich or how good he is. He is just playing the best he possibly can for his country and his club.
December 26, 2022
Якщо хтось бажає дізнатися про життєвий шлях спортсмена, то найкраще прочитати про нього біографію. Банально, але часто правдиво. Цікаві факти, різносторонні інтерв'ю та деталі, які не завжди були публічними... Єдиними мінусами є деякі перекладацькі моменти стосовно прізвищ - як їх опублікували - та те, що книга закінчується напередодні ЧС 2014 у Бразилії. Не вистачає свіжих спогадів - аж до сьогодення, аби комплексніше зануритися у феномен Мессі.
Рекомендую!
Рекомендую!
June 12, 2015
Another essential read from Ballague. Not only do you understand how Messi became the greatest footballer on earth but also about the social and economic background of his trajectory to success.
May 21, 2016
telling story,
from a nobody to a somebody
from a nobody to a somebody
July 25, 2022
good book
January 24, 2023
Handling & Tema : 4/5
Karaktärerna: 3/5
Miljöbeskrivning: 3/5
Språk och berättarkonst 3/5
Karaktärerna: 3/5
Miljöbeskrivning: 3/5
Språk och berättarkonst 3/5
August 28, 2015
it was ok
October 27, 2024
Книжка про Лео зачепає переважно його ранні роки спочатку в Аргентині а згодом і в Барселоні. Як на біографію то вийшло доволі непогано, єдине що багато тез повторюється. Так з часів у Росаріо, місті де він народився і прожив до 12ти років більшість його тренерів казали що він замаленький для їх команди, і це очевидно. В людини дифіцит гормону росту , але ж не треба в кожному розділі нагадувати що ми не можемо його взяти бо він занизький. Розумію що це реальна проблема але автор створює надмірну емпатію і те скільки важкого Лео довелось пережити. Справді важливим є фінанси на уколи для росту у підлітковому віці. 1500 долларів щомісяця витратити для аргентинського клубу на лише перспективного гравця 12ти років справді могло бути накладно. Але коли про це ж каже Барселона то мені стає доволі дивно. Вони наголошують що на юнацькі команди в нас виділено 13 мільонів і ризикувати такими сумами лише на одного це для нас форс мажор. Ну та ну та, витратити умовних 50 тисяч на добру справу і з перспективою що вона себе ще й окупить в майбутньому це справді ризик. Про майбутні трансфери за 100-150 мільйонів через десяток років я промовчу, от де ризик.
Перший розділ про Аргентину і Ньюелс Олд Бойс написано аж забагато. Лео ще юнак і грає феноменально, забиває щоматчу по 5-8 голів і це нормально. Хто з нас в дитинстві не забивав по 5 голів за матч? А з моменту переходу його в Барселону в 12 років вже стає цікавіше. Тут починаються розповіді про побут, про звикання до Каталонії.
Мені чомусь здавалось що влитись з іспаномовної Аргентини в каталонське середовище має пройти безболісно, але як каже книга це не так. Нові звичаї, відсутність друзів і навіть каталонська мова тут інші. Є момент коли через пару років в Барсі в нього беруть інтервю і просять сказати банальну фразу саме каталонською і він починає затинатись і говорить з помилками. Тепер розумію як це влиття в нове середовище може бути складним навіть якшо мова схожа на вашу рідну, а культура і темперамент людей мали б бути такими ж.
Вже в Барсі з юніорів Мессі грає з такими однолітками як Піке, Сеск, а тренує їх Віланова. Двох перших викуплять в юному віці і за основу барси всі троє зіграють разом аж за років 10. Про Барсу юніорів автор теж веде непотрібну розповідь. Всіх перемагали, Мессі забив 5 голів. Тренери кажуть який він маленький. Наступний розділ : Барса Ю15, те саме , але трохи більше психологічних моментів становлення Лео як особистості.Так в 12 років з ним полетіла вся сімя : двоє братів, батьки, і сестра. Саме молодшій сестрі було найважче соціалізуватись і це стало причиною що половина сімї вирушила назад в Росаріо. Мессі залишився лише з батьком. Так були дзвінки і навіть щоденні відео з мамою але всерівно самотнітність і сум перемагали. Але в нього була мета попасти в основну команду і це не давало все кинути і вернутись в Аргентину. Почалось багато міжнародних турнірів за Ю16. І майже на кожному його визнавали найкращим гравцем турніру. Особисто я побачив гру Мессі вперше на молодіжному чемпіонаті світу в 2004му коли йому було 17 років. Я подумав от би супер ьуло якби команди за які я вболівав його підписали, бо тоді ще не знав що його вже підписала Барса 5 років тому. Вкінці турніру я дізнався що він гравець Барси і подумав, от молодці як швидко зреагували на такий вдалий турнір))))
Якшо підсумувати прочитане то скажу що унікальних фактів малувато, і є більше переліком згадок тієї ностальгії коли Лео ставав найкращим гравцем в історії .
Перший розділ про Аргентину і Ньюелс Олд Бойс написано аж забагато. Лео ще юнак і грає феноменально, забиває щоматчу по 5-8 голів і це нормально. Хто з нас в дитинстві не забивав по 5 голів за матч? А з моменту переходу його в Барселону в 12 років вже стає цікавіше. Тут починаються розповіді про побут, про звикання до Каталонії.
Мені чомусь здавалось що влитись з іспаномовної Аргентини в каталонське середовище має пройти безболісно, але як каже книга це не так. Нові звичаї, відсутність друзів і навіть каталонська мова тут інші. Є момент коли через пару років в Барсі в нього беруть інтервю і просять сказати банальну фразу саме каталонською і він починає затинатись і говорить з помилками. Тепер розумію як це влиття в нове середовище може бути складним навіть якшо мова схожа на вашу рідну, а культура і темперамент людей мали б бути такими ж.
Вже в Барсі з юніорів Мессі грає з такими однолітками як Піке, Сеск, а тренує їх Віланова. Двох перших викуплять в юному віці і за основу барси всі троє зіграють разом аж за років 10. Про Барсу юніорів автор теж веде непотрібну розповідь. Всіх перемагали, Мессі забив 5 голів. Тренери кажуть який він маленький. Наступний розділ : Барса Ю15, те саме , але трохи більше психологічних моментів становлення Лео як особистості.Так в 12 років з ним полетіла вся сімя : двоє братів, батьки, і сестра. Саме молодшій сестрі було найважче соціалізуватись і це стало причиною що половина сімї вирушила назад в Росаріо. Мессі залишився лише з батьком. Так були дзвінки і навіть щоденні відео з мамою але всерівно самотнітність і сум перемагали. Але в нього була мета попасти в основну команду і це не давало все кинути і вернутись в Аргентину. Почалось багато міжнародних турнірів за Ю16. І майже на кожному його визнавали найкращим гравцем турніру. Особисто я побачив гру Мессі вперше на молодіжному чемпіонаті світу в 2004му коли йому було 17 років. Я подумав от би супер ьуло якби команди за які я вболівав його підписали, бо тоді ще не знав що його вже підписала Барса 5 років тому. Вкінці турніру я дізнався що він гравець Барси і подумав, от молодці як швидко зреагували на такий вдалий турнір))))
Якшо підсумувати прочитане то скажу що унікальних фактів малувато, і є більше переліком згадок тієї ностальгії коли Лео ставав найкращим гравцем в історії .
October 28, 2025
Leí esta biografía de Messi poco después de terminar la de Bielsa (Senosiain), y me pareció natural continuar con otro gran protagonista del fútbol rojinegro, rosarino, argentino y mundial. El libro cubre la trayectoria de Lio (en el libro le dicen "Leo", algo que en España es muy común) hasta 2014, por lo que deja afuera los logros más importantes con la Selección (el Mundial 2022, las Copas América y la Copa de campeones UEFA-Conmebol), pero sí recorre el Mundial Sub-20 y Beijing 2008. Aun así, fue agradable reencontrarme con esos momentos de mi juventud: los primeros festejos, el Barcelona de Rijkaard y de Guardiola, y muchas instancias que el paso del tiempo había dejado un poco borrosas.
Balagué adopta un enfoque claramente centrado en Barcelona —algo comprensible por su origen y por el contexto de publicación— y pone el acento en el desarrollo futbolístico del jugador: su llegada a La Masia, su evolución en las inferiores y su construcción como ícono del club. Descubrí detalles de su infancia y formación que no conocía, especialmente de esa etapa que ocurrió en mi misma ciudad, tan cerca y tan lejos a la vez, pero que no pudimos ver quienes seguimos a Messi principalmente con la camiseta argentina.
El trabajo periodístico me resultó sólido: entrevistas, testimonios y hechos que uno puede rastrear y reconocer; una investigación con trabajo, seria y bien fundamentada.
También hay un costado humano que atraviesa la narrativa: la historia de un chico tímido que se abre paso frente a obstáculos físicos, culturales y emocionales; una biografía de superación personal que permite empatizar con Messi más allá del crack que todos vimos en la cancha.
En cuanto al ritmo, la lectura es fluida y mantiene el interés casi siempre, aunque hacia el final aparece un tramo dedicado al liderazgo que se acerca un poco al tono de los libros de autoayuda y me resultó menos atractivo. Por otra parte, tratándose de partidos históricos cuyo resultado ya conocemos, el autor no busca generar suspenso, algo que me hubiese gustado ver en ciertos pasajes.
En definitiva, es un libro recomendable para cualquier aficionado al fútbol, especialmente para hinchas del Barcelona o quienes quieran entender mejor la etapa de formación y consagración de Messi en Europa. Como biografía “hasta 2014” cumple bien su propósito, aunque hoy resulte incompleta frente a todo lo que vino después. Es igualmente una buena puerta de entrada a aquel mito en construcción.
"Messi", de Guillem Balagué, se lleva 3 estrellas, aunque le pondría 3 y media si la plataforma me lo permitiera.
Balagué adopta un enfoque claramente centrado en Barcelona —algo comprensible por su origen y por el contexto de publicación— y pone el acento en el desarrollo futbolístico del jugador: su llegada a La Masia, su evolución en las inferiores y su construcción como ícono del club. Descubrí detalles de su infancia y formación que no conocía, especialmente de esa etapa que ocurrió en mi misma ciudad, tan cerca y tan lejos a la vez, pero que no pudimos ver quienes seguimos a Messi principalmente con la camiseta argentina.
El trabajo periodístico me resultó sólido: entrevistas, testimonios y hechos que uno puede rastrear y reconocer; una investigación con trabajo, seria y bien fundamentada.
También hay un costado humano que atraviesa la narrativa: la historia de un chico tímido que se abre paso frente a obstáculos físicos, culturales y emocionales; una biografía de superación personal que permite empatizar con Messi más allá del crack que todos vimos en la cancha.
En cuanto al ritmo, la lectura es fluida y mantiene el interés casi siempre, aunque hacia el final aparece un tramo dedicado al liderazgo que se acerca un poco al tono de los libros de autoayuda y me resultó menos atractivo. Por otra parte, tratándose de partidos históricos cuyo resultado ya conocemos, el autor no busca generar suspenso, algo que me hubiese gustado ver en ciertos pasajes.
En definitiva, es un libro recomendable para cualquier aficionado al fútbol, especialmente para hinchas del Barcelona o quienes quieran entender mejor la etapa de formación y consagración de Messi en Europa. Como biografía “hasta 2014” cumple bien su propósito, aunque hoy resulte incompleta frente a todo lo que vino después. Es igualmente una buena puerta de entrada a aquel mito en construcción.
"Messi", de Guillem Balagué, se lleva 3 estrellas, aunque le pondría 3 y media si la plataforma me lo permitiera.
May 1, 2025
This Biography tells an in depth story of Messi's upbringings and his successes. From Rosario, to Barcelona, to winning a World Cup for his home country of Argentina. Maradona's legacy staring down to Messi also correlates with his character. Maradona's unique challenges, like his struggles with his health relate to Messi dealing with injuries throughout his career. Maradona had a drive to win for his nation, exemplifying his passion. Messi plays and lives with this same passion, even to this day. Three themes I saw here were; love, strife, and once again passion. Messi shows love for his family and for the game itself, like when he won the World Cup. It also shows strife through Messi's challenges getting to Barcelona and beyond. Finally, passion once again, Messi carries this through his best and worst days as shown by the Biography. The authors language toward Messi as well in this book is admirable, being both critical and appreciative of Messi's achievements. Overall, my personal opinion of this book is very high due to its immersive storytelling of Messi and his life.
March 14, 2024
Я є фанатом Барселони Мессі і мені книга загалом сподобалась.
Книга містить багато цікавих фактів про Мессі у момент становлення його як найкращого гравця, його вплив на команду, ставлення до поразок і прагнення перемагати в кожному матчі.
Хороша біографія, проте важко не заз��ачити кілька нюансів:
- історія обривається на моменті 2013 року, оскільки біографія була написана саме цього року, проте українською книга перекладена лише в 2019 році, а видання книги, яку я читав 2023 року. Тобто про останні 10 років виступів Мессі ви з цієї книги не дізнаєтесь. Моя помилка, що я цього не помітив, проте не розумію навіщо до цих пір продавати версію 2013 року, при тому що автор вже випустив видання про Чемпіонат Світу, почуваюсь водночас трішки обманутим і неуважним.
- переклад книги українською на мій суб'єктивний погляд - жахливий. Важко це передати на прикладах, проте інколи доводилось перечитувати речення по кілька разів, щоб зрозуміти суть перекладу.
Книга містить багато цікавих фактів про Мессі у момент становлення його як найкращого гравця, його вплив на команду, ставлення до поразок і прагнення перемагати в кожному матчі.
Хороша біографія, проте важко не заз��ачити кілька нюансів:
- історія обривається на моменті 2013 року, оскільки біографія була написана саме цього року, проте українською книга перекладена лише в 2019 році, а видання книги, яку я читав 2023 року. Тобто про останні 10 років виступів Мессі ви з цієї книги не дізнаєтесь. Моя помилка, що я цього не помітив, проте не розумію навіщо до цих пір продавати версію 2013 року, при тому що автор вже випустив видання про Чемпіонат Світу, почуваюсь водночас трішки обманутим і неуважним.
- переклад книги українською на мій суб'єктивний погляд - жахливий. Важко це передати на прикладах, проте інколи доводилось перечитувати речення по кілька разів, щоб зрозуміти суть перекладу.
February 24, 2024
Messi: The Must-read Biography of the World Cup Champion, Now Fully Updated is about Messi's journey from Rosario, Argentina, and uses his hard working to become one of the greatest soccer players of all time. The book talks about his struggles with growth hormone deficiency, his hard work and rising through his days in FC Barcelona's youth academy, and his exceptional playing style and record-breaking achievements, including multiple FIFA Ballon d'Or awards. Also, the book provides a scene into his personal life, family, and off-the-field activities, including his recent triumph at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. This biography is highly recommended for Messi fans and soccer fans to read this book because It will give the reader of the feeling of the great effort Messi and all of the work he paid to let him have his title today
December 14, 2025
If you love football then you have to love Messi. Some great factoids in this: he was close to being loaned to Rangers; his dad's union (from his job at a nationalised steel pressing plant) covered the medical insurance that paid for his initial growth hormone treatment (the collapse of the Argentjnian peso in the early 2000s forced them to subsequently move to Europe to cover the costs); and Cristiano Ronaldo - bizarrely - likens the relationship between him and Messi to that between England and Ireland (I swear I'm not making that last one up).
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May 18, 2023Guillem Balagué, afincado en Londres desde hace años donde trabaja para Sky Sports, ha lanzado la que está considerada como la primera biografía autorizada de Leo Messi. Dividida en dos partes, sus inicios en Argentina y su llegada a Barcelona a los 12 años, el libro nos muestra la parte más humana de un genio que ya tiene una biografía de 600 páginas a los 26 años.
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June 24, 2024
Insight into Messi and the business of soccer
I loved this book. From the storytelling of Messi’s life to reliving some of the most famous matches to learning the complexities of the business of soccer. It is a window into the world’s greatest soccer player, teammate and gentleman. If you loved Messi before - you will love him even more! A well written timeline of the evolution of the GOAT.
I loved this book. From the storytelling of Messi’s life to reliving some of the most famous matches to learning the complexities of the business of soccer. It is a window into the world’s greatest soccer player, teammate and gentleman. If you loved Messi before - you will love him even more! A well written timeline of the evolution of the GOAT.
July 2, 2025
A good biography, it was interesting to watch from the height of today's date. I think Messi has revised his opinion on some things now. But it will also be of interest to those who study the psychology of professional football. This may be important for those fans who make predictions using 1xBet login bd. Just a few nuances and the situation on the field looks completely different, agree?
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