Mikel Arteta: "Lionel Messi is the most influential player ever in the history of football. We have never seen someone do what Messi has been doing on the field for all these years before."

TheBiasedSportsLover@alien.top · 1 year ago

Mikel Arteta: "Lionel Messi is the most influential player ever in the history of football. We have never seen someone do what Messi has been doing on the field for all these years before."

woollyyellowduck@alien.top · 1 year ago

I can’t see how he’s been “influential”. Everyone hits a deadball in the way Ronaldo showed us, so I’d say he’s been more so. Messi’s just a superb footballer in his own right. No one tries to emulate him.

Mikel Arteta: "Lionel Messi is the most influential player ever in the history of football. We have never seen someone do what Messi has been doing on the field for all these years before."

Mikel Arteta: "Lionel Messi is the most influential player ever in the history of football. We have never seen someone do what Messi has been doing on the field for all these years before."

We asked Mikel Arteta for his ideal five-a-side team... and his answer was wonderfully chaotic