Inter Miami just lost the top spot in the Eastern MLS 2024 rankings, after a 0-4 loss to New York Red Bulls . That was the match in which superstar Lionel Messi continued to be absent due to injury. That result further proves that the team co-owned by former football player David Beckham is suffering from Lionel Messi’s “dependency syndrome” too seriously.
It must be emphasized that, in the match on New York Red Bulls’ field, coach ‘Tata’ Martino’s team still had in the starting lineup three stars who were often at Messi’s side in the Barca shirt, including Jordi Alba, Serigo Busquets and Luis Suarez. However, they still played a deadlocked attack, and appeared unlucky, lacking M10’s “clearing up” passes.
On the day without Messi, Inter Miami lost heavily to New York Red Bulls 0-4
Statistics clearly show Inter Miami’s heavy dependence on Messi. Specifically, since the Argentinian player went to the US to play, he was absent from a total of 5 matches of the Black-Huong team (including the recent match against New York Red Bulls). In particular, Inter Miami had to receive 5 defeats. In another match, M10 only entered the field in the last few minutes of the match from the bench and Mr. Martino’s army could not avoid a loss.
Messi has not only made many professional contributions since joining Inter Miami, with the most significant achievement being helping this team win the 2023 Concacaf Leagues Cup (in which he was elected “best player” of the tournament). fight). M10 is also a fulcrum of faith, bringing confidence to teammates through every match. Therefore, every time the owner of 8 Golden Ball titles is absent, Inter Miami often loses direction and plays weakly.
Messi has a rather complicated thigh injury. That is also the reason why he could not focus on the Argentina team this time. According to coach Martino, the team’s medical department must check M10’s condition weekly. During the press conference after the home team’s loss to New York Red Bulls, the Argentine strategist announced the good news that Messi is recovering very well and can return next week, in the match against rival New York City. on March 31.
Messi is casting too big a shadow on both Inter Miami’s playing style and competitive spirit
Since leaving PSG to join Inter Miami, Messi has created a football fever in the country. The number of spectators coming to the stadium and ticket prices for matches with the Hac-Huong team playing have increased dramatically. From a team that was always near the bottom of the rankings last season, Inter Miami rose to the top of the MLS 2024 Eastern region rankings, before being surpassed by Cincinnati in the last round with 1 point more. .
Instead of a conclusion, let me give you some statistics about Messi’s contributions to Inter Miami since he went to America to play football. To date, M10 has played a total of 19 matches for the Hac-Huong team. He was in 23 goals for the home team, including 16 goals. Thanks to the Argentine player’s great contribution, Inter Miami won its first title in history, winning the Concacaf Leagues Cup last season.
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