Lionel Messi created history when he scored his 800th goal against Panama in the month of March 2023. Messi becomes the second player to achieve this incredible number. Only Cristiano Ronaldo got there before him.
Recently, Inter Miami’s young midfielder David Ruiz said that the Argetianian gave him a stellar piece of advice to stand still more. Ruiz said that all-time great Messi instructed him to focus on standing still while executing the shots and while receiving the pass from teammates.
Lionel Messi giving his best advice for scoring goals 🧠 pic.twitter.com/BkiWBBRs8J
— GOAL (@goal) August 22, 2023
Over the years, Lionel Messi has demonstrated different skill sets when it comes to his success playing the game of soccer. One could only wonder how a player can go on to score 800 goals. Messi’s specialty lies in the fact that he can dribble and take on the defenders at any moment of the game. The Argentinian is also a mindblowing reader of the game and can correctly calculate the position of the final ball. He can also link the play better than most other players in the world.
As said by David Ruiz, the standing still factor may be the most important one that Lionel keeps in mind while he is out there on the field. It may have been the one most important thing that helped the former Barcelona player achieve this feat of 800 career goals.
Recently, Messi joined the Major League Side Inter Miami in July 2023 from Paris Saint Germain. The number 10 went on to score 10 goals for Miami in just a span of seven games, with one assist to his name as well. The Argentine captain has so far scored over 815 goals in his career with over 355 assists to his name.
The wonder goal that Lionel Messi scored for Inter Miami
There have been a lot of instances when Messi has scored wonder goals in his career. Pulling an unexpected shot from outside the box or surprising the opponent’s goalkeeper by scoring out of nowhere has been a regular feature of this modern-day wizard.
The Argentinian scored a magnificent goal for Inter Miami in the Leagues Cup final. He scored the goal against Nashville. It was a left-footed wonder strike from just outside the box, that left everybody stunned. The curl on the ball deceived everyone. The opposition’s goalkeeper couldn’t handle the pace at which the shot was struck by Messi. Once again, it can be seen that the player remained calm and still before taking the shot at goal.
Messi’s goal helped his team get 1-0 ahead in the match. However, the match went to the penalties as later Nashville equalized. Inter Miami managed to win the penalty shootout and lift the Leagues Cup trophy.