Scaloni on Messi vs Lamine Yamal: “It’ll be impossible” | OneFootball

In the last season, due to the high level he showed both at Barcelona and with the Spanish National Team, Lamine Yamal sparked comparisons with Lionel Messi, to the point that on several occasions the 18-year-old forward was called the heir to the Argentine.

Before the match against Venezuela for the South American Qualifiers, Lionel Scaloni, coach of the Argentine National Team, spoke in an interview with Flashscore, where with just two words he put an end to this comparison, stating that there will never be anyone like the man from Rosario.

“He is unmatched,” were the words of the coach from Pujato when referring to his team’s captain. Furthermore, when asked if there would be a replacement for Messi in Argentine football, he replied: “No, impossible. There won’t be. There will be no heir to Messi, that’s for sure.”

Continuing with the interview, he was also asked about the possibility of the heir being from another country, as is the case with Lamine Yamal. “No, look, there may be great players who define an era, but what he has done for so long, I believe will be unrepeatable,” he responded.

He also continued with his reasoning to explain why Lionel Messi will not have any heir in the future: “Football has a lot of unpredictable things, but in this case I can almost assure you it will be impossible for us to see anything like it again. At least from what I’ve seen, I think Leo is unmatched.”

Scaloni spoke about Messi’s importance in the locker room Another topic the Argentine coach touched on is the importance the captain has behind closed doors at the training camp, as well as on the field: “We already know very well what Messi represents to his teammates, both on and off the pitch, to the opponent, to the referee… everyone wants to have a bit of him,” he said.

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