'I'd never seen anything like Lionel Messi' - Fabregas relives rare clips from Barca academy | MESSI 

This is the greatest player to ever play this sport and he goes by the name of Lionel Messi 🇦🇷

And Yesterday he was crowned with a world cup...I'm Brazilian and was supporting Argentina, that's Magical Messi!

By far the greatest player of all time

"the speed was not normal"❤😂

Fabregas , Henry , guardiola , all agree that Messi was on different level playing football . We have to take note of these that have seen in close proximity the talent before our eyes.

I actually enjoying seeing videos of Messi's youths just as much, if not more, than his professional days' videos. We normally see geniuses or once-in-a-generation talent when they get to professional age but rarely do we get to see those people when they're young so these videos are priceless. It's also amusing to see young boys or girls doing things that make our jaws drop ... to the floor, as Fabregas said.

Simply the GOAT

Cesc Fàbregas is a legend. One of the greatest at midfield. I miss watching him on the field.

I think i know what he meant by, 'they had to foul him so hard', Messi had such balance n speed that he could ride a normal foul n keep going. The only way to stop him was kick him n kick him hard, then that rarely worked either because he just got mad 🤣🤣

Messi plays like an alien

This genius is merged three to one Greatest goal scorer Greatest playmaker Greatest dribbler 🐐

The greatest most complete player ever the goat 🐐

Cesc is a class act, showing/telling others, that simply talent is not the solution - "you have to be mentally very strong and the persons around you "we were good kids as well" develops you! But even putting that aside, Leo is just GOAT, doing GOAT things!

when they talk about messi they talk about him like they just seen a ghost. He is the GOAT

Greatest Footballer and Greatest Playmaker Of All Time. 🇦🇷 Lionel Andres Messi 👑👑👑

Genius Genius and Genius. Least words to describe him

He's a gift from the football Gods ......the greatest the world has ever seen.

The biggest difference you see with 95% of players is that with age and experience their playstyle changes a lot depending on the team and league etc but Leo when he was 14-15 in those clips and now at 35 play almost identical and people still can’t stop him. Ofc he is slower now so can’t outrun defenders like the old days but he’s able to use his deadly passing to help others more. This is the definition of just unreal god given pure talent where he hasn’t really adapted his game at all, it’s the exact same and just altered it now due to physical limitations. That’s my GOAT 🐐

Greatest Of All Time.

Messi is by far the best football player in the world, and he is by far the greatest football player to ever live, and anyone that knows and loves football, will tell you the same thing. 🐐❤️

I saw Messi the first time in 2005 against Chelsea (Del herno red card) and I automatically felt he was special. He went off injured in the 2nd leg at the 17th minute and I was very disappointed. He’s by far the greatest and most talented football player I have seen.

And now a world cup champion

Messi has been a reliable dribbler, a reliable playmaker, and a reliable striker from an early age.

He truly deserve the WC title. Good luck Lio !

Messi the 🐐

The first time I've ever seen Messi playing was in a U-20 world cup in The Netherlands. Messi was playing with Argentina against USA. Immedietly I said out loud, this is the best kid I've ever seen, he will become the best player in the world. It was a game he lost, a game he didn't score in and a game he only played in for one half. I had never seen the kid before, I had never heard about him, nothing. All I saw was him dribbling all over the field fooling his opponents nonstop. He dribbled past them like they were a bunch of retards. I've never seen anything like it and I've never seen any other kid doing similar things either, I had seen enough of him within 10 minits to know this kid would become the best player in the world with quite a significant distance to anyone else.

*I'm a Ronaldo fan, but I also like Messi* *Messi plays football like an Art. That's amazing. Thus, I like his playing style, it looks like a Pure Art*

this man doesnt get the respect he deserves during his time in the pl. one of the greatest pl cms ever

Even now. You cant see anybody even close to him in terms of playstyle. Hes truly a one of a kind

Messi is truly magical.

Those who understand the depth of football, game buildup, beauty of game control love Messi

Just the greatest ever to play football!!!

The greatest of all time !

Messi is a genius. Messi is magic. his close control, vision, balance, dribbling, effortless execution brings a joy and a laughter to the heart and soul. hail to King Leo!

Best athlete ever.

He's a genius of the game

The greatest there was,there is and there ever will be. Messi the GOAT 🐐🐐❤️❤️

He is absolutely unbelievable! A gift from the Gods to Humanity!

The best player ever lived - King Messi ❤

I remember seeing him play in the U21 Argentina in Holland. I’m his age so I remember seeing him play for the first time and thought who is this kid. Unbelievable. He wasn’t even that known internationally I think or maybe I wasn’t aware but what an incredible moment. I knew that kid was special. I remember it like yesterday

The special one... Another one 🐐 M888sii, master class.

Lionel Messi 🐐 September 7, 2023

La Masia was like a football laboratory of supertalents back then.

He's the best skillster world cup winner greatest player ever 👏 🙌 💙 ❤️ 👌

That’s what Makes him a Monster. Ronaldo was the one-eyed man leading blind men/mediocres in Portugal.. Messi was a king ruling other kings in Barcelona. Monster mentality.

"much stronger physically" that what growth hormone does

Messi is a genius. Not just with his feet but with his mind as well , it take a certain level of intelligence to play so well and make the right decisions in the blink of a eye more often than not on the pitch

A simple but really effective trick that Messi uses is the shuffle. I've seen him use It time and time again it has never failed him. He's not bad at nutmegs either. 🤣

It's funny how some people keep taunting Messi to leave his comfort zone to prove his greatness but not realising that he already had. He left his homeland at a tender age of thirteen and start a new life in Spain almost 11,000 km away and conquer all that's there for him to. Messi is the Greatest Of All Time🐐. May God continue to bless him. 👌🏾👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾

Messi and Ronaldo are great. What separates them is Messi can do things Ronaldo can't. He is a complete football player where as cr7 is a complete goalscorer. Big difference but both incredible players.

People who watch games they know Messi, people who watch highlight only they know Ronaldo

He is the God of football,no doubt🤴

Loved watching the same 3 highlights

You people are so lucky...You have witnessed the god growing as a complete player from his childhood to adolescent....from weak to strong.... From human to an alien....

He's so incredible that even calling him just a genius comes off as astonishingly offensive to me

I live in Barcelona and happy to say I went to see him play a few times and pretty much saw most matches during that period because I worked in a sports bar. Phenomenal talent. To be at that level of quality, way above everyone in a team of excellent players and week in week out do the business on the pitch. Amazing.

Absolute GOAT

Love hearing Cesc to talk about his best friend, Messi.

The greatest man to kick a football in the history of the world. The end.

GOAT

Great stuff from BBC especially now when this gift of a player is in his twilight years of his career My 🐐

There is no comparison , he is by far the greatest player of all time, the list is as follows 1. Messi 2. Substitute Messi 3. Maradona 4. Pele 5. Cruyff

Nobody had seen anything like Messi

We will not see any player better than Leo Messi . It has been a huge privilege to watch his top performance for so many years. I feel blessed . Messi is beyond genius .

Leo messi made football beautiful

Messi is the GOAT

absolute goat. change my mind.

The first time i saw messi play with barca first team at 17, you could tell that he was special. It was my first time seeing someone running past players with no stepovers or anything flashy. I was totally in awe at that. Also it was almost as if the ball was alwahs glued to his feet

Real 🐐

If you didn't see Messi at 19 y/o to 27, 28 y/o I'd understand if you think he's overhyped. The young Messi, before age, before injury, that guy was a creature from another world.

Messi is the best football player in the history the ultimate goat 🇦🇷🇵🇰🐐

Thank you Fabregas!!!! What a beautiful interview, Leo wow

Listening to this literally brought tears to my eyes.

The Genius 🐐

My Goat 🐐

Who can deny messi greatness.? Even all football fans now and ever will recognize messi greatness.long life god of football

Messi is the greatest of all time and still the best in the world at 35 🐐

Messi my Favorite

🥶 Never challenges with GOAT MESSI... 🔥🥰🔥🥰🔥🥰 now he is king of football.... And GOAT of football... 🥰🥰🥰

As he's recounting these early moments of seeing the schoolboy Leo. You can still see the shock & amazement in his face. Even after all those years. That's what witnessing true genius for the first time does to you. A bit like the amazement, on the faces of the top music rock stars of the 1960s. When they first saw Jimi Hendrix play the guitar live.

As Madrid fan, I acknowledge how good Messi is since 2007 or 2007 (when Barca won UCL), when Messi still under the shadow of Ronaldinho (Ballon d'Or winner that time). But I saw that young man was keep brightening season by season, until Ronaldinho said his famous statement "This kid will be the greatest player in the world" And by mean "the greatest", I'd never thought Messi will achieved this far and became the greatest of all time What a remarkable experience living during Messi's era

Once Ronaldinho was talking to Kobe Bryant and he said “you are the best at soccer I never seen anything like you before” and Ronaldinho said “there’s a kid that is better than me but nobody knows yet, his name is Messi.” Ronaldinho knew what he was talking about it.

I remember when I joined the academy with Barca and practice with him one day, all I could ever think was “damn this kid will be superstar”.

Amazing🔥😮 0:04

He trained so hard too

Messi.....💞

The god of the game..🙇🏽‍♀️✨

The goat

Thank you Cesc

Messi is quality

Cesc mate, Barcelona had him on every performance enhancing drug known to mankind. I'm not surprised you saw a major change in his physical ability.

Look Cesc was pure class, amazing career. But I wonder what he must feel every time Messi’s name is brought up. I mean, imagine being one of the few players who were there from the beginning? He must feel so blessed.

The Genius

Capo dei capi in the making 🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷💙

MESSIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

artist and magician and effective to, assister, dribbler, brilliant touch, goal scorer , freekick scorer, game generator, plyamaker does it all. Really Good to live in the day and age that I got to see Lionel Messi, play for 12 years. And hes something else theres no doubt about it. Thank God for the players that still play this beautfiul game the way it should be and also effectively. Lets love honor and protect our inner child and express our true self authentically thats who I am and I love futbol , and futbol is game, that were suppose to win, and being good at it and skilled at it, and technical at it, and reading it well will help us be better... Yes to art and effectivity.... no to cherry picking and penalty tap ins .... Wohooo Joga bonito

Thank you for taking good care of him 🖤

Messi the GOAT

What makes him GOAT is his longevity.

Messi never change his style and literally use the same skill to beat everyone even after 15 years