messi is in the forward position in barcelona.
messi is in the forward position in barcelona.
what is the position of messi in barcelona?
forward
messi has largely been compared to maradona due to their similar playing style, skill set and short stature. their lower centre of gravity allows them to be more agile and change direction more quickly, helping them to evade tackles, and their short legs allow them to excel in short bursts of acceleration, and to keep control of the ball when dribbling at speed. both players have played and worn the number 10 shirt for barcelona, and like maradona before him, messi is also predominantly a left footed player. messi's passing, dribbling, vision, eye for goal and playmaking ability have also drawn comparisons to maradona. like maradona, messi is also an accurate set piece and penalty kick taker. with regard to his dribbling ability and ball control, maradona has said of messi: "the ball stays glued to his foot; i’ve seen great players in my career, but i’ve never seen anyone with messi's ball control." maradona has stated that he believes messi to currently be the greatest player in the world. although messi is regarded as being a more offensive player for barcelona, he has also played in a more similar position to maradona, in particular for argentina, where he is predominantly used as an attacking midfielder, as a deep-lying forward, or as a winger, rather than as a striker or as a false-9. like maradona, messi is considered to be one of the greatest players both of his generation and of all time.
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born and raised in central argentina, messi was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency as a child. at age 13, he relocated to spain to join barcelona, who agreed to pay for his medical treatment. after a fast progression through barcelona's youth academy, messi made his competitive debut aged 17 in october 2004. despite being injury-prone during his early career, he established himself as an integral player for the club within the next three years, finishing 2007 as a finalist for both the ballon d'or and fifa world player of the year award, a feat he repeated the following year. his first uninterrupted season was 2008–09, during which he helped barcelona achieve the first treble in spanish football. at 22 years old, messi won the 2009 ballon d'or and the 2009 fifa world player of the year award by record voting margins. three successful seasons followed, with messi winning three consecutive fifa ballons d'or, including an unprecedented fourth. during the 2011–12 season, he set the la liga and european records for most goals scored in a single season, while establishing himself as barcelona's all-time top scorer in official competitions in march 2012. the following two seasons, messi finished twice second for the ballon d'or behind cristiano ronaldo, his perceived career rival. messi regained his best form during the 2014–15 campaign, breaking the all-time goalscoring records in both la liga and the champions league in november 2014, and leading barcelona to a historic second treble.
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