Top 5 attacking footballers and their wildlife equivalents

Lionel Messi – Leopard

This is a one man army

Leopard is also from the big cat family. Leopards are the least vocal and most unpredictable amongst all the big cats. They attack with stealth and surprise giving their prey least time to react and are the only big cat who can climb a tree. Leopards are solitary, which means they hunt alone and singlehandedly bring down the prey.

Messi to a larger extent is a solitary man for Argentina and at times for Barcelona. He makes some unbelievable darting runs and single-handedly takes on the defenders to score solo goals and defenders are often left astray. Hence, we can say that Messi’s closest equivalent is the Leopard.