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.
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When Diego Maradona uses those words to describe a player, one has to sit up and take notice. But even without his countryman's vote of approval, Lionel Messi still is among the greatest players ever to grace the beautiful game. La Pulga Atómica or the Atomic Flea, as he is also known due to his short stature, Messi's abilities are beyond the reach of the beautiful game.
His short height and low stature gave him incredible balance, which he has utilized beautifully on a football pitch. Running with the ball at his feet, Messi is a nightmare for every defense in the world. The ball appears to be a part of his body, mesmerized and smitten to the limits of infatuation.
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Some of the Barcelona Skipper's main weapons are his change of pace, turns, and feints. Messi's command on the ball is enchanting at times. His style of dribbling is neither flashy nor flamboyant, however, it is extremely effective. Dispossessing him off the ball without causing a foul is next to impossible, while he is clever enough to use the defender's weaknesses to his advantage.
The Argentinean has registered unbelievable dribbling statistics throughout his career. This season too, Messi is averaging 4.7 dribbles per game and has 9 goals from 11 appearances for Barcelona. He continues to be the best dribbler in world football at the moment.
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Deepungsu Pandit
Deepungsu is a veteran football journalist who has been covering daily transfer roundups and news for over six years at Sportskeeda. He has written over 8500 articles for the website, and has garnered over 19.5Million reads.
Deepungsu holds a PG degree in Microbiology and an MBA degree in Total Quality Management. He has an extensive two-decade long writing experience, which includes a decade of sports blogging. His writing prowess has even led his work getting cited on the legendary Franz Beckenbauer's Wikipedia page.
Inspired by Diego Maradona, Deepungsu played as an attacking midfielder for his local club at subdivision level in his initial years and scored an important goal or two. However, his all-time favorite footballer is Lionel Messi, and evidently, he feels Argentina's glory in 2022 is his favorite FIFA World Cup moment for fulfilling his long-standing dream. He is also an ardent East Bengal fan.
Deepungsu has been a Manchester United supporter since the year 2000. Unsurprisingly, his favorite manager is Sir Alex Ferguson and the Scotsman helped him get through some of the toughest days of his life. Like the fiery Scot, Deepungsu also leaves no stone unturned when it comes to accuracy in articles and only relies on credible sources.
Despite believing in Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland to create an iconic rivalry, Deepungsu reckons no one can match the longevity of Messi and Ronaldo. He spends his leisure time writing about life on his blog, reading books, and playing the guitar.
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