Mikel Arteta: "Lionel Messi is the most influential player ever in the history of football. We have never seen someone do what Messi has been doing on the field for all these years before."

TheBiasedSportsLover@alien.top · 1 year ago

Mikel Arteta: "Lionel Messi is the most influential player ever in the history of football. We have never seen someone do what Messi has been doing on the field for all these years before."

Odelind@alien.top · 1 year ago

I can see Messi being in the GOAT discussion, but influential per se? Not talking about inspiring, but creating a pattern, something to copy. CR7 or Neymar are better in that regard. Messi does Messi things.

Mikel Arteta: "Lionel Messi is the most influential player ever in the history of football. We have never seen someone do what Messi has been doing on the field for all these years before."

Mikel Arteta: "Lionel Messi is the most influential player ever in the history of football. We have never seen someone do what Messi has been doing on the field for all these years before."

We asked Mikel Arteta for his ideal five-a-side team... and his answer was wonderfully chaotic