Lionel Messi did what he had to do in his international matchup between Argentina and Switzerland, scoring a hat trick and once again cementing himself as the top player in the world. Messi has been criticized for uneven performances with his country’s team never taking control of the star filled lineup. This time the field was set in his favor and was able to capitalize. Messi and his fellow argentinian players are expecting to live up to expectations and finally win the world cup. They last won it in 1986 with the help of legendary player Diego Armando Maradona. Those are big shoes to fill, Maradona is beloved by his countrymen and was successful in many levels. Most put him in the top 5 of all time, some even consider him the best of all time.
Many are calling Messi one of the top players of all time, I won’t do that just yet as he has not been successful in world cup play. Media and fans are quick to call a player great only to find out that he doesn’t accomplish what is expected of him as his career unfolds. We can all remember some years ago people were calling Tiger Woods the greatest golfer in the history of the PGA, we don’t hear that no more uh?
Arjen Roben also had a stellar game against England scoring two goals. What made his performance so special is that he scored the game winning goal in the last minute of play. This kind of plays is what separates the stat driven players from the great ones. Roben is one of the best in the world probably only behind Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Colombia’s Radamel Falcao, one of the top players in the Spanish league also scored with his team in a win over heated rival Mexico. It was an impressive victory and specially marks another great showing for the latin american player who is looking to put his name in the likes of Rooney, Messi, Ronaldo and Roben. He is sure too keep figuring in the top player lists in the world.
Spain also looked unbeatable scoring 5 goals to nil against an overmatched Venezuelan team. Some may say it was expected, but the way they did this is what separates this victory from everybody else. The Spaniard team is the mesh of the two top teams in the world, FC Barcelona and Real Madrid, and it shows. They were able to execute plays that seem imposible on paper. They look as if they were playing together forever. Got to love when championship teams keep looking as such.
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