The FIFA 2010 World Cup spectacle will go down the annals of history as one of its kind.
This can be attributed to so many reasons; firstly, to state but the obvious –it was the first ever to be hosted on African soil and secondly, the football giants from 32 countries descended on our shores and left with their tails between their legs. http://topnews.in/files/Lione-Messi_0.jpg
To mention but a few,I have in mind the likes of Kaka, Wayne Rooney, and Lionel Messi of which some of whom could not put the ball into the back of the net despite their prowess in the game of football. Surprisingly, these are the players who are renowned for banging in the goals and making opposing defenders appear like spectators on the field of play.
Soccer pundits are saying the reason is that these players were playing as individuals instead of as a collective.
I beg to differ when such sentiments or rather accusations are levelled against Barcelona superstar Messi. This player is gifted and not selfish. He is still simply the best.Yes! Messi is without doubt,the best football player in the world, but hay Diego Forlán is also my best choice, but for now let me focus on Messi neh.
I have said it before, that being the World Player of the Year, is no assurance such a player can hold his own on the World Cup stage.
We know players win these awards mainly due to the success of their club or country and they might not necessarily be the best at the World Cup.
There is no doubt that he was on song despite lack of goals on his part.Messi’s recent performance for his country showed he has monopoly over his craft. He continued to turn defenders into jelly, creating goal-scoring opportunities for his teammates.
The pressure was too much on Messi as millions were expecting him to be the star of the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa.
They expected him to storm onto the centre stage and mesmerise the world like his coach Diego Maradona did in 1986 when he almost single-handedly won the World Cup for Argentina. Maradona said it over and over that Messi certainly has the skill. He was crying after Argentina lost to Germany in the quarterfinals as he so much wanted to win.
We have seen in the past that Messi could not show his fantastic form for his country, especially during the last World Cup qualifying matches when Argentina were actually very lucky to qualify for South Africa in the end. This time around, everybody wanted him to write a piece of history. Messi could not score; however, he was key in creating goals for his teammates.
