Video footage of Lionel Messi playing at 10 years old
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luvulongtime
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even as a 10 year old
he's still taller than @Forrest Gump
he's still taller than @Forrest Gump
Cheesy Feet
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Lee Camp in goal for the yellows.
ToneSAFC73
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We would have probably released him for being too small.
South of G-Town
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Didn't we sign their goalkeeper for a few million??
flusheding
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He famously was turned down due to being too small and then Barca gave him growth hormones to make him bigger. So yeah, we as well as most others would have done the thing every one did at the time
Lewberry pie
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Suppose if that shows anything it's that coaching means fuck all, you can't coach real talent and the best way to run an academy is to steal the best players from everywhere you can.
Academies don't "produce" anything they just hoover the best players up then dump them as soon as someone else is better, which is fine but that should tell the owners where the money needs to go.
Academies don't "produce" anything they just hoover the best players up then dump them as soon as someone else is better, which is fine but that should tell the owners where the money needs to go.
The Beautiful Game
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Real Madrid knocked him back didn’t they?He famously was turned down due to being too small and then Barca gave him growth hormones to make him bigger. So yeah, we as well as most others would have done the thing every one did at the time
He wouldn't last 5 minutes against a Stoke primary school on a cold Wednesday afternoon.
Fantastic that cheers.
super ally
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10 years old???????? He looks like one of the old boys!
I'll get my coat...
I'll get my coat...
Cypher
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A lifelong supporter of Newell's Old Boys, Messi joined the Rosario club when he was six years old. During the six years he played for Newell's, he scored almost 500 goals as a member of "The Machine of '87", the near-unbeatable youth side named for the year of their birth, and regularly entertained crowds by performing ball tricks during half-time of the first team's home games.
However, his future as a professional player was threatened when, at age 10, he was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency. As his father's health insurance covered only two years of growth hormone treatment, which cost at least $1,000 per month, Newell's agreed to contribute, but later reneged on their promise.
He was scouted by Buenos Aires club River Plate, whose playmaker, Pablo Aimar, he idolised, but they were also unable to pay for his treatment due to the country's economic collapse. His goalscoring idol growing up was Ronaldo, with Messi calling him "the best forward I've ever seen".
Lionel Messi - Wikipedia
Barcelona First Team - 462 Appearances - 431 Goals.
Footage of Messi aged 16.
However, his future as a professional player was threatened when, at age 10, he was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency. As his father's health insurance covered only two years of growth hormone treatment, which cost at least $1,000 per month, Newell's agreed to contribute, but later reneged on their promise.
He was scouted by Buenos Aires club River Plate, whose playmaker, Pablo Aimar, he idolised, but they were also unable to pay for his treatment due to the country's economic collapse. His goalscoring idol growing up was Ronaldo, with Messi calling him "the best forward I've ever seen".
Lionel Messi - Wikipedia
Barcelona First Team - 462 Appearances - 431 Goals.
Footage of Messi aged 16.
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woodlebert
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Doping surely?He famously was turned down due to being too small and then Barca gave him growth hormones to make him bigger. So yeah, we as well as most others would have done the thing every one did at the time
Too predictable. Put him on his right, he’s shite.
safcforever
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Yep. It’s ridiculous that they openly stated they drugged him from a young age but that’s fine???
Cypher
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As above.
However, his future as a professional player was threatened when, at age 10, he was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency. As his father's health insurance covered only two years of growth hormone treatment, which cost at least $1,000 per month, Newell's agreed to contribute, but later reneged on their promise.
He was scouted by Buenos Aires club River Plate, whose playmaker, Pablo Aimar, he idolised, but they were also unable to pay for his treatment due to the country's economic collapse.
For that sort of talent no but of course coaching can improve players. If you spend hours every day practising something then If you’re doing it right you should get better.
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