Echoes of ’86 from Messi’s Argentinian band of brothers

It was as if the first half an hour of the game, the first half of this World Cup even, had been part of his long con. A setup. In a similar situation shortly before, Lionel Messi had shot wide. For much of the tournament, that pass had been stroked out wide to the left.

Echoes of ’86 from Messi’s Argentinian band of brothers
It was as if the first half an hour of the game, the first half of this World Cup even, had been part of his long con. A setup. In a similar situation shortly before, Lionel Messi had shot wide. For much of the tournament, that pass had been stroked out wide to the left.