What the New York Red Bull coach said before facing Lionel Messi
Lionel Messi debuts against New York Red Bull in MLS after his great Leagues Cup
The moment of truth has arrived for Lionel Messi and Inter Miami. The English club has placed itself in an important way in a match where winning would be an important step to stay alive in the MLS and gain access to the playoffs. Before Messi arrived at the club, Miami is positioned in the last places of its conference and must fight to get into the playoffs.
The change of the Miami team with Lionel Messi is undeniable. However, it is a complex challenge to have a wide points disadvantage before Messi, Busquets and Alba arrived at the club. However, Gerardo Martino's team hopes to add significantly in this duel against New York.
The New York Red Bull coach, Troy Lesesne, spoke at a conference before facing La Pulga and assured: "What Messi has done for the league and this sport is incredible. He has received all the praise and adoration possible and that is deserved for what he has done in his career, because he does great things. He is the best player in the world and perhaps of all time".
Does Messi have a chance of ending up as a top scorer in the MLS?
The man from Rosario makes his debut in Major League Soccer tonight and, logically, he hasn't scored any goals in the competition. With 12 games to go, the top scorer is the German Hany Mukhtar with 13 and he is closely followed by Luciano Acosta, Cristian Espinoza and Denis Bouanga, all with 12. Can Messi catch up with them?
