Hills's Blog

Messi is the best player in history. He is currently the best player in the world. Most football stakeholders quite agree smoothly with this. Hence, having Messi your team gives you an automatic massive advantage. But this comes at a price. Being a Messi fan and having celebrated and suffered with him over these years, I have come to the conclusion that indeed there is no absolute advantage in football. For every advantage you have, there is a disadvantage lurking in there, waiting for your opponent to exploit. More so because football is a team sport. For instance, many people’s best keeper in the world, Manuel Neuer, plays a high line as a sweeper keeper. This means that many times, opponents try to catch him out with long rangers. That is the disadvantage that comes with having him on your team. And so it is with every piece of advantage you have on your team. I dare say the bigger the advantage, the more perilous the corresponding disadvantage. Therefore, when you have Messi, the b