

‘’The little boy from Rosario Sante Fe has just pitched up in heaven.

Lionel Messi has shaken hands with paradise. “Lionel Messi has conquered his final pick. “France this time denied, defied,” he commented. Scaloni will be fated, Messi will be sainted.” 36 years ago since Maradona and Mexico, here finally is a nation’s new throne of immortals. And the nation will tango all night long. Messi had the last laugh, after goalkeeper Emi Martinez produced a heroic performance in the shootout to help his side to victory.Īfter Gonzalo Monteil converted the game-winning penalty kick to give Argentina a 4-2 victory, Drury’s commentary is as follows. “Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni “will be fated, while captain Lionel Messi will be sainted,” Drury used the perfect words to describe Lionel Messi’s triumph with Argentina.Īfter scoring a brace in the final against France, the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner led the Copa America champions to their first World Cup victory in 36 years and the their third in history.Īrgentina captain Lionel Messi lifted the coveted winner’s trophy for the first time in his illustrious career, while also making a record 26th FIFA World Cup appearance and winning the Adidas Golden Ball Award.įrance and his Paris Saint-Germain teammate, Kylian Mbappe forced the game to penalties with a sensational hat-trick, it was not to be for Les Bleus. "They tell me that all men are equal in God's eyes, this guy makes you seriously think about those words.British commentator Peter Drury, who describes himself as a football poet, was in his elements during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 final at the iconic Lusail Stadium on Sunday night.There ain't any tracking of him.X-rays couldn't track this guy down." "He arrives like a ghost in the night."Arrives like a witch on a broomstick and produces the hocus pocus in front of goal.".He's as cool as the seeds inside a cucumber."

"Lionel Messi, the nerve of a cat burglar."He abides in the magnetic spectrum of genius with the ball."Messi invents passing lanes, he doesn't look for them."."Angles mean nothing to this man - he could decorate a rose and make it look better."."Footballing's bird of paradise is fluffing his feathers beautifully."."He soaks up the defenders like a paper towel soaks up milk."."It is like.he's playing a tambourine on his knee."."Lionel Messi, you could drop a tarantula into his shorts and he'll still be cool."."Do you wanna know what pure adrenaline looks like, in the human form? This is what it looks like and it's wearing a number 10 shirt."."On penalty assist- He's absolutely shakespearean, The Shakespeare got it wrong.Phenomenal football and there's no answer to that. Excuse me for being excited people, but we've just witnessed a goal that would wake up a catatonic! Astonishing skill that literally takes the breath away. He is nothing less than a ball whisperer." Where the insane becomes the routine with this man. Sweeter than a mother's kiss at bed time." "I tell you what, if Issac Newton was watching this man, he would be saying boy was i wrong? Astonishing from Lionel."Welcome to Lionel's world, Where the insane becomes the predictable.".are you kidding me? This man is absolutely mainline to pure footballing magic that belongs in a different galaxy altogether." If they ever call one Lionel Messi, you'd better evacuate, people."

"In the United states, we give hurricanes a name."They tell me that all men are equal in the eyes of god but this man seriously makes you think about those words.".
