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Lionel Messi came to <a href="https://www.archysport.com/2022/01/emerson-rival-rodriguez-would-leave-millonarios-go-to-inter-miami-of-the-mls-concerns-replacement-colombian-soccer-betplay-league/" title="Emerson Rival Rodríguez would leave Millonarios, go to Inter Miami of the MLS, concerns replacement | Colombian Soccer | Betplay League”>Inter Miami and his presence was able to bring drastic changes to the club.
Inter Miami is a new club in MLS and is not in the title race. As soon as Messi arrived in the middle of last season, evolution began to occur at Inter Miami.
It cannot be denied that the presence of other players such as Luis Suarez, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba, who are Messi’s colleagues at Barcelona, has also raised the quality of Inter Miami. However, Inter Miami’s performance also improved because the players on the team also raised their level of play.
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Inter Miami goalkeeper Drake Callender even stated that the first day it was announced that Messi would be joining Inter Miami had become a historic day that brought big changes for them.
“It was a big transition moment for us, organizationally, culturally and also in the dressing room situation. Everything changed,” said Callendar as quoted by ESPN.
Personally, Callender felt a big change when Messi arrived. Starting from small things like rondos, Messi’s presence makes the training atmosphere competitive.
Each player began to be motivated to prove themselves. They want to catch up to Messi’s level which is clearly far above the average footballer in general.
“If we train with players of such a high level, how can I not be prepared to give the best I can?” Callender said.
Goalkeeping coach Sebastian Saja also emphasized that Messi’s presence has made Drake Callender’s level increase rapidly. By receiving many of Messi’s kicks during training, Callender grew more confident.
“There is no better training method than this. No one can kick better than Messi in a match.”
“So if Drake can block 2-3 of Messi’s kicks during training, that will give him confidence. He will think that the striker he will face in the match will not score a goal from him because he just stopped Messi’s shot,” said Saja.
After winning the Leagues Cup last season, Messi and his friends were finally able to advance to the playoffs in Messi’s first full season. They sit in first place and are the best team in the regular round.
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