Jan 06, 2025 07:49 PM IST
Inter Miami goalkeeper Oscar Ustari revealed a weird story about Lionel Messi doing bare pull-ups in entrance of his teammates.
Lionel Messi is at the moment having fun with the farewell section of his profession on the MLS, with David Beckham co-owned aspect Inter Miami. Messi’s arrival noticed even Luis Suarez, Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets be part of him in Miami. Miami’s switch enterprise paid off as they went from 14th within the Jap Convention and twenty seventh within the MLS general in 2023, to pole place in 2024.
Argentina’s Lionel Messi in the course of the heat up earlier than a match.(REUTERS)
In the meantime, the Argentina captain bagged 23 targets and 13 assists in solely 24 fixtures. However Miami’s dominance from the common season didn’t seep into the playoff spherical, as they misplaced to Atlanta United within the first spherical.
Talking to DSportRadio, Argentine goalkeeper Oscar Ustari, who signed for Miami in September 2024, opened up about coaching with Messi and revealed that the Barcelona legend continues to be ‘unbearably competitive.’
“Messi is unbearably competitive, he is incredible at everything. There are teammates who had never seen him and are surprised. Nothing is a coincidence at that level. You see that his passion is football, training, being well and showing everyday who he is”, he mentioned.
Lionel Messi’s bare pull-ups
Ustari additionally went on to make a weird revelation about Messi and his coaching periods. “He has fun doing what he does. The first day I arrived at the club, he was doing pull-ups naked, and all the guys were around him. He treats everyone equally, he’s very family-oriented. He’s a person who generates a lot for everyone. He is very involved in the academy, he is aware of everything. That is how I see it,” he mentioned.
Messi was additionally named the MLS Most Invaluable Participant of the 2024 season, and in addition turned Inter Miami’s all-time main goalscorer. 2024 was the primary time in nearly a decade that he wasn’t nominated for the Ballon d’Or, which was received by Manchester Metropolis midfielder Rodri.
It’s value nothing that Ustari performed with Messi on the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship, the place Argentina clinched gold. He was the first-choice goalkeeper for the nationwide workforce in that match. He was additionally included within the 2006 World Cup, however was an unused participant.
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