Messi's height of 1.7 meters has always been a flaw that cannot be eliminated from him, and even if the ball skills have been magical, there are still many people who use it to attack him. In fact, there are still many players on the green field who are not as tall as Messi, but this does not affect their skills.
Messi's height of 1 meter 7 is actually quite normal in real life, but it is really a bit cruel to put it on the football field. However, today's football status has shown his strength, if Messi is taller, maybe the athletic achievement can be further improved. But perhaps it is precisely because of the real height, Messi will not be hard with people on the court, pay attention to the cooperation between the players, which is also criticized by many people who do not like Messi.
Andrés Iniesta is 1 cm taller than Messi and is a famous midfielder in the history of Spanish football. It is precisely because of his existence that the matador can win the European Championship twice and the World Cup once in 2008 and 12. Perhaps aware of his lack of height, Andrés Iniesta struggled to improve his speed and technique, receiving a full-court accolade at the '14 World Cup.
Xavi Hernandez Chréus, like Messi, is 1.7 meters tall and is also a very good Spanish player. As a Spaniard, he is definitely the number one in the history of Spanish football. If you are not as tall as others, you can make up for it by relying on your brain and technology. With almost terrible precision, a super big picture view, and the midfield ability of Harvey Hernandez Kreus is known in world football.
In this way, Messi's height of 1 meter 7 seems to be the lower limit of the football field, but in fact, it is not, and the Brazilian player Soousa Romario is less than 1 meter 7, only 1 meter 67. As a striker, Souza Romario scored a total of 772 goals in his career, ranking second in the entire history of world football. In 70 games played in Brazil, he scored 55 goals alone, ranking fourth in the entire Brazilian record. If you think that's all he's accomplished, then you're really looking down on him. Despite his lack of height, Soousa Romario is a sharp player with a sharp on-court style, mainly attacking, and it is he who has changed the style of football in Brazil and even in football as a whole. Even the later Ronaldo's style of play was influenced by him.
Editor's opinion: Height is also a crucial appearance condition for ordinary people, not to mention athletes with extremely high physical requirements? After watching the experience of these players, it is really inspiring, and the strange inferiority of the editor has increased. In addition to these few people, do you know which football stars do not have a strong advantage in height?