Tata Martino has hinted at Lionel Messi feeling tired already, saying that his star man used 'too much energy' in Inter Miami's first two MLS games after preparing for the new season with a grueling tour of Asia. Indeed, Martino certainly makes a valid point, considering that Inter Miami will be involved in as many as five competitions this season: the MLS regular season, MLS Cup, CONCACAF Champions League, Leagues Cup and US Open Cup. What's more is that Messi is expected to heavily feature throughout the MLS regular season due to the league's new $2.5billion, 10-year contract with Apple TV. But they are very integrated, they take the whole team with them and make a lot of jokes. This is a completely normal team structure, like in any other team of which I was a member.'

Source: Metro March 01, 2024 19:40 UTC