Lionel Messi has scored 627 goals in 718 appearances for Barcelona (Getty Images)Lionel Messi is not a natural goalscorer, according to former Tottenham and Aston Villa manager Tim Sherwood. Messi is widely regarded as one of the best players of all time and arguably the greatest natural talent in football. But Sherwood insists there is no such thing as ‘natural talent’ and claims Messi is only one of the world’s best because ‘he’s dribbled a stone round an alleyway’. Lionel Messi is what he is because he dribbled a stone round an alleyway, says Tim Sherwood (Getty Images)‘If you can marry the two up, then you’ve got a serious footballer. I hate it when I hear pundits talking about ‘natural talent’.

Source: Metro May 02, 2020 08:37 UTC