The head coach of Inter Miami, Tata Martino has the view that,his captain,Lionel Messi should not be compared with late football icon and Brazilian international Pele.
The former Barcelona coach believes that his sides captain and the late Brazilian footballer shouldn’t be compared because they all found themselves playing in America in a different era.
People are comparing the Argentine with Brazilian because he aslo played for New York Cosmos in the MLS and scored 64 goals in a hundred and plus matches whiles Messi now sit in with 11 goals in eight matches so far.
Looking at the stats,many believes he will overtake the legend in the MLS if only he will play the number of matches the late Pele played.
The former Paris Saint-Germain star would easily break Pele’s record in America if he keeps the streak going.
Speaking after Messi’s MLS debut against New York Red Bulls on Saturday, Martino said, (via GOAL): “The league that received Pele is a way different league than the league that Lionel Messi has come to.”
Messi is likely to add to his numbers this weekend, but coach Tata Martino has hinted on dropping the 7 time balloon d’or winner since he feels he will need a rest.
