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‘He can’t be stopped!’ - MLS rivals sent Lionel Messi ‘trouble’ warning as Inter Miami superstar shatters records & runs riot

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<p>The Argentine icon had to overcome hamstring problems early on in the 2024 campaign, but is now fit and firing once more. Messi <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/lionel-messi-best-qualities-highlighted-mls-rival-masterclass-inter-miami-new-england-revolution/blt6c726b4d51ec92a2" target="_blank">has been in dazzling form of late</a>, with the record books being rewritten. He is making the game looking remarkably easy, which <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/is-lionel-messi-letting-world-know-how-poor-mls-is-alexi-lalas-taking-souls-point-ex-usmnt-star-inter-miami-captain-outstanding-2024/blt041a0b72902ad5e0" target="_blank">does not bode well for the rest of those in North American soccer.</a></p><div class="affiliate-button-container theme-1" data-name="Apple TV"><div class="affiliate-button"><img class="logo" height="40" width="72" src="https://eu-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/bltcc7a7ffd2fbf71f5/blt2de198b67da95a2e/65709d2436cf7d0407034ef9/Apple_TV.png" style="width: 72px; height: 40px;"><span class="affiliate-text">Get the MLS Season Pass today!</span></div><a href="https://tv.apple.com/channel/tvs.sbd.7000?itsct=goal_mls&amp;itscg=30200&amp;at=1010l39UY" class="affiliate-button-link" target="_blank">Stream games now</a></div>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>Former New York Red Bulls striker Bradley Wright-Phillips has told <a href="https://www.mlssoccer.com/video/lionel-messi-creates-another-masterpiece-the-guy-is-an-artist#lionel-messi-creates-another-masterpiece-the-guy-is-an-artist " target="_blank"><em>MLSsoccer.com</em></a>: “Ultimately what we’re seeing is, he can’t be stopped. You get tight, he’s going to roll you, drop the shoulder and get by you. The thing you have to do – and I’m making it sound easy sat here – is stop the supply. I know that’s not easy but once that ball gets to Messi’s feet, forget about it. You’re in trouble, it’s too late.”</p>

WHAT WRIGHT-PHILLIPS SAID

<p>Messi’s latest outing saw him <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/magical-lionel-messi-personal-history-career-firsts-inter-miami-superstar-six-goal-showing-new-york-red-bulls/blt85182914370c19b8" target="_blank">post six goal contributions in a 6-2 demotion of the Red Bulls</a>. Wright-Phillips added on seeing the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner continue to raise the bar of individual brilliance: “The numbers, I love to see them and look at them. He will look back and say what I have done there is amazing, but it’s just how easy the game comes to him. The first touch is always good. The weight of his pass to a team-mate is always good. How he drives and goes by players, is always top level. Watching him is unbelievable.”</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Messi is up to 12 goals and 11 assists for the season and is already considered to be <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/lionel-messi-mls-mvp-only-clown-disagree-ex-usmnt-star-taylor-twellman-inter-miami-superstar-rewriting-history/blt39d8b7dfad9797ba" target="_blank">the leading candidate for MVP honours</a>. He will continue to attract A-list guests to each fixture that he graces, with <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/fun-what-like-form-part-lionel-messi-circus-inter-miami-robert-taylor/blte2a49dcde03a05bb" target="_blank">that travelling roadshow set to hit</a> Montreal on Saturday.</p>

WHAT NEXT FOR MESSI?

‘He can’t be stopped!’ - MLS rivals sent Lionel Messi ‘trouble’ warning as Inter Miami superstar shatters records & runs riot | Goal.com US

Lionel Messi’s MLS rivals have been warned that the Inter Miami superstar “can’t be stopped”, with the rest of the division told they’re in “trouble”.

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