Tony Pulis discusses the opportunity to play Lionel Messi in England

DBasia.news – The issue of Lionel Messi leaving Barcelona has continued to circulate fast in the transfer market this summer. Various kinds of speculation has emerged. Reportedly La Pulga has determined the choice to join Manchester City and reunite with Pep Guardiola.

It has never been imagined before that Messi had spent his entire career from La Masia to Barcelona’s first team, to now changing clubs, let alone playing outside of Spain. It also shows how serious Barca’s internal problems are which made the player no longer feels at home there.

Reuniting with Guardiola at Man City is reportedly a steady decision for Messi. If this is true, it is inconceivable how the British public will directly see the action of the 33-year-old player in dribbling the ball.

The thought of Messi playing in England on a cold, dark (snowy) night is reminiscent of the comments of Andy Gray, commentator on Sky Sports. Gray imagined how difficult it would be for Messi to play against Stoke City.

“I don’t know if Barcelona ever went to a place like the Britannia Stadium and suffered the onslaught of Tony Pulis’ team with long throws and free kicks or played in a place like Blackburn and were beaten by their long ball into the box,” Gray said in a statement.

Gray’s remarks were used as a metaphor for a wet and windy night in Stoke. Tony Pulis, who coached Stoke from 2006-2013, also commented on the trope and also the chance for Messi to play in England.

“People are now asking how Lionel Messi would play if he had to play at Stoke on a wet and windy Tuesday night. Or some Premier League club headquarters would be a little less glamorous if he joined Manchester City,” Pulis wrote in The Times.

“I thought he was going to be unbelievably great. He was blessed with extraordinary skill, of course. I always remember sitting with my son, Anthony, at Arsenal one night and watching Barcelona during the warm-up.”

“Messi launched the ball miles into the air and then killed it (controlled it) with his foot as it fell back. Anthony and I just looked at each other. Normal humans can’t do that.” “But people forget how strong Messi is. He is tough, strong, he chases (the ball) back for his team when necessary, and no matter what the situation he will create opportunities for either himself or his team-mates,” Pulis explained.