Alexis Mac Allister: Messi is 'very difficult to learn from'

Alexis Mac Allister said playing alongside Lionel Messi is uniquely challenging, describing the forward’s talent as almost impossible to replicate. Speaking after Argentina’s 3-0 World Cup opener against Algeria, in which Messi scored a hat-trick, Mac Allister said: "I enjoy being with Leo a lot, there won't be another one like him.

It's very different to see it next to him, the things he does are not normal. From my side, I simply take advantage of it, he is very important for us to win, and from another side, the admiration. It's very difficult to learn from what he does, because you have it in your head but you can never do it that way.

What I learn from him are the values and the humility he has being who he is." Mac Allister also outlined his role in the build-up to the goals, highlighting the tactical moments that opened space for Messi. "The first one I was left a bit between the lines, I saw that Leo was behind me.

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