Star soccer players enjoy goods of both worlds which include higher perks, mounting rewards, and professional advices to improve their gameplay – all free of cost! Apart from that, there are few cases when even players like Messi need a professional guidance from former legendry players of the game – at least some former legends think so! Yes, we are talking about ex-Czechoslovakia international Antonin Panenka who has been famous for his unique penalty taking style; perhaps his famous style is popular even today and being copied by contemporary star players like Zinedine Zidane, Andrea Pirlo, Francesco Totti, and Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Now, the 64-year-old former Czech footballer openly offers his support for mastering his trademark style to Barcelona ace Messi who has already procured many records to his name. Notably, four time Ballon D’Or winner’s popularity has diminished off late, especially after La Liga champions signed Brazilian sensational forward Neymar. To accommodate both his growing age and his status of being the world leader, Panenka asks him to adopt his classic flair during crucial moments of the game. This is no more a secret that penalties can win you matches, especially if you are positioned around the net and this is where every team tries to master the control of both ball and players’ physiques.
Antonin Panenka was recently in Barcelona for a magazine inauguration named after him; he has ever been popular personality in soccer fraternity for his well-known bold penalty which eventually rewarded them 1976 European Championships. Panenka takes it as an honor if Messi adopts his style and improves it further for future generations. He said, “I have seen a lot of players try it, not everyone with success. I really enjoy it when other players today follow my idea, that it lives on and has not died, it gives me a lot of satisfaction. For me it would be very exciting, a real honour that one of the best players in history tries it. Although his own style is doing pretty well for him so far.”
For now, no one of the notables has commented if there is any need for a change in Messi’s style of finding the nets, in fact, ace Argentinian has already scored a hat trick in this season too. Despite missing lots of matches for his thigh injury, good news is that he is back with a bang to rule the soccer world again and only time will tell if he really needs any change to his classic gameplay!