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Shorter people have a lower center of gravity which is an advantage for players maneuvering the ball through the midfield. There is certainly a trade off with s
by tomjakubowski 5y ago
Shorter people have a lower center of gravity which is an advantage for players maneuvering the ball through the midfield. There is certainly a trade off with strength and vision but Messi's body type is hardly unusual in top flight football. Xavi and Iniesta, who played with Messi on Barcelona, were superstars and all three are 5'7".
- vl 5y agoMessi is 169, average height at the World Cup is 182.4, this is quiet a difference. In fact he is in the lowest percentiles. Ronaldo is 187, Neymar is 175.
- twobitshifter 5y agowhy do you care about the average height? - in some positions being taller is better and others being shorter - being an average doesn't mean that it's in any way better.
- tomjakubowski 5y agoMy point is that Messi is hardly some kind of physical outlier among top midfielders.