(Video) Watch Lionel Messi ‘send direct Chelsea transfer’ message to Todd Boehly and Graham Potter after brilliant display for Argentina againt Honduras
Chelsea, The European champions are flush with money and looking to invest in their squad this summer.
Todd Boehly men have recently loan a £100m move Romelu Lukaku to Inter Milan and signed Raheem Sterling to help with their scoring problems.
Yet, the blues performance lately lack some touches of a professional finisher and creative forward and Todd Boehly sacked Thomas Tuchel recently following poor delivery by the blues
And they would have no trouble unlocking defences with Messi lining up in blue.
Lionel Messi scored twice and Argentina dominated Honduras 3-0 on Friday in Miami as the World Cup-bound team continues to fine-tune its game ahead of the upcoming international tournament in Qatar.
Messi was at the center of the action from the opening whistle, lobbing a pass to the charging Papu Gomez who found Lautaro Martinez for an early 1-0 lead.
The 35-year-old Messi was on the receiving end of a hard foul in the 39th minute when Deybi Flores of Honduras slammed into him, sending him face down onto the turf and drawing a yellow card.
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Lionel Messi brace for Argentina againt Honduras is a direct message to Todd Boehly and Graham Potter that he can solve Chelsea creative problem and deliver more goals and assist
Here are some noticeable brilliant performance of Lionel Messi against Honduras
The first noticeable brilliant performance that message Todd Boehly and Graham Potter as best candidate to solve Chelsea issue is the brilliant and killer pass he made to the box of Honduras which lead to first goal for Argentina
The second was a brilliant penalty kick that double the lead for Argentina againt Honduras making it two gaols to null
The third performance for Lionel Messi was the dribbling trying to create mor
Argentina 3:0 Honduras; Brave goal by Lionel Messi
Messi’s team mates immediately got in the faces of the Honduras players and the teams exchanged words but stopped short of trading blows. The Argentina captain remained in the game.
Near the end of the half Marcelo Santos fouled Argentina’s Giovani Lo Celso and Messi coolly slotted home the penalty for a 2-0 advantage.
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Argentina kept its foot on the gas in the second half, extending their unbeaten streak to 34 matches.
Enzo Fernandez stole the ball in the 69th minute and it fell perfectly to Messi, who chipped it over the goalkeeper’s head to the delight of the partisan crowd at Hard Rock Stadium.
Determined to continue putting on a show for his fans, Messi tried a difficult leaping shot in the waning minutes of the match but it missed the target. The crowd roared in approval nonetheless.
Next up for Argentina is another friendly, this time against Jamaica on Tuesday in New Jersey.
In a duel full of Argentine dominance, the Albiceleste defeated Honduras 3-0. Honduras had very few opportunities, but goalkeeper Lopez saved his team from a bigger defeat
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