In the eyes of many, Inter Miami’s Tata Martino has an easier job than any other MLS manager; he only has to choose ten starters each week.
However, Lionel Messi, at 36 years of age and after 1,040 matches at senior level, cannot physically be forced into every starting XI.
“I understand the expectations the rest of the world has to watch him, and that is undeniable,” Martino explained after Messi was named as a substitute for the first time since his Miami debut earlier this month. “But I cannot act based on that, because then I would risk doing things wrong.”
Messi was summoned off the…
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