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'I don't pay much attention to GPS' - Lionel Messi explains why he walks during matches as Inter Miami superstar reveals used to 'hide behind a tree' to avoid running

The eight-time Ballon d'Or winner has been arguably the greatest player of his generation if not of all time. Over the course of his 20-year-long one peculiar habit of his has been how often he can be seen strolling on the field, scanning the field before making the move to get in sync with the rest of the attack.

WHAT HAPPENED?

Speaking in an interview with Clank Media, Messi has now explained why he walks: “When I was at Newell’s, there were two or three times a week we were sent to run around the grounds. I used to hide behind a tree. Running without a ball was never my thing. Heh.“I have always been very self-critical. I am the first to know what I do right and what I do wrong. When I walk I analyze the opponent’s positioning, how we stand when we don’t have the ball, get away from the marker and be able to initiate a counterattack.“I don’t pay much attention to GPS, statistics or data. I never cared how much I ran in a match.”

WHAT MESSI SAID

Messi completed all that football has to offer when he won the 2022 World Cup in Qatar with Argentina as he also won the FIFA World Cup Golden Ball for good measure. In the summer of 2023, he made the move to Inter Miami and has since a<a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/lionel-messi-drops-huge-retirement-hint-inter-miami-superstar-admits-fears-football-career-coming-to-end/blt440a3f2a34b809c2" target="_blank">dmitted he thinks the MLS side will be his last club</a> before he hangs up his boots.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

The World Cup winner is still involved with Argentina and is leading La Albiceleste in the 2024 Copa America in the United States. He will be in action on Tuesday, June 25 against Chile at the MetLife Stadium.

WHAT NEXT FOR MESSI?

'I don't pay much attention to GPS' - Lionel Messi explains why he walks during matches as Inter Miami superstar reveals used to 'hide behind a tree' to avoid running | Goal.com

Lionel Messi has been notorious for walking on the field during matches throughout his illustrious career and he has now explained why.

&apos;I don&apos;t pay much attention to GPS&apos; - Lionel Messi explains why he walks during matches as Inter Miami superstar reveals used to &apos;hide behind a tree&apos; to avoid running