It was mildly better than Antoine Griezmann’s ‘La Decision,’ but Lionel Messi’s own decision was clouded in far too much theatre for my liking.
Perhaps that’s the nature of the beast. When Messi speaks, everyone listens.
On this occasion, his interview was arguably one of the most important of his entire career. His words would be pored over with a fine-tooth comb, everyone looking for the merest hint of a double meaning or something that could be twisted one way or another to suit a particular narrative.
As it happened, Leo left no room for interpretation.