Former Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole said that the performance of the Liverpool Harvey Elliott midfielder during the 2-1 victory in England against the Netherlands in the U-21 semi-finals reminded him of Lionel Messi.
The 22-year-old scored the two goals while the three Lions have reached consecutive European finals, hoping to defend their title that they won two years ago by beating Spain 1-0 in the title match. Elliott opened the scoring just before the break before spinning the winner of England.
Cole was complimentary for Elliott’s performance, saying to Channel 4 (via Metro):
“It is Harvey Elliott on the pockets. If Lionel Messi had done it, the world would stop. He has this capacity and he can do it on such a coherent basis.
“I think he is playing football in the right way. I am really excited for him not only for this final but also next year because he did an excellent job in Liverpool, but if he decides to move on, I think there are levels to go up. I would love to see him play with this kind of passion and happiness every week.”
Elliott had a season of five goals and three 2024-25 assistants for the Reds, but faces an uncertain future at the club, especially after the arrival of Florian Wirtz this summer.
Lionel Messi fighting for the PSG meeting while Liverpool is preparing for the new season
Lionel Messi had a historic campaign with Inter Miami, who made his debut during the World Cup of the current FIFA club. The 38 -year -old man scored once in three games to take the herons to the KO.
Following a safe draw in their first campaign match against Al Ahly, Messi scored the winner while Javier Mascherano’s team shot FC Porto. The herons were on the way to garnish their group, leading Palmeiras 2-0 with 10 minutes to play but conceded twice in a dead end.
The result means that they have finished second and now come up against the ruling of the UEFA winners in the Champions Saint-Germain Champions League Sunday, June 29 at the Mercedes-Benz stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. It will be Messi’s first match against the Parisians since he left them there were two on a free transfer to arrive at Herons.
Meanwhile, Liverpool is not in action during the current club World Cup. Instead, they are busy reconstructing their team before the new season after winning the latest Premier League campaign under the new Boss Arne Slot.
Published by Bhargav
