The 10 Times Lionel Messi Utterly Embarrassed A Great Player 7
5. Robben doesn’t like being caught up to.
Arjen Robben just might be the fastest player in football. He is used to never seeing defenders again once he gets a step ahead of them with the ball. So you can imagine his consternation when Lionel Messi suddenly catches up to him and takes the ball away.
He reacts with the kind of hotheadedness you would expect from a 6-year-old that just got their bag of candy taken, and launches a two-footed tackle. The thing is, Messi doesn’t get emotional. He just gets the better of you.