Genes of the best

Thiago Messi, although very young (8 years old), has shown some potential and has been taking his father's footsteps. How has he been doing so far? This entry will tell you.

Unlike Leo, Thiago's strong foot is his right, as we can see from some of his videos. And although Leo said that he didn't like football too much, preferring video games instead, he has started to show more interest, and he still has a natural talent for it just like his father. He also wears the Nº 10 shirt.

He's currently playing for Barcelona Escola, specifically Escola Sergio (in honor to Busquets) and has shown to have some skills, as a video from early 2020 playing against Semedo's team showed how after receiving a pass, he ran through in the box and shot with his strong foot towards the goal, nailing it. There's also a video of him scoring a brace against the same team, Escola Semedo, one of them with a fake shot to get rid of a defender then score, and the second one being a strong finish to end the game 9-2. It's also worthy to note that most of the time Antonella and even Leo himself watch Thiago train/play with Barcelona Escola too.

For his training schedule, he had two days of training a week and then a game on Sunday afternoons. The training method being a series of progressive and interrelated exercises, adapted to each training level or stage (there are 3, which are Beginners age 6-8, Pre-training age 8-10, and Training age 10-12). They also teach him important values like humility, effort, ambition, respect, and teamwork.

He plays alongside Milán Piqué, Gerrard's son, and used to play with Benjamín Suárez before Luis' departure from the club this season to Atlético Madrid, so that's another bonus for him as well.

What he will become, only the future will tell. But until then, see you in the next entry.