There is no doubt that Lionel Messi is one of the best when it comes to attempting free kicks. He has scored beautiful and important goals while taking free kicks which established him as one of the best in the set-pieces. However, former Barcelona player Mathieu Jeremy has another opinion as he believes he was better than him in the free kicks.
Mathieu Jeremy takes cheeky dig at Lionel Messi
At the end of his career, Mathieu joined Barcelona and got to play three seasons alongside Lionel Messi. Before playing for the Catalan club, He cemented himself as one of the important players in Valencia between 2009 and 2014.
The French player took a cheeky dig at Lionel Messi saying he was better than the Argentine when it comes to taking the free kicks.
“I think I was better at free kicks than Lionel Messi," said Mathieu
Lionel Messi's dominance in free-kicks
Statistically, Lionel Messi stands at the third spot in the list of scoring the most number of goals through free-kicks. He has scored 69 goals through free-kicks so far in his iconic career. He just needs one free-kick goal to level with Brazilian icon Pele, who scored 70 goals through free-kicks. Brazil's Juninho stands tall at the first place with 77 free-kick goals.