Yamal at 16? Check. Pedri back from injury? Sure. But Isco? That’s like finding your old Tamagotchi in the drawer and thinking it still needs feeding.

Spain’s midfield is now younger than my last Tinder date. Gavi + Pedri + Yamal = future of football… or just three teenagers with better stats than my student loans.

And four left-backs? Either De la Fuente’s planning asymmetric chaos or he forgot right-backs exist. Maybe both.

Isco’s return feels less ‘resurrection’ and more ‘nostalgia spam’ – we all miss him… but not enough to trust him with a penalty kick.

You guys want to bet on who gets benched first? Comment below! 📊⚽

Why Did Everyone Call It His Peak?

Okay, even my cold-blooded data heart melted when Sports Illustrated said “the best Messi has ever been.” And ESPN ranked it #1 in their 20-season review? Cue dramatic violin.

This wasn’t just scoring—this was physics-defying wizardry. 58 goals (43 non-penalty!), 28 assists, creating nearly 3 chances per game like he’s running a football startup.

German outlet Kicker called it “perhaps the best season of his career”—and when Germans stop hedging? That’s when you know.

Even Sky Sports said he was “mature and magical,” like Einstein doing backflips while solving relativity.

So yeah… if you’re still asking ‘was this peak?’ — I’ve got one question: When did you last see someone score more than half their team’s goals while also setting up nearly as many?

You can’t fake that level of statistical vintage. 🍷⚽

Comments down below: Was this really the peak—or did we all just fall for the narrative? Let’s debate like proper analysts! 🔍📊

So Messi made two assists and suddenly the entire North American Cup paused… because numbers don’t lie — but people do. De Paul didn’t run hard; he orchestrated it from deep zones like a Python script written in invisible ink. Meanwhile, MLS sides are still stuck on laundry lists of draws. If this were a movie, it’d be titled ‘The Quiet Algorithm That Won’. Who’s next? You. Comment below: Did you also check left-right-back-left-instantly? Or are you just rewatching this on your lunch break?