“She is on crack”, “Even die hard US fans cringed” - Fans mock Women’s football legend after she names USMNT star as rival for Lionel Messi
Former United States international Carli Lloyd made some outrageous claims when she was asked whether Lionel Messi is still the greatest player in the world. The 2015 Ballon d'Or winner responded by claiming that there are other players who can be considered the best at the moment.
"There's Jude Bellingham and Pulisic is coming up," said Carli Lloyd.
Lloyd's claims of comparing Christian Pulisic with the likes of Lionel Messi have caused the internet to go into a frenzy. Some of the reactions to Lloyd's comments on X are as follows:
"This is why you can’t take American commentary serious when it comes to the sport. Even the most diehard US fans cringed at that moment," claimed one fan on X (formerly Twitter).
"We cannot let US ever achieve any intercontinental success whatsoever in this sport," noted another fan.
"This is y I sometimes hate living in this country bro the coverage is awful, no ball knowledge and riding Americans except the cbs crew but that’s it," concluded a fan.
Others directly attacked Carli Lloyd and strongly critiqued her football knowledge.
"Carli Llyod is the female Lalas. She makes no sense and we shouldn't listen to her. When both Llyod and Lalas come up you just turn the channel," opined someone on X.
"It's Carli Lloyd who actually is one of the best ever women's players which makes it worse... She won a Balloon D'Or alongside Messi," stated another individual.
"Carli Lloyd is on crack if she thinks Pulisic is on the same level as Maradona and Messi," agreed another netizen.
Someone also explained the entire situation and explained why no one allegedly takes her seriously according to him.
"Lalas asked Carli Lloyd if Messi was still the best player in the world and she responds with, “ there are so many good up-and-coming talents like Jude Bellingham, and even Christian Pulisic. what in God name is she talking about? This is why no one takes us seriously," concluded the person on X.
The USMNT will start their Copa America 2024 campaign against Bolivia on Sunday, June 23 at the AT&T Stadium.
Lionel Messi is on the brink of breaking two outstanding records in Copa America 2024
Lionel Messi continues to break records in almost every appearance even at the dusk of his illustrious international career. The Argentine is playing his seventh iteration of Copa America and has the chance of breaking two incredible records in the tournament.
Lionel Messi currently stands at 13 international goals scored in Copa America. He has the chance to climb up the ladder and become the highest scorer in the history of the tournament. The record currently resides with Brazil's Zizinho and Argentina's Norberto Mendez, both of whom have scored 17 goals.
Secondly, Lionel Messi has the chance to be the only player in the history of the tournament to defend his Player of the Tournament crown. Lionel Messi won the award in Copa America 2021 along with being the highest scorer (4) and highest assist provider (5). If he can produce a similar performance this time, nothing can stop Lionel Messi from defending his Player of the Tournament crown.
After a 2-0 win against Canada in their opener on June 20, Argentina will travel to the MetLife Stadium on June 25 to face Chile.