Lionel Messi transforming Inter Miami: “He’s allowing other players to flourish”

MLS Season Pass sideline reporter Katie Witham had just asked him about the Herons’ rapid, dramatic transformation from MLS bottom dwellers to Leagues Cup group winners mere days after Lionel Messi’s arrival, with Taylor himself having eclipsed his current 2022-23 league goal total (two) with three goals and an assist in the Argentine legend’s first two matches in RosaNegra, both wins.

“Everyone sees what he does. He can keep the ball – he can do everything on the ball – he can keep it in tight spaces, he makes the right decisions 100% of the time,” said Taylor. “Every time he has the ball, I’ll just try and get in behind, make a run for him, and most of the time he’ll find one of our teammates, for sure, making the run. So I think he brings so much quality into the team, so much.”