Inter Miami’s locker room ‘was starstruck’ by Lionel Messi and Sergio Busquets, reveals Robert Taylor as he opens up on their early impact

• Taylor matched Messi on the stat sheet with two goals and an assist against ATL
• Messi and Busquets joined Miami back in June after legendary careers in Europe
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Inter Miami winger Robert Taylor revealed to the team’s locker room was left in awe when Lionel Messi and Sergio Busquets first walked in.

‘Everyone was a bit starstruck,’ Taylor said, while speaking to the Miami Hearld,of being around Messi and Busquets when they first joined the team back in June.

‘Of course, the first time I saw Messi in the changing room, I was like, ‘Whoa, like, this is crazy,’ but I was never intimidated by him, or Busquets because they are such nice guys, always smiling.’

‘If anything, it just makes me so excited to come to training every morning knowing that I can train with these players and be around them and they can make me a better player.’

‘Most of the players would agree that it’s just exciting. Everyone wants to play with the best players in the world. And we are privileged enough to be able to do that.’

Taylor has thrived in the short amount of time since taking the field with Messi and Busquets.

In Miami’s 4-0 win over Atlanta United in the Leagues Cup Taylor matched Messi on the stat sheet with two goals and an assists, showing that he is already taking advantage of the privilege of playing with two of the world’s best players.

Following the standout performance against Atlanta, Taylor was quick to give Messi a fair amount of praise as well.’

‘I think everyone see’s what he does,’ said Taylor. ‘He can do everything on the ball. He can keep it in tight spaces, he makes the right decisions 100% of the time. Every time he has the ball I just try to get in behind and make a run for him.’

‘Most of the time he’ll find one of our teammates making a run for sure like making a run. He brings so much quality to the team.’

‘He is the best player in the world so this is what he does. He scored two goals, he scored last game, he gets another assists, it’s just a dream come true to play with him.’