Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami vs Charlotte FC: Leagues Cup team news, predictions and latest

“Once they said they can only stop me with a pistol,” former Barcelona attacker Hristo Stoichkov once said. “Today, you need a machine gun to stop Messi.”

No one has come close to stopping Lionel Messi in his first four matches with Inter Miami, and thankfully no one has tried to use a machine gun.

In a sense, it’s no surprise that teams are having trouble stopping Miami. The team’s front office secured at least four new starters in the summer, and three of those starters are Messi, Sergio Busquets, and Jordi Alba.

Still, even with obvious improvements, there are holes in Inter Miami’s roster and weaknesses that opponents can exploit.

Leagues Cup competition and Eastern Conference playoff bubble teams, take notes. This is how you beat Messi and Miami.