Messi continues to surprise his teammates at Inter Miami with his level.

Gressel revealed that Messi has started speaking to his teammates in English instead of Spanish and is impressed with his ability to use the language.

The striker, who plays for Inter Miami, also revealed that the Argentina captain gave tactical instructions to his teammates entirely in English during their 4-3 friendly loss to Al-Hilal.

Specifically, speaking on the Player/Manager podcast, Julian Gressel said: “I think this was the first match against Al Hilal and he (Messi) came up to me and said something in English. That was the first time he talked to me in English.”

“Now, we have to change tactics. You drop deep and Jordi goes higher. Jordi moved closer to the opponent’s defense. I feel fine, it sounds good,” Gressel recounted Messi’s words. 

“Messi even asked me if his English was okay. Yes, very, very good, I understand everything you said,” Gressel continued to recount. 

The 2024/25 MLS season is currently underway, Inter Miami has temporarily won seven points after the opening three matches. Messi and his teammates defeated Real Salt Lake 2-0 and were held to a 1-1 draw by LA Galaxy.

In the most recent match, which took place in the early morning of March 3, Inter Miami defeated Orlando City. In particular, the Argentine star scored twice in the second half to help Inter Miami win 5-0. It was also the largest margin of victory in the 5-year history of the club from Florida.

This double not only helped Inter Miami get 3 points but also helped Messi score his 499th and 500th goals at a national tournament. During his illustrious career, Messi has scored 474 goals with FC Barcelona, ​​22 goals in Ligue 1 with PSG and 4 goals in MLS with Inter Miami.