Just watched a Messi highlights video from the season just finished. He would immediately become the best finisher, passer, dribbler, free kick taker and penalty taker at the club.
Moreover, he’s bouncing off challenges left and right, getting pulled back but playing on, in some cases literally getting rugby tackled. Teams are putting two or three men on him and he’s either beating them or playing the ball through to someone in acres of space.
He’s still quicker over that first five yards than almost anyone. The second he pushes the ball past a defender it’s all over.