00:00Former national player Ron Lafore loves football and watching Spain play the way they did in the final against Argentina
00:07made him remember why this sport has his attention. It's pointless asking him if Spain is deserving of the World
00:14Cup title.
00:15Spain is a different class to all the U.S. football nations. Meaning that what Spain has given us here
00:23is what we like as Caribbean West Indian people. What Spain has given us here. Everybody competitive in the ball,
00:29everybody has a part to play, everybody doing their job holistically and things will happen. This is what Spain showed
00:34us.
00:34So what was Argentina's plan?
00:36Argentina was solely relying on Messi. You know, and Messi is 39 years. How long could he carry you for?
00:47You follow me? I'm shocked to see. Well, you know he just walk and play and stuff like that. But
00:50I'm shocked to see Messi play all the games. You follow me?
00:54And here it was. When Argentina get at the red card, I tell my wife, I say Argentina playing with
01:04nine men now. Meaning that Messi, you know, as a player will be working to win the ball for you
01:13and stuff like that. You know, this kind of way. So that was the advantage Spain had on them also.
01:17He believes Argentina was playing for penalties, relying on the greatness of goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez.
01:23Still though, the match never went there and he felt Spain could have utilized their star weapon better, Lamine Yamal,
01:30who he believes is the biggest attraction coming out of the World Cup.
01:34That's easy to see. And I still find yesterday, he was out of the game too much. I still find
01:39yesterday, the providers for him, he had taken too long to give him the football. Because he's so deadly.
01:46When we pick up the ball, there's two and three Argentinians coming at him. So why not? Why not present
01:50it to him? So take them out. You follow me? When you take them out because you know Messi and
01:54you know much in defense. You follow me?
01:56You have leverage to get in the enemy territory as easy as possible. Once you get in the football, you
02:02will do things for you.
02:03And what about Messi? Is he the greatest ever?
02:05No, no, no, no. I am. My generation, I saw Pile. And as I told you yesterday, I had the
02:14pleasure of meeting Pile. Pile was the, he was the founder of the game.
02:21He explained the difference between Pile and Messi.
02:23It was different. Pile, Pile team around him. Again too. Brazilians. Everybody's skillful. Everybody knows their role and function. Pile
02:35generation.
02:36So Pile bring to them the style, his skill and the flair. He brought that into the Brazilian game. And
02:43that's why we fall in love with him, we as Caribbean people.
02:45But with Messi now, it's a difference. Messi, Messi's great. Right? Messi, Messi players will work for him. But it
02:57was a difference between his time and Pile times.
03:00And on a lighter note, we asked the former TNT forward what position he would play if he was slotted
03:05into the Spanish team.
03:06Me as Ron Laffer, the Spanish team. I played the number nine. But my number is number ten. You follow
03:16me? But I always the center forward. You follow me? I always like the finishing touches in the game.
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