Cincinnati boss hails 'difference-maker' Messi

Cincinnati's Pat Noonan praised Inter Miami star Lionel Messi's impact after he led a remarkable comeback win.

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00:00 Yeah, he makes the delivery on the plays that matter,

00:04 and that's where he's a difference maker.

00:06 I thought, as a whole, the guys did a pretty good job

00:10 of limited moments where he could be in dangerous spots

00:15 to cause us some problems, at times

00:20 having him drift a little further from goal

00:21 and be a playmaker.

00:22 I thought we handled those moments pretty well

00:24 along the back line.

00:25 And I thought the 1v1 moments and when we could double,

00:29 we got a lot of those moments right

00:32 to be able to win the ball.

00:34 So we knew it was going to be a difficult challenge.

00:39 And I thought, overall, the guys had some good discipline

00:45 in trying to limit a very elite player.