Chanathip wait for the signature of Messi

After the match on Japan National Stadium, Chanathip could not change his shirt with Messi. Therefore, he went to the dressing room of PSG and waited for the members of the French team to leave. The Thai midfielder brought a shirt with a marker.

When Messi appeared, Chanathip expressed his desire to apply for a souvenir signature, and was signed by the idol. After a few conversations, Messi left, and the star of Kawasaki Frontale bowed to thank the Thai tradition.

"I met Messi nine years ago, and this time it felt so wonderful," Chanathip told Thailat. "I am not allowed to change my shirt in the Zone Mixed Zone. That's rigid rule. So I waited until he went out to ask for signatures. Unfortunately we just talked a bit and forgot to forget to take a photo".

Chanathip has a low body shape, left foot and technical play, creating more or less like Messi. The midfielder himself in 1993 also considered it his idol, and thus fans called with the intimate name "Messi Jay".

Yesterday was the second time Chanathip met and directly confronted Messi. First took place in Thailand on August 7, 2013, when he and U23 Thailand lost to Barca 1-7 in a friendly match at Rajamangala, Bangkok. That day, Chanathip was so brace and Messi scored a double.

The similar script took place in Tokyo this time, when Chanathip and Kawasaki lost to PSG of Messi 1-2. This match, Chanathip kicked, played 56 minutes, but faint. His most noticeable situation was to break back on the ball on the lime line after Messi finished 31th minute.

Just a minute later, the Argentine superstar concretized the advantage of PSG with an one-touch catch, opening the match score. In the 58th minute, Messi launched and coordinated with Juan Bernat to create conditions for Arnaud Kalimuendo to double the gap.

After Chanathip and Messi left the field in turn, the match did not have any special progress. Kawasaki had to wait until the end of the match to shorten the score thanks to the backward header of midfielder Kazuya Yamamura.

Chanathip left the home club Muangthong United to Japan for Consadole Sapporo to borrow in 2017. He was bought by the Hokkaido Club from the summer of 2018. For more than four years of playing for Consadole, Chanathip stone 123 matches, scoring 15 goals and assists 22 goals. Since January 2022, Chanathip was recruited by the J-League 1 Kawasaki Frontale team for $ 3.8 million-a transfer record within J-League 1.