Oilers Radio Network Analyst Rob Brown (6/17/26)
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Yeah, I did. I've watched almost every game I could possibly see. I did watch that and was absolutely in awe of his brilliance. I mean, this is a guy that's like, you know,
He's played Major League Soccer the last couple of years. This isn't – like, you know, I think in 22 he'd already left Barcelona and gone to PSG. And, hey, PSG is a pretty – you know, they're the two-time reigning Champions League title holders here. They've got a top-flight thing going now. But a lot of people were sort of dismissive, thinking, well, you know, he's played in the secondary league here for a few years. And they found – and, I mean, you've got to admit, it was awesome, wasn't it?
It was, and it's funny. I mean, I watched the Canada game the other day, and the Canadian guys were flying around, like flying around, dominating the game. But in key situations, they didn't have that scoring knack. Where Messi, he kind of plays like Ovechkin at times, where he just, he's stationary.
What are the highlights of Messi's performance in the World Cup?
Defensively, he stands in the same spot the whole time. But when given a scoring chance... It's automatic. He just absolutely bombed it in. We call it in hockey, hockey IQ. He's got a soccer IQ. He read the play on the rebound goal. He read that. He was the first one in there, pops it in. It was beautiful watching. I watched Mbappé play earlier. That's what makes superstars superstars. In big moments, they show up. And yesterday, all the stars did.
Yeah, I first got into the World Cup back in 82, though one of my first cognitive memories was watching Johan Cruyff in 74 against West Germany. That was a big deal back then. Great appreciation for the talent level. And maybe you can help us here. Like the European guys that you played with in the league, they have immense respect for European football, don't they?
Oh, they certainly do. I mean, it's funny. Someone asked me the other day about, you know, they haven't seen a whole lot of stuff in the Edmonton area of watch parties and stuff like that. And I'm like, because it's not football here or soccer here isn't like it is in Europe, where I've got friends in Europe right now that have said it's been unbelievable over there because it's their lifeline.
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