{"id":18605,"date":"2019-07-24T15:57:53","date_gmt":"2019-07-24T06:57:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/?p=18605"},"modified":"2019-07-24T15:57:53","modified_gmt":"2019-07-24T06:57:53","slug":"five-short-player-who-shines-in-the-football-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/2019\/07\/24\/five-short-player-who-shines-in-the-football-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Short Players Who Have Shined in World Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Normally speaking, we know that to play football at a high level as a professional, a certain level of physical power is required.<\/p>\n<p>However, there are many players in the soccer world who have not been blessed with a large physical presence but have been key players for their teams.<\/p>\n<p>In this feature, I will introduce five of the most impressive of them.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <div id=\"tribe-slideshow-wrap-18599\" data-id=\"18599\"\n             class=\"slideshow slideshow_id_18599\">\n            <div class=\"tribe-slideshow\" id=\"slideshow18599\">\n                                <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/07\/LionelMessi-800x450.jpg\"\/>\n                                    <script>\n        var currentSite = 'asia';\n        var isMalaysiaCampaign =\n            '';\n        var isIndonesiaCampaign =\n            '';\n        var postId = '18605';\n    <\/script>\n                                    <div class=\"slideshow_text_content\">\n                                    <p><strong>Lionel Messi<\/strong><br \/>\nClub: Barcelona<br \/>\nHeight: 168cm (165cm at his debut)<\/p>\n<p>The representative of all players who have shined in the football world despite the short stature is undoubtedly Messi.<br \/>\nUntil now, he has attracted the supporters with his incredible talent that does not make you feel that his short stature handicap<br \/>\nNow his height is 168cm, but it was 165 cm at the time of his debut for one of the world's greatest clubs.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/07\/NguyenCongPhuong-800x450.jpg\"\/>\n                                    <script>\n        var currentSite = 'asia';\n        var isMalaysiaCampaign =\n            '';\n        var isIndonesiaCampaign =\n            '';\n        var postId = '18605';\n    <\/script>\n                                    <div class=\"slideshow_text_content\">\n                                    <p><strong>Nguy\u1ec5n C\u00f4ng Ph\u01b0\u1ee3ng<\/strong><br \/>\nClub: Sint-Truiden<br \/>\nHeight: 168cm<\/p>\n<p>Called also \"the Vietnamese Messi\" C\u00f4ng Ph\u01b0\u1ee3ng is writing the story of Vietnamese football.<br \/>\nDuring his J-League adventure, he was not able to show his talent.<br \/>\nHowever, he has since matured and he played a major role during the 2019 Asian Cup.<br \/>\nRecognized for his high technical ability, he became the first Vietnamese player in history to play in Belgium.<br \/>\nIn Vietnam, there are also many players short in stature but with wonderful technic skills. Because of players like this, the future of Vietnamese football future is so bright.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/07\/Veratti-800x450.jpg\"\/>\n                                    <script>\n        var currentSite = 'asia';\n        var isMalaysiaCampaign =\n            '';\n        var isIndonesiaCampaign =\n            '';\n        var postId = '18605';\n    <\/script>\n                                    <div class=\"slideshow_text_content\">\n                                    <p><strong>Marco Verratti<\/strong><br \/>\nClub: PSG<br \/>\nHeight: 165cm<\/p>\n<p>At the time of his debut, Verratti was touted as the successor to the great Andrea Pirlo's.<br \/>\nHe began to show his potential under coach Zdenek Zeman.<br \/>\nAt that time Verratti, as the key playmaker for his team, guided Pescara to Serie B victory and promotion to the Italian top flight.<br \/>\nAfter that Juventus tried to keep him in Italy, but Verratti chose to transfer to France's PSG.<br \/>\nHe has also been a top player for the Italian national team since 2012.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/07\/Insigne-800x450.jpg\"\/>\n                                    <script>\n        var currentSite = 'asia';\n        var isMalaysiaCampaign =\n            '';\n        var isIndonesiaCampaign =\n            '';\n        var postId = '18605';\n    <\/script>\n                                    <div class=\"slideshow_text_content\">\n                                    <p><strong>Lorenzo Insigne<\/strong><br \/>\nClub: Napoli<br \/>\nHeight: 163cm<\/p>\n<p>Insigne came through the ranks at Napoli and has already made over 200 appearances for the club since 2010.<br \/>\nIn fact, also Insigne played in Pescara team under Zeman together with Veratti during his season on loan there.<br \/>\nAfter that experience, the \"little genius\" became Napoli key player. Every season he is showing his great potential regularly.<br \/>\nMany big clubs have invited him so far, but there is only Napoli in Insigne's head.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/07\/Chanathip-800x450.jpg\"\/>\n                                    <script>\n        var currentSite = 'asia';\n        var isMalaysiaCampaign =\n            '';\n        var isIndonesiaCampaign =\n            '';\n        var postId = '18605';\n    <\/script>\n                                    <div class=\"slideshow_text_content\">\n                                    <p><strong>Chanathip Songkrasin<\/strong><br \/>\nClub: Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo<br \/>\nHeight: 158cm<\/p>\n<p>For Asian football fans, Chanathip is a player who needs no introduction.<br \/>\nWhen the diminutive Thai attacker moved to Sapporo, his expectations for him were honestly not very high.<br \/>\nHowever, he has become Consadole's key player with his high-quality passes, great agility, and unbeatable spirit.<br \/>\nHe was also selected as the club's MVP in the 2018 season and also became the first Southeast Asian player to be chosen in J.League best-eleven at the end of that season.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <div class=\"row\">\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-5 col-4\">\n                        <div class=\"swiper-button-prev\">\n                        <span class=\"fas fa-chevron-left\"\n                              aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-2 col-4\">\n                        <div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-5 col-4\">\n                        <div class=\"swiper-button-next\">\n                        <span class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"\n                              aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"text-content\">\n        \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Normally speaking, we know that to play football at a high level as a professional, a certain level of physical power is required. However, there are many players in the soccer world who have not been blessed with a large physical presence but have been key players for their teams. 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