For weeks, Leo had been searching. The default PES 2017 Messi—the one with the short, cropped hair and the generic face—was wrong. It was the 2016 version. A tired, bearded king. Leo wanted the prince. The 2007 Messi. The one who ran like a wisp of smoke, who kept the ball tied to his left foot with a ribbon of magic, and who wore his heart on his sleeve—and his hair like a forgotten rockstar.
The ball floated, a perfect parabola, and nestled into the net. PES 2017 YOUNG LIONEL MESSI FACE HAIRSTYLE
Leo (the player, not the boy on screen) held his breath. He chipped the keeper. For weeks, Leo had been searching