Inter Miami boss' Plan A: Focus team around star Messi

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Inter Miami coach Gerardo "Tata" Martino said on Thursday his side must find a system that will allow them to get the best out of Lionel Messi in his first full season in Major League Soccer.

Inter Miami missed out on the MLS playoffs but did win their first ever trophy, the Leagues Cup, following Messi's arrival in July.

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"We have to try to find ways of playing where the versions, especially in this case of Leo, can be the best, without trying to improve him individually," Martino told ESPN.

"There came a time when we didn't surprise much, our moves and [ball] circulation were slower and our rivals anticipated this…