He may not be as flashy as some of them but he is a better player than most of them.
Lionel Messi - Performances
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He may not be as flashy as some of them but he is a better player than most of them.
that was the best bad performance i've ever seen
I somehow agree. He lost the ball so many times and did not do too much.... well, except for scoring a hattrick. But that shows why he's the best player, his low performance level is still higher than most other's best level
You pretty much nailed it with that post!
They needed him in midfield, no problem. He distribuited, scored, and assisted in perhaps the most difficult match until now.
Best player in the world by far.
It's almost unfair that Barcelona have him because he's sort of like a get of jail free card.
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He's quite clearly better than Ronaldo in every shape or form at football.
He's truly amazing. His first touch is a cheat code.
Just read that he has 51 goals and 32 assists in 2016, most goals and most assists in 2016.
Eveery time he gets the ball, something happens. Pure magic at times
Clearly. Even Spanish commentator noted he was both Leo & Xavi on the night.
Gotta love the look of bewilderment that is the state of refereeing in Spain, being told to get off the pitch to put his boot on after N'zonzi had fouled him removing the boot in the first place - only to get booked himself for complaining about it. Benvingut a Espanya
At 7:08 , unnatural level of close control and composure to beat 3 players. Would have been a sumptuous goal.
His playmaking ability is something else. This is a no. 10 who can score like a number 9, create like a 10, drop deep and control a game like a 6 and is the best wide man in the world too
. I don't think we will see a player who has all the qualities he has ever again.Yeah, but then some people come with the statistics in an argument... you don't get that from statistics.
You just have to watch him play.
Then they say Ronaldo is more complete, it's laughable.
Absolutely. He's a natural for the game of football in a way I have never seen before
I always go back to the first time I remember him coming onto the pitch with the first team 13 years ago, it was only a cameo appearance near the end of the match - but you knew you were witnessing something extraordinary for the first time. The rest to follow would've been impossible to predict but even in that brief appearance I already thought he was better than Ronaldinho who had yet to win his first Ballon D'Or. Absolutely devastating player even when he was 5 years old. Let that sink in
I always go back to the first time I remember him coming onto the pitch with the first team 13 years ago, it was only a cameo appearance near the end of the match - but you knew you were witnessing something extraordinary for the first time. The rest to follow would've been impossible to predict but even in that brief appearance I already thought he was better than Ronaldinho who had yet to win his first Ballon D'Or. Absolutely devastating player even when he was 5 years old. Let that sink in
But ronaldo scores headers(!).
He was booked because he wasted time, and you know it pretty well. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to realised that your boot is ripped and busted. So he just sat there, tried to put on a busted boot, then took it off, looked at it, and the whole process took minutes. He knew what he was doing.
But yeah, the spanish refs are frustrating. Only 3 minutes of additional time was nothing but a big slap in the face.
Sampaoli's praise of Messi after the game is spot on, however. He was unreal yesterday. 27 goals on Sevilla, and I wonder how many games he has decided vs Sevilla, or been the difference - as yesterday.
N'Zonzi steps on Leo for the foul whereby losing the boot, Messi has to ask the ref what he is waiting for in not booking him - then is booked for putting his boots back on before the freekick. Gotta love the logic there, player was racing away from the defender who manages to only stop him by getting his boots off and inexplicably booked for time wasting because apparently he wasn't putting them back on fast enough. Then had to wait nearly 3 minutes to be allowed back on the pitch.
I agree, the ref knew exactly what he was doing
Sure, he can kick a ball, but where the heck did that beard come from? It's quite impressive, and I think it's safe to say that nobody saw it coming.
It's terrible, and so is the blond dye.
Really... why so many footballers have a fetish with their hair? It's strange, isn't it? And they usually do stupid things with they mess with their hair!...
Lets try this again. N'zonzi steps on Messi's foot. Messi's boot comes off. Messi gets free kick. N'Zonzi is booked. So far everything is correct.
The boot that came off his foot is ripped/busted, i.e. destroyed. He needs new pair of boots. He sits there, try to put on a ripped boot. Ref tells him to be quick and get off the field for new boots. Messi still struggles on what to do with his busted boot, as he sits there. So take a look at yourself now, for instance; how long does it take you - a grown person - to put on 1 boot, before realising it is ripped. 15 seconds? Maybe 30 seconds if you are really slow? It took over 1 minute for Messi - with the premiss that Messi is not mentally handicapped, and that Barca are in the lead with less than 8 minutes left - then yeah, Messi knew exactly what he was doing. Remember the game vs Valencia just two weeks ago? Did you welcome Messi to La Liga in Catalan after that game as well?
But hey, maybe as a cule it is a reflex to always be a victim no matter what.Agree with this gentleman, the only Sevilla fan I've ever seen on the internet.
Lets try this again. N'zonzi steps on Messi's foot. Messi's boot comes off. Messi gets free kick. N'Zonzi is booked. So far everything is correct.
The boot that came off his foot is ripped/busted, i.e. destroyed. He needs new pair of boots. He sits there, try to put on a ripped boot. Ref tells him to be quick and get off the field for new boots. Messi still struggles on what to do with his busted boot, as he sits there. So take a look at yourself now, for instance; how long does it take you - a grown person - to put on 1 boot, before realising it is ripped. 15 seconds? Maybe 30 seconds if you are really slow? It took over 1 minute for Messi - with the premiss that Messi is not mentally handicapped, and that Barca are in the lead with less than 8 minutes left - then yeah, Messi knew exactly what he was doing. Remember the game vs Valencia just two weeks ago? Did you welcome Messi to La Liga in Catalan after that game as well?
So Messi was time wasting, for the first time in his career - this is the conclusion you've drawn? And no, he didn't know the boot was ripped until he was well into trying to put it back on
This argument is even more embarrassing than the actual incident.
Hes rather good at this football thing.
Interesting graphic
Aguero isn't there?
Capello interviewed on Messi
You're such a clown it's unbelievable. You even turn the "Messi has to ask the ref what he is waiting for in not booking him" in a way to blame the ref and praise Messi. Him demanding a yellow card is a bookable offense itself btw. The ref was spot on in that situation, he rightfully booked N'zonzi and afterwards booked Messi for wasting time + complaining. He didn't had to wait "nearly 3 minutes" until he could return, he left it at 83:30 and returned at 84:15, that's about 45 seconds but I guess math isn't your strength, objectivity certainly isn't.
His new sock Tattoo.
Neymar > Messi
at least in tattoos....this sock tattoo is awful.
at least in tattoos....this sock tattoo is awful.
That's rotten!
That is a bad tattoo.
He had other things in his leg before turning everything into black.
don't like it either
don't like it either
This man has the worst tattoos ever. It honestly looks like he just wanted to cover up some tats he had, why couldn't he just have them all lasered out? Pretty sure he has the money for it.
I think his arm tattoo is really cool tho
Tattoos are disgusting IMHO
Ew.