Lionel Messi | Joins Inter Miami (pg4111)

[mexico1970]

and Pele's was in a tin pot league.

Garrincha has a shout to be Brazils best ever player if you strip away the marketing.

 

[HelloCity]

 

[borassic]

I hate to break it to you but he isn't coming. He never was. And never will. He is setting us up to be his patsy. Again.

And he's isn't the greatest ever. Nor close to it.

Maradona, Pele, Ronaldo mkI and
Ronaldo mkII, Cruyff, Zidane were/are superior players. And more honest.

This guy had a disputable claim to be the best player of the time about 4 or 5 years ago, albeit Ronaldo MKII was then, is now and will be next year, a far superior player. And a player who has proven his self in 3 leagues now whilst Messi was stropping about In the centre circle.

If we we're offered him for free and he agreed to play for no more than 50k a week I might be tempted but even then I'd have serious doubts.

He has used this club for years to improve his lot at Barcelona. No more. He's a twat.

Do agree with parts of your argument. Especially Ronaldo having the balls to move around and smash every league he’s played in. Messi is the more talented footballer though

 

[wolviedinho]

Sounds promising.

 

[skillman]

That last bit means more than it seems IMO. A clear path with us to play with Pep again (somebody he’s mentioned twice in interviews this week) then stay within CFG in New York.

Mind you, there seems to be a fair few positive sporting project/mood comments about Barca too.

 

[bluemoon32]

and Pele's was in a tin pot league.

As is Messi's

 

[PannickAtTheDisco]

As is Messi's

think you've done a "ban-jani" there.

 

[cjn]

As is Messi's

I can never tell if people are serious when they say La Liga isn't a good league.

 

[kun]

I hate to break it to you but he isn't coming. He never was. And never will. He is setting us up to be his patsy. Again.

And he's isn't the greatest ever. Nor close to it.

Maradona, Pele, Ronaldo mkI and
Ronaldo mkII, Cruyff, Zidane were/are superior players. And more honest.

This guy had a disputable claim to be the best player of the time about 4 or 5 years ago, albeit Ronaldo MKII was then, is now and will be next year, a far superior player. And a player who has proven his self in 3 leagues now whilst Messi was stropping about In the centre circle.

If we we're offered him for free and he agreed to play for no more than 50k a week I might be tempted but even then I'd have serious doubts.

He has used this club for years to improve his lot at Barcelona. No more. He's a twat.

Jesus Christ. Truly one of the worst opinions I have ever read.

Zidane??? This was a man with chronic inconsistency at club level and a violent temperament that jeopardised his team on numerous occasions. Yes he was a magnificent footballer, and a big game player for sure, but so were Didier Drogba and Yaya Touré. It doesn't make them better than Messi.

£50K??? I bet Otamendi earned more than that.

You are (possibly rightly) worried that Messi is just using City to get a better Barcelona contract but it doesn't warrant this over-reactionary revisionism. Messi is one of if not the best player in the world right now, if not ever.

 

[decmancity]

Do agree with parts of your argument. Especially Ronaldo having the balls to move around and smash every league he’s played in. Messi is the more talented footballer though

Having the balls to move from one dominant team to another and winning two league titles then moving to another and automatically winning the title is hardly putting himself out there. His CL performances of course are legendary but domestically he didn't do that great, two league titles and two cups.