Lionel Messi | Joins Inter Miami (pg4111)

[decmancity]

Likely he announces its his final season I reckon, will give Barca 12mths to sort themselves out. Id still take him on a free next year.

 

[Craig]

It is an interesting question - how would you fit Messi into our first 11? I am not saying he wouldn’t fit in, in fact I am saying the very opposite. Would you play him as part of a front 3? If so would Aguero or Messi go wide? Would you play him as part of a two man attacking midfield or would KDB drop deep? What you might call an embarrassment of attacking riches problem!

I’d say against shite who don’t leave their own half you play him on the right of the front 3 with KDB and Foden playing as 8’s. Against say Liverpool you play him as a false 9 with Jesus left and Sterling right. Plenty of legs in the side to make runs past him. When he then drops deep you’ve got the best number 10 in the world who can help keep the ball all day and also play the perfect pass for runners in behind like Sterling, Jesus and Foden.

 

[Mancity1980]

Robinho was an unqualified success

Mmmm, he was a good signing who no doubt improved us and excited the crowd, but he was a record transfer fee, something we have not done since and look at the team we now have. I would say as a statement signing he was an unqualified success.

 

[Paladin]

Sure we'd have some good days at the Etihad battering some weak sides and seeing Messi score a hatr-trick as he still does with barcelona but can you imagine going to Anfield with Messi in the side. It would be a humiliation.

Think back to Liverpool v Barcelona two seasons ago. They destroyed that side, and Anfield baited him as he trudged off the pitch.

Maybe Pep would realise this, and choose one of the other 24 people in his squad to play in this particular game.

 

[LIBlue]

Likely he announces its his final season I reckon, will give Barca 12mths to sort themselves out. Id still take him on a free next year.

I don’t know if he would though knowing a new board comes in next year and that could change his mind?

 

[Mancity1980]

I’d say against shite who don’t leave their own half you play him on the right of the front 3 with KDB and Foden playing as 8’s. Against say Liverpool you play him as a false 9 with Jesus left and Sterling right. Plenty of legs in the side to make runs past him. When he then drops deep you’ve got the best number 10 in the world who can help keep the ball all day and also play the perfect pass for runners in behind like Sterling, Jesus and Foden.

Sounds good, so against Liverpool you would drop a fit on form Aguero? They do play together for Argentina.

 

[TheThirdDeano]

The tension is Palpable.

 

[zepenedo]

Does anyone know what time Messi will be making his announcement?

 

[asahartford1]

Mmmm, he was a good signing who no doubt improved us and excited the crowd, but he was a record transfer fee, something we have not done since and look at the team we now have. I would say as a statement signing he was an unqualified success.

As a "statement signing "maybe, from my east stand level 1 viewpoint, I thought he was a tad overweight, not particularly fit, and looked like someone with his considerable potential behind him, and certainly didn't last long.

 

[manimanc]

Does anyone know what time Messi will be making his announcement?

I can think of one person.