Lionel Messi | Joins Inter Miami (pg4111)

[balotelli's back pocket]

Better than KDB?

yep. Kevin's free kick technique is great when it works, but it often doesn't. Messi passes the ball around the wall and into the corner, several times a season.

 

[MAG]

Ahem ... a reminder if anyone needs from some 200 pages ago ...

Calm down everyone ...

We are Manchester City ... whether someone like it or not, and whether our own fans believe it or not ... we are the biggest club in world football today backed by the wealthiest and most shrewd owners and run by the utmost professionals in charge in Soriano, Tixki and Khaldoon ...

We have Pep Guardiola at the helm ... the best manager ever ... certainly of current times ... he is the one who got Messi started and he is the one Messi wants to ends his career with so has chosen us for the last hurrah ... well, a three year hurrah ...

Messi ... is the best player in the world ... EVER ... to play football ... so this transfer deal isn't going to just go away with ... oh well, he tried to leave, and didn't succeed ... or just stayed on and oh well, we tried, didn't get him so maybe next year on a free, or maybe not as he'd be 34 ...

Messi WILL be playing for Manchester City and in this September itself ... now everyone calm down and just watch this unfold!

 

[domalino]

Better than KDB?

KDB has scored 7 direct free kick goals since he joined us in 2015.

Messi has scored 31 in that time.

 

[MarsLlama]

Better than KDB?

Yes? Not even close?

 

[Marvin]

He’s not signed yet.. but if he does that will be a interesting headache for pep to have I guess, not only on pens but on set plays also.

Messi is left footed and De Bruyne is right footed so they could share according to the angle?

 

[eastmanc]

Kev is captain ,he hasnt missed yet,pens are his to take,i want him to captain messi the same as anyone else,the last thing we need is the players to be too much in awe of him

They won’t be they will be inspired.

 

[Burtonblue]

Does miss bum bum come on a free too?

 

[Rammy Blue]

Better than KDB?

Is that a joke?

 

[balotelli's back pocket]

these are all of Messi's free kicks up until april last year. doesn't include his beauty against the scousers or any from this season.

 

[Deleted member 81382]

Messi will be on free kicks. He’s better at free kicks than he is at taking pens.

Imagine being a keeper and seeing Messi and KDB standing over the ball on a free kick.

 

[blueinsa]

yep. Kevin's free kick technique is great when it works, but it often doesn't. Messi passes the ball around the wall and into the corner, several times a season.

Its why we will see PiGMOB and its bent officials do everything they can to not award us a free kick around the box.

 

[SebastianBlue]

There is little point trying to find Messi updates in the British media. They seem to be pretending it's not happening. Forced to follow it on Twitter, and Spanish press using google translate

Should Messi sign, will the transfer change once and for all City's relationship with the media, or will it make the vendetta even worse?

The vendetta will likely get worse, at least initially.

But that was always going to happen if we made *any* marquee signings, as the cartel hate when we strengthen (only United, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal, and Spurs are allowed to do that).

So my expert analysis for dealing with it is:

F*** ‘em.

 

[HelloCity]

Better than KDB?

Messi is the best free Kick taker in the world in terms of going for goal.

Messi is left footed and Kev is right so in terms of delivery we’ll have a great option from each side.

 

[Mr. Wednesday]

"Oh Messi just shoot ffs! Stop trying to walk the fucking ball in!"

Just practicing.

Looking forward to Messi's reaction the first time Raz balloons one over the bar that he's laid on a plate for him.

 

[Tuearts right boot]

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Firmino > Messi. What a great big, fat LOL!

That's like saying James Bond is a great secret service agent but he's no Danger Mouse.

 

[StretfordBlueReece]

There is little point trying to find Messi updates in the British media. They seem to be pretending it's not happening. Forced to follow it on Twitter, and Spanish press using google translate

Should Messi sign, will the transfer change once and for all City's relationship with the media, or will it make the vendetta even worse?

Personally I couldn’t careless about what UEFA think about us, what the British media thinks about us, or any other person/team across the world think about us.. what will be will be, and the fact of the matter is we’re only gonna get bigger and bigger as a club.. that’s facts. Sign messi or not these are fantastic times being a blue. CTID

 

[Robinho's Subbuteo]

That's like saying James Bond is a great secret service agent but he's no Danger Mouse.

Genius.

 

[StillBluessinceHydeRoad]

Well there was a release clause at E700m we were told. Now the speculation is that that does not exist in the final year of his contract.

I would guess that if he had to buy out his contract it would be on the contractual terms governed by his final year i.e. 10 months salary, and if so any fee should be around that value. I am very uncertain. I am hoping Barca quickly come to terms with where they are and start negotiating with City. That would be ideal.

Yes. But I bet what Barca pay him is only a small part of his alleged earnings since the greater part my be from sponsorship agreements which he may actually keep after he leaves that club. They may have nothing to do with what Barca itself pays him! Better get talking quick, Barto old bean.

 

[StretfordBlueReece]

Is that a joke?

I didn’t necessarily mean direct free kicks.. yes maybe from direct free kicks u can’t argue with the stats but delivery wise from wide angles I’d take KDB

 

[Shads]

Does anyone think the fact that Messi missed the Barça COVID testing means that when he does come to Manchester he will have to quarantine for 14 days...?