The Lionel Messi appreciation thread!

Sometimes the right player is in the right team at the right time like maradonna at napoli messi barca its a shame equally talente player dont get the look le tissier got stuck with the saints, kinky with us, juninho with boro.....
 
Chinley Blues Jr said:
I have a rag m8 who really does think Rooney is better than Messi.

Idiot!
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So do i man and its a joke to be fair.

Rooney doesnt have a patch on messi, end of.
 
shadygiz said:
BoyBlue_1985 said:
He keeps going how he is and he will go down as the best player ever. Only 1 player put barcelona in the semi tonight the rest of barca just watched him in awe along with arsenal
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it's a team game....yes, messi finished with his goals tonight, but that shouldn't detract from the overall team performance

this is one of the best teams in europe in a long long time and to simply dismiss them as a one man show is a travesty
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WOAH im not saying they a 1 man team, i know they a fantastic team but its nights like this when not everyone playing great and missing alot of starters that men like Messi take the game and finish it, probably only 4 players in the world taht can do that and none like messi
 
An earlier post questioned whether Rooney was better than Tevez.

Maybe he is, but the distance between him and Messi is much greater.
 
Its an amazing player... he now has the goal record in Champs League for Barca with 25 goals, Ronaldinho is second with 22 goals,

He has so far in this year 2010 (not the season but the year) scored 23 goals... thats in 3 months of highest level of football..

There just is no words to describe the player Messi... he is without a doubt the best player ever to play football... and this at the age 23 years old... amazing is a to small word to use
 
better than:
maradonna
zidane
maldini
ronaldinho
best
zola
shearer
hoddle
ronaldo
henry
pele
beckham
rooney
cruyff.
truely the best
 
Totally agree Shady,as good as Messi is,Barcelona are far from a one man team.Probably got one of the best midfields in the world.And could well be the best club side football wise the world has ever seen.
 
The lad is unreal. I do not have the vocabulary to describe how talented Messi is. However Barca are far from a one man team and Iniesta, Xavi, Alves and a fair few others help create space for this extremely gifted individual. Every few years a decent Argie plays very well and becomes the 'new Maradona'.

The thing with Diego he dragged a decent Argentina to world cup glory and took an average Napoli to the Scudetto twice. It wasn't single handed it's a team game but not far off.

With 10 years ahead of him and no signs he is a deranged drug fuelled idiot then I think Messi will surpass Maradona
 
I think I have seen more sheer brilliance from Messi now than I did from Maradona.

I would be interested if other Bluemooners in my age group ( I am 48) think along similar lines.

Also, right this second Arsene being very humble.
 
Good list there m8,but not sure about Rooney,Beckham,Hoddle when your mentioning all time greats.
 
ifiwasarichfan said:
I think I have seen more sheer brilliance from Messi now than I did from Maradona.

I would be interested if other Bluemooners in my age group ( I am 48) think along similar lines.

Also, right this second Arsene being very humble.
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im with you all the way... you cant take away what Maradona did with both Argentina and Napoli and Barcelona... but Messi is better than him on many levels... only stage left for Messi to prove is in world cup... and at the age 23 he will at least be playing in the next two ones... so he will do that in that i have no doubt
 
Think you might be right ifiwasarichfan,every time I watch Messi I'm more convinced he could well be a better player than Maradona.By the way I'm 49
 
ifiwasarichfan said:
I think I have seen more sheer brilliance from Messi now than I did from Maradona.

I would be interested if other Bluemooners in my age group ( I am 48) think along similar lines.

Also, right this second Arsene being very humble.
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Im 58 and followed city first and all other football second since I was eight years old and have seen all the great players in my time but I really think Messi is capable of being the best player there has ever been, absolutely sensational. I thought Maradona would never be bettered but looks like this guy will do that.
A privilege to watch him
 
Northern3 said:
Good list there m8,but not sure about Rooney,Beckham,Hoddle when your mentioning all time greats.
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Beckham-in 'his era' was called the best player in the world
rooney-recently been called the best player in the world
hoddle-one of the most skillful players with great control IMO
 
I find it very difficult to understand how people normally so called football experts can seriously consider to say Rooney is the worlds greatest player,when there are players like Messi and Ronaldo around.But as it's been mentioned everyone is entitled to there opinion.I personally think Drogba is a better player than Rooney.
 
How can you think Messi is better than Rooney? Have you for got Rooney did the same thing messi did tonight against Hull!!! FFS!!! Rooney > Messi x1000
 
tevezskeen said:
Northern3 said:
Good list there m8,but not sure about Rooney,Beckham,Hoddle when your mentioning all time greats.
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Beckham-in 'his era' was called the best player in the world
rooney-recently been called the best player in the world
hoddle-one of the most skillful players with great control IMO
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Surely he wasnt, everyone would of known that was a lie due to him coming through during the Ronaldo, Zidane, Del Piero, Raul, Rivaldo times. He wasnt fit to lace there boots
 
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