lessthanjake
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Absurd. I'm curious whether people think Messi will keep this pace up. I remember thinking after the 2009 season that there was no way Messi would keep scoring that many goals; after all, he had increased his goal scoring tally from 16 the previous season to an absurd 38 that season. It seemed like an anomaly that wouldn't occur again even if he continued playing a more forward role. Of course, he came back with 47 the next year. Again, I thought that would be his peak. I thought that again last season when he got 53; after all, no one gets 50+ two years in a row! However, he looks certain to break that mark this season and I think is very likely to hit 60.
It confuses me because it seems so logical to believe that there is no way he can keep improving each year like this, because he just keeps putting up more and more ridiculous numbers that make improvement seem impossible. But he keeps improving, and at the age of only 24, it makes sense that he won't have hit his peak for another 3 years. Do you guys think he will keep improving (or at least keep up his current pace) for the next 3-4 years, or do you think he will come down to earth to some degree (with coming down to earth probably meaning about 40 goals still haha)?
