10 - Lionel Messi - v1

[Flavia]

Quick glance:

Messi La Liga + UCL (whoscored.com)

Games

0910 45
1112 48

Goals

0910 42
1112 64

Accuracy

0910 5.0 shots/goal
1112 4.3 shots/goal

Individuality Of Goals (king-football.com)

0910 24/42 or 57% of the goals were directly assisted (no part in build up play)
1112 28/64 or 44% of the goals were directly assisted (no part in build up play)

Assists

0910 10
1112 21

Creativity

0910 35 throughballs, 84 key passes = 119 chances created
1112 70 throughballs, 124 key passes = 194 chances created

Build-Up

0910 202 dribbles
1112 220 dribbles

Lost Possession

0910 118 dispossessed, 136 turnovers = 254 times
1112 136 dispossessed, 80 turnovers = 216 times

MoM

0910 17
1112 32


That sir, is some decline.

Improvement all over the place... I wish all Barça players would "decline" like that.

 

[xaviniesta]

myrme just said he has lost it as an athlete, not as an player. just because you run slower doesn't mean you are a lesser player. ask iniesta.

there are 2 main reasons for that. he is playing more games with barca (+copa and WC) and he is not a half winger/false 9 any more. the team has been build around him and everything goes around him, thus he is by far a better overall player today. if he don't run trough defence as much as he did any more, he just gives a cut trough pass, that i didn't see too oftern in 09/10 season. also he is playing much deeper today and there aren't many teams left that come and play against barca like they did before. most of the teams sit really deep, so he is the one now who comes deep, help to move the ball, play the trough ball, runs into deep, and scores.


only thing he has lost a lot is his pressing, but thats probably because he plays every game and he is not involved in this aprt of the game too much. i'm sure the coaches have told him to rest when they don't have the ball.

 

[mitkoa7x]

Messi declined as a player?

 

[KhaledBarca]

Chelsea are going to offer 250M?
SELL MESSI... Messi has declined as a player...

 

[mixer]

Chelsea are going to offer 250M?
SELL MESSI... Messi has declined as a player...

Abramovich offered even 320M.

 

[USWAY]

Not only has he not lost it as a player, but not as an athlete. Lets not confuse Messi moving from wide space on the right wing to the congested middle with him losing his speed and acceleration. He still has a few years for that.

 

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[winda]

what happens to that rumour that he is going to be a father? is that even true?

 

[Ender]

what happens to that rumour that he is going to be a father? is that even true?

There has yet to be any official confirmation, thus all evidence points to the contrary. Antonella's father even went on record saying he had no knowledge of a looming pregnancy.

 

[abual3bed1]

there are some recent photos of Antonella and I don't think that was a pregrant lady's body

 

[Flavia]

myrme just said he has lost it as an athlete, not as an player. just because you run slower doesn't mean you are a lesser player.

No, that's what he said: "While he's kept improving his scoring, he has declined as a player since 2010. That was his peak. I doubt we'll see him play that well again".

 

[Doobs]

While he's kept improving his scoring, he has declined as a player since 2010. That was his peak. I doubt we'll see him play that well again (I'm thinking specifically Zaragoza away in 09/10).

As an athlete, he's got slower, worse acceleration, lesser ability to make quick turns, etc. It's pretty obvious. He's a much better shooter and passer than back in the day but far less explosive.

Your argument is invalid.

 

[jiopi]

Your argument is invalid.

And that doesn't even include this run at the same game: