he doesnt have to run up and down the pitch,but he did stop those runs to open himself to passes.Nowadays he just waits to be passed to,very static he's not really giving much options to our midfielders.I've been seeing all his matches for a long time. I know, he is strong, but he isn't a running machine like Alves. He isn't so just from the last season. Since Guardiola he hasnT been running so much. He has to play 60-70 matches. Beleive me, he couldn't play so much, if he would run 12 kilometres in a match.
Ronaldo (ex-Barcelona -Madrid): "I prefer Messi over Cristiano, because he's a player who fascinates us more, shows more creativity." [cnn]
Love how he deliberately calls him "Cristiano".
Shouldn't he be using this as an opportunity to pimp Neymar?
12 years ago, 13-year-old, Lionel Messi, joined Barcelona's youth academy from Newell's Old Boys. Best decision Barca ever made.
Happy Anniversary Leo!
On this milestone, 1500 pages of Messi chat shall we remember? List all of your favorite moments of Messi, mine is:
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