10 - Lionel Messi - v1

[silky_soccer]

If you think about it, His peak is in a few years, we can only drool as to how good he will be in two or three years,

 

[FiReFTW]

If you think about it, His peak is in a few years, we can only drool as to how good he will be in two or three years,

Soccer players peak at different ages , its more to soccer than just athletic peak and even there it varies.

 

[silky_soccer]

Soccer players peak at different ages , its more to soccer than just athletic peak and even there it varies.

O yeah obviously there isnt a time period, But in general, players tend to peak at 24/5/6 until 29/30, and then gradually decrease,

there are excepttions of course...

but i was talking generally, that maybe didnt come acrosss...

 

[Gnegneri]

It's an anagram for "lone missile"

 

[Leroy]

Maybe that's why people complain that he doesn't pass enough.

 

[fareast]

It's an anagram for "lone missile"

Wow, good one Gneg arty00231:

 

[BarçAFan10]

I hope pep does end up resting him.

 

[barca96]

O yeah obviously there isnt a time period, But in general, players tend to peak at 24/5/6 until 29/30, and then gradually decrease,

there are excepttions of course...

but i was talking generally, that maybe didnt come acrosss...

i don't think messi will last untill 29/30.
he uses his speed a lot.
hopefully he will be giggs type of player, play till old here and be contend with 2nd choice in his 30's

 

[beautifulgame]

Nah, by his mid 20's he will become more of a CAM; he is already taking to that role. He will rely more on vision, passing, and freekicks when he eventually begins to lose quickness. His touch, vision, passing ability and shooting is brilliant though so he can play for many many years.

 

[JCCR_FCB]

i don't think messi will last untill 29/30.
he uses his speed a lot.
hopefully he will be giggs type of player, play till old here and be contend with 2nd choice in his 30's

Well, at that speed, Messi will start his decline around the 30's... but then, others options and advantages incoming

 

[VivaBarca]

He's 22 for Christ sake ! Why are we discussing this ?

 

[diegomessi]

He's 22 for Christ sake ! Why are we discussing this ?

88 percent the stuff we discuss on the forum is dumb speculation.. its just what cules do in between matches to not kill ourselves

 

[Bilal Khan]

play messi if rooney scores against liverpool

 

[diegomessi]

Him and Maradona had a lil secret meeting yesterday for 2 hours at a hotel to discuss winning the WC and what not... i hope this dosent mean messi now does coke

 

[Cal-FCB]

i don't think messi will last untill 29/30.
he uses his speed a lot.
hopefully he will be giggs type of player, play till old here and be contend with 2nd choice in his 30's

Absolute rubbish, Messi has an all round intelligence about his game with his passing etc, plus his dribbling is about low centre of gravity and quick changes of direction. Just like Giggs he should be able to adapt his game as his pace goes. CR on the other hand is very much about his speed and physical attributes, he'll be far less effective when he's old.