10 - Lionel Messi - v1

[Mes que un club]

Wait? So the criticism of Messi is a speculative opinion of his inability to play well in hypothetical matchups against a certain kind of team in a certain kind of weather?

 

[DivineVisitor]

The EPL teams should be doing their best to have Stoke finish in the top 4 then if thats their main hope of stoping Barca in Europe

 

[Barcafan 2304]

I didn't think the Stoke comment was ever personally directed at Messi. I thought it was directed at Barcelona team as a whole, and how they would struggle with Rory Delaps long throw-in's and Stokes height and prowess at set pieces along with the physical nature of their game.

In other words a way for them to say EPL is better and Barca are not the best team ever because they doubt Barca could handle Stoke on a cold Tuesday night.

Thanks for clarifying. Think it was Andy gray who started that whole thing off. After disposing of Arsenal and Man Utd, you would think they would shut up

Wait? So the criticism of Messi is a speculative opinion of his inability to play well in hypothetical matchups against a certain kind of team in a certain kind of weather?

Pretty much what its come down to.

 

[Hatem Ben Arfa]

Thanks for clarifying. Think it was Andy gray who started that whole thing off. After disposing of Arsenal and Man Utd, you would think they would shut up



Pretty much what its come down to.

No problem at all. Yeah it was Andy Gray that started this whole thing off. He's such an annoying so and so. I like his voice on the commentating I admit, but I can't stand some of the stupid stuff he says, especially about teams below the Top 4 or 6. His knowledge is outdated/ignorant when it comes to the rest of the Premier League teams. he said some stuff about Newcastle this season that got me and other toon fans angry.

Only way this argument will be sorted is if Barcelona organize a Pre-Season friendly with Stoke City. Just to shut Andy Gray and the like up when Barca tank them!

 

[JonM]

No problem at all. Yeah it was Andy Gray that started this whole thing off. He's such an annoying so and so. I like his voice on the commentating I admit, but I can't stand some of the stupid stuff he says, especially about teams below the Top 4 or 6. His knowledge is outdated/ignorant when it comes to the rest of the Premier League teams. he said some stuff about Newcastle this season that got me and other toon fans angry.

Only way this argument will be sorted is if Barcelona organize a Pre-Season friendly with Stoke City. Just to shut Andy Gray and the like up when Barca tank them!

It can't be Pre-Season because it has to be on a "cold, wet night at the Britannia". So Christmas break then!

Anyway, since then, Messi won the Champions League and Andry Gray got sacked. I don't believe in karma but in this case...

 

[10Rivaldo]

The widely conceived idea that only the English Premier League has physical teams in it is a pure myth.

 

[Aryagorn]

The widely conceived idea that only the English Premier League has physical teams in it is a pure myth.

this

 

[gingerless]

andy gray.... i remember someone posted a video of him (united fan) working for some betting website (since he got fired from sky sports for sexism LOLOL) and he was going on about how united would beat barca

 

[Bilal Khan]

Talking about Andy Gray in Messi's thread is a Crime.

 

[FCBarca]

Talking about Andy Gray in Messi's thread is a Crime.

THIS

 

[Barcafan 2304]

andy gray.... i remember someone posted a video of him (united fan) working for some betting website (since he got fired from sky sports for sexism LOLOL) and he was going on about how united would beat barca

He just about always predicts an EPL club win when one of them plays us. Probably going along with the law of averages that one day, it will come up trumps for him then he will tell us he told us so

 

[Blaugrana dude]

I find it amusing that to them Messi must be judged in how he fares against a mid-table English team rather than how he performs against their champions. And if lets say Messi does perform well against Stoke, what next? Probably they will say, "Oh he will struggle in the Championship against Leeds"

 

[La LL]

I know it's been requested but dunno if it's been posted. Whatever the case, here is his biography WITH english subtitles.

To view, press the upwards pointing arrow and select CC.

 

[Tazim]

 

[Galning]

Seen it before but that was still epic makes you respect him even more.
Thanks for posting Laudrup!