10 - Lionel Messi - v2

[Jaguar]

Now that we are talking about his long range efforts, what is his longest range goal from open play?

I have a short memory but I'd say the one against ManU UCL final.

He scored a cracker against Osasuna a while ago which I think was a little further out, especially when you consider the angle from foot to the far corner, scored one against Brazil in the U20 world cup which was also pretty far out.

 

[jiopi]

Now that we are talking about his long range efforts, what is his longest range goal from open play?

I have a short memory but I'd say the one against ManU UCL final.

Yeah, he has scored those 20-25 yards of screamers couple.

 

[PearLBLacK]

i mean look at this for example

James Montague, World Soccer, England

Aboutrika , Theo Bucker, Al Ahly

Casillas – Kompany, Ivanovic, Hummels – Iniesta, Pirlo, Aboutrika – Ibrahimovic, Ronaldo, Messi, Falcao

Aboutrika

 

[Deco 20]

How can someone vote for Zambia as team of the year?! ZAMBIA?

Sure, they won the afcon, but it's the afcon!

 

[xaviniesta]

i think it was an amazing achivement, especially considering what happened to zambia in 1993.

 

[PearLBLacK]

How can someone vote for Zambia as team of the year?! ZAMBIA?

Sure, they won the afcon, but it's the afcon!

And then he said why Zambia

 

[raskolnikov]

The freekick against paraguay has to be the goal with most distance from the goal.

 

[Jaguar]

The freekick against paraguay has to be the goal with most distance from the goal.

True but we are talking about open play.

 

[jiopi]

The freekick against paraguay has to be the goal with most distance from the goal.

True, 30+ yards, but it wasn't really a screamer.

 

[Paganinisrvnge]

Do you guys think Messi will reach 300 club goals before Ronaldo? Messi is on 285 while Ronaldo has 291.

 

[raskolnikov]

Dont think so, they will both go to 300 soon though, might only be a few matches apart.
I think this might be the year where Messi overtakes Ronaldo in goals. Unless Cristiano pulls a beckham in a few years
Or goes to psg next year Messi will most likely start to make the distance in goals bigger.

300 careergoals is actually a number that many very good strikers dont reach in their career, several atg's havent.
Most finish between 300-400 though only a few go above that, especially in recent times and then its mostly against weak sides.
Thats why its amazing how many goals Leo and Cristiano have, I could see them both ending over 500, Messi might even go past 600 in total career goals by the time he is in his mid 30's.

 

[jiopi]

Is Messi the best ever footballer poll in Dutch magazine Voetbal International?

http://www.vi.nl/nieuws/232654/Bezoekers-VI.nl-Messi-is-de-beste-voetballer-aller-tijden.htm

1. Yes 63%
2. No, Cruyff 16%
3. No, Maradona 7%
4. No, Pele 6%

votes 16,796

 

[Papabeef]

He had a couple of power shots maybe not recently, but for example there was this one

Around the 1 minute mark. Against Stuttgart.

The third against Brazil in the summer had some weight in it also by the looks of it.

 

[Het_fenomeen_Messi]

apparently nobody does hold the world record: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20727929

 

[Papabeef]

Aboutrika

Yeah that guy is something, if youve been following African International or Club Football you know that in the last decade Aboutrika is up there with Eto and Drogba, much less exposed obviously.

just cruised around for him on the tube, find him to be like a hybrid Requelme + Dinho player imo maybe not as big but pretty decent.