10 - Lionel Messi - v2

[Semi-Neutral]

I think he meant if they painted the statue there would be riots. I could be wrong, though...

 

[MMKa]

 

[alex88bg]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LcLwmYCnIE&list=UUlP0yFKv_JQVpyIguhDBrbw&index=1
This is a new video by leboakatio about mess,xavi and iniesta.
This video made me think beyond their individual qualities and u have to think will we ever have such players playing in our team at the same time.All of them get into the best 15 players of all time ,maybe even 10...The best footbal trinity of all time which is unlikely to ever be broken,it is impossible...

 

[ThwiX]

Messi isnt a leader, I think Cesc or Pique are more suited.

He's a great leader for Argentina so I don't understand why he couldn't be a good leader for Barcelona.

 

[Theconomist]

He's a great leader for Argentina so I don't understand why he couldn't be a good leader for Barcelona.

No he isn't they're forcing him to be a leader.
He just doesn't look like a leader.
Maybe in a few years but right now he definitely wouldn't be suited to be our first captain anytime soon.
I agree with Pique. He looks like he is going to take the relay eventually, or Iniesta.

 

[La LL]

He's a great leader for Argentina so I don't understand why he couldn't be a good leader for Barcelona.

Maybe he inspires his teammates with his magic, leading by example... but he doesn't lead them in the way a true captain should.

He is far from the likes of Maldini, Casillas, Puyol and Maradona in terms of leadership and I doubt he'll ever become a strong captain.

 

[KhaledBarca]

 

[mitkoa7x]

Cr is a glorified Zlatan

 

[KhaledBarca]

Cr is a glorified Zlatan

In 2012, Ibra was more effective than Cr7 (goals+assist/90 mins)
Cr7 (1.09).. Ibra (1.22) !

 

[mitkoa7x]

In 2012, Ibra was more effective than Cr7 (goals+assist/90 mins)
Cr7 (1.09).. Ibra (1.22) !

even without the numbers Zlatan > Cr

 

[Semi-Neutral]

In 2012, Ibra was more effective than Cr7 (goals+assist/90 mins)
Cr7 (1.09).. Ibra (1.22) !

And he's at PSG and Sweden as opposed to Madrid! and Portugal.

 

[La Furia]

Regarding Messi dependency.. Messi is involved in 46% of Barca's goals, compared to Ibra (51%), Falcao (49%), Suarez (48%).

While obviously that doesn't tell the whole story since that number is very significant and besides that the system revolves around Messi, but Barca is far from the only team in Europe that built a system around one player.

 

[raskolnikov]

He's a great leader for Argentina so I don't understand why he couldn't be a good leader for Barcelona.

Mascherano would be better.

 

[messi_xavi_iniesta]

+100 I'm tired of arguing with guys who says that messi isn't the best player because all the barca players help him to get goals sacrificing their own. Messi is the BEST player because the way he plays. Those records are just numbers, what matters is his skills.

Stats are important to prove your point when talking to haters. When they come with "Messi is nothing without XaviIniesta" i just present stats and the argument is settled.

Stats are a interesting part of the game but obviously the most important is to see the game. But do you believe that people talk about Messi without seeing the games? lol.
For those there´s stats

 

[jiopi]

12-13 La Liga points given with direct contribution (G+A)

1. Messi 20/49 41%
2. Falcao 11/40 28%
3. Cronaldo 6/33 18%

Points without

1. Barcelona 29
1. A.Madrid 29
3. R.Madrid 27