10 - Lionel Messi - v3

[Scotsbarca]

Had a quiet game by his standards but what he did , he did well.........

 

[mark1nhu]

That play where he ran through like 4-5 PSG players and misfired. Would have been goal of the year.

Man, what a shame he didn't score.

 

[bismp]

If you think about it,he doesn't score at big matches anymore,which is kind of alarming.IF we eventually win the treble,none will be saying "this was messi's success",which is not ideal for his legacy.OF COURSE I WANT US TO WIN THE TREBLE,I AM JUST SAYING THAT I WOULD WANT HIM TO SCORE MORE IN BIG MATCHES.Anyway,against PSG,MC,Real and Atleti it is:
Messi 3
Ney 5
Suarez 7
iirc

 

[dakt]

He was excellent. Scoring or not scoring, he's vital to our play. Grande Messi!

 

[Dan1983]

Played good. Shame he hit the post and a shame his misfired a shot after darting through 4 or 5 players.

 

[Kerrybai]

If you think about it,he doesn't score at big matches anymore,which is kind of alarming.IF we eventually win the treble,none will be saying "this was messi's success",which is not ideal for his legacy.OF COURSE I WANT US TO WIN THE TREBLE,I AM JUST SAYING THAT I WOULD WANT HIM TO SCORE MORE IN BIG MATCHES.Anyway,against PSG,MC,Real and Atleti it is:
Messi 3
Ney 5
Suarez 7
iirc

Its not alarming at all, we are winning the big games when he doesn't score, that is the opposite of alarming.

 

[StarLord]

If you think about it,he doesn't score at big matches anymore,which is kind of alarming.IF we eventually win the treble,none will be saying "this was messi's success",which is not ideal for his legacy.OF COURSE I WANT US TO WIN THE TREBLE,I AM JUST SAYING THAT I WOULD WANT HIM TO SCORE MORE IN BIG MATCHES.Anyway,against PSG,MC,Real and Atleti it is:
Messi 3
Ney 5
Suarez 7
iirc

That is precisely the reason why we spent almost 200m euros on Neymar and Suarez. Against big opponents, Messi has to drop deep so that opposition players are drawn to him and chances created for our two lesser (but still mega) attacking stars.

Having a declining Villa, a lackadaisical Ibra, a limited Pedro and a misfiring Sanchez next to Messi cost us a few CL titles in recent years.

I full well realize that this situation is not so great for Messi's ego, but it is great for the club. I would be just as happy if we won the CL with Messi not scoring a single goal and Suarez/Neymar getting braces in each of the upcoming games. A team's mission is to win games, not having particular players score the goals. Hell, let's win in Berlin with a Pique header, another Mathieu header and a Busquets toe-poke, or a Messi hat-trick. I would be jizzing my pants either way.

 

[StarLord]

This table would have been even more awesome if we had just taken a fraction of our chances in the two legs versus Man City and the final half hour against Real Madrid.

But still, lots of games for all three of them to score in still.

 

[DinhoR10]

I hope Messi starts back scoring more regularly, wanted him to hit 60 goals in all competitions but 5X would be enough.

 

[dakt]

There's nothing he could have done more yesterday beside scoring. Sometimes you just need luck. They way he celebrated goals with his teammates, no envy in his eyes at all.
People are asking too much of him, but as long as we are making the progress as team, it's because Leo is hugely involved.

 

[Morten]

He did fairly well yesterday, still dont think he had a great performance as some would say. Not because he didnt get a goal, i thought he misplaced many passes he usually nails, was relatively quiet for the most part though he did have moments of briliance.

 

[Kerrybai]

He did fairly well yesterday, still dont think he had a great performance as some would say. Not because he didnt get a goal, i thought he misplaced many passes he usually nails, was relatively quiet for the most part though he did have moments of briliance.

He is struggling to hit just pre injury form, blood Fifa breaks are a nightmare.

 

[linetty]

He was brilliant imo. Seemed a bit isolated at times and the luck wasn't on his side though.

 

[Morten]

He was brilliant imo. Seemed a bit isolated at times and the luck wasn't on his side though.

Really cant understand why some think so, but ok.

 

[linetty]

Really cant understand why some think so, but ok.

Set up the crucial opening goal and was key in the build up (as usual). Some nice dribblings here and there, a shame the ball couldn't find its way to him in the box as I really wanted him to score.