The point isnt that messi suddenly became such a weak player, he still scores and have som assists(tello 3). I dont believe he has peaked, but his potential is not fully exploited. Maybe my generalization isnt fair, but ut is my humble opinion that he has been a bit lazy, or but otherwise: not that aggressive as before. And if that is lacking, he wont perform at his best, and combined with that he has no defensively contribution. We need 100 percent of messi, not 60. If the former, we can beat the likes of real, if the latter, we Will have problems. Messi is to important and to great a player - in my opinion the best ever - to stop doing his duty on the field.