10 - Lionel Messi - v3

[Jägermeister]

Some stats here for those of you that are interested.


--------------Dribbles pg------passes pg----turnover/dispossessed -----shots
2009/2010 -----4.1------------44.3--------------5.5-------------------4.7
2010/2011-----5.6------------67.7---------------4.7------------------4.5
20112012------4.8------------63.8---------------4.2------------------5.5
2012/2013-----3.8------------55-----------------3.9------------------5.1
2013/2014-----4.6------------45.3---------------3.1------------------5.2

Involving him more in our passing game would do wonders. He is probably bored on the pitch since we started playing almost solely on the wings.

 

[Ryan_Cule]

Barca was robbed again.. what a shame. That disallowed goal ..... It was actually a handball from atleti player before it reached Messi and not a pass from Cesc. Shameful. Again we are out because of bad referring. Last time it was against Inter.

 

[serghei]

@Ryan, let it go man, we had 90 min. to win a game at home with 98.000 fans in the stands. We can't blame it on the refs this time. Seems the goal was fair, but the play was noticeable only in slow motion. Looked very much offside in live.

 

[linetty]

Messi's goal wrongly disallowed A pity.

 

[Cule4life]

Barca was robbed again.. what a shame. That disallowed goal ..... It was actually a handball from atleti player before it reached Messi and not a pass from Cesc. Shameful. Again we are out because of bad referring. Last time it was against Inter.

You are acting like a bad loser like Mourinho, Ramos and Ronaldo

 

[darthvader7888]

Lazy and shit. Sell NAO! #Messiout

 

[Stric]

@Ryan, let it go man, we had 90 min. to win a game at home with 98.000 fans in the stands. We can't blame it on the refs this time. Seems the goal was fair, but the play was noticeable only in slow motion. Looked very much offside in live.

True. We still had more than enough time to score, and we didn't. Besides, even if it was allowed, who knows, maybe Atletico would have scored another. They were playing for a draw. Let's face it, we didn't deserve to win this Liga and we weren't robbed of a title. Let's not act like Barca haters act when they lose against us.

 

[dakt]

True. We still had more than enough time to score, and we didn't. Besides, even if it was allowed, who knows, maybe Atletico would have scored another. They were playing for a draw. Let's face it, we didn't deserve to win this Liga and we weren't robbed of a title. Let's not act like Barca haters act when they lose against us.

This. After we scored, they played enough to bring the game back. When they make pressure, they have many 100% chances, when we create pressure, we barley create one.
Messi though....sorry, but WTF. You cannot behave like that. You loose the ball and then just WALK away. All that WC bullshit....if next season he keeps walking, well...guess what, visca Barca, comiat Messi.

 

[dakt]

Barca was robbed again.. what a shame. That disallowed goal ..... It was actually a handball from atleti player before it reached Messi and not a pass from Cesc. Shameful. Again we are out because of bad referring. Last time it was against Inter.

Fu.k it, we lost couple of months ago.

 

[CesDel]

True. We still had more than enough time to score, and we didn't. Besides, even if it was allowed, who knows, maybe Atletico would have scored another. They were playing for a draw. Let's face it, we didn't deserve to win this Liga and we weren't robbed of a title. Let's not act like Barca haters act when they lose against us.

But it's not like it's easy to score against this atletico side..

 

[jamjamjam]

I donno what makes him slow as hell nowadays, and so easily dispossess too, even by Villa

yeah he looks super lethargic. it's all guesswork but i think a combination of the toxic atmosphere + tactical stagnancy at barca on top of general fatigue and the mental strain of being expected to light up the world cup has badly affected his performances. on top of all that, still worried about his hamstring too perhaps? i dunno but i do expect him to go all out at the WC. hopefully his body holds up

 

[CatalinR10]

yeah he looks super lethargic. it's all guesswork but i think a combination of the toxic atmosphere + tactical stagnancy at barca on top of general fatigue and the mental strain of being expected to light up the world cup has badly affected his performances. on top of all that, still worried about his hamstring too perhaps? i dunno but i do expect him to go all out at the WC. hopefully his body holds up

or he's not even 50% the player he once was

 

[jamjamjam]

yeah hyperbole's cool too

 

[Kerrybai]

yeah hyperbole's cool too

Couldn't have said it better myself.

 

[serghei]

He'll come around next season. The ability can't go away, it's just that he needs to train harder. Having a coach that will push him is going to be key.