10 - Lionel Messi - v3

[Chainsaw]

Actually Barca had a chance to sign him when he was at Racing Santander but pulled back at the last minute before he joined Real Madrid instead.

 

[te amo barca]

Sabella: "Messi was great. It's not only goals, also attracting opponents, giving space to others, holding on to the ball..."

Sabella: "Every ball to Messi gives us hope. When he has the ball, he gives the others oxigen. He's like water in the desert."

so he basically said that no one in Argentina's squad can make things happen with the exception of Messi

 

[sabby]

Don't know whether anybody has posted it yet

 

[Mitchell1978]

Sabella: "Messi was great. It's not only goals, also attracting opponents, giving space to others, holding on to the ball..."

Sabella: "Every ball to Messi gives us hope. When he has the ball, he gives the others oxigen. He's like water in the desert."

I really prefer to see Messi play closer to the box but i guess at Argentina NT he has to play like a more traditional Nr 10. Which also means, hold the ball, slow down the play, distribute.

I expect he will move more and more towards this role with Barça too.

 

[ThwiX]

When is Agüero fit again, and any updates on Di Maria?

 

[Galning]

When is Agüero fit again, and any updates on Di Maria?

Both probably out for the last two games. FOX Sport Argentina say Di Maria has a tear.

 

[Doobs]

Di Maria has tests tmw, no confirmation of the tear. Aguero should be ready for the next game.

 

[Mitchell1978]

Has this been posted here?

"Lionel Messi is impossible"

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/lionel-messi-is-impossible/?ex_cid=espnsoc#defensed

 

[Bertus]

 

[raskolnikov]

His pass to Di Maria and ballcontrol with his chest impressed me most, first half was some vintage Messi stuff at some points.

 

[aki13]

Lel, I'm sure Messi scored vs Atletico in 11/12, from a direct free-kick, curving it into the net, also remember a goal in 4-1 victory on Camp Nou in 12/13, that was a lob, don't really remember if Courtois was the goalie. It's just this season.

You're right.

From my memory he scored a hattrick v Atletico at home in 11/12, that direct FK you mention in the away match.

Then 2 at home in a 4-1 win in 12/13 his 89th & 90th goals of 2012.

That's 5 off the bat.

 

[dakt]

Can anyone find that fast turn he did in 2nd half? Looked like the ball was glued to his foot.
That 1 on 1 against GK, I was sure he will go right...too bad he didn't.

 

[barcanuck]

Eh he scored 6 goals in his first 3 meetings vs Courtois. None since then though.

Ah crap bad memory thanks for the correction

 

[linetty]

Luke Shaw (Man United): "Messi

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[Mitchell1978]

You're right.

From my memory he scored a hattrick v Atletico at home in 11/12, that direct FK you mention in the away match.

Then 2 at home in a 4-1 win in 12/13 his 89th & 90th goals of 2012.

That's 5 off the bat.

also had a goal, in the 2-1 win away in the 11-12 season

to be fair, he had a goal wrongly disallowed in the last la liga game vs atletico