10 - Lionel Messi - v4

[Drexl]

Praise the Lord... and our little Messiah.

 

[ThwiX]

Apparently he did not participate in team training today. Did he train on his own?

Probably. Neymar didn't train with the team either. I've noticed that happens very often the day after a game.

 

[Vilarrubi]

I think he'll play Wednesday. I hope he does if he is not injured too, the decision to bring him off just in case when we are winning against 10 men 2-0 is a sensible one, with the game at San Mames in mind.

 

[DonAK]

Probably. Neymar didn't train with the team either. I've noticed that happens very often the day after a game.

When you get roughed up so much you need an extra day to recover.

 

[KiX7777]

Balague, very reliable source said, that Leo would probably play full match if it was needed, but it wasn't.

I would play him some minutes.

 

[NotInHere]

It's going to be pretty weird watching him play when he loses his speed and can't take on players anymore, and since he doesn't really like moving that much without the ball nowadays who knows if that will be good or bad, Xavi was always on his toes ready to recieve a pass, always moving.. Hopefully Messi finds a way to adapt

 

[Blaugrana Bull]

Messi will always be fast enough to complete a take on. There will be no runs against 3, 4 or more men but his control will remain perfect and that will always give him the edge in 1on1s.
I get what you mean though.

 

[DonAK]

Balague, very reliable source said, that Leo would probably play full match if it was needed, but it wasn't.

I would play him some minutes.

Balague is hardly reliable.

 

[NotInHere]

Messi will always be fast enough to complete a take on. There will be no runs against 3, 4 or more men but his control will remain perfect and that will always give him the edge in 1on1s.
I get what you mean though.

We are probably going to witness some godly passing, so that's good I guess.

 

[Galning]

No need to take a risk with him. Still only January.

 

[xXKonan]

According to Cope. Messi wants to play on Wednesday but Lucho doesn't want to risk him getting injured.

 

[blaugrana1987]

If thats true Leo is being stupid. He should start on the bench tops.

 

[ManusXavi]

Messi will always be fast enough to complete a take on. There will be no runs against 3, 4 or more men but his control will remain perfect and that will always give him the edge in 1on1s.
I get what you mean though.

From what I have seen from small football and rugby players in past years we might still see Messi completing runs against 3-4 right up until he retires. He is an accelerator.

 

[iniesta_8]

Barca must hire a teacher to teach Messi how to sit on a bench nicely

 

[El Flaco]

Guillem Balague asked Messi if he could do it on a cold, windy night at the Britannia. Messi: "I played in awful conditions in Rosario when I was 11 years old, with glass on the pitch, with holes and everything..."