10 - Lionel Messi - v4

[Trickykid]

Just read a few reviews on Rotten tomatoes, that seem to reflect what I saw pretty well.

"As much an exercise in showcasing conspicuous wealth as an insight into the man and his achievements, this is a vulgar vanity project that massively misses a unique opportunity".

"... a grossly uncritical slice of hagiography that spends more than a year in and around the life of the millionaire footballer Cristiano Ronaldo. Yet it can deliver nothing more insightful than: he lives in the present, was lonely when he was young and is a good parent because he loves his son (you’re supposed to love your children; you don’t get brownie points for that)."


I get there will be differing opinions on the matter, but that's exactly what I felt watching it.


But yeah, let's leave it at that. We've tainted the Messi thread enough as it is.

 

[JamDav1982]

Just read a few reviews on Rotten tomatoes, that seem to reflect what I saw pretty well.

"As much an exercise in showcasing conspicuous wealth as an insight into the man and his achievements, this is a vulgar vanity project that massively misses a unique opportunity".

"... a grossly uncritical slice of hagiography that spends more than a year in and around the life of the millionaire footballer Cristiano Ronaldo. Yet it can deliver nothing more insightful than: he lives in the present, was lonely when he was young and is a good parent because he loves his son (you’re supposed to love your children; you don’t get brownie points for that)."


I get there will be differing opinions on the matter, but that's exactly what I felt watching it.

Watching the first part.

Dont doubt people didnt like long parts of it. I didnt either.

 

[Alik]

The look on CR when answering about Messi's penalty.

He looked quite mad. And I don't mean at the reporter, but at Messi.

 

[El Flaco]

Yesterday, it was exactly 14 years ago since Messi signed his contract with Barcelona

 

[Horatio]

Meaning half of his life has belonged to Barca.

 

[Vlom]

Go get your 6th BdO I beg of you D10S

 

[doublehh03]

Neymar and a few others are great, like Ronaldo has been. But Messi is Messi. He's a few levels above these guys. Not a knock on any other player, but it's just how ridiculously great he is.

When he retires, we will truly understand what he has meant to football and what will be missing from football.

It's going to be a LONG LONG time before we see anyone like Messi. We may never will.

 

[kollegah]

Neymar and a few others are great, like Ronaldo has been. But Messi is Messi. He's a few levels above these guys. Not a knock on any other player, but it's just how ridiculously great he is.

When he retires, we will truly understand what he has meant to football and what will be missing from football.

It's going to be a LONG LONG time before we see anyone like Messi. We may never will.

true...

but atm neymar is like a china made high end robotor on steroids, which is programmed to play crazy football

 

[serghei]

Neymar and a few others are great, like Ronaldo has been. But Messi is Messi. He's a few levels above these guys. Not a knock on any other player, but it's just how ridiculously great he is.

Messi is not "a few levels above" Neymar and Suarez atm. They're pretty close now. That's the whole idea of MSN, a real trio, unlike Messi, Villa and Pedro, where Messi was obviously considerably better than both his teammates in attack.

 

[El Flaco]

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[Blaugrana Bull]

 

[doublehh03]

Messi is not "a few levels above" Neymar and Suarez atm. They're pretty close now. That's the whole idea of MSN, a real trio, unlike Messi, Villa and Pedro, where Messi was obviously considerably better than both his teammates in attack.

We're talking career and consistency. Football players have peaks and goes in and out form a lot. Many stretches other players can be better than Messi. But Messi's consistently in form is why he is as good as he is in the history of football. And when he's in form, he's a few levels above easy.

And we can say how Suarez is playing right now is like peak Ronaldo. Scary good. On pace to score 60+ goals this season.

 

[NotInHere]

We're talking career and consistency. Football players have peaks and goes in and out form a lot. Many stretches other players can be better than Messi. But Messi's consistently in form is why he is as good as he is in the history of football. And when he's in form, he's a few levels above easy.

And we can say how Suarez is playing right now is like peak Ronaldo. Scary good. On pace to score 60+ goals this season.

Yeah man when messi is on he's something else, I feel like the three have been equally as good this season, Messi last season was way better around this time. As long as they don't turn into selfish players barca will continue to enjoy success.

 

[Horatio]

Consistency is the argument that I throw in Best football player discussions for years now.
I don't care if there has been a player that at its peak was better than Messi at its peak.
No player has managed to play at such a high level for that long as Messi.
Even during his poorest form two years ago he scored more goals than any striker dreamed of scoring.

 

[El Flaco]

Messi's 1st goal vs. Sporting Gijón

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Messi's 2nd goal vs. Sporting Gijón


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