10 - Lionel Messi - v4

[NotInHere]

He's going to be scary good next season.

Do you think these are the last years he has left in his prime? Some say Leos prime was years ago, but he had one of his best seasons last year.

 

[Ghostmaster]

He Decided to cut his Holiday short and joins up with the team for Preseason!

Workaholic

 

[Flavia]

Great news

 

[Ripsta]

Do you think these are the last years he has left in his prime? Some say Leos prime was years ago, but he had one of his best seasons last year.

When he's in his 30's he's going to be a different animal altogether. He'll move from playing the false 9/inside forward to a full out creative midfielder. He's never been blessed with searing pace anyway, and that small burst of acceleration doesn't leave a player well into their 30s (see Robben at the moment).

Messi from 2011 and Messi from 2015 were different, but you could argue 2015 Messi was far more influential, after January of last year he went into crazy form and carried the side to the treble.

 

[NotInHere]

When he's in his 30's he's going to be a different animal altogether. He'll move from playing the false 9/inside forward to a full out creative midfielder. He's never been blessed with searing pace anyway, and that small burst of acceleration doesn't leave a player well into their 30s (see Robben at the moment).

Messi from 2011 and Messi from 2015 were different, but you could argue 2015 Messi was far more influential, after January of last year he went into crazy form and carried the side to the treble.

I don't know if he's going to be able to fufill Xavis role.. Xavi was always on his toes looking for a pass, Messi not so much.. So idk if he'll continue to play on the RW, but we should expect a bunch of out of this world passes thats for sure.

 

[LordLichtenstein]

God mode confirmed !

 

[spark]

Treble confirmed. leading by example.

 

[Total-Football]

hopefully he plays better than last season .. i want "at least " the messi that played copa.. running , dribbling ..

if he's into it this coming season , we are here for a treat , good luck to the goat

 

[Richard.H]

2016 was a sad year for Messi. I hope he comes back with vengeance and leads us to the treble.

 

[Alik]

I expect him to physically be in good shape. Lets hope for an injury-free season for him.

 

[evilhita666]

Meh, not a leader...

 

[barcanuck]

Or maybe he wants to tour England so he can get used to it when he leaves for City

 

[Bran the Greenseer]

Messi plays well after disappointing seasons imo. He'll be back to 2015 level probably(imo thats his peak, he's been as good but not better).

 

[doublehh03]

Do you think these are the last years he has left in his prime? Some say Leos prime was years ago, but he had one of his best seasons last year.

His best year overall was in 14/15. He has been by far the best performer this year also (although not as many goals, but him giving away more PKs and FKs to Neymar/Suarez will do that).

He was ridiculous at the Copa.

So he still has at least 3-4 years of best player in the world left in him, if not 5-6. It depends on how his role changes on the team. He may not score as much b/c of Neymar/Suarez but I feel his playmaking will shine more as he gets older.

 

[doublehh03]

2016 was a sad year for Messi. I hope he comes back with vengeance and leads us to the treble.

I expect him to come out firing this Liga season. And I'm sure the team will want to help him do that too.