10 - Lionel Messi - v5

[Hardy]

Let's hope Messi gets a hatrick in return leg, need to stay positive. I remember Barca were 2-0 down away to Milan in the Q/F 1st leg in 2013, and won 4-0 2nd leg at Nou camp, let's hope the same happens to take it to extra time at least.

right now i think it's more credible another humiliation, just like the semifinal with Bayern.

 

[Pedro]

If Barca get knocked out, will be interesting to see who wins the Ballon D'or, Messi's chances will be diminished unless they win La Liga.

 

[evilhita666]

If Barca get knocked out, will be interesting to see who wins the Ballon D'or, Messi's chances will be diminished unless they win La Liga.

Portugal will tie/draw their way into the Confederations Cup, and their coach will get it, no doubt about it...

 

[TornAndFrayed]

If Barca get knocked out, will be interesting to see who wins the Ballon D'or, Messi's chances will be diminished unless they win La Liga.

You must be new here...

 

[Aryagorn]

Tarnished his legacy and let the cry baby take over the reign once & for all. I'm not saying it is all his fault or any thing but this is now as real as is the climate change. Real Madrid are at least gonna win the league if not the CL this year, and Cristiano automatically gonna win the Ballon d'Or making them equal on that too. And if God forbid they end up winning the CL too, that means he has as many CL too, not to mention how he lead Real to the first consecutive CL ever btw. And above all, he coached Portugal to their maiden trophy!!


Stupid fucking board has to take a big share of blame sure, ruining the team at every chance that they get & never helping him and leave him alone to the sharks that Madrid biased media are, but it just leaves a sore taste in the mouth to think that the cry baby would be regarded as a better player by the history. Sad but true





































































































Rant over

 

[CuleLife4Life]

I really don't give a shit about the BDO. I'm more worried about us wasting another year of Messi in his prime by letting him play with clowns.

nothing worked today, but he is MESSI, he can pull something magical in 2nd leg, but he needs the team also! we know what he is capable in a good day, no one can`t stop him, but when he`s off...well he`s off.

Sorry but now way in hell even Messi can bring us back from this. We're not scoring 5 against this PSG side that will have Thiago Silva back.

 

[feggydinho]

yeah, i agree with you

 

[feggydinho]

ive been saying this for so long, that the 4-3-3 can no longer be played because we dont have the personal we get overrun in midfield. Playing 4-2-3-1 is common sense that lucho doesnt have. In a 4-2-3-1 You need to play masherano or raketic with busquets as holding midfielders and destroyer. Then Neymar stays on LW Messi as 2nd striker behind Suarez, and have Arda Turn or Rafiniha play as a FIXED RW. BUT IDIOT ENRIQUE WILL NEVER SEE THIS, STUPID FOOL.

yeah i agree with you

 

[Barcilliant]

ive been saying this for so long, that the 4-3-3 can no longer be played because we dont have the personal we get overrun in midfield. Playing 4-2-3-1 is common sense that lucho doesnt have. In a 4-2-3-1 You need to play masherano or raketic with busquets as holding midfielders and destroyer. Then Neymar stays on LW Messi as 2nd striker behind Suarez, and have Arda Turn or Rafiniha play as a FIXED RW. BUT IDIOT ENRIQUE WILL NEVER SEE THIS, STUPID FOOL.

I agree. However I would put Mascherano and Roberto at DM. Busquets is Just awful at the moment. Get a proper RB for fucks sake.

 

[BerkeleyBernie]

So difficult to criticise him but when Leo decides to turn off and he's done it VERY rarely over the last 10 years, he's completely invisible. The worst part for me was when he was dispossessed by Rabiot for the 2nd goal and just stopped.

The other moment that summed up his performance was around 50:30 when Iniesta made a driving run towards the box and Leo just stood there as Iniesta was swarmed by PSG, without any options or anyone making runs to drag defenders out of shape.

This Barça is sooooooo static.

 

[kilian]

I have to say that his attitude yesterday wasn`t worthy of a captain`s armband. He deserved that armband with everything he did for this club, but a captain should be someone who drives the team forward, like Puyol was. Not this.

I will always say that Messi is a top3 player in history of football, but to look that uninterested in a game as big as this is very bad. If he tried and failed, I wouldn`t mind, but to walk around the pitch for 90 minutes, while your team is getting destroyed is inexcusable.

 

[RevoTeller]

I have to say that his attitude yesterday wasn`t worthy of a captain`s armband. He deserved that armband with everything he did for this club, but a captain should be someone who drives the team forward, like Puyol was. Not this.

I will always say that Messi is a top3 player in history of football, but to look that uninterested in a game as big as this is very bad. If he tried and failed, I wouldn`t mind, but to walk around the pitch for 90 minutes, while your team is getting destroyed is inexcusable.

Completely agree with this.
It's not a matter of having a horrible game, EVERYBODY had it in the history of football, it's a matter of being totally, completely souless.

These are those kind of things which completely undermine his legacy, because you can go down (everybody will go down sooner or later, nobody was/is/will be eternal) but at least put up a fight.
It's shocking how he doesn't seem to realize how games like this one or those against Atletico in CL last year are really hurting his credibility, almost as shocking as his totally lack of stamina. But even if he doesn't have stamina anymore, he could and SHOULD use his amazing football talent as well as his amazing football IQ to try to help and GUIDE his teammates as much as possible. THAT is what the best in the World and one of the best in history should do, even in defeats.

 

[CatalinR10]

why was he so uninterested yesterday , like seriously now ....

Is it about his contract ?


It's not the first time he just walks around the field but it was never like this , in the same time the other team is destroying us , in such an important match


Is this a fuck you to the board or what ?

 

[RevoTeller]

Is this a fuck you to the board or what ?

Even if it is (and it wasn't), saying "fuck you" to the board is in this way at the end of the day just has the effect to destroy HIS OWN credibility to the eyes of millions of football fans around the world.
So no, it wouldn't be a bright move, and I want to believe that Leo is not that stupid to do such a thing.

 

[BBZ8800]

The star of that Milan team was Kevin Prince Boateng... No way you can compare the two teams.

Milan was poor.
Our players were 4 years younger than today.
Our players had an equivalent of higher motivation in their heads, which is lost over (those 4) years.
We had a RB.
We had a midfield.
We had a different coach.

So, yes, it is quite hard to compare Milan and Psg and expect anything from this team in a return leg.
CL is over, let's focus on a future and future changes.