10 - Lionel Messi - v5

[Hardy]

last 2 away games, 0 shots from open play, 0 in 180 minutes. Good luck against stronger teams. Just for the record no blame him, i'm just disgusted by the fact that we have the best finisher in the world and we are not capable to create a shit for him.

 

[MagIX]

he saved energy for next Wednesday, that's fine

 

[Ritchie]

didn t like when he yelled at rakitic.. raki is on low confidence it was uncalled for.

He's had to put up with a shit midfield for years now and now Suarez is playing like an amateur and Neymar has gone.

He's let down by the shite around him.

 

[dakt]

last 2 away games, 0 shots from open play, 0 in 180 minutes. Good luck against stronger teams. Just for the record no blame him, i'm just disgusted by the fact that we have the best finisher in the world and we are not capable to create a shit for him.

Well you can either have that or someone like Ronaldo who has approximately 3892347221 shots per game. As long as he moves attack and creates chances I don't care that much about his "weaker" away stats.

 

[Mitchell1978]

last 2 away games, 0 shots from open play, 0 in 180 minutes. Good luck against stronger teams. Just for the record no blame him, i'm just disgusted by the fact that we have the best finisher in the world and we are not capable to create a shit for him.

Agree, Girona and Getafe both had good efforts but we should be able to create a lot more chances in those matches, dominate more basically.

 

[Barcaman]

Girona's high line didn't suit him and he was too crowded and close to it when he got the ball and couldn't release those passes as much as usual.

Boss had an off day, sadly he's only human after all

 

[mesiesta]

Maffeo did a great job there to be honest.

 

[FCBfan22]

He was man-marked and played in 1st gear.

 

[Altomonte]

Girona's high line didn't suit him and he was too crowded and close to it when he got the ball and couldn't release those passes as much as usual.

Boss had an off day, sadly he's only human after all

He definitely saved himself for the CL game and did not have to work too hard - Barça won 3:0 without too much extra effort. Maffeo did a nice job, hopefully that's not going to be the recipe copied by other teams.
Having a person mark Messi full time should create opportunities for the others - and it did.

 

[Nothanks]

Maffeo did a great job there to be honest.

he was lucky not to of been sent off
ref was very lax, gave maffeo like 4 warnings alone in the first half before giving him a yellow

 

[clemente]

Maffeo did nothing, they put a player on Messi who stood next to him even when they had possession, it allowed our other players to run forward and get chances, its like they were ok with losing as long as Messi doesnt score.

 

[Horatio]

Anyone noticed how he outran Maffeo? Still got pace.

 

[Total-Football]

Anyone noticed how he outran Maffeo? Still got pace.

Messi is freakishly fast still. It's just, unlike his younger self, he can't hold on to full speed for a considerable distance as he used to. I think he's still the fastest player in the team (faster than alba and deuleufo); But the latter can sprint for 40 50 meters easily.

 

[Ousmane Dembélé]

Messi is freakishly fast still. It's just, unlike his younger self, he can't hold on to full speed for a considerable distance as he used to. I think he's still the fastest player in the team (faster than alba and deuleufo); But the latter can sprint for 40 50 meters easily.

He doesn't need to score solo goals from the midfield anymore, he still has crazy acceleration to be able to beat multiple men from the edge of the box and score or assist; imagine if we just had a midfielder who could deliver the ball to him in the final third, right now he has to do it all.

 

[Neeraj]

If we had a half decent player in Rakitic's position, Girona's offside traps would have been ripped to shreds with Messi's runs behind the defense. You could see how much Busi was missed. Heck, Fabregas (I couldn't stand the guy while he was here) would have delivered balls on a platter to Messi. But I can't really blame Rakitic; he had to ensure the weight and and direction in his back passes were spot on, it's not his job to look forward after all.