10 - Lionel Messi - v5

[Leong157]

Of course his passes got intercept a lot. Cuz he was the ONLY ONE who tried to create opportunities for goal. Better loss possession than just pass backward and sideway all the time.

We also had no natural wingers in the field who can pull defenders to sideline and help create space for him at the center. Should we expect him to dribble/make a pass through 7-8 players?

 

[Xaviniesta]

The only one carrying this team forward. Starting and creating every chance. You guys should be more grateful

 

[Altomonte]

He had numerous great passes. To Alba alone 4-5. To Vidal, to Suarez. What match did you watch?

I don't compare Messi to average players. By HIS standards he did not have a top match. Still best player aside from Busquets who generated the decisive red card and handed Messi the assist. Still, Messi had to get rid of 2 defenders and beat a very good goalkeeper ...

 

[Deco 20]

I'm just a bit frustrated because when you watch him it's so obvious that he can do so much better.

 

[FCBfan22]

He was picking the ball up in the centre circle and trying to dribble through 2 lines of Villareal's defence while we played 442 while recieving no help from his teammates. We need him in that false 9 role, not in the midfield. Messi needs to live in the final third, where you can just give him the ball and watch the magic happen. His dribbling defences through the middle from midfield days are probaby over.

 

[Barcaman]

Barca talisman Lionel Messi has equalled Gerd Muller's record of scoring 525 goals for a single club across all competitions

 

[Altomonte]

he is a one-of-a-kind player and person, that's a record that will not be broken for many years, perhaps NEVER!

 

[Stoichkov1]

Sorry but that is excuses a fair bit there.

Messi is trying too many risky passes and giving it away too often and that is on him to choose when to do it.

He is trying too many risky passes because the team isn't creative enough.

What's better, passing safe so that the match will end 0-0 or getting dispossessed and failing a lot of passes but creating 1/2 chances that can be goals?

 

[ASordidGod]

I actually thought he was better today than the past few games.

 

[CatalinR10]

 

[DonAK]

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[evilhita666]

It wasn't his best match, but he's the only attacking threat we have... The rest of the team should be embarrassed...

 

[Pepe Silvia]

Messi was MAGIC... enough said.

 

[sickstar]

Barca talisman Lionel Messi has equalled Gerd Muller's record of scoring 525 goals for a single club across all competitions

https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/lionel-messi/leistungsdaten/spieler/28003/saison/ges/plus/1#gesamt

525 goals
235 assists

760 goals directly involving messi. Simply ineffable.

Edit: if there is a record for most assists for a single European club then Messi, would be there among the top too, only surpassed by the likes of giggs and perhaps other few.

 

[Aryagorn]

https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/lionel-messi/leistungsdaten/spieler/28003/saison/ges/plus/1#gesamt

525 goals
235 assists

760 goals directly involving messi. Simply ineffable.

Edit: if there is a record for most assists for a single European club then Messi, would be there among the top too, only surpassed by the likes of giggs and perhaps other few.

Ryan Giggs stats
Looks like Giggs only has 158