10 - Lionel Messi - v5

[UEFA_Barça_Chris]

The least EV can do nowadays is to sub him out.

 

[clemente]

He doesn't need a rest, he was playing like this whole last season, this one will be no different, you don't get that exhausted covering 5km per game.

 

[Ritchie]

He wants to play constantly and coaches cant say no. He needs to sit out against Espanyol.

Penaldo has sat out the last few Copa Del Rays and been fighting fit for the CL.

It's no use winning the Copa if a fresh Real and Ronaldo are lifting the CL again.

Messi shouldn't be playing two leg Copa Del ray ties all through Jan and into Feb. Second legs maybe if he's needed.

 

[soul24rage]

Penaldo has sat out the last few Copa Del Rays and been fighting fit for the CL.

It's no use winning the Copa if a fresh Real and Ronaldo are lifting the CL again.

Messi shouldn't be playing two leg Copa Del ray ties all through Jan and into Feb. Second legs maybe if he's needed.

I agree with what you said, but since we only have one more Copa del Rey tie before a potential Final, I would start him on that game. What I would do is rest Messi in Laliga games before any champions league ties, but I bet you that EV will still start him.

 

[JamDav1982]

Penaldo has sat out the last few Copa Del Rays and been fighting fit for the CL.

It's no use winning the Copa if a fresh Real and Ronaldo are lifting the CL again.

Messi shouldn't be playing two leg Copa Del ray ties all through Jan and into Feb. Second legs maybe if he's needed.

You made this claim before about Ronaldo never playing Copa Del Reys before semis or Real playing second string until then which was shown to be false.

 

[BBZ8800]

You made this claim before about Ronaldo never playing Copa Del Reys before semis or Real playing second string until then which was shown to be false.

CDR matches:

Messi:
2015: 6
2016: 5
2017: 7
2018: 4+2

CR7:
2015: 2
2016: 0
2017: 2
2018: 0

 

[JamDav1982]

CDR matches:

Messi:
2015: 6
2016: 5
2017: 7
2018: 4+2

CR7:
2015: 2
2016: 0
2017: 2
2018: 0

What is that proving?

Pretty much irrelevant to my comment.

 

[Stoichkov1]

CDR matches:

Messi:
2015: 6
2016: 5
2017: 7
2018: 4+2

CR7:
2015: 2
2016: 0
2017: 2
2018: 0

that's because real madrid has been knocked out early in the copa, otherwise ronaldo would have played more.

 

[BigBarcaBoy]

Get through next week and cdr isn't an issue until the end of the season

 

[Windhook]

Recently he looks pissed off every time one of his shots/passes fails to hit the target.

 

[RMU ReBorn]

 

[Ritchie]

that's because real madrid has been knocked out early in the copa, otherwise ronaldo would have played more.

The point is it's kept him fresh for the CL.

Real were eliminated in the quarter final so he could only have played one game anyway thus far (semi first leg).

 

[Ritchie]

I agree with what you said, but since we only have one more Copa del Rey tie before a potential Final, I would start him on that game. What I would do is rest Messi in Laliga games before any champions league ties, but I bet you that EV will still start him.

Well yeah we could afford to do that with the lead we have, leave him out the next two league games so he's fresh for Chelsea and the second leg next week seeing as it's now the semi.

It's more that Messi should be able to sit out more in the early rounds.

 

[Xaviniesta]

Rest him otherwise he’ll walk against Chelsea

 

[Kerrybai]

With the way Messi walks on the field there is no reason he cant play pretty much every game.