10 - Lionel Messi - v5

[Alik]

Tiredness is an excuse he just had a rest. It's in his head.

There is no doubt he feels pressure when it get's to the knock out stages.

It's happened way to often. He is not enjoying it.

Chelsea match was in the knock out stages.

The guy was injured not too long ago. Probably not fit yet.

 

[Ripsta]

badly outscored for the 5th time in the last 6 CL. don't cry when ronaldo will win another balon d'or in december.

He deserves it too, these no shows in the grandest stage of them all in Club football do him no favours for his GOAT status.

 

[CatalinR10]

He deserves it too, these no shows in the grandest stage of them all in Club football do him no favours for his GOAT status.

chill

 

[Cule Finn]

Not his best display, but was still involved in 3 goals. I reckon he's not 100% fit. Should rest next weekend.

 

[booge]

You can understand Messi does it the hard way having to score goals from out wide so you can understand it from that point of view.

It's the attitude more than the goals that stinks from the QUarter Final stages onwards.

He's not enjoying it. Just look at him!!!!

 

[booge]

He's going to have to put in a good performance in Rome. He needs a good away performance in the CL to set him up for the Semi's

 

[DonAK]

Just wanted to add one more thing:

Ripsta is fucking unbearable. The shittiest poster I've ever seen on a forum. All you do is bitch like an entitled little shithead all the time which turns this thread into a toxic wasteland.

Fucking hell. You cannot even read this thread without his retarded comments all the time. Even if you block him you see his shit when others quote him.

 

[Luftstalag14]

He's just had a couple weeks rest!

He is recovering from an injury/muscle discomfort. You think he faked his injury when he was with the NT?

Sure he wasn't great today but hey, he has scored consistently in the knockout stage games so far this season until today, hasn't he?

 

[wisconsincule]

Didn’t get the hattrick I wanted but let’s rest him if he actually is injured. He’s our only play maker. Feel bad for the guy

 

[Stoichkov1]

Don't think he was shit today at all.

The second own goals is thanks to a good play between him and Rakitic and in the third goal he makes a fantastic pass to Suarez.

He also had 2-3 good shooting opportunities but unfortunately his right foot is shit.

 

[pregra]

Did some decent stuff but overall an ordinary performance. To his defence; he very rarely gets the ball in threathening positions. Feels like he has to do very much to even get into a good shooting position.

 

[Ritchie]

badly outscored for the 5th time in the last 6 CL. don't cry when ronaldo will win another balon d'or in december.

Shame Ronaldo is given acres of space all the time while Messi is swarmed and can't afford to just wait in the box for service because he has the burden of having to create.

The problem is though his season isn't adjusted to peaking at the right time the way Ronaldo's is.

 

[pregra]

Rest him vs Leganes and at least half an hour vs Roma if they haven’t pulled any goals back.

 

[Ritchie]

He deserves it too, these no shows in the grandest stage of them all in Club football do him no favours for his GOAT status.

It's the quarter finals around that March international break where he tends to struggle and looks tired/unfit.

Last 16 he's usually the difference maker (last season aside as Neymar did the business against PSG). When Barca get to the semis he's put in GOAT performances to win the tie (Real and Bayern) and always performed in the final.

 

[Givenchy]

He deserves it too, these no shows in the grandest stage of them all in Club football do him no favours for his GOAT status.

we have bigger things to worry about as Barca fans than arguing Messi's case for being GOAT against idiots. for example, Suarez has scored 1 damn goal in the CL this season