Lionel Messi - v7

[Vilarrubi]

He’s got the passing that’s it. No one seriously thought he could be CM.

 

[JohnN]

The required level should be high.We are Barca.Call it entitlement,but a true Barca fan shouldn't accept this situation now and not in the future either.

We weren't to even close being a top side before 2005 so why should we expect that every season now. Our golden era is gone and will probably never come back. We should try to be a little more humble, even more after all these consecutive humiliations.

 

[Bobo32]

He could keep playing his free, roaming role, which usually is around the #10 position, and keep arriving late and score some goals.
He obviously can't play as Xavi, and he shouldn't really play any position but be free (the problem is when both the wingers and the interiors play almost free roles as well)
The question becomes, should he have three midfield types behind him, and how many attackers in front of him? Should Barcelona play with two players on each flank or just one?
For a long time he lacked forward runs in front of him, then he lacked people behind him, and then he had two, three, four players contesting the same space as him...

I believe with Busi, Puig and Thiago behind him, a decent striker in front of him, Alba on the left and someone on the right, he can find a perfect role for quite a few years more, if he's happy.
The way he has played last year, he really should change club in order to get some new spark... I don't want to even begin to criticize Messi, but it doesn't work so well at the moment, regardless of surroundings.

 

[raskolnikov]

Football is played in two ways.

Name one midfielder from big clubs who doesn't press and defend.
You can't play only in an attacking phase.

Pirlo at Juve? I always thought an older Messi could do that if he wanted to.
Also in a totti like supersub role.

 

[KingLeo10]

Pirlo at Juve? I always thought an older Messi could do that if he wanted to.
Also in a totti like supersub role.

Pirlo ran 12.5-13 km in the 2015 CL final v us.

 

[BarcaOG]

i would like to withdraw my application to the Forum de Amigos. if that means expecting little to nothing from messi just because hes done great things for us in the past, while he is on a 500 million contract and the club's finances are in tatters, i want nothing to do with it

club>player

 

[raskolnikov]

Pirlo ran 12.5-13 km in the 2015 CL final v us.

For real? Always seemed like he was chilling. Launching attaxks with Paul Zcholes type long balls while having other .idfielders do the heavy lifting.

 

[Richard.H]

For real? Always seemed like he was chilling. Launching attaxks with Paul Zcholes type long balls while having other .idfielders do the heavy lifting.

I do agree that Pirlo always looks a bit relaxed on the field and it's not noticeable that he runs much. However, IIRC he was part of every juve attack and every barca attack (defending/tracking back) in that final so it makes sense.

 

[CatalinR10]

Let's hope The GOAT , the 6 times Ballon D'or , 6 time Europe golden boot winner , 10 times best player in Spain , 7 times Pichichi winner , 3 times Uefa Best player of the year , Fifa World player of the year , The Best Fifa Football Player IFFHS player of the decade and Laureus award scores against Cadiz.


@Pedro



@KingLeo10



@Vilarrubi



@Hardy



@Devils



@Malvolio

Job done.

 

[CatalinR10]

Let's hope The GOAT , the 6 times Ballon D'or , 6 time Europe golden boot winner , 10 times best player in Spain , 7 times Pichichi winner , 3 times Uefa Best player of the year , Fifa World player of the year , The Best Fifa Football Player IFFHS player of the decade and Laureus award scores against Elche.


@Pedro



@KingLeo10



@Vilarrubi



@Hardy



@Devils



@Malvolio

 

[BarcaOG]

boo, forum de amigos is as bad for the forum as the real club de amigos is for the club

club>>>>>>player

EXPECT BETTER FROM YOUR BEST PLAYER than a penalty against the worst defence in the league

 

[BBZ8800]

Pirlo ran 12.5-13 km in the 2015 CL final v us.

And a current retired Totti aged 44 probably moves more off the ball than a current Messi.

I don't understand these people who still try to keep and somehow shoehorn Messi into the team.

He can stay for 6m per season and if he wants to play 10 mins per match, at home matches.

 

[Total-Football]

Pirol as someone mentioned at 36 ran more than any other player on the pitch in the final.. Double what Messi usually runs.. Not more double

 

[Fati_Future_BallonDor]

Let's hope The GOAT , the 6 times Ballon D'or , 6 time Europe golden boot winner , 10 times best player in Spain , 7 times Pichichi winner , 3 times Uefa Best player of the year , Fifa World player of the year , The Best Fifa Football Player IFFHS player of the decade and Laureus award scores against Elche.


@Pedro



@KingLeo10



@Vilarrubi



@Hardy



@Devils



@Malvolio



@Fati_Future_BallonDor

Lets hope guys !

 

[Fati_Future_BallonDor]

The truth is ... Lenglet, umtiti, pjanic, braithwaite are no Barcelona level.
Griezzmann and dembele failed at barcelona- sad but .. it’s not this level - they didn’t replace Ronaldinho, Rivaldo, Eto, Henry, Larson, Villa, who were the ballers.
Busqets, Pique and Alba are for me to kick out since 3 seasons already. They missed the moment to replace them, they spent money on average players, and this is the outcome. These players lack of La Masia football intelligence and skills .
And Koeman is bad coach, he proved it in Everton and didn’t have any success .

Barcelona needs either - fantastic coach , or time to rebuild completely new team, or both.

Bartomeu ruined the team, but it will come back.

Right back Dest will be future
Arajuo needs a good company at defence
Left back needs to be bought
De jong will be only better
Pedri will be the brain
Another am or dm needed
Ansu Fati Will be monster
Trincao I think he may give more to the team than dembele
Someone to replace cf ... messi ��

Good coach to make them better .. we can’t afford for stars no more .. maybe in 2-3 seasons will be shining back !