Lionel Messi - v7

[Rassvet]

Only Messi would get that pass to Alba held up as 'directly involved in goal'.

poor man's BBZ you are

 

[vegitot]

Does fuck all in big matches. Why are people still sucking him dry when he is just a flat track bully.

Messi is 33 and on huge wages. Wages that (especially in this time) will prevent Barca from making any top class long term upgrades (Harland, Mbappe category of players).

Barca needs to let him walk this season and replace his goals with the goals from a proper 9 - Haaland. Haaland will score and provide Barca with the player they miss the most - a striker/true 9. He won?t assists nearly as much as Messi. But that?s where the support comes in. Shifting to a 4-3-3 (I?m aware they still use it some of the time) from Koeman?s current 3-5-2 will work better with Haaland as striker flanked by Dembele and Ansu Fati than their current setup with Messi. They along with Pedri, De Jong (who will permanently play in midfield), Busquets, Dest and of course Alba will provide the assists.

Remember also that Ansu Fati started the season better than Messi with 4 goals in 7 matches, and he likely would have hit 15-20 goals this season with his shooting ability. Fati can act as consistent goal scoring forward or backup striker to Haaland (has played the position successfully at youth level). With Fati and Dembele flanking Haaland I?m convinced that they would look better than with Messi.

Tonight in a crucial match vs Madrid and also vs Valladolid Messi was bang average. He looked awful with his touch on the ball, his passing and his sharpness in front of goal. He looked like Ronaldo in some of the latter?s worst matches this season. Being a focal point isn?t good if you don?t show the necessary quality (especially vs teams ranked firmly below you). He has been a top player in 2021 based in stats and his overall play, but he isn?t the future. And even though he?s rightfully like a god in Barcelona they shouldn?t let sentimentality but sensibility guide their decision.
The sensible thing is to go all out for a young world class attacking player (preferably a 9) and replace Messi this summer!

Don?t give him a new contact with high wages limiting them in the transfer market and in their tactical setup. Laporta, I beg you. Sometimes you have to let go of the thing you love. This is one of those times.

Already report.

 

[pregra]

No goals in 7 straight vs Madrid, that is horrible no matter the context. His free kicks tonight was also way off

 

[te amo barca]

His free-kicks have been off for a very long time.

 

[pregra]

Yeah, most of them are either straight into the wall or a pass-like shot way over the bar

 

[cracken]

What the hell happened to his free kicks? seems to have contracted whatever illness Ronaldo picked up after moving to Madrid.

 

[vegitot]

What the hell happened to his free kicks? seems to have contracted whatever illness Ronaldo picked up after moving to Madrid.

Forgot 18/19 or last season when he scored FK for fun???

 

[cracken]

Forgot 18/19 or last season when he scored FK for fun???

Obviously, I'm talking about the PRESENT, as in his recent run of games.

 

[KingLeo10]

Messi has always been jealous of Cristiano, and how could he not?

He has a killer instinct that Messi can only dream of having. A drive to improve always. A determination to be the best.

Ronaldo has the heart of the champion, the body of a Greek God and the speed and reflexes of Neo from the Matrix.

Nobody is better than Ronaldo. Nobody.

Quoting again because this is the single greatest cringe on this forum.

 

[Rassvet]

He had like 10 free kicks in 2019 and only 3 since then I think

 

[vegitot]

Obviously, I'm talking about the PRESENT, as in his recent run of games.

Most FK specialist can not even keep their form when they are old. It is normal to see Messi hit the ball worse now compare to his oldself.

 

[BarcaOG]

7 games and counting without a goal against Real

Messi has lost basically all big matches this season.

and there are ppl here who actually still think hes the best player in the world lol leo might actually have the worst record of any all time great in big games by now

 

[KingLeo10]

7 games and counting without a goal against Real

Messi has lost basically all big matches this season.

and there are ppl here who actually still think hes the best player in the world lol leo might actually have the worst record of any all time great in big games by now

You had a point in the first two lines but then you go full on idiotic with the bolded, considering he's the Clasico top scorer in history and has won 10 LL with most of the time us beating RM...

 

[pregra]

Before this game, actually even with this game, he has been the best player in the world in 2021.

 

[vegitot]

7 games and counting without a goal against Real

Messi has lost basically all big matches this season.

and there are ppl here who actually still think hes the best player in the world lol leo might actually have the worst record of any all time great in big games by now

Who has most goals in Clasico???