Lionel Messi - v7

[Andresito]

He's been trying the Olimpico so many times these last few years

 

[te amo barca]

That miss was shocking. Messi from 2 years ago buries that 10/10 times

 

[Horatio]

I am telling u the corona break didnt do his technique any favours. At least his passing and crossing is back.

 

[Ritchie]

An interesting stat:

Leo has scored only 4 goals and has given only 3 assists against the top 10 La Liga teams this season...

So hard for him to score now. Has to basically take every chance.

 

[Andresito]

Wasting chances left and right from his standards

 

[ThwiX]

Only thing missing today is his finishing. Everything else has been superb.

 

[pregra]

Decent performance. But he is nowhere near the best in the game anymore, which I guess is impossible with these team mates.

 

[Messigician]

DELETED because I spoke out of anger

 

[vegitot]

Brillant playmaking but his shooting is off now.

 

[fergus90]

Pre-corona Messi has two goals today.

 

[evilhita666]

This packed schedule doesn't fit him, or the team for that matter, after the 70th minute there's just nothing left in the tank...

 

[vegitot]

Honestly Messi may should stick more to his position rather than roam all midfield.

 

[FCMessi]

He missed a sitter that was all created by himself.

Could have been the difference.

 

[DonAndres]

He's got a solid chance to break the record for # of assists in a La Liga season. Xavi currently holds the record with 20 back in 08/09 season.

Leo's sitting at 17 right now with 6 games left to play, his personal record is 18 which he's hit twice in 10/11 and 14/15. If he goes ham and manages to hit 21 or 22 in La Liga then he might have been able to challenge for most assists in all competitions for a season in Europe if not for COVID-19. I don't exactly remember what the figure was for that but it's anywhere between 30-35 held by either Xavi or Messi himself. The problem is that the CL is only 1 leg ties from now on so there are far fewer chances to do it, and we got knocked out of CDR fairly early.

There's definitely no way he hits the tally for the European record but he could get to the upper 20's for a season which would be remarkable considering the team and the overall circumstances this year.

Regardless, I think his best season ever in terms of passing was still 18/19 season even though he "only" got 13 assists, he was just pinging jaw-dropping balls over the top like it was nothing. Many of his most aesthetic passes are from that season.

Leo is in really bad form with his shooting though, he's probably pretty frustrated with himself honestly. Looked like he was forcing it a few times today. Other than that, his dribbling and playmaking have been on point for sure.

 

[serghei]

Positioning is my main grip with Messi these days. He needs to stop dropping to CM position so damn often and allow us to rebuild the midfield. He's the best scorer in La Liga history ffs, just occupy more advanced positions and move a bit more, that's it.