Lionel Messi - v7

[Tackle]

Messi's father comes out and says an audio clip making the rounds reported to be from Leo is false.

Not denying the actual rumour of him going to City itself.

 

[JamDav1982]

would it made a difference if he said he's retiring? would have made you feel better?

of course, under normal circumstances, you are right.

will probably go for a fee anyway.

Again irrelevant as not retiring and Barca should not let him go for free when money is needed.

 

[te amo barca]

I wonder if those who wanted to move on from Messi this season, to "speed up the squad renewal" and because he was "holding the team back if we ever wanted to compete at top level", are happy now it looks like it will become a reality.

Also wonder what those who thought no top team would be interested in him, think now.

Wanted him to leave next summer to put the pressure away from the youngstes but if he wants to leave so be it.

Said Bayern would not want him and they aren't in for him. They have just won the CL, are run properly and do not need to destroy their wage structure for Messi.

 

[Batistuta9]

I wonder if those who wanted to move on from Messi this season, to "speed up the squad renewal" and because he was "holding the team back if we ever wanted to compete at top level", are happy now it looks like it will become a reality.

Also wonder what those who thought no top team would be interested in him, think now.

Agree. There were some that were adamant that no top manager/team would go near Messi and have now changed their stance.

There are always some positives though. We're lucky that this has happened when he's 33 years old. Imagine if it was the same situation and Messi was 25.

 

[Xaviniesta]

of course he won't deny it, it would confirm that messi is bluffing

 

[te amo barca]

He was brought in to do that job. I warned you guys that he was brought in to do the same thing at Everton and ended up setting us back a decade.

Messi wasn't the problem. Everyone else was.

Koeman was abysmal for Everton but the players that were bought for him were shit.

 

[Messi983]

 

[KingLeo10]

I'm glad Messi finalized Raki's move himself.

Generous.

 

[Sorin]

Koeman was abysmal for Everton but the players that were bought for him were shit.

If I remember correctly he's the one that demanded Klassen and Sigurdson. Klassen is already gone and Sigurdson was meh. Could be wrong though.

 

[te amo barca]

If I remember correctly he's the one that demanded Klassen and Sigurdson. Klassen is already gone and Sigurdson was meh. Could be wrong though.

That's because they are shit. Klaasen struggles at Werder now and Sigurdson is a classic big-fish-small-pond kind of a player. Depay will not cut it for us too. Koeman should stop with his Dutch fantasies.

 

[kattanib]

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Its very odd how the captain ignores Dembele and Arthur. Not sure if its random or if there is something more there. The look in Dembele eyes, poor kid.

 

[Porque]

Got some crackers at Southampton though. Van Dijk, Sadio Mane and Tadic. If only we could find some world class gems like the first two.

 

[Andrew M]

Its very odd how the captain ignores Dembele and Arthur. Not sure if its random or if there is something more there. The look in Dembele eyes, poor kid.

He may have caught something off Arthur if he got too close

 

[malvolio]

I wonder if those who wanted to move on from Messi this season, to "speed up the squad renewal" and because he was "holding the team back if we ever wanted to compete at top level", are happy now it looks like it will become a reality.

Also wonder what those who thought no top team would be interested in him, think now.

a timeline of the latest month:
- liga finishes, messi haters already lighting up the torches - he's not that good, he's finished, his numbers in the league are good, but not like in his prime, he's lazy etc
- bayern game happens - he's not the best player in the world anymore, muller is better than him, he's lazy, he kept the amigos in the first 11, he wouldn't get into city/psg/bayern, he kept valverde in the job, he is the main culprit for the CL eliminations etc
- koeman gets appointed - he kicks out the amigos and messi too if he won't go along, bartomeu is cleaning house, should tell messi if he doesn't run more than 7 km he is done, he should leave anyway as change will not happen with him in the team etc
- messi wants to leave - it's a powerplay to keep suarez in the squad, he's saving the amigos, he is a rat, he is ruining the club, ronaldinho/xavi/iniesta left like true legends etc
- messi is going to city - they are crazy to sign him, where would he fit, city are running unlike messi, pep lost his marbles, we should get 200M for him etc

so double standards and backpedaling at it's finest, basically

 

[JamDav1982]

a timeline of the latest month:
- liga finishes, messi haters already lighting up the torches - he's not that good, he's finished, his numbers in the league are good, but not like in his prime, he's lazy etc
- bayern game happens - he's not the best player in the world anymore, muller is better than him, he's lazy, he kept the amigos in the first 11, he wouldn't get into city/psg/bayern, he kept valverde in the job, he is the main culprit for the CL eliminations etc
- koeman gets appointed - he kicks out the amigos and messi too if he won't go along, bartomeu is cleaning house, should tell messi if he doesn't run more than 7 km he is done, he should leave anyway as change will not happen with him in the team etc
- messi wants to leave - it's a powerplay to keep suarez in the squad, he's saving the amigos, he is a rat, he is ruining the club, ronaldinho/xavi/iniesta left like true legends etc
- messi is going to city - they are crazy to sign him, where would he fit, city are running unlike messi, pep lost his marbles, we should get 200M for him etc

so double standards and backpedaling at it's finest, basically

Fair story you have made up there.