Lionel Messi - v7

serghei

Senior Member
Captaincy should be stripped as a bare minimum.

We lack the balls as a club to do that. Should happen effective immediately. Don't want a guy who doesn't even want to be here to lead the new team. Put someone hungry from the new wave. Maybe De Jong.
 

kattanib

Well-known member
We lack the balls as a club to do that. Should happen effective immediately. Don't want a guy who doesn't even want to be here to lead the new team. Put someone hungry from the new wave. Maybe De Jong.

I will hold so much respect for Koeman if he does this and if he benches Messi when needed
 

Hardy

Senior Member
if he has the balls he should say I wanted to leave because I see my circle finished here but board disagree so I will stay here and leave for free next season. have a nice day cules.
 

Porque

Senior Member
Now if Messi stays, it would be nice if he signed a 1 year contract extension with a 100-200m range buyout clause so that he can financially help us with his exit. Similar to what other players have done at there respective clubs.
 

Devils

Senior Member
If he stays now he will stay until 2022...mark my words on this.

The new board will provide him incentive to extend until 2022...He'll play top level to make sure he ready for the world cup. In 2022 he'll call it quits on his Barca and Argentina career after the world cup.
 

kattanib

Well-known member
@serghei I really like the way you think and I almost agree with most of your comments. I don?t understand how do the mob find your opinion to be unacceptable at times.
 

xxxxxx

Senior Member
The same way Bayern did with an unhappy Lewadewski. Unless, Messi is a 1 million euro / week sulker of course.

This isn't the same thing at all. Bayern's squad was still better than ours last season. They also had a young squad. They also had no debt. They were only a good coach away from winning the Champions League.
 

Rory

Senior Member
Tbh I want messi to go now he's said he wants to and with not turning up to training, most likely hoping to leave on a free sucks. HOWEVER, if Koeman has the balls to take the captaincy from him, suarez and vidal still go then we could finally see a barca that isn't all focused about Messi but still having him as a weapon in the team. High hopes of course but I'm sick of being all miserable about everything, only thing worse than the season we just had would be finishing outside top 4. Onwards and upwards!
 

Porque

Senior Member
This isn't the same thing at all. Bayern's squad was still better than ours last season. They also had a young squad. They also had no debt. They were only a good coach away from winning the Champions League.

Hindsight is easy to say. Maybe K4 coaching time changes us too.

There are other examples. Sulking Stevie G is one where his move to Chelsea failed. Liverpool won the CL the season after.

All I'm saying is he gets paid enough to be professional for one more season. Who knows what will happen if he puts his head down and works hard with the rest of the team again.

Just make sure that Vidal and especially Suarez still exit. Because Bartomeu and Koeman did say Messi was part of their plans so no reason to change anything regarding exiting players.
 

Devils

Senior Member
Taking the captaincy away from him isn't going to do shit.

He'll still own the locker room with or without an armband.
 

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