Lionel "The Greatest of All Time" Messi

[ajnotkeith]

PSG this year was a project doomed to fail. You can't have 3 massive superstars on one front-line that all need the ball 99% of the time and that have superstar personalities, it just won't work. Chelsea were so successful because their team is so balanced and everyone has their role, it works well together.

Mbappe and Neymar are guys who already struggled to work together at points because of how ball-demanding they are, then you throw in Messi who at Barca literally just had the ball passed to him every attack. Doesn't work. And these players are unbenchable else you risk a team riot. Tough situation.

 

[serghei]

GOOOOAL Valencia.

 

[Total-Football]

Lmao.. Collision

 

[malvolio]

It might have been out precautionary as Leo was testing his knees just b4 and grimaced a bit

he didn't look happy at all when subbed. even dodged pochettino's handshake.

 

[Fati_Future_BallonDor]

siuuuuu

 

[JamDav1982]

Great finish from Valencia.

 

[KingLeo10]

Unfortunately, as much as I like him, what he needed at this stage of his career was a disciplined manager with a CLEAR idea of how to play football. Pep or bust.

 

[pregra]

That sums up Kehrer. One of the most useless players of all time

 

[Horatio]

Valenciaaaaa [MENTION=18429]Morten[/MENTION]

 

[Xaviniesta]

siuuuuuu 1-0

 

[BBZ8800]

i thought pochettino had some brains, but it appears he's an idiot.

sub made no sense, unless messi was the worst of the 4 forwards. which i don't think he was.

He slows down the play.

Without Messi, every team plays more versatile.
Psg can now play both possession and counters.
With Messi, you can play only one way = stop the world, pass to Messi who dropped to a pivot position and wait 20 seconds until he moves with the ball to the edge of the box and then try to break the bus.
Messi is inviting teams to park the bus and to neutralize him in the middle.

 

[serghei]

Now that's how you hit a volley, hard and down.

 

[soul24rage]

c'mon Valencia!

 

[Andresito]

Why tf are you guys using this thread as if it's a chat ya bums

 

[FC B]

Poch did something no one had balls to do for 15 years

Would've been great at Barca, to sub all the dinosaurs that still start under every other coach...