That Little Genius…
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He'll go down as the greatest of all time. No doubt about it. People say until he replicates his success with Argentina he can't be considered the greatest. after watching him play tonight ive never heard such b
ks.
Yes Barcelona have 10 other stars on the pitch but the fact he's able to tower above all of them in terms of talent tells you all you need to know about the genius.
ks.Yes Barcelona have 10 other stars on the pitch but the fact he's able to tower above all of them in terms of talent tells you all you need to know about the genius.
Justin Cyder said:
What is he? 22, 23? Fabulous, best player in the world. Mesmerising to watch.
Grand old age of 24 - ready for the glue factory soon.The big question is at what age do you retire? Money not an issue, so when does being a touch useful, winning more or less all you can (domestically at least) and being kicked from pillar to post become dull?
DukeDickson said:
Grand old age of 24 - ready for the glue factory soon.
The big question is at what age do you retire? Money not an issue, so when does being a touch useful, winning more or less all you can (domestically at least) and being kicked from pillar to post become dull?
Well I imagine he'd want to lift the world cup with the rest of the penguin botherers.The big question is at what age do you retire? Money not an issue, so when does being a touch useful, winning more or less all you can (domestically at least) and being kicked from pillar to post become dull?
I haven't watched all of his games recently, last nights performance was clearly exceptional, but hadn't he been struggling a little by his standards while Iniesta was out? Iniesta really makes that team tick. Messi is awesome when allowed to run at defenders from deep.
However, I feel that Ronaldo is playing equally as well as Messi this season. I think while you could argue Messi has been behind a lot of Barca's success over the last 4 or 5 years, thats also down to the likes of Iniesta, Xavi, Puyol, Dani Alves, Busquets, Valdes, having a strong core of players who play together all the time. Ronaldo seems to deliver no matter who is playing for Real Madrid, plus he's done it in England. I'm not saying Ronaldo is better, but, imo, there is very little between them...
They've make Saturday and Sunday nights a bit more entertaining...
However, I feel that Ronaldo is playing equally as well as Messi this season. I think while you could argue Messi has been behind a lot of Barca's success over the last 4 or 5 years, thats also down to the likes of Iniesta, Xavi, Puyol, Dani Alves, Busquets, Valdes, having a strong core of players who play together all the time. Ronaldo seems to deliver no matter who is playing for Real Madrid, plus he's done it in England. I'm not saying Ronaldo is better, but, imo, there is very little between them...
They've make Saturday and Sunday nights a bit more entertaining...
andyjo1982 said:
Ronaldo seems to deliver no matter who is playing for Real Madrid, plus he's done it in England. I'm not saying Ronaldo is better, but, imo, there is very little between them...
I am going to have to disagree! For me Ronaldo goes missing in the big games, he did it at Man U and does it for Portugal. He's fine playing against the majority of the Spanish teams but against Barca he seems to go missing while Messi seems to shine.Sorry I misread your comment, still early on a monday! Although, Barca had 10 stars on the pitch last night but only one of them scored 4.
DukeDickson said:
Justin Cyder said:
What is he? 22, 23? Fabulous, best player in the world. Mesmerising to watch.
Grand old age of 24 - ready for the glue factory soon.The big question is at what age do you retire? Money not an issue, so when does being a touch useful, winning more or less all you can (domestically at least) and being kicked from pillar to post become dull?
I'm not sure I agree about going missing in big games...
he was uniteds' bes tplaye in champs league final v chelsea and was superb in the semi against arsenal....
FA cup final goals, ok V milwall but he stood up to the pressure...haw van nistelrooy got the mom was beyond most ppl.
i think you're being a tad harsh...put it this way...i'd rather he was still on our side rather than potential opponents...
he was uniteds' bes tplaye in champs league final v chelsea and was superb in the semi against arsenal....
FA cup final goals, ok V milwall but he stood up to the pressure...haw van nistelrooy got the mom was beyond most ppl.
i think you're being a tad harsh...put it this way...i'd rather he was still on our side rather than potential opponents...
Nom de ploom said:
I'm not sure I agree about going missing in big games...
he was uniteds' bes tplaye in champs league final v chelsea and was superb in the semi against arsenal....
FA cup final goals, ok V milwall but he stood up to the pressure...haw van nistelrooy got the mom was beyond most ppl.
i think you're being a tad harsh...put it this way...i'd rather he was still on our side rather than potential opponents...
Fair points. I'm sure there are a lot of United fans who could come on here and relive lots of big games where Ronaldo stepped up. As I said, I wasn't saying Ronaldo is better, but when you analize their attributes together and scoring stats together, there really is very little between them...he was uniteds' bes tplaye in champs league final v chelsea and was superb in the semi against arsenal....
FA cup final goals, ok V milwall but he stood up to the pressure...haw van nistelrooy got the mom was beyond most ppl.
i think you're being a tad harsh...put it this way...i'd rather he was still on our side rather than potential opponents...
I think the thing about Messi is that much like Maradonna he's got a very unique style....Ronaldo is obvioulsy a fantastic player too but Messi just does things that you can't imagine anyone else doing. I suppose Ronaldo is more about pace and power but Messi more about touch....both brilliant but very different....Messi is more unique IMHO.
Here's his freekick. 2:08 in.
http://m.youtube.com/?reload=3&rdm=4pnix9e3c#/...
What a player.
http://m.youtube.com/?reload=3&rdm=4pnix9e3c#/...
What a player.
Edited by CraigMST on Monday 27th February 05:54
CraigMST said:
Here's his freekick. 2:08 in.
http://m.youtube.com/?reload=3&rdm=4pnix9e3c#/...
What a player.
How brilliantly cheeky was that! http://m.youtube.com/?reload=3&rdm=4pnix9e3c#/...
What a player.
Edited by CraigMST on Monday 27th February 05:54
MrMagoo said:
Teams should be allowed to play with 12 men when messi is playing against them.
Ridiculously talented. How the hell does he make everything look so easy? I've often been envious of people who got to watch pele and marradona play. Not anymore.
What a performance tonight...Ridiculously talented. How the hell does he make everything look so easy? I've often been envious of people who got to watch pele and marradona play. Not anymore.
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