Lionel Messi: Worlds Greatest Player

[anonymous-user]

On now ITV 4

[a4cabrio]

Nice one, sky+'in it

[porridge]

Is taking La Liga winter break earlier this year

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24900001

[BlackST]

Ronaldo for the balon d'or.

[epom]

Deffo now anyway. Messi out for 8 weeks !!

[TwigtheWonderkid]

epom said:

Deffo now anyway. Messi out for 8 weeks !!

Gutted, off to the Barca v Granada match on 23 Nov. Was looking forward to seeing him.

[epom]

TwigtheWonderkid said:

epom said:

Deffo now anyway. Messi out for 8 weeks !!

Gutted, off to the Barca v Granada match on 23 Nov. Was looking forward to seeing him.

awwww no bad luck man, thats a sickener

[gaz1234]

was. its now that portugese tt

[anonymous-user]

Gareth Bale, surely

[London424]

Once those hamstrings start going it's normally a very different player that emerges. (See Owen, Michael for more info).

[BlackST]

Sadly I think we have seen the best of Lionel Messi.
11/12 and 12/13 were his best seasons.
Sadly this season or year he has been hit by injuries 3 or 4 times.
Quite happy to say i've seen him score an hat trick at the Nou Camp.

[TwigtheWonderkid]

BlackST said:

Quite happy to say i've seen him score an hat trick at the Nou Camp.

Would you like a bit more salt to rub into my wound?

[Cheib]

London424 said:

Once those hamstrings start going it's normally a very different player that emerges. (See Owen, Michael for more info).

Owen, Michael was a man that relied on pace....Messi is a man that relies on having on better touch and ball control than virtually anyone else that has played the game. Injuries will definitely impact him as it will any player but losing pace is not as much of an issue for him.

[BlackST]

TwigtheWonderkid said:

Would you like a bit more salt to rub into my wound?

Watching Barcelona at the Nou Camp is a good enough reason to get back to that city

[London424]

Cheib said:

London424 said:

Once those hamstrings start going it's normally a very different player that emerges. (See Owen, Michael for more info).

Owen, Michael was a man that relied on pace....Messi is a man that relies on having on better touch and ball control than virtually anyone else that has played the game. Injuries will definitely impact him as it will any player but losing pace is not as much of an issue for him.

Really? He is one of the fastest players on the pitch. Yes he has skill that goes with it, but if you remove the pace that he goes past players then he will look like a mere mortal.

I agree he isn't relaying on someone to knock the ball over the top for him to run on to, but he still needs that turn of speed.

[Cheib]

London424 said:

Cheib said:

London424 said:

Once those hamstrings start going it's normally a very different player that emerges. (See Owen, Michael for more info).

Owen, Michael was a man that relied on pace....Messi is a man that relies on having on better touch and ball control than virtually anyone else that has played the game. Injuries will definitely impact him as it will any player but losing pace is not as much of an issue for him.

Really? He is one of the fastest players on the pitch. Yes he has skill that goes with it, but if you remove the pace that he goes past players then he will look like a mere mortal.

I agree he isn't relaying on someone to knock the ball over the top for him to run on to, but he still needs that turn of speed.

Honestly I've never had the impression he's that quick but if you say he is I am happy to believe you. He doesn't look to have the build to be a speedster to me.

[epom]

Balance, low centre of gravity and unreal ball control are the key to his game. Obviously he's not slow either.

[porridge]

epom said:

Balance, low centre of gravity and unreal ball control are the key to his game. Obviously he's not slow either.

You forgot his pretty decent upper body strength!

[epom]

Think this thread might have to have a name change after last night....Awesome Ronnie.

[ascayman]

Ronaldo is good but he's no messi.