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Lionel Messi
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Tue Mar 20, 2012 9:42 pmby dan08
How good is he?
He has just equalled Barcelona's all time goal-scoring record of 232!
He's only 24...what a player!
Re: Lionel Messi
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Tue Mar 20, 2012 10:00 pmby Gingerfinch
Has he scored tonght as well?
It's just not the amount of goals, it's the quality of them as well.
Yes, only 24 and with his best years ahead of him, maybe. Certainly an all time great alongside Maradona and Pele.
Re: Lionel Messi
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Tue Mar 20, 2012 10:43 pmby dan08
Messi scores again and is now Barcelona's all time top goalscorer!!!
Just as i post that...he's got his hat-trick!
Re: Lionel Messi
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Wed Mar 21, 2012 9:55 amby Aidan11
Best player I've witnessed in my lifetime.
Re: Lionel Messi
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Wed Mar 21, 2012 10:08 amby Gingerfinch
Aidan11 wrote:Best player I've witnessed in my lifetime.
Hard to disagree.
I use to love watching Zidane. As elegant as they come and was a big game player.
Re: Lionel Messi
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Thu Mar 22, 2012 4:45 pmby andy
IMO best of all time.
Re: Lionel Messi
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Mon Mar 26, 2012 10:27 pmby The Waugh Twins
Yep it hurts watching him and Barcelona because every time I watch United I am reminded just how far our best players are behind the likes of Messi.
I'm always thinking when Rooney has an opportunity gone begging "now what would have Messi done with that"? The answer is usually score.
I never saw Pele live, but unless some terrible injury happens to Messi he will go down as the greatest.
Re: Lionel Messi
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Tue Mar 27, 2012 3:29 pmby andy
The Waugh Twins wrote:Yep it hurts watching him and Barcelona because every time I watch United I am reminded just how far our best players are behind the likes of Messi.
I'm always thinking when Rooney has an opportunity gone begging "now what would have Messi done with that"? The answer is usually score.
I never saw Pele live, but unless some terrible injury happens to Messi he will go down as the greatest.
Re: Lionel Messi
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Thu Mar 29, 2012 10:14 pmby rich1uk
drop him , he went a whole 90 minutes without scoring !
Re: Lionel Messi
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Fri Mar 30, 2012 10:11 amby andy
Re: Lionel Messi
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Wed Apr 18, 2012 7:26 pmby Aidan11
Iamthewalrus wrote:Has he scored tonght as well?
It's just not the amount of goals, it's the quality of them as well.
Yes, only 24 and with his best years ahead of him, maybe. Certainly an all time great alongside Maradona and Pele.
I think you can only say Messi will rank alongside Maradona when Messi puts on 90 pounds of unsightly fat, sticks the ball in the net with his hands, and snorts quality South American white marching powder up his nostrils on a regular basis.
Re: Lionel Messi
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Wed Apr 18, 2012 8:34 pmby backfootpunch
people have scored loads of goals at club level before, the greatest players of all time i.e pele, maradona, zidane etc, have performed on the biggest stages for their country whereas messi hasnt (yet). when hes guided argentine to a world cup or two then we can talk about him being the best of all time. goals against second rate spanish sides arent rembered, goals that make major contributions to world cup victories are
Re: Lionel Messi
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Wed May 02, 2012 8:31 pmby dan08
Another hat-trick for Messi which means he has scored 68 goals this season. He now officially holds the record for the most goals scored in a single season.
Re: Lionel Messi
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Wed May 02, 2012 8:36 pmby ddb
And Ronaldo has kept up with him - most underrated top class player there is.
Re: Lionel Messi
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Wed May 02, 2012 8:43 pmby backfootpunch
ddb wrote:And Ronaldo has kept up with him - most underrated top class player there is.
hes scored 109 goals in 98 games for real madrid, suppose thats what 80mill gets you
