10 - Lionel Messi - v3

[Alik]

Messi, the anti-racist.

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[DonAK]

Messi has declined. He will never be the same again.

 

[KingMessi]

The absolute goat!!!

 

[CatalinR10]

Messi has declined. He will never be the same again.

 

[Luftstalag14]

I had to miss the game, to my chagrin. How did Messi do?

And how was Argentina overall? Improved or not?

 

[Pepe Silvia]

No you hang up the phone. No YOU hang up the phone!

 

[Kerrybai]

I understand why Sabella took him off ...the nigerian players were kicking him left and right. But I'm still sad, because I wanted him to score a hattrick

I know me too Could have sewn up the golden boot today. I think he could have his best game yet in the last 16.

 

[CatalinR10]

I had to miss the game, to my chagrin. How did Messi do?

 

[Pepe Silvia]

He ran today. 2 goals. Much better performance. But di Maria, Higuain and co need to step up.

Worrying trend.

 

[KingMessi]

Ricky Alvarez pissed me off today because he decided to dance instead of passing to Higuain.

 

[Alik]

I had to miss the game, to my chagrin. How did Messi do?

And how was Argentina overall? Improved or not?

Messi was on beast mode.

Argentina was better with him on. Once he came off, they played poorly. But they had plenty of space.

 

[Luftstalag14]

Thanks Catalinutz! I am on cloud 9 now!

Was it Messi who provided the long pass to the Argentinian player whose shot hit the post in the first goal?

 

[LeeRomeno]

I had to miss the game, to my chagrin. How did Messi do?

And how was Argentina overall? Improved or not?

Argentina has from the first game shown signs of future champions. I dont recall any previous WC, where eventual winners would have blasted their way from the beginning. 2010 - Spain lost first game 2006 -Italy did beat Ghana, but then tied 1-1 with USA. 2002 - Brazil barely beat Turkey (only won with penalty near the end of game 2-1. We have to go way back to 1998 to find actually eventual winner starting strong.
I have a feeling they have been preserving energy, playing smart, doing maximum results with minimum effort. Same goes with Messi as well. He has stepped it up every game a bit. This game he was already very close to being his old self, but was subbed around 65 minute because he was starting to get kicked awfully lot.

If Argentina can keep their concentration, they are very huge favourites to win this, at least i predicted them to win this year, all signs seem to point at that direction and they keep pointing. I hope i am not wrong.

 

[Kerrybai]

I had to miss the game, to my chagrin. How did Messi do?

And how was Argentina overall? Improved or not?

Higuain improved slightly but his finishing is way off, Aguero was horrible and got injured. Lavezzi who replaced him looked better... but the defence was woeful. A good side will tear that defence to shreds. They are relying way too much on Messi... they need to seriously find another gear.

 

[sabby]

Is it just me or every one of Messi' goal seems to be copies from his great season in 2010-'11 ? Even that blast off 1st goal too.