10 - Lionel Messi - v5

ThwiX

ThwiX

Best midfielder around
Too far away from goal and given the impossible task which is to make Suarez score goals.
 
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Ousmane Dembélé

Banned
Stop playing him with strikers and he will score for fun again. False 9 with two wingers providing width for him is how you get the best out of him, not playing two forwards operating right beside him.

Look at all his best games:

Espanyol: 4-3-3 as false 9

Juventus: 4-3-3 as false 9 with Dembele on the wing

Eibar: 4-3-3 false 9 with Denis and Deu on the wing
 
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XaviV

Member
What a player! I feel so lucky to be a FCB fan, even in a game like this. Messi is something more than special.

Yes, not a perfect game from Messi, but still great performance.
 
Luftstalag14

Luftstalag14

Culé de Celestial Empire
Messi certainly has many midfielder attributes and does it well at times but he is not a true midfielder and when he plays too deep (because our and Argentina's midfield can't create anything) he tends to struggle. He really should be where he belongs and that is being closer to the goal.
 
Blaugrana Bull

Blaugrana Bull

HiiiPoWeR
Decided to play like his buddy Suarez today. But the team bailed him out and not the other way round like it usually is. Pizarro was quite dominant against him.
Quite weird because this was probably the most open game this season and he had more space than usual. Hope he bounces back next game.
 
Barcaman

Barcaman

Administrator
Staff member
What? He had some great actions and tried hard. Comparing him with Suarez who failed at everything is too much.
 
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gasgas

Senior Member
We don't have the wingers who can create for him

He is our most creative player

Placing him with two strikers creates a lot of space for him as well
 
ThwiX

ThwiX

Best midfielder around
Needs some rest one of these days. Hopefully it will help a little to only play one of Argentina's friendlies and not both.
 
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