JamDav1982
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Exactly all players will score more with better players around them as did Messi.
Although dont think Real and Ronaldo has had the far better creative players around him in past few years.
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Exactly all players will score more with better players around them as did Messi.
Although dont think Real and Ronaldo has had the far better creative players around him in past few years.
JamDav1982
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Messi missed chances and penalties for Argentina also.
Atletico and Juve didnt just crowd him out they were able to stop him fairly easily and his lack of movement and to doing much on ball contributed to that. He was actually quite good away to Juve though and Barcas best plyer in that game.
Ronaldo was Reals top scorer by far and their top in assists in the CL last season. Only second to Neymar.
Ousmane Dembélé
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Of course the teams around him in both Argentina an Barca have been garbage lately, but this does not excuse Messi walking and looking mentally absent during a lot of the big matches. He has the talent, nobody's questioning that, but he doesn't come ready to play a lot of the time in the big matches.
If he's getting marked he should make runs to try and lose his markers or create spaces for other to exploit. I can't justify him standing still, walking and nonchalantly passing the ball sideways no matter how many men are on him.
Argentina are shit and wouldn't made it to the finals that they have without Messi, but everyone calls him the GOAT and praises him endlessly so it's only fair to criticize him when he couldn't turn it up for one of those finals and create a moment of magic to win his country a title. He missed a one on one in the WC Final and missed a penalty in the Copa 16 final. He's been poor in international finals, no doubt about it
Horatio
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Lower conversion rate tells a different story though.
JamDav1982
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No it doesnt.
Horatio
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Yes it does. Don't be like this.
JamDav1982
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It doesnt. Messi is a better finisher but if you are going by conversion rates in latter CL knockout stages in recent years I would think Ronaldos would be better.
Horatio
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What are the numbers?
JamDav1982
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No idea but I would think Ronaldo has better conversion rate against top sides in CL knockout in recent years.
messi15478
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As Ousmane Dembele said, Messi is very quiet in big games the last 2-3 years. Against Juve away last season he was very good but the other big matches he was poorly. Of course he must run more in these matches. Look how Ronaldo always run into the spaces which allows his team mates to pass the ball into this space. If you doesnt run into this free space its logical nobody can pass the ball to you.
SeloBarca
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A player is only as good as the team surrounding him.
But Messi has always been much a "piece" of the play than Ronaldo. Ronaldo has always been the finisher.
What Messi has to do now, Ronaldo has never had to do.
He needs to create everything in buildup, pretty much on his self, he has to make the decisive passes, and he has to pull the team out when struggling.
Messi when he played with Xavi and Iniesta was miles better than Ronaldo is now.
If they were given an even team, both teams helping out both players much more and taking the burden of them, Messi would be way ahead.
Messi is a muc much more complete player, but unfortunally its shadowed by the awfull team he has to play with now, the last 4-5 years has pretty much been wasted.
He has indeed, but its mostly becouse of his teammates setting him up.
Check the NT and he has pretty much done nothing where he doesnt have the players play for him.
Messi has to carry both Argentina and Barcelona right now.
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Horatio
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With conversion rate I mean the number of goals against chances. Not the number of times he converted.
JamDav1982
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Yeah I know.
Mitchell1978
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Doubt it even if we went past Atletico, barça was on a downward spiral round that time so i don't think we would have won the competation.
The closest we got last decade was 9/10 and 11/12 after that the only time barça was close and good enough to win it was 14/15 when they did win it.
Stoichkov1
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Did you see Real conceding 4 goals against PSG or 3 against Juventus in the UCL knockouts? Messi has been quiet too many times but last season it's undeniable that Real were a far better team than Barcelona.
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