14-15 was the most complete. could still do with a few more players in midfield and attack and I still think Messi can reproduce another season like that.
That year i think Barca had a good Rakatic and Neymar. Kinda went stale after that.
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14-15 was the most complete. could still do with a few more players in midfield and attack and I still think Messi can reproduce another season like that.
That year i think Barca had a good Rakatic and Neymar. Kinda went stale after that.
BusiTheKing
Senior Member
I'd take 09/10 over 12/13. More inconsistent perhaps but more memorable performances, too. He had a great El Clasico and put four past Arsenal, but the one I will never forget is that game against Zaragoza and how he made those defenders look.
Mitchell1978
Senior Member
2010-2011 he was dominant and decisive in every CL KO game. 2014-2015 he was dominant versus bayern and had great games v city and juve but didn't have the goals to show for it. the PSG draw in 14-15 was basically a bye week for us
2014-15 had better stats (58 G & 28 A vs 53 G & 24 A) and a treble vs a double while being decisive in every competition, he also contributed more in midfield then before.
Better stats and more trophies makes it clear 2014-15 was (slightly) better.
Mitchell1978
Senior Member
2012/13 was probably his best/most consistent La Liga campaign and clearly more dominant then 9/10, not even close really.
Messi was crazy consistent that season scoring in 75 % of games overall.
I also think 16/17 and the past season might be slightly better overall then 09/10.
Imo people have rose tinted glasses concerning his early seasons with Guardiola but the stats and the trophies don't lie.
bismp
Well-known member
The thing is that while Messi was a BEAST in 10/11 and 14/15,the way we perceive his performances is greatly influenced by the UCL success.In the meanwhile,he was OUT OF THIS WORLD in 11/12 and 12/13,the man scored like 160 goals during these two seasons...I'd also rank 16/17 as one of his top 5 seasons,as he carried a shitshow of a team,despite not winning a major title,putting unbelievable performance after unbelievable performance.So:
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11/12
12/13
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10/11
14/15
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16/17
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09/10
15/16
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08/09
17/18
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13/14
I don't really count anything before Pep
TIER 1:
11/12
12/13
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10/11
14/15
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16/17
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09/10
15/16
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08/09
17/18
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13/14
I don't really count anything before Pep
FCB1987
Banned
I would put 15/16 below 08/09 and 17/18
RMU ReBorn
New member
what happened when he didn't played against Levante ? relegation zoned club ? . Take any La liga team , they will feel like playing against 11 without Messi . with him it's like playing against 12 . We wouldn't have lost Levante match with him . Messi resting 12 matches in league means , we will drop points for sure . It's not about ego or anything .
messi15478
Banned
Messi 2010/2011 was the best Messi i have ever seen. This Level was just out of this world, his dribblings and passes every game were pure magic. I dont understand why the most people rate his 12/13 season so high. Yes, he scored many many goals but his dribblings and passes were so bad compared to his other seasons. In 13/14 this wasnt Messi, I dont know what happened with him that season. Maybe injured or stomach problems. But in WC 2014 he looked much more active and created some amazing moments. In 14/15 the old Messi was back, for me his second best season. His passes reached a new level and the Performance against Bayern was one of the greatest in the history of Champions League. Since then he never reached that level again, in 16/17 he had some amaing perfomances like against Real Madrid but overall 10/11 and 14/15 were his best.
messi15478
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what happened when he didn't played against Levante ? relegation zoned club ? . Take any La liga team , they will feel like playing against 11 without Messi . with him it's like playing against 12 . We wouldn't have lost Levante match with him . Messi resting 12 matches in league means , we will drop points for sure . It's not about ego or anything .
How can you expect to play without Messi when they get only 1-2 times per season to prove that ? By the way it was stupid to do that against Levante who won their last 5 matches.
RMU ReBorn
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15/16 was by no means his worst . He was decesive in most matches except that Atleti match were he had to play after world cup qualifiers . clearly he was exhausted . By his standards his worst season was 2013-14 . in 2015-16 despite being injured for 2 months he scored 26 league goals , scored a double against Arsenal away , scored in Cwc final against Riverplate ( far better team compared to those clubs like kashima , and other shit clubs ) . Let's analyse his league performance .
Came in after 60th minute against Real and was involved in 4th goal and had a good game ,
came in after 60 minutes against Atleti in Calderon and scored the winner
scored the winner against Atleti in Camp nou . Another closely fought match were Luis was send off for fouling Messi .
Scored winner against kamini and assisted Munir's goal in Rosaleda , a match were we got schooled by that Malaga side
Assisted suarez against Valencia away ( Another closely fought match were match ended in a draw )
scored the Fk against sevilla in camp nou after going down 0-1 in first 10 minutes
After we lost 3 back to back matches in league he stepped again , assisting against Betis away , scoring and assisting against Depo away , scoring against Espanyol
WE were down to 10 men in CDR Final against sevilla , Alba breaked the deadlock from a beautiful pass from Messi , he assisted for the second goal as well. scored in the semi final against Valencia as well
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El Flaco
Active member
what happened when he didn't played against Levante ? relegation zoned club ? . Take any La liga team , they will feel like playing against 11 without Messi . with him it's like playing against 12 . We wouldn't have lost Levante match with him . Messi resting 12 matches in league means , we will drop points for sure . It's not about ego or anything .
Tbf, Levante were the most in-form LaLiga team where they collected 25 of 30 points in the past 10 games with their new manager.
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Also, we scored 3 goals so it's not like we had problems offensively.
We lost due to our horrific defence, not due to Messi's absence.
Messi should definitely skip a handful of games to get ready for CL KO-stage IMHO.
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