Total-Football
Senior Member
beautiul news.. messi has no business exhausting himself in those heights at this critical point of the season.
10 - Lionel Messi - v5
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El Flaco
Active member
Actually, Jara was banned for 2 matches after an appeal.
BarçaBarça
New member
4 games ban for swearing seems extreme to me, especially when the ref/linesmen didn't complain themselves.
If suspension is correct (the MAXIMUM possible), please provide other examples of similar swearing and similar punishment, because there must be plenty, if it is protocol..
Preferably short time before next important game, and with nothing in the ref-report.
Yes, it was stupid, but please - Messi is Mr. f***** Perfect in his behaviour in all respects and only gets shit from AFA/FIFA etc., it is hard to expect him to make 0 mistakes ever.
(by comparison Ronaldo kicked/hit opponents off the ball 3-4 times last season, but no one bats an eye and no punishment was given). It is not to defend everything he does, even the stupid mistakes, but more an 'give him a break'/some leeway, he is goating all the time and shit upon at every chance, even when goating.
It's the fact that it'll probably cost Argentina a World Cup place. He's worked his arse off to get them back in contention. If he'd stuck with the retirement they'd have no chance.
Mitchell1978
Senior Member
lol, 4 matches for swearing is correct according to you, fuck off
though i don't mind him not playing tonight, very tough circumstances in Bolivia
Mitchell1978
Senior Member
Is he really? He seems for the most part calm and collected on the field, usually bounces back well from disappointment.
I'm shure Argentina will appeal and get the ban reduced.
TornAndFrayed
Banned
It's not good for Messi. He will play 4 games less, sure, but if Argentina don't qualify he will hilariously be one of the main "culprits", and if they do it won't take long before his usual NT critics use that against him too.
Let's see how it unfolds, but it's realistic that Arg won't qualify if Messi does miss 4 games
Let's see how it unfolds, but it's realistic that Arg won't qualify if Messi does miss 4 games
BarcaGirl
Active member
How I wished he never returned to ARG after his 'retirement'. His country brought him nothing but sorrow and pain.
Future narratives by the media
Messi suspended, ARG qualifies: Told you that's a world class team. Messi who?! We don't need that traitor.
Messi suspended, ARG doesn't qualify: Messi failed his country again. Maradona will always be the greatest bla bla bla
Future narratives by the media
Messi suspended, ARG qualifies: Told you that's a world class team. Messi who?! We don't need that traitor.
Messi suspended, ARG doesn't qualify: Messi failed his country again. Maradona will always be the greatest bla bla bla
Mitchell1978
Senior Member
How I wished he never returned to ARG after his 'retirement'. His country brought him nothing but sorrow and pain.
Future narratives by the media
Messi suspended, ARG qualifies: Told you that's a world class team. Messi who?! We don't need that traitor.
Messi suspended, ARG doesn't qualify: Messi failed his country again. Maradona will always be the greatest bla bla bla
the stats of games played with Messi and without him in the qualifying already tell the story, they won just 1 game without him
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