Lionel Messi - v7
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malvolio
Senior Member
Why would Messi agree to be the campaign mascot of a presidential candidate if he signs for another club?
JamDav1982
Senior Member
He doesnt need to promise Messi and CLs.
It cant make him seem out of touch and then lead to him being seen a a fraud if doesnt happen.
Font is not doing that anyway. He wants Messi to stay and believes it is best for club.
pregra
New member
What the heck is Cristiano doing in a discussion about dribbling? Even in his own generation there have been/are plenty of far better dribblers, like Neymar or Ribery.
Of the list you put out Cristiano would be dead last.
Cristiano was a good dribbler in his younger years, but its still weird to compare him to the others on that list.
Daniele
Member
Just fooling around mate, didn't mean to hurt your sensivity
1) Maradona/Messi (equal, but the first had little more style)
2) Ronaldinho/Ronaldo (the first more flashy, the other more concrete)
3) Denilson
Marie-Antoinette
Banned
They couldn't qualify for WC without Messi in 2017 Sherlock.
te amo barca
Blaugrana al vent
Lionel Messi has scored just one non-penalty goal from 4.33(NPxG) so far this season.
The largest underperformance of any La Liga player.
It is official, he is the worst striker in La Liga! (For obvious reasons, I am half-joking).
The largest underperformance of any La Liga player.
It is official, he is the worst striker in La Liga! (For obvious reasons, I am half-joking).
Fati_Future_BallonDor
Well-known member
You forgot Neymar.
serghei
Senior Member
But it's not as simple as "he will sign for whoever he wants" because his demands are insane. So the market for him if City are not interested anymore is nonexistent in Europe. Maybe PSG, but I doubt it.
Then he will probably stay and extend since he has no other options. And then we will have a big problem. A financial problem, a tactical problem, a fitness problem, a problem in terms of authority in the team, and so on. All issues which are critical to be fixed for a quick rebuild.
Maybe there's a slim chance Messi could finally realize that he's less than half the player he was, and acts accordingly. Maybe he drops the self-entitledness, works harder, realizes the club is in a tough spot financially and accepts a drastic wage reduction. The stuff a real leader does. That could be a good solution, and people will remember him better in time.
If not, he'll continue to leave a bitter taste. I already place Xavi and Iniesta above him in terms of legend status, even though Messi is the better player. Because legend is not only about how you play, but also how you respect the club outside of the football pitch. Messi is failing at that.
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JamDav1982
Senior Member
City can still do it if and particularly if they include post career incentives.
Messi would have to take less than now though surely.
He will have options even if not City.. there will be loads of links to and from them regardless if they are really interested from now until he signs next contract.
Messi would be better for City than he is at Barca.
Caps
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Messi
Maradona
Dinho
Iniesta
Ronaldo
Best
I put Iniesta in instead of CR because its absurd CR is in this list. I also think at his peak Iniestas dribbling is still underrated compared to the all time greats, mostly because he dribbles while moving slowly or staying in the same spot.
I also say this as someone whos seen all of these players live (Though with Maradona it was just once and I was very, very young)
serghei
Senior Member
I don't know if he'd be better. Some positives, but also some negatives. EPL is much stronger than La Liga is now, and Messi is terrible in La Liga. City is on the way down as well.
Could be a terrible move for Messi tbh.
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