Lionel Messi - v7

clemente

New member
94 while that melt that was absolute garbage last season is next to him, this disrespect towards Messi is just sad...
 

Devils

Senior Member
Ter Stegen rated above Allisson?

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They could give him a 98 and he will still be shit in the game. Cr7 is the fifa GOAT.

My personal ratings would have been :

Messi 95
Ney 93
KDB, Oblak, vvd 91
Bernardo, Lewandowski, Allison 90.
 
Agree, the smaller, technical players on FIFA are usually shit, like Messi, David Silva etc

Yeah generally. But the last fifa I played was 17 and the best played I used was Mertens 95. Have no idea why they made him so good though. EA just hate Barca because of the pes connection. Only usable players were Ney and alba. Even Suarez 98 was average.
 

Tackle

Senior Member
It does not matter what numerical rating FIFA gives Messi in the game. He he will always perform like absolute bollocks compared to other high rated players because the attributes Leo excels at are not very replicable in a video game.

His feints, intelligence, vision and overall genius cannot be converted into simple statistics. For a FIFA player to use Messi the way he performs in real life they would have to think and process the game at a similar level to Leo. Your average bird-brained FIFA fan cannot fathom anything remotely close to this so they fall back on their tried and trusted methods. Height, pace, physicality and skill moves are the most effective and most overpowered stats for obvious reasons. This means players like CR and Mbappe will always be better than a Messi or De Bruyne.
 
It does not matter what numerical rating FIFA gives Messi in the game. He he will always perform like absolute bollocks compared to other high rated players because the attributes Leo excels at are not very replicable in a video game.

His feints, intelligence, vision and overall genius cannot be converted into simple statistics. For a FIFA player to use Messi the way he performs in real life they would have to think and process the game at a similar level to Leo. Your average bird-brained FIFA fan cannot fathom anything remotely close to this so they fall back on their tried and trusted methods. Height, pace, physicality and skill moves are the most effective and most overpowered stats for obvious reasons. This means players like CR and Mbappe will always be better than a Messi or De Bruyne.

Agree for the most part but they always could have made Leo the left footed Mertens 95 , who in fifa 17 ( last one I played) was the best card in the game and very similar in traits and skills. Lacazette 95 was arguably the second best card, and he was small as well. They just made Messi unbearably shit for some reason. Definitely something personal because of the Konami link.
 

putogusiluz8

The Pale One
Fifa is a cancerous game. EA's favorite little creation. Filled with algorithms that control who wins or loses, shitty matchmaking, and loot boxes to make them extra rich. That game epitomizes everything wrong with gaming.
 

Tackle

Senior Member
The reason is quite simple actually.

RAC1's original report that Messi had suffered a relapse and would be out for an additional one month was correct. The club quickly walked that back for PR and optics purposes, but it's quite clear what happened at this point
 

JohnN

Senior Member
This team without him is at most half as interesting.
Still looking forward to see him combine with Griezmann FDJ and Arthur!!
 

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