Lionel "The Greatest of All Time" Messi V2

Asylum15

Senior Member
I know it's probably been shared here before loads but I hadn't seen this video before.

Man, floods of tears about 5 minutes in! One of the powers of watching Messi videos is they take you back to times in your life, the good and the bad.
I remember one day I turned on ''Sky Sports XTRA'' (in Ireland) in 2005 and became addicted to Barcelona because of how Xavi played. Instantly watched every single game from 2005-2020 (I missed many during COVID unfortunately) and consider myself (as many here) to have been so lucky to live in this time where we saw Leo come through our academy, dominate club/international football and become the greatest player ever in the biggest sport in the world.

I can instinctively remember where I was for some of his biggest moments:
  1. Bayern 2015 (The Chip over Neuer): I was in my parents house watching with my father (who passed away since) and I just burst into tears. I remember Gary Neville/Martin Tyler just being blown away and just that 'feeling,' that you can't replicate. Only Messi could make you feel like that.
  2. Real Madrid 2011 (The run through the entire defence in the CL): I remember just being in total shock, like... Did he just run through the entire Real team? This Real team? It was like you couldn't believe it. You simply couldn't believe he was this good at fucking 24 years old.
  3. Bilbao 2015 (THAT Run through their team): First time in my life I ran around the house screaming like a fucking idiot. It was one of those, oh my god, oh my god, OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD!!!!! Again, it was a feeling I couldn't describe.

Then the match against France in the WC Final 2022.
It was like the culmination of a career; if he lost it would have been so sad, so unjust.

Once that penalty when in from Montiel, I fell to my knees and just cried like a fucking baby.
My girlfriend (who hates football) was in floods of tears.

That's what he did to us.
He was ours; he is still our little boy from Rosario.

What a pleasure to have been alive to witness him.

 

Porque

Senior Member
Not gonna lie, this has been one of the most enjoyable and fruitful side quests ever in football. Damn sight better and more exciting than if Messi went the Saudi route like the other guy.

The only thing we got robbed of seeing in this time line, was Riqui Puig and Messi not syncing up together at Inter Miami. At this level, that would have been some good shit @Iniesta Ultra
 

Messi983

Senior Member
We're going to the MLS Cup final!

Vamoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooos!

I love Inter Miami

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Bumsiball has killed almost all my love for football over last 18 months but Messi&co. are still keeping me up.

Tbf I'll probably stop watching men's football when he retires.
 

Don Juan Laporta Estruch

Basta yaaaaaaa, Cabron ! y Bona nit 🥂
Muller is always up in Barca and Messi's business. He either hates us or admires us and if I was pushed to choose, I would go for the latter.

But for the first 10 years he thought Ronaldo was better than Messi. You can't take anyone's opinion seriously when they are so drastically wrong.

Just like Frank Lampard, who thinks Ronaldo is better. Just shows poor ball knowledge. And that came to fruition when Frank entered management.

If I was Muller I'd stay away from management as well. :lucho:
 

soul24rage

Senior Member
Muller is always up in Barca and Messi's business. He either hates us or admires us and if I was pushed to choose, I would go for the latter.

But for the first 10 years he thought Ronaldo was better than Messi. You can't take anyone's opinion seriously when they are so drastically wrong.

Just like Frank Lampard, who thinks Ronaldo is better. Just shows poor ball knowledge. And that came to fruition when Frank entered management.

If I was Muller I'd stay away from management as well. :lucho:
The thing about Frank was that Messi was the GOAT for him, but once Gary Neville showed fake stats to him, that's when Frank changed his tune and believes CR7 was better lol

Frank probably changed his mind after Messi won the WC
 

vegitot

Senior Member
Not gonna lie, this has been one of the most enjoyable and fruitful side quests ever in football. Damn sight better and more exciting than if Messi went the Saudi route like the other guy.

The only thing we got robbed of seeing in this time line, was Riqui Puig and Messi not syncing up together at Inter Miami. At this level, that would have been some good shit @Iniesta Ultra
With all amigos leave soon then there might be a chance for leaky to serve the GOAT. Though no team will even pay a single dime :mou:
 

Iniesta Ultra

Senior Member
Not gonna lie, this has been one of the most enjoyable and fruitful side quests ever in football. Damn sight better and more exciting than if Messi went the Saudi route like the other guy.

The only thing we got robbed of seeing in this time line, was Riqui Puig and Messi not syncing up together at Inter Miami. At this level, that would have been some good shit @Iniesta Ultra

Messi and amigos fucked it up last year not making it to the finals against Galaxy. But Puig really needs to come back to Europe this winter or coming summer. I hate to say it but if Barca are too stupid to bring him back then I'd like to see him with Lucho or United after Ham's fired.
 

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