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    World Cup 2018

    j-rYMNAajK4 This is the player Neymar has become. Calling for the ball in the midfield and trying to dribble the entire team to show off. It works a lot of the time in Ligue 1 which encourages him to play more like that. Unfortunately for him he can't just turn off that style of play against...
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    10 - Lionel Messi - v5

    Facts: Champions League Quarterfinal to Final Goals, last 7 seasons: Cristiano Ronaldo (30) Lewandowski (10) Muller (9) Neymar 8) Mandzukic (7) Robben, Suarez (6) Benzema, Sergio Ramos, Griezmann, Messi (5) Messi in his last 5 world cup games: 2014 QF vs Belgium 2014 SF vs Holland...
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    10 - Lionel Messi - v5

    At this point it's better if Argentina get knocked out in the group stage and Messi gets some more time to recover for next season. If this Argentina side somehow make it to the Round of 16 they will make an average France side look world class and will be humiliated.
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    10 - Lionel Messi - v5

    Never suggested otherwise, doesn't change the fact that he didn't play well tonight and Madrid wouldn't have won any CLs without Ronaldo.
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    10 - Lionel Messi - v5

    Don't make it past Wolfsburg in 15/16 without him. Don't make it past Dortmund in 13/14 without his crucial third goal. Not to mention he was their best player by far against Bayern in the semis. Don't make it past Juventus in the QFs this season without him. Sure, he has gone missing in the...
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    10 - Lionel Messi - v5

    This is complete nonsense. We're all Barca fans, but there's a limit. CR7 is Madrid's only true goalscorer and they wouldn't come close to sniffing the CL without him. Even when he's not scoring he creates space for his teammates. Can't fathom the fact you actually believe this.
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    10 - Lionel Messi - v5

    Forget about his performance or his teammates for a second. Messi isn't a leader and he shouldn't be wearing the armband for neither Barca nor Argentina. Right from the start his body language, tone and the vibes he was emitting were off. When they went down it got even worse. No courage, no...
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    World Cup 2018

    Would love to bring Giroud here as a backup striker. Not the best technically, but offers something very few can.
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    World Cup 2018

    He's great for a 19 year old sure, but I don't like it when people compare him to greats of the past. His development could go either way, that's the thing with players so young. His attitude and composure are miles better than Dembele and other youngsters though, that's what stands out to me.
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    World Cup 2018

    He's had some good moments this match, but he's been very wasteful and loses the ball almost every time he gets it. Massive potential, but not as extraordinary as some would like to make him out to be. One of the most overrated players this season. He has regressed at PSG. All these...
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    10 - Lionel Messi - v5

    https://www.afr.com/news/policy/tax/lionel-messi-in-new-panama-papers-leak-20180619-h11kcd
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    10 - Lionel Messi - v5

    Score? :lol: He's going to be dropping deep and forcing every ball through him regardless of whether it's the best option. Don't see him scoring playing as a CDM unless he gets a free-kick or another penalty (god-forbid he misses). He needs to stop forcing things and let the game come to him.
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    10 - Lionel Messi - v5

    Needs to bring his A game tomorrow or Argentina will be going home before the knockout rounds. I think he'd be better off playing as a RW with Dybala in the middle but it is what it is. Either way I expect Leo to deliver tomorrow or at the very least give a good account of himself.
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    World Cup 2018

    Sideways passing and keeping possession is not dominance. If it was Barca would've won the past 10 CLs. Spain have hardly created anything this half but people will fawn over their "beautiful football." I didn't expect this match to be tied going into HT, but it isn't too much of a surprise...
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    Thiago Translantara

    Not direct comparisons, right, but it's become clear that he's not going to start a singe match for Spain this World Cup. World class players tend to start for their NT. Bayern have also benched him for big matches on numerous occasions and other times he's been injured.
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    Luis Suárez

    The likes of Villa, Pedro, Henry, Eto'o, Alexis, Neymar (except 14/15) etc. all played with Messi as a starter and none of them came to close to the stats of a "washed up" Suarez.
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    Thiago Translantara

    Guys like Lucas Vasquez and Koke are preferred over him for Spain. Nowhere near good enough for a club like Barca. People just like to get carried away with the all the sentimental La Masia crap.
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    Luis Suárez

    1009481677205331970 55 apps this season, 35 goals, 15 assists. Say what you want about his style or what have you but any forward that produces over 50 goals+assists in a season is world class and is in a bracket with only a select few. Phenomenal production.
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    Luis Suárez

    He never fails to shut the haters up. Still the best striker in the world, stats don't lie. If it was up to you lot the entire team would be filled with unproven 20 year olds.
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    10 - Lionel Messi - v5

    Lots of people on this forum are paranoid and quite frankly some of them need their mental health examined. Take a break, get some fresh air, gain some semblance of your sanity back. This Portugal team are absolute dross outside a few players and will be knocked out in the Quarter Finals, if...

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