Moh247:
If Messi wins this world cup, it's going to be a painful one for many envious people

valETA1:


And i'll wish they all die in pains Sir

chiefolododo:
Nonsense...Messi wasn't too good at 23,24 ...forget laliga easy goals

traihit:
They can say that for as many times as they want.

But one thing is certain, at 23, Mbappe reach world cup finals twice. That's not something easily dismissive.

There are not many Mbappe in recent times. So the guy must be acknowledged. Messi is great but Messi is not the overall standard for everything football.

Moh247:


abeg oo I have Ronaldo fans as my friends

valETA1:


And how does Mbappe reaching World cup twice even makes him better than CR7 ?
If France win this world cup, don't u think Dembele, Giroud and Benzema will win it twice and as such featured twice too.

Bro, Mbappe is good, but i doubt Mbappe would av made it when we had prime Arsenal, Man Utd, Liverpool etc and Madrid team and comfortably carve a name in the pitch facing these clubs with their best players.

Mbappe is taking advantage of era of not so good clubs, that's y Champions league these days is so open that any feeble club(permit me because there is compare to big ones) can carry because the Liverpools, Man utds, Milans, Barcelonas, Bayerns and Madrids of this world are no longer a formidable force.

But Messi was able to make his name against these Clubs and possibly the strongest and best players at their prime.

traihit:
They can say that for as many times as they want.

But one thing is certain, at 23, Mbappe reach world cup finals twice. That's not something easily dismissive.

There are not many Mbappe in recent times. So the guy must be acknowledged. Messi is great but Messi is not the overall standard for everything football.

okomi562:
Your excuse is baseless, you face teams infront of you, stop bringing teams from past era

traihit:
They can say that for as many times as they want.

But one thing is certain, at 23, Mbappe reach world cup finals twice. That's not something easily dismissive.

There are not many Mbappe in recent times. So the guy must be acknowledged. Messi is great but Messi is not the overall standard for everything football.

valETA1:


And how does Mbappe reaching World cup twice even makes him better than CR7 ?
If France win this world cup, don't u think Dembele, Giroud and Benzema will win it twice and as such featured twice too.

Bro, Mbappe is good, but i doubt Mbappe would av made it when we had prime Arsenal, Man Utd, Liverpool etc and Madrid team and comfortably carve a name in the pitch facing these clubs with their best players.

Mbappe is taking advantage of era of not so good clubs, that's y Champions league these days is so open that any feeble club(permit me because there is compare to big ones) can carry because the Liverpools, Man utds, Milans, Barcelonas, Bayerns and Madrids of this world are no longer a formidable force.

But Messi was able to make his name against these Clubs and possibly the strongest and best players at their prime.

Patriot9:


Sir, valETA1 didn't give any baseless excuse sir,
imagine playing against the likes of Drogba, lampard, and Essien of Chelsea back then in champions league,
imagine playing against the likes of Ronaldo, Rooney, Ferdinand, vidic of Man U in champions league,
imagine playing against fabregas and you're of arsenal back then.
Let me not even talk about how Liverpool was strong back then in champions league.
Did you remember Riise, Torress, Babel, Benayoun of Liverpool back then.

I am not even going to talk about Italian league right now.

Bro, the caliber of (men) players in champions league in those days are quite different now.

Numerouno94:


Hv u 4gotten this is Messi's second world cup final?

The hate on Messi is 2much. Haba!! na witchcaft
b this oo if una know know.

PHZADDY1:
The way y'all use messi as a standard for everything football,Omo na only messi dey ball?he's untouchable when it comes to comparisms but y'all gonna watch mbappe win a second successive world cup and its MVP award again...dude is so good and has proven that beyond doubt,he's only 23 and is almost a two time world champion with mesmerizing displays to prove it...by next world cup mbappe will be only 27 and I doubt his fire is quenching any time soon,Give Killian his flowers cos he's going up for the GOAT debate even before his 30's

okomi562:
Do you know want mbappe to create a machine and go back to that era, I could argue against you that how easy is this generation, not everyone is performing at this level. I fit still talk say goals are harder to come by now with the prescence of Var, u think some of those handballs counted then will be given, so it is intertwined2

okomi562:
stop emphasizing on finals, its pathetic, messi just has to win d world cup, its important even though he is great. if he loses the final on.sunday, boasting he reached 2 finals sounds foolish.

Numerouno94:


Stop jumping it mentions without prior understanding of wat the bone of contention is.

The guy I quoted said Mbappe has gone to 2 world cup finals, thus, he should b respected.Nd I replied him that Messi is in his 2nd finals.
Haba!! Understand person B4 u jump into conclusion.

As for ur final sentence; that's ur opinion. Getting to a world cup final twice is something to be proud of as a player even though every player's dream is winning the cup. Messi has done his best. This is his 2nd final, we can't ask for more.

All these hate for Messi is beyond human comprehension. Witchcaft is not only by flying at night wit broom; excessive hate for someone who knows nothing abt u is a sign of witchcaft also.

ThierryJay:


Thank you o. It's these shameless Ronaldo fans that have shockingly abandoned their Pendu in the GOAT debate to now line up behind Mbappe and pitch him against Messi. Is Mbappe the same as Cristiano? It's unbelievable. I can imagine if Messi fans start to hop on Haaland train and use his current exploits to claim that he's GOATed over Ronaldo. Is that not insanity? Wetin concern Messi with Haaland?

It's so shocking that it is we Messi fans that are the ones now defending Cristiano against Mbappe. We are now having to remind Pendulums that the reasons they are putting up to compare Mbappe to Messi would automatically mean that their CR7 is also under Mbappe's feet at this age which cannot be the case.

They are so blinded by their hate on Messi that they've thrown Pendu under the bus. I feel so sorry for him.

So many pivotal French players like Greizmann, Giroud, Varane also reached the final of 2 world cups apart from Mbappe. Does this put them above Messi?

At Mbappe's age, Messi had won 2 Ballon Dors and 3 UCLs. Mbappe has none of that. Ronaldo had at least also won a UCL and a Ballon Dor at Mbappe's age. Ronaldo De lima already had 2 World best awards at Mbappe's current age. How can you then compare him to all these Greats just because you hate Messi? These guys are just mented.

okomi562:
U dey talk trash, u r emphasizing on finals and i said stop that, who told u I hate messi, so if i do not support messi, i hate him. all this empty skulls in nairaland is baffling. so if i do not support tinubu and I pray for peter obi to win and the latter to lose, I hate tinubu. wao. what a peak of foolishness

Numerouno94:


U lack simple comprehension skills. I just explained to u the reason I added final to my argument. Can't u jux read the mention I commented on to save me this stress?

Stop jumping into mentions without understand the core argument. Did u tell the guy I quoted above not to include finals in his analysis of Mbappe's achievement?

Chief pls, I jux returned from work, allow me rest. Cos insult no dey far from una.

okomi562:
you were confirming my hatred for messi like withcraft, it is just funny. That is why people do not like messi fans, once you do not supporr him, they claim automatically that u be penaldo fan, and starts insults

Numerouno94:


Chief no vex if I insulted u. I just feel it's not cool comparing Mbappe to prime Messi nd Ronaldo.
Prime Ronaldo at United was a beast. While prime Messi was a magician. It's highly disrespectful to do that.

okomi562:
am a pele fan, but messi is a genius, the most intelligent player ever. I no vex, sorry for d insults, will be modified oooo

Numerouno94:


God bless u bro. I didn't want to comment buh having perused tru nd saw the hatred being spewed by Pendulums I was tempted to comment.

If not witchcaft who compares prime Mbappe to prime Messi?
My question is wat has Mbappe played that prime Hazard, Ribbery, Robben, Delima Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Sanchez, Neymar, etcetera hv not played more yet Messi is rated above them.

ThierryJay:


I think most of them are just social media football followers or just started watching football a couple of years ago.

Messi's claim as the GOAT already started since 2011 out of genuine admiration and not some silly rivalry, after that UCL final against Manutd. I remember several sports tabloid headlines labelling him GOAT after that match. Ronaldo's attempt to claim GOAT didn't come until much later in 2016.

Comparing Mbappe to Messi of all people at same age? Let them tell me if Mbappe has ever produced Messi's kind of performance against Arsenal in UCL quarter-final where he scored a whopping 4 world class goals? Has he ever produced Messi's Maradona-esque performance against Real Madrid in the 2011 UCL semi-final? or against Man utd in the 2011 UCL final? Or against Bayern Munich in 2015 UCL semi-final?

These Pendulums are only trying to gaslight us against Mbappe which is a no-contest and we would not fall for that. Mbappe is a fantastic player in his own right and looks set to dominate football as its best player going forward. Indeed, it's a pity that none of the current players within his age range are able to compete against him.

That it is a 35 year old Messi, and not Lewandowski, or Ronaldo or Suarez or Neymar or Haaland or De Bruyne or Benzema or Greizmann or Dembele or Rashford or Rafael Leao or Salah or Harry Kane or Mane or Hazard or Bale or Jesus or Lukaku & Co, that is standing up to Mbappe toe-to-toe on the greatest stage is the ultimate testament of Messi's incomparability and GOATness.

Jokerman:
Of cos. We know Mbappe doesn't sit at the table of Messi.

However, OluwaMbappe must destroy Argentina on Sunday