ipledge10:
Messi is a cancer to the Argentina team. They are playing for him, no wonder they underperform.

Nigeria have no excuse.

you are correct. You don't build a team around one person.

hoopLA:


Partly agree with you. And partly disagree.

Messi I think simply hasn't raised his game at the World Cup or even at the copa America: the biggest competitions.

As someone with 5 WPOTY he should in my opinion be the driving force of this Argentina side. Ronaldo showed us yesterday what responding to expectation of a nation means against a top side.

Shining in qualifying is different from doing it at the real tournament. Iceland has players that are part time. No excuse for not beating them if you have Messi in your side.

I agree with you when you speak of chemistry issues but I think Argentina over the last decade or so have too much talent at their disposal and the managers/coaches of the national side over this period just picks stars (possibly to make his job easier) instead of functional players who can play together.

Not doing ronaldo messi comparison. Both aren't even doing the same job for their national team.

Just remove Messi's goals from Argentina even though they have more than 2 standard strikers. How come he's even ahead of these known strikers goal wise?

All the finals they have been to, he had to do 110% to get them there but you cant always do it alone.

He's expected to do all the jobs for them. Which is killing the national team. All the same, their bad work-rate should continue until we play them in this worldcup.

Bahddo:
I think it was against Austria that Ronaldo missed the penalty. Iceland locked him out of their game.

you dey mind rextramadol1...na mumu dey worry am... when did Ronaldo play penalty against Iceland

oshe11:
From Penalty and Degea's blunder


Mind You, same spain defeated Argentina 5-1 without Messi


Thats to tell you that the team isnt as good as people tot

The only reason they are fav is cos of Messi

Remove Messi and Argentina wudnt qualify

What do you mean from penalty and blunder
So they started the game and instantly awarded a penalty

Do you know how many trophies have been won with penalty
What about the free kick?

stilldoingokay:



the goal keeper deserved an award, if not Argentina would have score more than 1.

True. That guy was too good

lefulefu2:
hope d pig aint an APC card carrying member sha?

Ronaldo has engraved his name in the books of World Cup with one match... He is very good and knows when to deliver.

Messi is also good but had a disappointing start to his probably last World Cup in his life. He still has a chance to regain himself, so is de gea.

Ronaldo might not win World Cup but I strongly believe he is going with Golden boot and Ball

maynia:

What do you mean from penalty and blunder So they started the game and instantly awarded a penalty
Do you know how many trophies have been won with penalty What about the free kick?

Argentina no get defence and keeper, Y can take that to the bank....
And why u no reply the 2nd part?
U agreed ba?

Please did any body stop messi from scoring a free kick when it mattered most? Did anyone stop him from scoring a penalty. All dis where not in the game of play so talk what u know.

temi1526:
To every body criticizing messi, I want to categorically state without fear or favour that Portugal nor Ronaldo as a player can withstand the strength , tactics, discipline of the Icelandic team

Kizxee:
Ronaldo has engraved his name in the books of World Cup with one match... He is very good and knows when to deliver.

Messi is also good but had a disappointing start to his probably last World Cup in his life. He still has a chance to regain himself, so is de gea.

Ronaldo might not win World Cup but I strongly believe he is going with Golden boot and Ball

Same Golden ball Messi won in 2014?

Messi remains the G.O.A.T weather penalty miss or not, he still the best.

Let me remind you all, what was the scores between Iceland vs Portugal in Euro 2016?

I need an ans pls?

babony1:
Now some people will open their foolish mouths shouting Ronaldo don't anything in football except to convert awarded penalties, I think you can see now that to even score penalties in any match it a something of greatest works in any point in time.

Let's stop using penalties to compare these great guys..Any footballer can miss it at any point in time..

somehow:


Not doing ronaldo messi comparison. Both aren't even doing the same job for their national team.

Just remove Messi's goals from Argentina even though they have more than 2 standard strikers. How come he's even ahead of these known strikers goal wise?

All the finals they have been to, he had to do 110% to get them there but you cant always do it alone.

He's expected to do all the jobs for them. Which is killing the national team. All the same, their bad work-rate should continue until we play them in this worldcup.

You may have a point but I'm saying Messi still hasn't largely delivered at the international stage.

I could even argue that if you take him out of the National side it would force them to become better.

I brought the Ronaldo comparison because I only wanted to highlight the role of a talisman in a side. Ronaldo did all he could to make sure Portugal did not lose to a recent World Cup winner. Messi could not do anything to lift his side from drawing with World Cup debutants.

Messi has a grand total of 5 World Cup goals in all his appearances. Let that sink in. Thomas Müeller scored 5 in each of his two appearances in the same stage.

Messi cannot absolve himself of the malaise in that Argentina side.

And for the record Argentina have lots of strikers they could have used. Icardi didn't even go to Russia in spite of his play this season

somehow:


Bro i am not here to argue Messi Ronaldo, so strile that out of your mind.

Now you said hes been poor for the national team?

Now let me use logic and facts to disagree with you.

Messi plays 10 for the national team, he does the passing and creativity for them. Argentina have strikers unlike Barcelona that has just 1 striker (main), so he's always expected to score for barca. Hes got support passers and creators at Barcelona unlike Argenina where he's expected to do the scoring, passing and creativity.

Sincr Messi entered the national squad, kindly remove all his goals for the national team, then tell me hpw many goals the rest scored to prove that he's been poor.

I wouldn't talk on Ronaldo cos i am not interested in comparison of players.

But As long as Messi can score, he is expected to pull his weight when the need arises. He can’t aspire to be the greatest of all times and not prove it when his national team and nation need him to. Even if he doesn’t score , he can create chances. I’m sure You will agree with me that a team can be centered around a player. A playmaker. If he is really that good, he should be able to play that role well.

As to your point that he doesn’t have support system in Argentina, did you look at the argentine players? He has the support system sir. My point is he is so used to the Barca style that he doesn’t look invincible outside of it.

See, I haven’t mentioned Ronaldo.

yet some soccers idiots & addicts of Messi soon will be compairing C_Wahala Ronaldo with Messing up Messi

ordinary penalty against no-football playing icelander....messi cant put it into the net...shame of Russia 20198!

the king Ronaldo weldone...world footballer of the year!...gold is always better than silver!

lefulefu2:
wetin i dey fear be say make croatia no go load us. At least if dem give us 1:0 dat would be ok. Look at argentina in their best form being held by iceland. Naija wey no do any training na how dem wan fare today? Instead of dem to focus on their training dem dey slay in one photo shoot and the other. The god of football help dem dis evenin sha.

Croatia go load us ehn

this is their chance to top the group

BluntBoy:


I have never got my predictions wrong before.

Actually what I saw was I and M and so concluded it would be Iwobi and Musa/Moses. But I am sticking to Musa.

I can't tell the final scoreline yet. But I don't see Nigeria losing.

Hmmm

tsharp:


He won golden ball 4 years ago where Ronaldo was shit. Messi is the GOAT. Take it or leave it.

Yes
GOAT with only 5 total goals in 4 World Cup appearances spanning 16 games.

Even Thomas Müellerscored5 in Brazil in 2014 and another 5 in South Africa in2010

Your opinion. Don't force it on me without facts

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Wait o! All these Ronaldo wänkers are forgetting that when Portugal and Iceland played in Euro, they also played 1 - 1 and Ronaldo couldn't score one goal in that match

Oju4190:
This world is really vanity.....Me that have very big flat screen television and 14700 Dstv subscription cannot watch common Argentina and Iceland match as a result of weather whereas someone that has 14 inches sharp television with 3k Gotv subscription watch the full match with the same weather.....life has just taught me not to underate.........

My brother na so life be ooooh,by Friend has travelled to UK,Dubai and was denied American visa,me we just travel go rwanda come get am

scantee:
Messi remains the G.O.A.T weather penalty miss or not, he still the best.

Let me remind you all, what was the scores between Iceland vs Portugal in Euro 2016?

I need an ans pls?

Just leave the Penaldo's fans

Bet9ja smiling to the bank

waveman2:

Please did any body stop messing from scoring a free kick when it mattered most? Did anyone stop him from scoring a penalty. All did where not in the game of play so talk what u know.

broda, no be fight ooo

MrEgghead:
Let's stop using penalties to compare these great guys..Any footballer can miss it at any point in time..

Gbayi bro.

Worthie:


Bros!!! You see ur life

so what? kill me naw

helinues:
Full Time: Argentina 1 - 1 Iceland

All teams that qualified for the world cup mean business No team carry mat come

To Super Eagles; prayer no dey work for football without hard work

Iceland is not a team to underrate they are the best defense so far at the 2018 world cup

True

scantee:
Messi remains the G.O.A.T weather penalty miss or not, he still the best.

Let me remind you all, what was the scores between Iceland vs Portugal in Euro 2016?

I need an ans pls?

1-1

Caseless:
dem de show all the matches? I fit get national geographic for this p

all matches...yes
nat Geo wild...no

basic23111:
comparing messi and cr7 is like comparing Buhari and success. your messi just lost a penalty and free kick. what a Bleep

When he's not Roberto Carlos, how would you expect him to score from that distance. You sure you watched the match??

neezar:
Croatia go load us ehn
this is their chance to top the group

We go hear am tonight. Croatia 5:0 Nigeria

Horlaboy51:


Just leave the Penaldo's fans

He was Penaldo when he scored the free kick yesterday.

No wonder Nigerian politicians keep shïttingon us.