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eni4real:
His role is deeper this time around.. I hope you watched the match...

His corner kick against Venezuela led to the goal scored by Aguero. But Aguero and Martinez deserved more kudos because I trust Higuain...

If you watch the match against Qatar Messi provided about 3 clear chances for Aguero but he could not score until he was able to do that solo goal...
Yes, Messi also missed a clear chance in that match. It happens.. Excuse or not!!

People called Messi performance woeful but I laughed because they don't understand that 2 strikers are ahead of him and he must put the team priorities ahead of personal flashes...

Infact if Argentina must beat Brazil, Messi should not make the game all about him. If Scaloni should try that tactics, they are out.. Casemiro, Fernandinho, Thiago Silva are enough....

The attacking threat of Brazil from Coutinho to Gabriel Jesus Ha ha...

Sorry Argentina,

I think someone here mentioned that the only way Messi can win an international trophy is to adapt Ronaldos style... By focusing on winning and not showcasing skills... Now u guy now agree that football is not all about personal glory... Ronaldos game for national team changed after they were knocked out of the 2014 WC in the group stage... Watch his role in that trophy winning Euros ... This is the reason y I have always maintained that Ronaldo is better than Messi... Now u should b getting what Ronaldo fans have been saying.... If u want trophies , get a Ronaldo ( 85% guarantee for trophies).. If u want entertainment, get a Messi( 55 % guarantee for trophies).

SilentListener:
But why are you upset calm down love

Now tell me ,are you a lady?

Pls leave my mention... I owe u NADA

PopeFlatino:
I don't know weda u are a gal but babe he has been saying of the bad state of the pitch from day 1,this news isn't complete because Brazil's coach even criticized the pitch last week,Falcao and some other players did aSell

So girls should not know about football...I don't understand u... Have u not been watching the female world cup...or is football strictly prohibited for women...I don't get u??

eni4real:
The Ballon d'or winners without the World cup trophies Even Cristiano will never forget Modric. His only teammates to defeat him and win the Ballon d'or!! Modric will never be forgotten for that!! Because of that, he is the best Croatia player ever!! Rated above Davor Sucker!!!


Other Ballon d'or winner with World cup golden ball without the World cup trophy (except Messi): Cruyff,

Balon d'or with Golden ball without World cup trophies: 9 Ballon d'or out of the 12 mentioned!!

Cristiano: Ballon d'or with no World cup golden ball nor World cup trophies
Eder

Bernaldo Silva has a golden ball tho!!

Even if Ronaldo won the golden ball...u guys will still say that as long as it's not WC, the ball is rubbish...biased Messi fans

eni4real:
You can't compare now...

Messi is the Captain here...

He is playing behind 2 strikers

He is the creativity force.

He is the dead ball taker...

Even if he is not scoring goals, he is offering something to the team... Just that people are used to his goals scoring stats..

The most important thing is that the team is winning honestly..

In 2016 Copa , Messi had 5goals, 4 assists.
To what end

I don't see Argentina winning this Copa tho

Shey u guys called him the assist master.... Since he was moved to midfield, has he made any assist?? Despite Argentina scoring 4goals

SilentListener:
You didn't answer the question ooo, are you even a lady.

If u dint understand what I typed...then please go look for an English teacher to help u translate

eni4real:
Klose scored a hatrick against Saudi Arabia and then scored against Cameroon and I think Croatia. Ballack scored 4 goals or thereabouts too.
But it was Oliver Kahn who was making impressive saves against stubborn opponents. The best match of Oliver Kahn was against Paraguay, he was outstanding. He performed better than Chilavert in that match. It was a keenly contested match until Oliver Neville scored. If Kahn was not outstanding, Germany would be out since Quarter final..
For me, that Germany is one of the average team assembled (except the 2018 one tho), but Kahn was saving them. Don't mind the cheap goals that Klose and Ballacj scored against pap opponents, Kahn was the real deal when it matter most...

The only keeper to win the World cup golden ball despite other good performers : Ronaldo9 (2nd), Hakan Sukur(3rd). Rivaldo, SAS, Ronaldinho were good too.. But Kahn was just outstanding...

Kahn deserved the Ballon d'or in 2001 tho!!! Don't sound like Kahn is not a great player!! He came second to Owen.. They robbed him

U call Croatia that finished 3rd in the previous tournament pap opponents but Paraguay that have never gone beyond second round is powerful shey... U see how biased u are... The same khan that killed them in the final... If not for ballacks semi final goal...how wud they hv seen final... if those players dint score...how would they hv reached final... U are too biased for my liking

Blabbermouth:
Think about it. Pele didn't champion beyond Brazil.
lest I forget, those balls weren't in Barcelona shirt.
Di stefano,?? give d dead man 2 golden balls den we can talk

Which 2 golden balls...or u are including that useless south American cup ?? . U Messi fans are so delusional... At least Pele won titles with Santos... Back then the south American League was on par with the European leagues

Blabbermouth:
U guys are preying till Argentina gets knocked out b4 you pounce. if he lose he is still greater than Ronaldo , but if he wins u should and shall forever remain silent

U at it mouth... If he looses he is still greater... U are nothing but a dreamer... Supporting a local champion, that can't win anything outside Spain ... A player that can only win in one team...what's the difference between him and Alfredo Di stephano??

eni4real:
He has won something as a player!!!

All individual awards. Only 1 team International trophy is pending...

He will not win this Copa tho

U know I meant international trophy... Let him win one first... He is not even performing... winning Copa will b no different from how rivaldo won his only on CL title... Cos rivaldo dint contribute to Milan's victory tho he scored a couple of goals for them... But never imposed himself in any game

eni4real:
Cannavaro did not win any golden ball.

Zizou won the 2006 World cup golden ball!! !

Forlan was far better than Schneider in 2010 World cup..

Give Forlan that Holland team and he will win you the World cup...

Forlan and Eto'o were the king of goals in La Liga before Messi and Ronaldo era...

Has Villa ever won the European Golden shoe??

Villa enjoyed Spain because most of his teammates played in Barcelona and Real Madrid. Villa is not outrightly better than Forlan overall as a player . And Forlan is better than him in 2010 World cup!!

That award is trash All Superstars and Legends have won the award except Cristiano . Ronaldo/Ronaldinho didn't win it in 2002 because there was a certain Oliver Kahn who dragged average Germany to the final...

Winners: Didi, Pele, Charlton, Garrincha, Cruyff, Kempes, Rossi, Maradona, Beckenbauer, Romario, Ronaldo9, Oliver Kahn, Zizou, Forlan, Messi, Modric...

Those are Legendary names that have won the awards. Among them is about 12 Ballon d'or!!!

But because Cristiano did not win it and has never won any golden ball internationally even in UNL(Bernaldo Silva is a Portuguese tho), you call the award trash...

You may fault all individual awards but World cup golden ball, don't even sweat it!!!

Explain how can dragged Germany to the final?? If not for klose and ballack ... how would he have seen final... That award is a mere compensation for failing to win ...but of the 12 u mentioned that won balon d'Or... U failed to mention that they all won the world cup except ur messi

eni4real:
I thought you said Pele won it alone??

Why are we giving Ronaldo the same team and not Messi??
You are biased

We should give Messi the same team and see what he will do with the 1970 Brazil team which is considered as the most talented team ever!!!

Let him win something first with the one he has b4 we start to talk about another

eni4real:
Pele has just 1 golden ball in his international career. Nobody will talk about that for sure..

He is always clinging to team trophy including the 1962 one!!!

Give George Weah those Pele's teammates if he will not win 4 World cup trophies... with more golden balls!!!

Give Ronaldo the same team and he will turn world cup to champions League

Blabbermouth:
Mbappe better than modric in the 2018 world cup?? .... No one cares about world cup golden ball??
Honestly the dilemma of messi lifting this Copa America is clouding your judgement.
{the day u realize football isnt only abt scoring goals _ that day u become an inch wiser }

Oh now it's not about scoring goals cos ur man somehow forgot his scoring boots at the camp nou... But u guys said Ronaldo dint score in those finals he won... U c how biased and sentimental u guys are

Blabbermouth:
2 golden balls.

Lol...is that an achievement... Do u think Argentina cares about that.... No one cares about golden balls, it's trash ... Even Ronaldinho or rivaldo dint win it but cannavaro , forlan and modric won it... Or will u say forlan was better than David villa or snejider in 2010 WC... That award is trash... Mbappe was better than modric in the 2018 WC

Blabbermouth:
2 golden balls.

No one talks about Pele's golden ball ... They only talk about his 3WC titles... He won the golden ball only once...

ijesuoboikxp1:
Please answer the question are a lady don't ignore my brother that ask you before?

So because I'm a lady, I should support everything a lady does... even when wrong...

Bahddo:
It's obvious there's an anti-Messi agenda on NL. Some hours ago, someone posted a silly thread about Messi giving Suarez the nod to kick a ball from under Neymar being the reason Neymar left. The thread made front page.

Why do you guys hate this guy? Because he keeps knocking out Nigeria? Because he disgraces your favourite EPL club? Why?

Messi never blamed the pitch. He agreed he hasn't had a great tournament so far before commenting on the state of the pitch. That's more than most footballers are willing to admit.

If any of you guys watch these games, you'd know he isn't playing the same role he plays for Barcelona. He's playing deeper behind the strikers and is unlikely to score as much as them.

For the first time in years, Argentina isn't depending on him to both create play and score, and so by his standards everyone thinks he's having a bad tournament, even people who only check scores online.

I hope Argentina wins this Copa so you guys can finally choke to death on your hate. It should have been the 2014 world cup, but this is also a good time.

What did he achieve with his previous role??

glink2015:
We need better striker than ighalo.

Ighalo scored and they started singing praises... Forgetting that the guy na waste.. Nigerians quickly forget... After what he did against Argentina, I cancel that guy

We women are more evil than men...truth b told... There is a reason why the devil never bothered Adam who was the first man on earth...but the moment eve was created, the devil approached

peterd53:
Lies just to prove a point
Rodriguez had only 3 MOTM against Messi’s 5
Rodriguez got knocked out in the last 8 while Messi got to the final
Messi had a better rating
Guy go watch Messi impart against Switzerland and Belgium

Now read thru and count his number of assists... He won motm in all group games ,also won motm against Uruguay round of 16... U posted trash

peterd53:
Messi won Copa deh Rey and had a better season dan CR7. 91 goals in a calendar year no b beans

Copa del Rey

Yes he scored 91 goals.... That's y they had to give it to Ronaldo the following season , cos he also had a better season than Messi scoring 76 goals

Blabbermouth:
wasn't he given a golden boot?? (that is the reward for his goals).
Did Ronaldo win 2012 UCL?? I never mentioned ribery but u are smart.
I didn't see ur reason to DAT QST tho

Did Messi win 2012 UCL?? Messis penalty miss knocked out Barca that year.. what did Messi win in 2012 ??

Blabbermouth:
in summary who deserved the 2013 ballon d'or??
on what criteria does Rodriguez/muller/neuer deserve the golden ball as u have claimed?
By the way, u haven't given me reason why u won't admit "messi is greater than Ronaldo if he lifts copa"

Go bk to my quote , I gave u reasons... For 2013 if u say ribery deserved it , then Ronaldo also deserved it in 2012 cos he wrestled la Liga away from Barca... scoring the winning goal that claimed the title at the nou camp... Messi scored goals, but Ronaldo scored decisive goals... Rodriguez was top scorer against all odds, lost to the hosts Brazil... Scored in every game he played in.. scored the best goal of the tournament against Uruguay in the round of 16 ... Had the highest assist ...was also ranked best player of the tournament... Won 5 motm award... With lowly Colombia

Blabbermouth:
Stop digressing.. Your noise has always been that messi didnt win out of Barcelona. Even tho its vivid that he has 2 national golden ball. And more career trophies. I then asked you a question that would counter your claims , you were still adamant and couldn't even pen down a single reason .

Undeserving awards...

Blabbermouth:
So in your mind Ronaldo has won a world-cup equivalent!!
By the way, who do u think deserved the world cup 2014 golden ball??
And who deserves the 2010 and 2013 ballon d'or award??

2014 golden boot should have gone to either Muller, James Rodriguez or Neuer ... Messi dint deserve it at all... He only performed in the group stage against unseeded weak teams ... teams that had never played in any quarter finals of a world cup... He did nothing again till the tournament ended... His performance in the final was below par, only remembered for the fine assist he gave higuain ( mention any other symbolic thing he did against Germany)... 2010 was meant to go to snejider ... 2013 was given to Ronaldo cos FIFA had no choice... Giving it ribery would have taken us bk to 2010 and 2012 when Messi won... Remember that they gave Messi in 2012 cos he scored 91 goals despite Ronaldo winning la Liga ... The following year Ronaldo now won top scorer , European golden boot and scored 76 goals , they had no choice as well cos they would hv questioned the awards credibility

Messi just gave his fans the excuse they need to attack those that are logical about his attainment...another certain failure.. this guy is a false prophet
Is it not the same pitch aguero and martinez have been performing on??

It's no longer the Argentine team...it's now pitch... Ok ooo

[quote author=peterd53 post=79796715]Abegi!! FIFA will do anything to favor Europe
Europe takes 14 slot during this last AFCON while South America took just 5. Think of it bro[/quote



How many teams play Copa America?? Do u know that they don't play qualifiers for Copa America and Even at that they still invite teams to complete them... So what do u expect??

Next thing, they will dash him player of the tournament...and his minions will start to praise and worship

Of Brazil knock them out...then there goes the balon d'Or... As it is now, he has fallen down the pecking order

castrokins:
Has Ubi Franklin Reacted Or He's No Longer A Celebrity?

Lol...ubi Franklin?? Na dem b dat

femianski:
Chai!!! Putting world cup and Euro on the same level!!! I have heard enough. I wonder how someone will be this bold to showcase her ignorance on a public forum.

Problem with people like u is that u ain't introspective... Think about what I said... Can't u see that Europe have taken over football... Imagine a world cup without European teams.... It would b as boring as hell .... Multichoice as an example don't show these other tournaments asides world cup, European cup and AFCON ( cos multichoice is Africa) Europe is football... They are now miles ahead of former contenders , South America... Asia, Africa, north America have never won it , and they don't have a chance... South America now have their players trooping into Europe, unlike b4 when south American players played in South America... Pele really shined in those world cups ,so as the Brazilian team , cos they were so good and they played in South America, it was so difficult to understand their game... Now these European players play with these south Americans in Europe and they also understand their weaknesses...

Blabbermouth:
Why are you all jokers U are the one comparing Ronaldo with messi not the other way round.
Give your reasons before I answer your question

So Ronaldo is being compared to Messi ...but Messi ain't being compared to Ronaldo... ... Hu did this to u??