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I agree completely with you, bro. The fact that Messi can score loads of goals and also create loads of scoring opportunities make him one of the most complete players ever. His close rivals in the game are merely goal scoring machines. They are not as creative (be it Falcao, Ronaldo, just name it). This is what makes Messi 'extra-terrestrial' according to Jorge Jesus, coach of Benfica, at the post-match press conference on Tuesday night.

I am not a good football analyst, please cules, what do you guys think of a line up like this for Sunday's classico?

Valdes

Alves Mascherano Bartra Alba
i think iam with you 100% especially with the bartra and song inclusions. but i have reservations about villa. maybe pedro instead. he's quick and has a good record against madrid.

Song

Busquets


Xavi Iniesta


Messi Villa

Song is there to give cover to the rookie (Bartra) so as to solidify the defense. Villa plays as a lone striker whilst Busquets, Xavi, Messi and Iniesta form the core of the attacking midfield. If we are leading in the second half, Song or Bartra could be substituted by bringing in Pedro or Fabregas to consolidate our attack.

I'm not an expert though, but I just want us to win Madrid 'any which way we go fit take do am'. I want us to widen that gap from 8 to 11 points and win the league as soon as possible so that we could give 100% concentration to the champions league. This is our year (every other year; 2008, 2010, 2012). Visca el Barca

davies123: History

davies123: He has not scored period!What is assist is he supposed to fold his hand before and not do anything?He is been trying but he cant find a goal!When he is doing well say he is doing well,when he is not say he is not.Dont kill your self with sentiment,abi is he sharing his fat salary with you?

Stealthy: I didn't manage to contribute to the debate about whether a selfish Messi is good for the team or not.

For ma, I prefer the Messi of this season - he's playing deeper and is less selfish than last season. Pedro and Alexis now seem to have realized that they are also there to provide goals, not just pass to Messi. If they look around themselves and can't see Messi, they don't have a choice but to shoot.

Last season, a "selfish" broke all scoring records, but the team ended up having the worst season in the Pep era. Ok, I know Messi also had loads of assists, so it's difficult to say he's selfish. This season, Messi has scored slightly fewer goals, but the team has a 100% record in La Liga and UCL.

So, let's have a less selfish Messi and let the other players pick up some of the scoring responsibility. It makes the team less predictable and increases our chances of winning against teams like Chelsea.

usbcable: another gaff from you again.

was he the one that scored the five goals in the match against spartak moscow.
or na for NTA you watch your own match yesterday that included only 2 goals.

I shake my head for you TOTALLY

usbcable: so an answer from a dumb JS 3 student explains better a question/answer compared to a brilliant SS3 student.

infact i give up.

now i know why you seem not to be able to "differenciate" between PAST & LAST.

and for your "con-ve-nieeeeence" next time inquire about things from S.M.A.R.T/ In-Tel-li-Gent/ Brilliant people and not dvmbass JS3 students.
and secondly Mr ddippset explain the questions better to the student.

usbcable: messi gave two assists yesterday

usbcable: there is a basic difference between saying:
in the last ten years ans in the last decade

and it also applies to saying in the past decade is not same as saying in the last ten years.

ask any brilliant SSCE student that is preparing for JAMB they will explain the rules of english on the difference.

hence,
"the past decade "= 2001 -2010.

Mcleo007: Tito knws best! I personally believe he's not ready for such game mentally. There's more to these games than meets the eye. He's up in the task for CDR games nonetheless.
And our club legend, Ronald Koeman in the news. He feels Penaldo should be awarded the Balon D'or simply because Messi has won it thrice. How silly!
It's seems everyone is now pleading on behalf of
Ronaldo. What's does Koeman really mean with this
comment, i can't imagine the comment comes out for so many reasons.
1. Because no one has won it 4times in a row?
2. Because past football legends don't want messi to go top of them?
3. Because they want to consulate Ronaldo?
4. Maybe the passion to do more won't be there
anymore for Ronaldo?
5. Because Messi will win all awards in Barca and not with any other club?
All these are not a Ǧ☺☺ϑ reason to deny Messi the
award for the 4th time.. So i think it's best other show more on the pitch. It would have been more better for Ronaldo if the award is base on collective
performance.. But it's individual award so Messi
deserve it once more sorry....

ddippset: world renouned divers in any particular order. busquets, sanchez, alvez, marcelo, ronaldo, de maria, pepe, drogba, suarez, young. these are the greatests.

usbcable: 4 ur comprende
ucl is same as champions league

and you see any thing talk again about the sevilla ojoro analogy/example wey you bin use.

usbcable: point of correction
I didnt start thr sevilla robbery argument .
na davies and you start am.
he mentioned barca you defended with madrid vs sevilla argument.


and your forgot on hind sight that the match you were refering to is a CDR match played 2 seasons ago for that matter.

logica: Sorry o. Na you know Messi.

But the really hilarious part of your post is in red. So you think it makes sense that Messi should continue to stay upfront in tight situations where he can't make headway and he is being tightly marked? Even without a coach's instruction, any player with commonsense will know he needs to shift to an area where he can get a hold of the ball when he's starved of the ball.

Even out-and-out strikers (Ibrahimovic, Eto'o, Falcao, Llorente, etc) do this not to talk of Messi. So that is basic commonsense; not unselfishness. It's an act borne out of survival instinct, and not as noble as you try to put it. It is simply for him to have an influence on the game in a situation where he had been rendered redundant as a striker.

usbcable: yeah yeah yeah,

just as nigeria is irrelevant in Africa.

yet year in year out our finances better the whole of catalunya
the best players never refuse to come play for us.
we won the UCL in 2000 and 2002
we won the liga in 2001,2003,2007,2008 and 2012

and we remain as the most valuable club in europe.

usbcable: then how did beating Sevilla in the make us win the league(in hind sight).

BTW,
the match being referred to was two seasons ago. and real just won the league last season.

chai dippset I tire for you sha.
stop cocncorting lieas to fund your argument mr man.

logica: Being a Messi fan did not stop me from being rankled by Messi berating a player in the caliber of David Villa on live TV for taking a shot at goal; especially when he was well within his rights to do so. I have seen Messi go for goal on so many occasions and miss when a simple tap in would've have resulted had he made a pass from his position (usually from the side of the opponent's goal).

A selfish Messi cannot benefit Barcelona or himself for that matter. Messi was most selfish last season and he broke goal scoring records; but the club only won a single almost inconsequential trophy - the Copa del Rey. And that must have affected the votes in picking Iniesta over him for the "Best Player in Europe" award. So if Messi wants to help the team and himself, he should create chances for others and allow them take their chances when it is justified.

davies123: If being relevant means bribing refrees and match officials,diving up and down,surrounding d refree,dancing around d pitch in d name of ball possesion,cheating and fixing matches to win trophies then I don't want to be relevant!

davies123: This guy just started watching football yesterday!Sorry U don't know d history ur club.Real has won about double of anything Barca has won sofar.Barca are mere theatre performers while Real is d most successful club in history of the game,u have ur google use it!

usbcable: so all your shouting about 100 points is about sevilla defeat in copa del rey.

that is an unfair argument then.

well why am I not surprised.

but I no kuku complain about you beating Sevilla.

Johnpaul88: Yeah, Puyol, Iniesta and Adriano have all been cleared to play. They 'll be available for selection in Lisbon against Benfica on tuesday.
In another development, Thiago will be out for 8 weeks. That will rule him out for over 10 matches for us. May he recover quicker than expected like Puyol did. He beat his recovery set at 4 - 6 wks by 2 wks. That's incredibly remarkable for someone who have advanced in age like him. He's a fighter!

ogazi007: Well,Puyol is back.his partnership with Mascherano would bring some level of vigilance to our defence line.Song did pretty well against Sevilla just that his positioning was awful and he was a bit naive to stand in front of Negredo for the second goal.Alba was good too atleast he owns Navas all through.we are going to defeat Madrid in Camp nou,i dont care if we use Xavi and Iniesta as defenders,i just want us to round off the league as quick as possible.

usbcable: and thats why they are sevilla.
over expecting much from them is far fetched.

davies123: The difference btw Barca and Real is that only you d Barca fans ever talk about Real cheating but Chelsea,Arsenal,Ac milan,Real fans and indeed d entire world call you cheats cos they ve all fallen victims to your antics at one time or the other.Nobody ever says Realmadrid is a cheat except Barca fans and we know why

usbcable: well this point seems to say,
if madrid could cheat to win last season, lets show 'em we are better at cheating to get "dubious 3 points" to win the league too.

starting with Sevilla of course.

dominique: i saw the highlights and was totally disgusted. The world will soon start to lose interest in this Spanish league because of the blatant cheating they allow the chosen two get away with. I'm sure they wouldn't have sent the sevilla player off assuming barca was leading.

davies123: Why can't u make any sensible arguement without abusing,that's speaks volumes on how u where brought up.If u take away messi goals Barca is in relegation zone.Go and subtract it from last season.Its not by dancing around d field with possession and then start cheating!

usbcable: @davies,

why bother over spilt milk.

no need knocking your head against the wall over barcelona. just watch the matches and everytime they cheat or whatever antics comes from them just say to your self "i was only imagining things". then M.O.V.E. on.

no be today guy.
any time you talk about barcelona they justify evil based on the fact that a devil did same somtime ago.

SMH for some of their fanboys sha.

davies123: I was a die hard fan like u but tell me doesn't it bother u that all barca games are won by red cards,penalties,diving,surrounding the refree and all sorts of wrong calls by refrees?It should bother u.I'm not an arsenal fan but think even without they r the fairest team I can think of.Barcelona is a Cheap team and I hv no respect for them whatsoever even if they win 100 trophies!

davies123: Guy I used to be a fan like u till d thing was too much,we should love good football but not in expense of integrity!