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Kilishihunter:
Then why all this epistles? You watched in 2019 when Messi castigated Vidal for cutting back a throughball he was meant to shoot against Liverpool in the first leg, or when he was appealing to lahoz (can't remember the liga match) that dembele didn't understand Spanish when he was shown a straight red card for something he said, You just look at the times his head was bowed down cause the cameras show you that But they'll not show you when he was pointing to players to position themselves in specific positions when he was off the ball or discussing with players on the touchline. Messi should play his football and do the same for others as if they are babies or are not getting paid. It's because he hasn't left yet na

jpmoriarti:
You have good points. I'm just tired mehn. Our team today do not inspire any confidence. I might accuse Messi all I want but the squad is not just up to scratch. Little quality. Little hunger. Messi keeps dragging the team but it is like dragging a dead horse. I am charging Messi to do more in leadership but I know it is more complicated than that.

ddippset:
This write would undoubtedly win the UNICEF award for best National essay 2021.

But you forgot to tell us what he did when they were losing 2-1 to tiny Ajax, losing 1-0 to small Lyon, losing 2-1 to Porto and losing 2-1 to Uruguay.

Virus99:
Some Cules have decided to remain in their self delusion ! While some of finally learn to speak up.

Messi is one of the 2 greatest players the world has ever seen.

But he's a very bad Leader on and off the pitch.

We saw a video of him during halftime when Bayern Munich was gauging you guys 4-0 down...he just sat there in the dressing room. Looking lost and dejected. His head was facing down. He gave up long before the match was over.

Same thing he did against Chelsea when Torres scored that goal to make it 2-2. Even with about 1:30 left, he squats with his face buried in his palms.

And the worst of all the day he was fighting with someone young enough to be his son Joao Felix (hyperbole)
I was embarrassed that day. My respect for him dwindled.

jpmoriarti:
Because I am not saying what you wanna hear.

How dare I speak about Barcelona's almighty legend like that? You would say.

I love Messi as much as any cules but we can't keep doing same thing expecting different result. We need to start addressing some of these issues if we hope to move forward.

FergieRaww:
Dutch coaches are fund of this thing in particular

You'll see them sitting down, crossing legs and be scribbling something on a piece of jotter and one will think they're some kind of master tacticians lol

Taguchi:
guy rest, your argument lacks merit

jpmoriarti:
Perhaps they are not yet ready for new management. Remember they only both left management just last season. The foundations Valverde and Setien laid in Athletic Bilbao and Betis respectively, is still very much bearing fruit today. Bilbao has reached back to back copa del Rey. It didn't happen by mere chance. Betis are in the Europa league this season.

So I'm sure these coaches will find suitable clubs once they're ready to return to management.

Debroslink:
I quite disagree. There's no motivation you wanna give your teammates when the foundation is weak. Foundation such as bad tactics from coach and poor administration.

Look at Man Utd yesterday. Are you gonna say the reason why they lost was because of Bruno Fernandes' leadership style? Everyone is pointing to Ole's weak tactics as their source of defeat.

Was Puyol not vocal enough? Why didn't his vocal leadership style save us from being trophy less for 2 seasons before a great coach called Guardiola came in to rescue us?

Awesome01:
Guy, must you jump into every discussion on this thread? Na wa o.

Virus99:
Don't mind those Cules bro.

Xavi and Iniesta were in the same club. They had world class individuals to help them win the Mundial. Torres in front, Sargio Ramos at the back and Cassilas at the goal. In the world cup final, Cassilas put up a beastly performance. 2x he saved one-on-one from Arjen Robben. And even saved a very dangerous shot from Sneijder.

But Modric who did he have ?
single handedly took his country to the Mundial final. Gave Madrid the midfield needed to win La decima.

And while Barca was doing very fine long after Xavi and Iniesta were discarded, Modric at 33 is still playing Elite football!

That is why Modric was able to win an individual award like the Balloon d'or.

If he had a very great team at Country side too, he would have won the World Cup, 3 times back to back.

Luka 10 is greatest midfielder ever seen.
Period fullstop.

PlayMaker14:
Are you happy with Ronald Koeman style of tactics?


My club deserves better than that.

Koeman should be struggling to Ace a managerial job with Aberdeen or FC Twente not Barcelona.

pu7pl3:
Why you go dey feel inferior to EPL fans? Spain was actually the first Country to have 5 players in the UCL since the new system started

pu7pl3:


Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos appeared on the Einfach mal Luppen Podcast, one which he co-hosts with his brother Felix Kroos, and addressed the rumors suggesting that coach Zinedine Zidane had told the players that he is going to leave Real Madrid this summer.

“Not only was it reported here in Spain, the rumors that he had told the team that he is leaving also spread to Germany. It was a blatant lie. Zizou and I have a good relationship so no doubt that he would’ve told me. I cannot confirm it. I don’t know how this will end, I can only say that it’s always fun to work with Zidane,” said Kroos.


It's only our enemies that are spreading all these false rumours

Debroslink:
Leave out Griezmann please. If Messi leaves, Griezmann and Aguero will be a dual combo that will really torment defenders, especially as there won't be a single focus on Messi anymore.

Griezmann still has a lot to offer. His output for the club is increasing steadily.

jpmoriarti:
I don't really like quoting your comments. I'm sorry to say but you lack comprehension skills. You hardly ever read to understand rather you read so you can quickly criticize and show off your puerile, jejune tendencies.

For avoidance of doubt, I mentioned that Modric wouldn't want to miss Euro and World cup even though he is old and had played a lot of games and therefore needed the rest.

Where did I mention anything about winning Euro or World cup? Of course, merely playing at Euros and World cup is highlight of players careers. Winning the competition is a different conversation altogether.

ddippset:
That is why he has consistently had the highest whoscored.com rating for years now.

I wonder what would have happened If the best player was determined the based on key performance indices like whoscored and other statistics based sites like them.

izzy4shizzy:
This life no balance, person wey em name na Sunday Nazareth still the do yahoo.

FergieRaww:
This the reason i never and will never support the Spanish national team...

[color=black]B[/color]el[color=yellow]G[/color]ium for Euros!