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....Federer is a smooth criminal...... Let's sign him abeg

SailorXY:
the skill is there albeit he's having trouble staying fit, that's the problem but he's not alone in such regard. like odunharry said, what is Johnny Evans doing @ OT till now & on what grounds should Phil Jones retire in Manchester?

Ferdinand himself didn't even retire here, says a lot about fallen standards.

Jones will retire pretty early obviously , probably in a cast for his reckless defending atimes . Rafael is one of my favorites but his fitness is worrisome.

should you allow?? are you some sort of dictator?

Odunharry:
Rafael of all people?dem no see Evans or pawa sell

Rafael has no future under LVG, that is clear as day. Jones will retire in OT and Evans will be shipped off next season to newcastle

JayKayMaybachz:
✔ ✔ Na you wan sell am?
Lol una shaaaaa

lol .. make we dey pay am for bench or injury table dey go?

JayKayMaybachz:
✔ ✔ ✔ That news is fvcking fake
Don't Believe That shit

I know its fake but if PSG and co. bring that amount au revoir maria

Danhumprey:
Any of you guys worried about Di Maria's possibly moving to the Allianz Arena? This whole link with Bayern Munich seem to be gathering pace o.

I'd love to see him succeed at OT but if we can recoup £50m ,its not the worst deal in the world.

SailorXY:
oh for fvck's sake

its obvious Rooney is still our first choice,might as well get a decent back up

would Diafra sahko be a good signing? He's 25 and mobile

Januzaj makes some stupid plays sometimes you wonder if he trains alongside the rest of our forward line, if he can not at the very least make himself a first XI player in the cup competitions this season I wish him the best in hull city or whatever club he joins deadline day 2016/2017

if vibrations from a small plane can collapse a building,a lot of buildings would have collapsed where I reside.. The church built a shabby building and deserve their punishment..

What have I missed? Who bleeped who and who is taking NECO classes?? Who is the amateur penalty legend and who wants to learn java??

coogar:
and winning the group stages does not guarantee winning the trophy. only the knock out games actually count & messi was nowhere to be found when the going got tough.

Yes, yes of course, the group stages are not important at all... I agree with you! As a matter of fact , the knockout rounds are not useful, might as well just up and play a final.

coogar:
he had no meaningful contribution.
if barca could do without him in the knock out stage, then they woulda done without him in the easier games in the group stage.

if...
but they didn't, did they? he played the group stages ,that's all matters

coogar:
why are you comparing apples to oranges. solakjaer got the winner in the final against bayern. messi didn't kick a ball from the q/final till the trophy was won.

what's the comparison?

so we should ignore his prior contribution because he got injured?? Logic

I thought otamendi was supposed to join up soon as the Copa was done , what's the hold up?

StarBoard:
That was not all that was written.
There is a context in which his argument is being placed.

the bedrock of his entire argument is mere silt, how can a player play 6 out 7 games then gets injured the 2nd round a passenger and not a winner? it is instructive to note that Solksjaer also played 6 games in '99, 5 of which were as a sub..

StarBoard:
Please read through his post.
Messi didn't play from the q-finals upwards. Scholes and Keane missed the final game only. Have you forgotten how Keane dragged us to the final in Turin? How are both cases similar?

I am not blind please. You should read it yourself " did messi play in the final against arsenal? if he did not, how did he contribute to the trophy?"

coogar:
kanu's heart problem has nothing to do with his limbs. messi doped on steroids. his physique, bone structure did not develop naturally like normal human beings. he received excessive gh-therapy to reach the height he now stands.

if you look closely at his legs you will see that they have the shape of a weight-lifter, you can also compare the size of the muscle's on his legs to the size of his muscles in his upper body. it's over-dimensioned and that's a good indication of outside stimuli.

6 UCL games in 06?
did messi play in the final against arsenal? if he did not, how did he contribute to the trophy? messi did not play any of the games in the q/finals, semi-finals and the final? claiming messi won UCL in 05/06 is the equivalent of claiming pique won UCL for man utd in 07/08.



plays for torino in serie A.
he can play anywhere in the defence & he's good as a DM. he can do a job!

lol... did scholes and keane play the final in our treble winning year? and how many games did pique play? You are up to your mischief again? if you don't play the final ,you did not contribute eh?... do you make up this rules as you go?
the legs of a weight lifter ..Lmao. I hear you

isn't it a very silly thing to say messi was built on steroids when talking about soccer? Does anyone bring up Kanu's heart defect?
did messi not play 6 UCL games before getting injured in 06? ok

FCB sign turan with option to sell back to Atletico before July 20.. Barcelona and weird transfers sha

elampiro:
Drogba didnt influence and inspire his peers enough. He didnt come up with magic moments like Roger Miller , Abedi Pele, Yaya Toure.

We are not diminishing Messi . We have been generous to leave him with Zico and Di Lima. And very generous to promote him above Xavi.

lol ... generous.. you think couch potato analysis from you is relevant ? OK sir

coogar:
so none of you guys watched old tapes of world cup? we had a tape "giants of brazil" that documented brazil from 1958-1982. it was so refreshing to watch.....i always watched it as a kid when there's an important match in my school to learn a trick or two.

so what did you learn besides feints, incessant nutmegging and Pele making a habit of lifting the ball to defenders arms for a foul?

chrisley024:
It's like Rafael is leaving also.

too bad.. he and Valencia combined to tear LBs new ones just a few seasons ago.. he served us brilliantly

A40:
Na wa oo! Is it not the same Higuain that scored the winner vs Belgium? Like Hoewedes didn't hit the bar in that same match. Not saying Higuain is not a wasteman but at least admit Messi didn't do enough to win either match

Messi is yet to score a goal in the knockout stage of the World Cup


I don't have any problem with anyone that considers Messi or Lebron as their G.O.A.T. Someone born in the mid-90's most likely would not care for the older guys unless he/she is very devoted to the sport
My problem is when people try to downplay that era then someone has to step in and give them history lessons.

Let them go and watch Harold Schumacher almost guillotine Battiston in Espana 82 and come back and tell me about physicality

there is a reason it was such a controversial event. what kind of sport would encourage such play??
let's be realistic and not resort to picking standout assaults as a pillar of argument

coogar:
he was injured for most parts in the peak of his career. he won copa america, world cup, confed cup, etc. he coulda chosen one of the big clubs in his prime but he chose to be at inter!

he should have taken better care of himself

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Lmao....
Your team would get slaughtered.

Kaka is much much below George Best

Xavi is below Garrincha, if you put Ronaldinho in that RW spot he is still below Garrincha.

Roberto Carlos with his positional indiscipline would be devoured all day.

But where you committed blasphemy was Makelele at DM with Der Kaiser on the opposing end.[/quote]but xavi and garrincha have different roles and are set up for different purposes.. my formatting is wobbly.. kaka at his peak is not far off Best.. I'm however sure that with your slide first think later defenders messi and cr7 would stroll into the goal for fun...raumdeuter what's wrong with Best

ElFenomeno1:
Wow..... Scummies thread has been decimated into something else! LOL

I have been saying it for years, take Messi out of that La Liga and watch him struggle... Just leave Iniesta and Xavi behind!

This is one reason why I will never back down on an argument between CR7 and Messi.

CR7 has proven his mettle in another league at least.

Anyway back to whether Messi can stand toe to toe with Maradona and Pele, this is something not even worth stacking together

It is absolutely disrespectful to dip Messi or try to dip Messi into the same bath tub as Maradona or Pele!

it is a crime to be a one-club man? What's the next ridiculous bs going to be?

afrodoc2:
..........................................YASHIN............................................

.......SANTOS........MOORE..........SCHNELLINGER......FACHETTI.......

....................................BECKENBAEUR...................................

.......GARRINCHA..............CHARLTON.......................BEST........

.........................DI STEFANO..........PELE................................

I am sure this is not the best possible team from that era, but if all these talents were in one club they would bury Barca or any other modern club. It should not even be up for debate.

You start your ancient of days team against this mashup

BUFFON

LAHM.................PUYOL...............VIDIC...................R.CARLOS



.........................................MAKELELE.................................................


..........................XAVI....................................KAKA.............................


..................................... RONALDINHO...............................................





...............MESSI......................................C.RONALDO........................

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5HbmeNKino

is this the top notch defending we are raging about?

Nihilist:
What does Messi vs Maradona have to do with Manyoo?

Dude let's just cool it and not derail the thread. I apologise for any offence I caused. Have a great day.

I forgive you

elampiro:
Dont mind leggo, he is so confused. When Torres scored against Barca , he was alone in more than half of the field. Did that happen in 1930?
I could list endlessly . Welbeck had a space big enough for a car park when he missed against Bayern.

was that not a result of the ball been cleared from a set play oga Piro? unless you are a pathetic liar and didn't actually watch sambisa boys on VCR you can testify.

elampiro:
What are you saying?

Giancinto fachetti played in Pele's eya.

Ruddi Krol, Jama Santos, Gaetano , Bobby Moore, Beckenbauer all played in Pele's era listed as top 10 of all time.

oh I didn't see the link you put up.. is the list however set in stone? you think if you had a greatest XI from Pele's era play FCB they would win?