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Napoleon55:
Messi is not even the player I like the most, but I won't be blind not to acknowledge him as the greatest because of what he has achieved and the way he achieved them.
Ronaldinho, R9,Maradona, Okocha, Zidan are the players I would choose to watch before everyone other players.

It's a shame to use any excuse to rubbish Messi's greatness.

My brother, it's not even debatable. The way I adore Maradonna ehn but anyone who elevates any player over Messi is simply not being objective or truthful.

World cup loss is so painful. Argentinians are suffering from mass psychosis spinning wild conspiracies about the loss on Sunday as a way of coping with the pain of defeat.

Football pain ehn. Your chest will just be heavy.

TheGoodJoe:
Just as I said before to my younger brother, Messi did not win a World Cup to be regarded as great. Same goes for CR7. He does not need to win the world cup. He has done very great things.

If Messi had not won the world cup, forget it, his goatedness would not have been sealed.

kodded:
So Pele did not play anything in his second world cup trophy 🤔

And besides the fact that this brazil team destroyed teams in that tournament without pele just showed that pele won the three world cup because of how powerful that brazil team was at that time


I will compare pele brazil team to this modern day france team where everybody is the best in their respective positions


Now compare it to messi that had to take Argentina with average players to 3 world cup finals and winning one


Pele was just lucky to play for a powerful brazil team, that is why he won those 3 world cups whereas messi had to drag his average argentina team to 3 world cup finals, winning one

Messi, Pele, Maradonna. My undying devotion is to Maradonna. I love him. Compared to Maradonna, Messi does not have personality. He's flat. He's quiet. Maradonna is wild, rumbunctious, romantic, flawed - the stuff of dreams.

But of these three, Messi is the greatest as far as football is concerned.

TheGoodJoe:
I find bantering of CR7 funny. Just like I banter Messi, and still find it funny. It is just banter. They are both exceptional and have done great things. They have records they hold that will take a long time and immense greatness to break.

As someone said on Tiktok. Why can't we have two heroes.

We can have two heroes but one is greater than every footballer ever including Pele and Maradonna and his name is Messi.

I'm not a Messi or Ronaldo fan. In fact I find fanboyism childish and sometimes stupid. But speaking objectively Messi is the GOAT of all GOATS.

@thesupernerd this was published before the final oo. Messi deserved that golden ball. You often give stats. Did Rodri pull these impressive stats? No single goal, no single assist. Just one man of the match.

First to do no dey pain. Argentina has been crass and ungracious towards other teams they defeated en route to the final.

Parades couldn't bear a Spanish player dishing out the same provocative ungraciousness and physically attacked the Spanish player.

Ehen. So you sabi say e dey pain. Oya taste your own stew

Kog45:
Pls can you give us comprehensive details of Rodri, Mbappe and Messi performance rating using the whoscored.

Spain winning the world cup gave Rodri the advantage,nothing more, that's my point but telling us Messi didn't deserve it,no baba.

Sorry am not getting your point,so it's taboo for Messi to score goals against Egypt, Jordan, Algeria, Austria and Capo Verde that the same Rodri led Spain failed to beat.

It is simply because Spain won, that's why Rodri was given the GB

The hatred against Argentina was global.

Didn't know my bad bellyism spread to the world. Hate watching is sweet especially when the outcome confirms it.

TheSuperNerd:
Lol, why Messi go win am? What did Messi also play in this WC final compared to Rodri? Mbappe on 10 goals and 4 assists is a joke to you abi? Lol... Messi got the Silver ball and rightly so.

@emboldened... only those trained or those keen to observe the game through midfield lenses and not just final ball or chance-creating action or shot-creating action lenses will see what Rodri did.

Rodri deserves the Golden Ball. No midfielder was as commanding from deep as Rodri at this tournament. He orchestrated Spain's plays. The key metronome in their middle game dynamics and disciplined positional possession plays. I know someone may wanna point to Bellingham but he is an AM with licence to bomb forward... he is no orchestrator. England have Declan Rice and Elliot Anderson for that and which partly explains why Rice had more chances created than Bellingham all tournament (17 against Jude's 8 ).

I will quote 2010 WC Winner and Real Madrid Record winning coach, Vicente Del Bosque...

Vicente Del Bosque said this about Busquets..... but these exact same words apply to Rodri.

He said...

“If you watch the game, you don’t see Busquets. But if you watch Busquets, you see the whole game.”

So Rodri was Gold.


Check link below....⤵️
https://www.si.com/soccer/2019/04/19/sergio-busquets-barcelona-evolution-la-masia

Rodri - no single goal. No single assist. One man of the match out of 7.

Has he been pivotal? Yes but not so much as Messi.

If Argentina had won, I'm certain nobody will mention Rodri. The point is that the golden ball is given to the best player of the tournament. Even Mbappe is a more worthy candidate than Rodri.

Papi85:
Bros u say wetin? 😳😳😳😳😳

Isi ewu suppose get the golden ball. If say Argentina win you think say dem for give Rodri?

Messi should have won that golden ball. He scored 8 goals and carried Argentina to the final.

Me, I no see wetin Rodri play oo at least when compared to Messi

Papi85:
my pple call it “okiri aka bara na imi” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Down am with Guinness stout

ChrisKels:
I don't know how to banter you because you are neither for Messi nor Ronaldo

My brother, make them retire especially that Ronaldo. Them don try

solonnachi:
Messi dey cry ooo

I love it. Nothing more painful than losing in the final. The pain is special

When they are laughing Ronaldo, I feel good.

When they are laughing Messi, I still feel good.

Never felt any attachment to these two players even though I know that footballistically Messi is the greatest ever.

But what do we say to the god of world cup final? Not today.

Today we grill the goat 🐐🐐🐐 with plenty smoke

Papi85:
this isi Ewu still dey mk me laff 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

You know that mkpi type wey get goaty smell 😂😂😂. Kai.

ChrisKels:
He is sleeping already 🙄

That's the Past. Tonight na cold pillow gets Messi

Present 👇👇. How do you like your isi ewu, spiced, smoked or grilled?

Me I no be anybody fan oo. Na fan boys go hear wien tonight. 🤣🤣

TheSuperNerd:
I said I will say this only after Spain eventually wins the whole thing.
Argentina had no business reaching the final in the first place. They shamelessly got pushed all the way to that final. Spain are deserved winners and have also saved Football.

Imagine such a shithousery team like Argentina winning this WC. Tufiakwa biko!

Thuggery no be football. They said that they would fight. How can you fight when weapon no dey your hand.

Spain collect ball from their hands use tiki taka on top Argentina until eye turn Messi 🤣🤣🤣

TheSuperNerd:
You are not a good man. All because he destroyed your prophecy ministry. 😭😭😭

I knew I was going to have the last laugh. No way that rag rag Argentina team would have survived Spain.

England effed up.

Papi85:
See as goat jersey and boot neat 😁

Stainless. Nothing gum am.

My bad belly is filled with joy.

Whether Messi or or Ronaldo o make them go sleep.

Sugarboyy:
Firstly, no country can easily beat Argentina.
Secondly, Tuchel didn't gave the match away, his tactics didn't just worked with Argentina because Argentina are fighters, they fight to the end.
Tuchel used same tactics against Mexico and they ended up winning even with a man down.
Tuchel would use same tactics against 90% of countries and these countries won't comeback like Argentina did. So, we should give Argentina their flowers.
Lastly, a midfield combination of Enzo, Mac Allister and Parades/De Paul are better than the French midfielders that played against Spain. So, even the midfield battle won't be easy for Spain today.
Whoever wins today, We Barcelona and Messi fans will celebrate 🥂

"Lastly, a midfield combination of Enzo, Mac Allister and Parades/De Paul are better than the French midfielders that played against Spain. So, even the midfield battle won't be easy for Spain today."

🤣🤣🤣😂 Kai

DeloitteNG:
They are actually fighting now

😏
They use them wipe floor

DrYa:
Goat was cooked and fried...

Isi ewu 🤣🤣🤣

They said that they will fight. Fight oshi 🤣🤣

Argentina is actually my last green bottle.

Goke7:
No goal attempt from the Argentines

omo this is a scam 😂

England have themselves to blame for losing to this mediocre Argentina team. The team is just Messi nothing more

Not watching. Deliberately oo. But I read that Spain dey torture Argentina.

But Spain don't have bite upfront. Pass from morning till night.

JohnBullMySon:
Fast paced attacking tiki taka football is one of the most mesmerizing things to watch.

If not that I want Spain to beat Argentina, it's a wonder how people enjoy this endless passing of the ball that is tiki taka

Boring final. Not like Qatar WC. That one was end to end

I want Spain to score first let me see Argentina fight that their vaunted fight

Sugarboyy:
Even if Argentina lose tonight, they won't cry, rather they would embrace the Spanish because they are friends. Same way we the fans won't cry. We are watching today's match with open minds. Na Ronaldo fans they cry for us and Argentina 🤓

I've never been a fan of either Messi or Ronaldo. I don't have space in my mind for that kind of partisanship.

Even if it were Ronaldo that is in this final, I'd want him to lose

Sugarboyy:
Firstly, no country can easily beat Argentina.
Secondly, Tuchel didn't gave the match away, his tactics didn't just worked with Argentina because Argentina are fighters, they fight to the end.
Tuchel used same tactics against Mexico and they ended up winning even with a man down.
Tuchel would use same tactics against 90% of countries and these countries won't comeback like Argentina did. So, we should give Argentina their flowers.
Lastly, a midfield combination of Enzo, Mac Allister and Parades/De Paul are better than the French midfielders that played against Spain. So, even the midfield battle won't be easy for Spain today.
Whoever wins today, We Barcelona and Messi fans will celebrate 🥂

Against Mexico with a man down, going defensive is justified. The true measure of the game against Argentina was before the goal was scored. After the goal England's possession was 12%. Not even Ghana registered that low level of possession and you say that is not self sabotage but due to Argentina's fight?

We will see how much they can fight today. They will suffer. They will lose. They will cryyy.