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youngstrow:
they should have also win the balon d'or it it so easy,no sane human will hate someone who ain't know there existence so continue hating.

This is obviously coming from a shallow mind cos I don’t understand where this hate talk is coming from.

In your shallow world, anyone that does not support you is because they hate you?

Please, widen you horizon.

Creeknigga:
Sorry for quoting you.
But you shouldn't use goals scored to rate CR7 during his first stint at united as he was not a striker then but a winger but still showed class of a good goal scorer.

Remember, vote Peter Obi for President

I don’t think am out of line for using goals to judge cos that’s exactly what his fans have been using whenever he’s compared to other greats.

Don’t forget Salah is also winger too.

No worry, Obi is also my choice for 2023.

Kingcalls:
After hate na witch be next ... u are comparing established soccer stars to a Ronaldo that learnt his trade in England... u think if Ronaldo came to England at 24 or 25 he wudnt hv shattered those goal records ?? He built his name in England...others were already established... Ronaldo de give una headache just like Peter Obi de give Agbadorians headache... The only player to hv ever won Fifa world player of the year , don't deserve to make the squad?? Na only witchcraft fit make u reason this kyn tin... name one player from the English league that has ever won top scorer in the champions league apart from Ronaldo...mention one... person wey score 42 goals in a season( a record)... bad belle people olo m'aje

I no dey mince words when I say you are full of double standards but am not surprised you would use this cheap and sentimental points to protect your favourite.

As e don reach Ronaldo, he learnt his trade in England but when you dey compare Messi and Ronaldo la liga records, you dey talk as if Messi na established player from his first day in La liga.

It’s a shame you of all people didn’t know Van Nistelrooy won Champions League top scorer in 2001/2002 & 2002/2003.

Mryacks:
Henry has to be in the attack of any greatest premier league team ever made ..

Henry na EPL Goat!

Chno:
Ronaldo is so average so he shouldn’t be mentioned

Balon D’or is never going to make his almajiri fans agree but truth is, he was no different from Drogba in EPL.

Aguero & Salah should be ahead in any premier league team.

Salah
Appearances 196
Goals 122
Assists 47

Aguero
Appearances 275
Goals 184
Assists 47

Congratulations to Mbappe

Brilliant assist from the greatest ever…… his vision and pass accuracy is second to none

Yesterday’s combo between Mbappe, Neymar & Messi was seamless

Enemies dey pray make they fight

This na the Neymar wey dey break bank for

Neymar is on fire

Jokerman:
Wetin Arteta give these players....

Well, Assnal will soon return to status quo

always pessimistic

Kingcalls:
So whats tge difference between what I said and what u are saying...they were not certain messi wud give them goals ... and they got Ibrahimovic

You didn’t consider Messi’s age and the fact that he was struggling with injuries. You just want people to think he broke into the first team at 24 or 25.

Winning Uefa vest player has nothing to do with goals ...ask modric zidane cannavaro iniesta

He was not just UEFA player of the Year. He was also UEFA Top Scorer. Despite playing operating right wing, did Eto who happen to be their center forward outscore him that season??

And as usual with messi people, they will always tarnish others to uplift the short man

Show me where I tarnished Ibra’s image.

Now Ibrahimovic has been added to the list that he was missing chances one of the greatest forwards of all time was missing chances ...or u think say we no de watch ball when he was in barca...he scored 16 goals in 29 appearances...despite coming from the bench half of the times ... and u say he was missing chances

He did come from the bench half of the times. In the first half of the season, he performed well.

Kingcalls:
I dont need Google...I watched it... I even remember Ibrahimovic coming from the bench during El classico with the score line 0.0 and scoring the winner within 5 mins ... he was really upset cos pep started benching him for messi cos messi wanted his spot...he only stayed for a season .. dont forget that Ibrahimovic was a direct replacement for Eto because Eto was their goal getter ... messi wasn't even doing upto 20 goals season in all competitions until Etos last season... pep dint wanna risk it by thinking he wud repeat it again the following season... Ibrahimovic was a proven goal getter and he came in and was doing it while messis goals dwindled... he complained and Ibrahimovic was dropped

Messi was 20 in a team full of stars. Stop making look like Messi was already 24 or 25 doing less numbers……. He was even struggling to overcome his injury scare at the time.

Under Pep, it was only a matter of time before Messi replaces Eto as their goal getter cos Dinho, Deco & Eto made life difficult for Rijkaad in his final days as Barcelona coach and that was why Pep got rid of Dinho & Deco. Eto stayed one more season because Henry had an average season and he couldn’t count on Messi at the time cos the guy was young, entering the peak of his career, injury was a major concern too.

Having Eto as their goal getter did not stop Messi from becoming La liga & UEFA Player of the Year. He outperformed everybody including Henry & Eto.

Ibrahimovic lost form at a point. He was losing too many chances. I remember a particular game, Messi handed a die minute penalty to Zlatan so his name can also be on the score board.

The problem between Ibrahimovic and Pep is much deeper than Messi demanding for a central role.

Ibrahimovic also complained that Pep was not talking to him….. he would greet every one and snub him.

Pep is a silent dictator. Ibrahimovic is domineering and Pep didn’t like that.

Xavi, Iniesta & even Messi were loyal….. they were always ready to do what the coach wants.

Ibrahimovic even complained they were not allowed to drive their cars to training but him no send anybody.

kenzysmith:
do u kW if Rinaldo go to Newcastle today even neymar, pogba, dejong,lukaku will follow suit Rinaldo is bigger than 17 top flight clubs in d EPL as it stands Rinaldo is bigger than manutd football club

Wetin u dey talk sef?

Oga, Ronaldo dey find champions league football. No be Newcastle be him problem.

LZAA:
Speculation??
Even pep confirmed it
Oh and FYI messi fought with luis enrique
It was xavi who patched things up

Read why Ibrahimovic and Pep fell out.

https://www.goal.com/en/news/1717/editorial/2012/03/28/2992384/grudge-match-the-full-story-on-why-ibrahimovic-and-guardiola

Messi had nothing to do with their problem or why Ibrahimovic was sold.

And do not forget, Messi surrendered his role as a false 9 just to accommodate Suarez in the MSN set up.

Xavi may have played a key role but Enrique had no choice but to play Messi cos he almost got sack for losing/drawing games he ordinarily should have won with Messi.

See the screenshot below

kenzysmith:
Newcastle united is very much interested they can fund is wages trust me

Person wan play UCL you dey call Newcastle wey no go even qualify for UEL.

Angelfrost:
Don't mind this generation of money miss roads.

Players and agents are taking them for a ride!

A already pity Barcelona! Dem go hear am!

and that was exactly what wrecked Barcelona.

Angelfrost:
It's embarrassing honestly...

I keep saying it, too much money has ruined the beautiful game!

Maguire: 80 Million
Joao Felix: 109 Million
Mbappe: 108 Million
Greaalish: 100 Million
Lukaku: 90 Million

Just imagine the waste of money on average players! Tufiakwa!!!

Arsene Wenger faced wide range criticism for being an advocate of financial fair play.

atheistandproud:
Now you're deflecting the conversation.

It's just that many people have short memories but many footballers have called FCB as Messi FC.

Mbappé is only enjoying the privileges that had once being afforded to Messi. Life na turn by turn. Make Messi just rest.

Fraudiola must be very happy that he didn't sign Messi when the opportunity presented itself. Na so problem for dey Man city now.

Nothing concern Messi for Neymar and Mbappe matter. Na people dey drag am out.

Or you no dey aware or maybe forget Wetin Neymar do Cavani when he newly joined PSG?

Messi is wise and would not get involved in their squabble. If you notice His body language since he joined PSG, you would know he’s been trying not to make Mbappe feel threatened and uncomfortable by his presence. He doesn’t really fight for penalties cos of Mbappe & Neymar. He won a penalty to complete his hat trick in a UCL game last season, he left it for Mbappe so they can both be on the scoresheet.

Mbappe too knows Neymar is their penalty taker.

atheistandproud:
If na me,I go bench am too. No player should be bigger than the manager or the club.

That's the mistake that PSG have made with Mbappe.

No player.

You can’t bench the best player on your team without a good replacement or Atleast dey win games but Enrique’s team suffered several losses and draws to teams they should have beaten just because he wanted to punish Messi.

Na Wetin sack scolari for Chelsea be that cos he bench Drogba and Anelka no dey deliver

atheistandproud:
That's because Pep was no longer manager and Messi didn't have his claws in the new manager. Luis Enrique I believe after the failure of Gerardo Martino.

Same Luiz Enrique that almost got sacked for benching Messi and losing matches??

Incase you no know, it was Messi, Neymar and Suarez that agreed to that switch cos Enrique was already playing Suarez from right wing.

Drop sentiment naa

Read this

atheistandproud:
Is this proof enough for you?

Stop being biased man, Messi no know who you be and he doesn't care.

neither does he know or care about you.

You may not like him but don’t be bias.

It’s not cos Ibrahimovic never confirmed it and has never spoken ill of Messi like he’s done to Guardiola

atheistandproud:
All these Messi fans don come again.

Since you watch ball pass me, why Fraudiola persist with Messi in the false 9 role, (even choosing to play Fabregas there when Messi got injured) and restoring him back when he returned from injury?

In Euro 2012, Fabregas played false 9 for Spain in key games even though they had Torres and Informed Pedro on the bench…. Was Guardiola their coach too?

Ibra was doing well and scoring. His only problem was that he had no intention:

and Messi wasn’t scoring? Do you realize Messi outscored Eto and Henry from right wing before Ibrahimovic even thought of joining Barcelona?

1. Behaving like a school boy (his own words)2. Driving the club designated vehicle
3. Giving up his sports cars 4. Conforming like a bot

I read the fucking book too. Messi did ask for the central role. Why are you denying what is written in black and white?

After demanding for central role, the same Messi surrendered his preferred center role to accommodate Suarez in the MSN set up.

Bros think am na

LZAA:
Messi asked pep to play him through the middle

proof it with fact not mere speculation.

And was he tired of playing in the middle when he shifted to the right wing to accommodate Suarez under Luiz Enrique??

obedience4:
But during the MSN era, Luis Suarez played in the middle with messi and neymar operating from the wings, I think the problem was with pep

It’s easy to know sentiment has clouded his sense of reasoning from his comment.

atheistandproud:
This is not true. Messi specifically said he wanted to play down the middle. Everyone else was shifted off to the side. Even Thierry Henry had to play down the wing. Ibrahimovic refused of course so Fraudiola benched him.

so it was because of Messi, Henry was shifted to left wing?? Henry that was operating from left and Eto in the middle before Pep was even promoted to first team. Please, when did you start watching ball?

The only way to accommodate Henry & Eto in the team without further problem was to play Henry from the left.

Painting Messi black because you want to prove a point does not make sense……Zlatan’s issue with Guardiola had absolutely nothing to do with Messi.

Ego is the reason Zlatan and Guardiola couldn’t work together.

If Messi was the cause of their problem, why did Zlatan spare Messi when he criticized Guardiola in his book?

TheGiftedOne:
Guy you know football finish. I mean kpata kpata. I'm a sport OAP and I even refered to Neymar as a talented spoilt brat in my TV programme yesterday. I can't imagine people comparing Hazard with him if not that he's busy fooling around with Hamilton and Justin Bieber instead of concentrating on his game. The highpoint of it all was his antecedents in the last world cup where he would fall on the ground and start rolling like a toddler remonstrating for a perceived I'll treatment.

Thanks bro. Most nairalanders are more emotional than logical. If Neymar took his career serious, there is no way he would not be considered a GOAT at the end of his career but like you said, he was busy fooling around. He should never have left Barcelona in the first place. Hazard is no match for Neymar. 15/16 when I was serving in Jos, a colleague almost slapped me cos I said, Neymar is much better than Hazard in terms of talent and abilities.

BurialGround:
That's business part of the game.

exactly

ArchiLimited:
Good signing. Though I'm actually surprised he wants to leave real Madrid for United. But then again, the things that motivates footballers differ from player to player

Madrid will never pay him the kind of money Man United placed on the table. Na him last chance be this after all, him don achieve everything and he knows Balon D’or is out of reach.

Good signing if the deal goes through but 60million is too much considering his age.

Perez is a transfer guru…… he doesn’t buy cheap neither does he sell cheap.

In their prime, Messi starts, Neymar on the bench…..sadly, I would have to sell Mbappe.

To Ronaldo fandogs attacking and insulting me, If you guys had any atom of smartness, it’s not hard to read between the lines in the above comment cos neither Neymar or Mbappe can match a 100% fit, younger and hungry Messi.

Mbappe cannot even lace the boot of a serious, focused and committed Neymar.

Know the difference!
One is recognized by serving and retired players and coaches, pundits, media and football fans for talents and all round football abilities(goals, assists, dribbles, creativity, free kick and so on) while the self acclaimed goat is recognized by his PR and fans for his scoring abilities.

tarantino1:
I no drag Messi at all na e overzealous fans wey dey always fault Mbappe I dey blame and I also said Mnappe has become more arrogant than before. He needs to watch it and adjust.

I've seen a lot of comments from them trying to make light of Mbappe's contribution to PSG last season while exalting Messi's and it's not right in ant shape or form.

Anyone with eyes know say Messi no get problem here but the fans are also trying to start shît.

I am a Messi fan too but I think people are blowing this out of proportion.

They are gradually making it look like there’s a plot to undermine Mbappe’s contribution to the club.

Like you said, Mbappe needs to watch it. He is the future of the club and in no distant time, Messi and maybe Neymar go move elsewhere.

tarantino1:
While I believe Mbappe is starting to become a bit more arrogant than he was before, Messi and Neymar fans are still doing too much. They expect Mbappe to cower in the presence of Messi and Neymar for no fûcking reason and when he refuse to do that, they come for his head.

There is absolutely nothing controversial in that picture but there wan just talk for talking sake. Make there getat.

Oga no drag Messi into this…… Nothing concern am.

Or you no dey aware or maybe forget Wetin Neymar do Cavani when he newly joined PSG?

Messi is wise and would not get involved in their squabble. If you notice His body language since he joined PSG, you would know he’s been trying not to make Mbappe feel threatened and uncomfortable by his presence. He doesn’t really fight for penalties cos of Mbappe & Neymar. He won a penalty to complete his hat trick in a UCL game last season, he left it for Mbappe so they can both be on the scoresheet.

Mbappe knows Neymar is their penalty taker.

You burn Jersey wey you use your money buy…… if you no want am, simply give those wey go appreciate am.

ceeceeco:
How does the topic concern Man Utd?

Just so you know, Man united have been the biggest beneficiary of bad officiating in the premier league.

Don't worry, the day Manchester United will eventually bounce back, many of you will definitely commit suicide, & I pray you'll be one of them. Time shall tell...We are watching!

Did you just say you pray i will be one of them? You sound so pained and childish. Well, you can cry more cos i don't care if your team bounces back or disappears from the surface of the earth.