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Re: Lionel Messi Quits Argentina National After Copa Loss by Kingsley10000: 4:32pm On Jun 27, 2016 |
YomaA:no mind those cr7 obsessed fools.what this legend has achieved ronaldo cant reach that apex in next 20yrs.... |
Re: Lionel Messi Quits Argentina National After Copa Loss by Nobody: 4:35pm On Jun 27, 2016 |
I love you messi! |
Re: Lionel Messi Quits Argentina National After Copa Loss by ChikaSunday(m): 4:36pm On Jun 27, 2016 |
Feranchek: Madridsta, are you from Delta? |
Re: Lionel Messi Quits Argentina National After Copa Loss by goshen26: 4:37pm On Jun 27, 2016 |
Ur juju will definitely disappoint u at d last moment to glory.... Goshen26-2016 |
Re: Lionel Messi Quits Argentina National After Copa Loss by emmand2(m): 4:38pm On Jun 27, 2016 |
C.ronaldo remains the best |
Re: Lionel Messi Quits Argentina National After Copa Loss by TeamSimple(m): 4:41pm On Jun 27, 2016 |
Lastine:Did I in any way write offensive while making my point? You think you have got bad mouth. if I choose to reply you the same way you did, your parents would regret the day they gave birth to you. |
Re: Lionel Messi Quits Argentina National After Copa Loss by sirlop(m): 4:42pm On Jun 27, 2016 |
abokikhalifa:Yes, Euro 2004 finals. They lost to Greece. |
Re: Lionel Messi Quits Argentina National After Copa Loss by sirlop(m): 4:43pm On Jun 27, 2016 |
Kingsley10000:Clown |
Re: Lionel Messi Quits Argentina National After Copa Loss by Frankaka8(m): 4:43pm On Jun 27, 2016 |
MakaveliTheDon:Messi 5world best, age 29yrs, ororo 3world best, age 31...baba use ur brain here. Someone leads, the other follow na 2 Likes |
Re: Lionel Messi Quits Argentina National After Copa Loss by Frankaka8(m): 4:46pm On Jun 27, 2016 |
emmand2:dat is why Nigeria lies 62nd in Fifa ranking. Them no sabi football at all. |
Re: Lionel Messi Quits Argentina National After Copa Loss by Dainikel(m): 4:46pm On Jun 27, 2016 |
This is gonna sound a little funny but I think its feasible enough. Tata Martino might just be the downfall of Argentina since 2014. I & a friend got talking about the copa & the dude assuringly told me Chile's gonna win the copa & I told him its not possible considering the way Messi & the other players even Higuain had been through the rounds & now to the final. I could bet anything that Argentina was gonna win the copa but then he said Argentina's gonna lose again cos of her coach 'Tata' owing to the meaning of his name been 'almost there'. This same Tata made Barcelona go trophyless in 2013 even when Barcelona was just a point down to ATM...Messi actually scored a beautiful goal in that game but surprisingly it was declared an offside by the ref(there was absolutely nothing off about that goal) & the game ended 1-1 in ATM's favour. The copa del rey also turned out disappointingly in a most astonishing manner as barca lost leaving them trophyless in such a long time. Higuain has been playing beautifully through the rounds until the finals...why the finals for the 3rd consecutive time? Could the meaning of the name of the coach 'Tata' be the cause? 1 Like |
Re: Lionel Messi Quits Argentina National After Copa Loss by omonla555: 4:47pm On Jun 27, 2016 |
Has Messi played in any League outside Spain? NO Has Messi played in any Club aside Barcelona? NO Messi in any Club aside Barcelona might be a failure. |
Re: Lionel Messi Quits Argentina National After Copa Loss by Lastine: 4:50pm On Jun 27, 2016 |
TeamSimple: I dy sorry bro.. I never know you ni jae
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Re: Lionel Messi Quits Argentina National After Copa Loss by sirlop(m): 4:55pm On Jun 27, 2016 |
Frankaka8:U shld use your brain here.The word best is not always a true reflection of the best..Ppl are allowed to vote for anybody. I believe Messi enjoyed some goodwill cos of his calmness. An accolade that doesnt have laid down basis of judgement shldnt be used as a yard stick.If Messi wants to show us he is the best, he shld go to another team or another league and prove himself.Aside that, we only see him as a Barcelona star. When you look at Argentina, you wonder how they have failed to win a major trophy with the golden generation of players they have. Portugal on the other hand haven't had such quality of players since Figo and Simao retired, still CR7 hasn't considered retirement. 1 Like |
Re: Lionel Messi Quits Argentina National After Copa Loss by sirlop(m): 4:58pm On Jun 27, 2016 |
Frankaka8:Psychiatric patient |
Re: Lionel Messi Quits Argentina National After Copa Loss by Drdonzeez(m): 5:00pm On Jun 27, 2016 |
frenzydaniel1:U-20 WYC and Olympic no be cup?Whether you like or not,he has achieved something on international stage..No man is an island,maradona,Pele had their shortcomings.pls tell me Ronaldo has achieved something with portugal# 1 Like |
Re: Lionel Messi Quits Argentina National After Copa Loss by MakaveliTheDon(m): 5:01pm On Jun 27, 2016 |
Frankaka8:even with the age is improvement is incomparable no ronaldo no Portugal no real madrid presently.. quote me wrong . i ve got ma points |
Re: Lionel Messi Quits Argentina National After Copa Loss by Nobody: 5:04pm On Jun 27, 2016 |
just thinking...........higuain go fit arsenal o ooooo!!! |
Re: Lionel Messi Quits Argentina National After Copa Loss by wristbangle: 5:05pm On Jun 27, 2016 |
MakaveliTheDon: Yet messi is compared to legendary like Maradona, Pele, et al. but CR7 is compared to messi. Deal with that. 2 Likes |
Re: Lionel Messi Quits Argentina National After Copa Loss by wristbangle: 5:07pm On Jun 27, 2016 |
frenzydaniel1: If u no pass through primary school, how u wan be BSC graduate na. |
Re: Lionel Messi Quits Argentina National After Copa Loss by zuma4k(m): 5:10pm On Jun 27, 2016 |
ARGENTINA NEVER LOVED MESSI AS BARCELONA DO - NOW THEY MUST BEG HIM TO COME Back... The 29-year-old Camp Nou legend quit his national side after losing the Copa America Centenario final on penalties and big changes are needed if he is to return in 2018. Lionel Messi has had enough. After losing the Copa America Centenario final with Argentina on Sunday night in New Jersey, the five-time Ballon d'Or winner announced that he would not be wearing the blue and white of his national team ever again. Messi missed a penalty in the shootout as Argentina lost out to Chile in a scenario similar to last year's events in Santiago. Two consecutive Copas (as well as the 2007 edition), plus the World Cup: four finals lost with the Albiceleste. And according to the player himself, there will be no fifth time lucky. "It's a difficult moment to analyse," a distraught Messi said afterwards. "The first thing that comes into my head is that it's over. For me the national team is over." And he added: "It has been four finals. It was what I most wanted. It didn't work out. I think that's it. It's what I feel now, what I think. There is great sadness. I missed the penalty, that's it." And Messi may be the first of many to leave Argentina behind. Later, Sergio Aguero said: "We're all messed up. But that's the worst I have seen Leo. He did everything he could to get us here. But Messi probably won't be the only one to quit the national team. Several us are thinking about not carrying on." Aguero said during last year's Copa that "it would be a failure if this generation of players didn't win anything" and his team-mates all agreed with that statement. But they still haven't and now the likes of 'Kun', Javier Mascherano, Angel Di Maria and Gonzalo Higuain could all follow Messi out of the national team. It is a travesty that such a group of talent has failed to win a major prize at senior level (after claiming the Under-20 World Cup in 2005 and the Olympic title with the U-23 side in 2008). And perhaps the saddest thing of all is Messi's assertion that many will be happy to see him go. "It's for the good of everyone," he said. "For me and for everyone. Many want that. People aren't happy with reaching the final and we are not happy either." Messi in Argentina has always divided opinion. Even now, some supporters continue to treat him harshly simply because he has never played club football in his homeland. Likewise the media. But Messi cares deeply about his national team and that surely showed more than ever by his tearful reaction after this latest loss. Even Diego Maradona has hit out at the Barcelona forward, telling Pele recently at an event in France that the four-time Ballon d'Or winner "doesn't have the personality to be a leader" like players from previous generations. But Messi is just one player and if anyone has led Argentina to three consecutive finals, it is he. That they have ended in defeat is not the fault of only Messi, not by any means. Maradona did not score in the final of the 1986 World Cup and whie he did provide the assist for the winning goal, Jose Burruchaga still had to put it in the net. Had Gonzalo Higuain done similar in any of the last three finals, the story would surely be different. Those are the fine lines between success and failure. And the result of one isolated match should not determine whether Messi is the greatest player ever. He already is. As Jorge Valdano once famously said: "Messi is Maradona every day. He is the Maradona from the World Cup in Mexico." Valdano told Goal recently: "Winning the Copa America would strengthen his emotional ties with Argentina, but a Copa would add nothing to his status as a genius." And Jorge Sampaoli, who as Chile coach denied Messi the Copa America in 2015, told Goal in an interview earlier this year: "I think that whoever cannot recognise Messi as the best is a fool." But Argentina have not been able to keep Messi happy on or off the pitch and that is perhaps their biggest sin. Berated and blamed by fans and the media, the Barcelona forward, whose every touch is idolised by those at Camp Nou, feels the weight of a nation each time he pulls on the shirt. "What I would tell that man is that Leo does not play like he does in Barcelona for Argentina because here he may not enjoy himself," Sampaoli said in that same interview. "We have to make people accept that he can play well and badly, for Leo to feel loved. If we do not enjoy him, nothing can make us happy. I can assure you that all the comments reach Messi and make him feel bad, and that feeling enters the pitch." And therein lies the biggest problem. But there are also others. The Argentine Football Association (AFA) is in chaos at the moment with no president and Messi complained on social media just last week of organisational issues that had left the squad stranded on a plane in the US. That is no way to treat the world's best player - especially days before a major final. Conditions on the pitch have not been the best either. Gerardo Martino is a good coach who likes to play attractive football, but he is not a winner and his track record at Barcelona and now as Argentina boss over the past two seasons have shown that. At Camp Nou, Messi has been given all the ingredients he needs to succeed. With Argentina, he has not. Now he has gone and they will surely realise quite quickly what they are missing. But if they are to coax him back for one last shot at glory in the 2018 World Cup, then there have to be big changes. At the AFA, with the team itself, and also the attitude towards Messi. Treat him better, charm him, give him what he needs, including a winning coach like Diego Simeone or Sampaoli - and beg him to come back for one final fling in Russia. Argentina have to qualify first, of course. But they should, despite a possible player exodus, and Messi will only be 30 (almost 31) when the World Cup kicks off. Still in his prime. Messi has shown his love to the Albiceleste for more than a decade, he has given everything he has. Now he needs a break to recover emotionally; then all the love and affection he should have been given before. And maybe, just maybe, he'll come back for what could yet be a fantastic finale in Moscow. Over to you, Argentina. |
Re: Lionel Messi Quits Argentina National After Copa Loss by wristbangle: 5:10pm On Jun 27, 2016 |
LesbianBoy: See your life? U dey degrade your country. Wait e easy to reach tournament finals? See ya head |
Re: Lionel Messi Quits Argentina National After Copa Loss by MuyiRano(m): 5:12pm On Jun 27, 2016 |
Dainikel:No bro. Tata came afta d WC in Brazil. Isabella stepped aside den Martino came... I dnt think Tata is dier problem,bt Higuain is. Dis is d 3rd time 4 him to decide a big final match 4 Argentina bt he alws blow it off. I'm beginning to research on wat dat name really means |
Re: Lionel Messi Quits Argentina National After Copa Loss by Frankaka8(m): 5:12pm On Jun 27, 2016 |
sirlop:quick question, Messi got to worldcup finals with injury plague argies and won theMVP, has ronlado donedat. Portugese league is a. topnotch in europe mind yu. Imagine Messi playing against opponents like mangala, matersaker, kolo toure, ivanovic and Co He is too goodfor epl 2 Likes
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Re: Lionel Messi Quits Argentina National After Copa Loss by openmine(m): 5:13pm On Jun 27, 2016 |
SUMCIOUZ:I didn't say Portugal won dat championship...the guy I quoted said ronaldo hasn't been to "any finals in any championship" before...go back and read wat d guy I quoted said.... |
Re: Lionel Messi Quits Argentina National After Copa Loss by zuma4k(m): 5:13pm On Jun 27, 2016 |
wristbangle:That's a point I'm always tryna prove... |
Re: Lionel Messi Quits Argentina National After Copa Loss by babe4wealth(m): 5:17pm On Jun 27, 2016 |
Badosqi: MESSI HAS NOT SEEN ANYTHING YET, HE HAD D EFFRONTERY TO DENY HIS FATHER B4 D WORLD........HE WILL CONTINUE TO NOSEDIVE TILL HE APOLOGISES TO HIS DAD,,,,,,IF HE DOUBTS IT,,DEN HE CAN ASK D PRODIGAL SON WAT HAPPENED::::::::::: |
Re: Lionel Messi Quits Argentina National After Copa Loss by Akinkunmi0777(m): 5:25pm On Jun 27, 2016 |
Messi, i respect you best footballer in the globe, but you don't have to quit cos you can win 2018 world cup. 2 Likes |
Re: Lionel Messi Quits Argentina National After Copa Loss by sirlop(m): 5:37pm On Jun 27, 2016 |
Frankaka8:I don't think u read my comment well. The so called Ivanovich u mentioned has played against Messi severally and how did Messi fare? U and I know the MVP given to Messi in the last Wcup wasn't deserved. He wasn't even amongst the best in dat tournament. I spoke of the Portuguese team and not their league., even their league isn't among the top 5 leagues in Europe. Checkout their squad before u talk. If Argentina were to be in Europe, they would find it difficult in the euros. European teams are very sound, unlike the Copa America competition with few genuine contenders. 1 Like |
Re: Lionel Messi Quits Argentina National After Copa Loss by meltiplexer: 5:39pm On Jun 27, 2016 |
Am so happy they lose because i won cool cash from my prediction on Naijabet accoount 1 Like |
Re: Lionel Messi Quits Argentina National After Copa Loss by MakaveliTheDon(m): 5:44pm On Jun 27, 2016 |
wristbangle:baba when a whole club and country depends on a single guy.. what more can you ask of a legend? |
Re: Lionel Messi Quits Argentina National After Copa Loss by sirlop(m): 5:55pm On Jun 27, 2016 |
MakaveliTheDon:Intelligence at its peak. What an answer 1 Like |
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