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Re: Messi Leaves Argentina Team After 3-1 Defeat To Venezuela by cr7lomo: 7:33pm On Mar 23, 2019
bayelsaowei:
you are the joke here.. the olympics brings nations from all over the world to play ..the euros is just like every other continental competition like the afcon and copa america.. the bottom line is messi has acquired more national honours than your ronaldo...

Lol...brings all nations with limitations of only 3 senior players ...even the with that , important team players don't take it srs...messi power na Nigeria...his 2cups na against Nigeria ...local champion grin grin grin grin
Re: Messi Leaves Argentina Team After 3-1 Defeat To Venezuela by bayelsaowei(m): 7:38pm On Mar 23, 2019
cr7lomo:


Lol...brings all nations with limitations of only 3 senior players ...even the with that , important team players don't take it srs...messi power na Nigeria...his 2cups na against Nigeria ...local champion grin grin grin grin
how does your rant change the fact that messi won international trophies.. ??..

So you mean ronaldinho and dilema are not important players??..

Please answer
Re: Messi Leaves Argentina Team After 3-1 Defeat To Venezuela by bayelsaowei(m): 7:40pm On Mar 23, 2019
cr7lomo:



Stop deceiving urself...messi that cudnt score one goal or assist one goal in 2014 in the knock out...di Maria did all the job, di Maria got injured immediately after scoring in the semis and Argentina cudnt score a single goal again till they lost in the finals
please can somebody give this guy a very big knock on the head.. now i know many ronaldo fans are football babies.. did you watch the 2014 world cup at all??..messi didnt score goals or gave assists Please can somebody help me clear the ignorance of this fellow?? Nonsense.. please kindly use google and search messi goals in that world cup and the number of assists he gave right down to the finals.. how else did he win the golden ball award?? You must be ignorant my friend..
Re: Messi Leaves Argentina Team After 3-1 Defeat To Venezuela by cr7lomo: 7:59pm On Mar 23, 2019
bayelsaowei:
please can somebody give this guy a very big knock on the head.. now i know many ronaldo fans are football babies.. did you watch the 2014 world cup at all??..messi didnt score goals or gave assists Please can somebody help me clear the ignorance of this fellow?? Nonsense.. please kindly use google and search messi goals in that world cup and the number of assists he gave right down to the finals.. how else did he win the golden ball award?? You must be ignorant my friend..

U are the ignorant fool disgracing urself in this forum....so u so blind that u dint know that messi dint score a single goal in the knock out of 2014 and u ignorantly are fooling urself here grin grin grin
Re: Messi Leaves Argentina Team After 3-1 Defeat To Venezuela by cr7lomo: 8:02pm On Mar 23, 2019
bayelsaowei:
how does your rant change the fact that messi won international trophies.. ??..

So you mean ronaldinho and dilema are not important players??..

Please answer

grin grin u are a clown... Ronaldo played that tournament when he wasn't really popular...he was still a junior...did he bother himself again 4yrs later or ever again??
Re: Messi Leaves Argentina Team After 3-1 Defeat To Venezuela by Ozkar: 8:02pm On Mar 23, 2019
cr7lomo:


U are the ignorant fool disgracing urself in this forum....so u so blind that u dint know that messi dint score a single goal in the knock out of 2014 and u ignorantly are fooling urself here grin grin grin
how many World Cup knockout goals did Ronaldo have in 2014 and 2018?
Re: Messi Leaves Argentina Team After 3-1 Defeat To Venezuela by cr7lomo: 8:05pm On Mar 23, 2019
Ozkar:
how many World Cup knockout goals did Ronaldo have in 2014 and 2018?


Hahahahahhahahahahhaha ....thank me for educating u first... U messi fools can't handle Ronaldos fire... The only man to score in 4consecutive WC ... The only man to hv scored hat tricks in every tournament he has ever played in
Re: Messi Leaves Argentina Team After 3-1 Defeat To Venezuela by Ozkar: 8:33pm On Mar 23, 2019
olaolaking:
It is possible. It had happened to all good players before. Everyday is not Christmas.
yeah, when Ronaldo goes missing in official games (which is quite often for the hype he gets) you guys go silent like nothing happened. It becomes normal for a great player to drop a disasterclass. This is a typical Ronaldo game when he does not get penalties and a regular supply of passes and crosses.

What happened to "a great player makes the difference when playing with a bad team?"

Or is this because Portugal is not a bad team? They won the Euro 2016 final without Ronaldo on the pitch and are comfortably at the top of their UEFA Nations League group (that includes Italy and Poland) without him in the squad at all.
Re: Messi Leaves Argentina Team After 3-1 Defeat To Venezuela by olaolaking: 8:37pm On Mar 23, 2019
Ozkar:
yeah, when Ronaldo goes missing in official games (which is quite often for the hype he gets) you guys go silent like nothing happened. It becomes normal for a great player to drop a disasterclass. This is a typical Ronaldo game when he does not get penalties and a regular supply of passes and crosses.

What happened to "a great player makes the difference when playing with a bad team?"

Or is this because Portugal is not a bad team? They won the Euro 2016 final without Ronaldo on the pitch and are comfortably at the top of their UEFA Nations League group (that includes Italy and Poland) without him in the squad at all.
Ronaldo does not go missing quite often unless we don't watch the same football. Madrid won 3 champion league in a row. Ronaldo has been the best performer in the 3 years for his team and you said misses often.

His effort in Portugal give them the credibility they have today. Even after substitution in the euro in the last game, the motivation he was dishing out from the side line confirmed him to be a winner

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Re: Messi Leaves Argentina Team After 3-1 Defeat To Venezuela by Ozkar: 8:44pm On Mar 23, 2019
cr7lomo:



Hahahahahhahahahahhaha ....thank me for educating u first... U messi fools can't handle Ronaldos fire... The only man to score in 4consecutive WC ... The only man to hv scored hat tricks in every tournament he has ever played in
first of all, you haven't educated anyone, except maybe the guy you were arguing with. I probably know more Ronaldo and Messi stats than you do. What's more I actually watch them play, and I know they aren't even on the same level.

Also, you still have not answered my question.

How many knockout goals did he have in those world cups? We both know his total goals across 4 world cups (he played in first team in all of them) is not up to 8.

Since you guys are bashing Messi for not scoring a knockout goal in 2014 despite being their creative centre all through the tournament and ending up with the golden ball, tell us how many knockout goals Ronaldo scored across the last two world cups. Don't even mention assists, cos he has like 2 assists in 4 world cup tournaments.

As a bonus, you can help remind us the world cup in which Ronaldo dragged his team to the final with his knockout goals.
Re: Messi Leaves Argentina Team After 3-1 Defeat To Venezuela by Ozkar: 9:03pm On Mar 23, 2019
olaolaking:
Ronaldo does not go missing quite often unless we don't watch the same football. Madrid won 3 champion league in a row. Ronaldo has been the best performer in the 3 years for his team and you said misses often.

His effort in Portugal give them the credibility they have today. Even after substitution in the euro in the last game, the motivation he was dishing out from the side line confirmed him to be a winner
You clearly don't watch Ronaldo often. Lemme remind you a bit with just UCL this season. Let's not add the Juve defeat against Atalanta that knocked them out of their domestic cup. No need to add the last UCL final that Bale had to come from the bench to rescue Madrid.

In this year's UCL, Ronaldo played 6 games before the Atletico game in which he bagged a hattrick. Guess how many goals he had across those 6 previous games.
Re: Messi Leaves Argentina Team After 3-1 Defeat To Venezuela by bayelsaowei(m): 9:03pm On Mar 23, 2019
cr7lomo:


grin grin u are a clown... Ronaldo played that tournament when he wasn't really popular...he was still a junior...did he bother himself again 4yrs later or ever again??
ronaldo dilema was already polular when he played atlanta 96..he was the next best thing to pele.. if you grew up around that period you would have witnessed the football prowess of dilema...ronaldo was dribbling the hell out of humans both at psv and fc barcelona.. now i know you just started watching football..ronaldo was fully ready in preparation for france 98...ronaldo was even the ballon de or runner up in 96 before clinching it at 97.. please go and watch real football..
Re: Messi Leaves Argentina Team After 3-1 Defeat To Venezuela by ozilo1chance(m): 9:11pm On Mar 23, 2019
Ozkar:
You clearly don't watch Ronaldo often. Lemme remind you a bit with just UCL this season. Let's not add the Juve defeat against Atalanta that knocked them out of their domestic cup. No need to add the last UCL final that Bale had to come from the bench to rescue Madrid.

In this year's UCL, Ronaldo played 6 games before the Atletico game in which he bagged a hattrick. Guess how many goals he had across those 6 previous games.

Don't forget he was wrongly red-carded in the first game against Valencia

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Re: Messi Leaves Argentina Team After 3-1 Defeat To Venezuela by ozilo1chance(m): 9:21pm On Mar 23, 2019
bayelsaowei:
ronaldo dilema was already polular when he played atlanta 96..he was the next best thing to pele.. if you grew up around that period you would have witnessed the football prowess of dilema...ronaldo was dribbling the hell out of humans both at psv and fc barcelona.. now i know you just started watching football..ronaldo was fully ready in preparation for france 98...ronaldo was even the ballon de or runner up in 96 before clinching it at 97.. please go and watch real football..

Yes Ronaldo.D was already popular............ but it doesn't make the Olympics more significant

Imagine a football tournament played by 16 teams of u23 players (only 3 seniors are allowed).

A tournament played during the beginning of the European season...... Have you even asked yourself why seniors don't like participating in it................... Our very own Mikel played in that tournament and paid the price with place in the then Chelsea team.

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Re: Messi Leaves Argentina Team After 3-1 Defeat To Venezuela by ozilo1chance(m): 9:32pm On Mar 23, 2019
Ozkar:
first of all, you haven't educated anyone, except maybe the guy you were arguing with. I probably know more Ronaldo and Messi stats than you do. What's more I actually watch them play, and I know they aren't even on the same level.

Also, you still have not answered my question.

How many knockout goals did he have in those world cups? We both know his total goals across 4 world cups (he played in first team in all of them) is not up to 8.

Since you guys are bashing Messi for not scoring a knockout goal in 2015 despite being their creative centre all through the tournament and ending up with the golden ball, tell us how many knockout goals Ronaldo scored across the last two world cups. Don't even mention assists, cos he has like 2 assists in 4 world cup tournaments.

As a bonus, you can help remind us the world cup in which Ronaldo dragged his team to the final with his knockout goals.
what shall it profit a man to DRAG his team to a WC final only to lose it.

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Re: Messi Leaves Argentina Team After 3-1 Defeat To Venezuela by Ozkar: 9:40pm On Mar 23, 2019
ozilo1chance:


Don't forget he was wrongly red-carded in the first game against Valencia
is this supposed to somehow justify the disasterclasses he dropped after returning?

He's had just one outstanding game in 7 UCL games, and the other guy is arguing that he ALWAYS makes the difference for his team and that the poor game he had with Portugal is a one-off thing.

You guys simply notice the games he plays really well, because they don't come as often as the one's he's either just average or really awful. This is how people explain away his bad games and hype the few outstanding ones - "he scores when it matters most"
Re: Messi Leaves Argentina Team After 3-1 Defeat To Venezuela by Ozkar: 9:48pm On Mar 23, 2019
ozilo1chance:

what shall it profit a man to DRAG his team to a WC final only to lose it.
let Ronaldo drag his team to a World Cup final first and win the golden ball, then we'd talk about it.

You have no point. Modric got multiple accolades including the Ballon d'Or after losing the WC final. Everyone agreed he had a great World Cup.
Re: Messi Leaves Argentina Team After 3-1 Defeat To Venezuela by Moukandjo: 10:14pm On Mar 23, 2019
olaolaking:
What do you mean by "I go fit"? So the players that played against Venezuela were the ones played in the previous world cups and other competitions.


Now mention the big players in the Portuguese team and their big clubs and how they are so much command respect. So that we can confirm your fact. Then I will name the big players in the Argentines team, their club, and how the fans so much believe in them in their various departments
Oga, like I told you, it's not about having big name players wey some don expire. It's about the right balance from attack to defence & also in terms of the right mix of experience & youth especially of their starting line ups! Germany now doesn't have much big name players but their team is way more balanced than most other teams!
You can't be telling us Argentina has Dybala, Higuain (shey in reality, Higuain na player?), Aguero, Icardi, Tevez, Di Maria etc to play with Messi in attack when the reality is Messi will still most likely start alongside Maxi Meza & Christian Pavon in attack! Even if Messi plays with a maximum two of these "big name" forwards in the starting 11, goal keeper, defence & midfield nko? Where is the balance?


Rui Patrício
Ricardo Pereira
Pepe
José Fonte
Raphael Guerreiro
Bernardo Silva
Adrien Silva
William Carvalho
Joao Mario
Goncalo Guedes
Cristiano Ronaldo (c)

This is Portugal's line up against Uruguay that sent them home in the last WC! See how balanced the team is from back to front irrespective of "big names"?

Now give us Argentina's starting line up against France that sent them home & tell us how balanced that team was!

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Re: Messi Leaves Argentina Team After 3-1 Defeat To Venezuela by Moukandjo: 10:22pm On Mar 23, 2019
cr7lomo:


grin grin grin grin grin...it's now certain that u are a hater...no b only nani ...Na mami
But facts no dey lie na! Check am! Nani scored same number of goals DESPITE him not being the point man like c.Ronaldo. And, most importantly, Nani no run away for final; he played full match like a man!
Re: Messi Leaves Argentina Team After 3-1 Defeat To Venezuela by ozilo1chance(m): 10:55pm On Mar 23, 2019
Ozkar:
let Ronaldo drag his team to a World Cup final first and win the golden ball, then we'd talk about it.

You have no point. Modric got multiple accolades including the Ballon d'Or after losing the WC final. Everyone agreed he had a great World Cup.
My broda no one is saying that Messi didn't try in 2014WC (infact any player that gets to the final of a football tournament by playing in the first team tried because he must have contributed to the course one way or the other)
My point is let's stop this brouhaha about WC knock-out goals because in the end even your darling Messi has NONE

He didn't even deserve that golden ball...... it was just a compensation, Van Persie, T. Muller and even James Rodriguez were better candidates...... unlike Modric's case.
Messi did not win the Ballon d'or in 2014 even after the WC golden ball to show you that it was just a compensation........................So tell who won the prestigious award that year(2014)? ...............YES, your guess is as good as mine.

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Re: Messi Leaves Argentina Team After 3-1 Defeat To Venezuela by sapeleboi(m): 10:55pm On Mar 23, 2019
Jokerman:
Lolsss.... FIFA should allow Messi wear Barcelona shirt when playing for Argentina grin

Re: Messi Leaves Argentina Team After 3-1 Defeat To Venezuela by ozilo1chance(m): 11:24pm On Mar 23, 2019
olaolaking:
Messi had played with good quality players in the Argentines team. They have many big players he had played with bold past and present. Yet it is still excuses all the times.

So what makes you a good player? Please answer. Even me will perform well if you put me in a good team. That is what we are saying about messi. He played in a good club with good team and performed. You call him greatest. But Messi had only performed in one team. No Matter the team he plays for if it is not bacca he won't click. Though he had performed better against the super eagle of Nigeria. But then ask again, how good is super eagle?

Guy guy guy......u don commot the feathers finish from our "Super eagles"...........Chai
Re: Messi Leaves Argentina Team After 3-1 Defeat To Venezuela by olaolaking: 11:47pm On Mar 23, 2019
Ozkar:
You clearly don't watch Ronaldo often. Lemme remind you a bit with just UCL this season. Let's not add the Juve defeat against Atalanta that knocked them out of their domestic cup. No need to add the last UCL final that Bale had to come from the bench to rescue Madrid.

In this year's UCL, Ronaldo played 6 games before the Atletico game in which he bagged a hattrick. Guess how many goals he had across those 6 previous games.
why are you limiting everything to just present? Please proof to me that it was not the effort of Ronaldo that one Madrid 3 champion leagues at a string.

You are talking of bale that came as a substitute in most of the matches. If Madrid did not get to the final, will you mention Garry? Then ask again, how did Madrid got to all those finals? What was the star player in many of the matches. Who did commentators scream the name more in Madrid team? Please if not Ronaldo, mention the player.

As for juve, it was already over for them if not because Ronaldo did the miracle.
As you know, there is nobody who had contributed to more to Madrid's success in the last 3 years than Ronaldo, tell us if there is one.

He also did similar thing in Manu. He is at juve now and ask any juve fan if there is any player that they believe in more than Ronaldo

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Re: Messi Leaves Argentina Team After 3-1 Defeat To Venezuela by olaolaking: 11:53pm On Mar 23, 2019
Moukandjo:

Oga, like I told you, it's not about having big name players wey some don expire. It's about the right balance from attack to defence & also in terms of the right mix of experience & youth especially of their starting line ups! Germany now doesn't have much big name players but their team is way more balanced than most other teams!
You can't be telling us Argentina has Dybala, Higuain (shey in reality, Higuain na player?), Aguero, Icardi, Tevez, Di Maria etc to play with Messi in attack when the reality is Messi will still most likely start alongside Maxi Meza & Christian Pavon in attack! Even if Messi plays with a maximum two of these "big name" forwards in the starting 11, goal keeper, defence & midfield nko? Where is the balance?


Rui Patrício
Ricardo Pereira
Pepe
José Fonte
Raphael Guerreiro
Bernardo Silva
Adrien Silva
William Carvalho
Joao Mario
Goncalo Guedes
Cristiano Ronaldo (c)

This is Portugal's line up against Uruguay that sent them home in the last WC! See how balanced the team is from back to front irrespective of "big names"?

Now give us Argentina's starting line up against France that sent them home & tell us how balanced that team was!
My point still remain. I will perform if you put me in the midst of good footballers. If messi cannot lift another team except bacca, then he is not great.

The great players turn bad team to achiever.

If everything is centered on good team, then Messi is not great. Not until he bring result to a bad team. Until then he is just good but not great

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Re: Messi Leaves Argentina Team After 3-1 Defeat To Venezuela by Moukandjo: 12:07am On Mar 24, 2019
olaolaking:
My point still remain. I will perform if you put me in the midst of good footballers. If messi cannot lift another team except bacca, then he is not great.

The great players turn bad team to achiever.

If everything is centered on good team, then Messi is not great. Not until he bring result to a bad team. Until then he is just good but not great
Tell me one of these legends you call GOATs that "single handedly" won a trophy for their national teams! Zidane? Pele? Maradona?
Just mention one & we'll bust the myths & propaganda for you now now, especially that Maradona's own!
Re: Messi Leaves Argentina Team After 3-1 Defeat To Venezuela by Grahamjnr(m): 12:47am On Mar 24, 2019
ovadozes:
This fool and his idiotic Argentina that made me not win my 250k Las night
Goat my left testicle. Tufiakwa.
No be small thing my brother. Mine was 150k. The thing pain me die. I come the regret why I no do a cash out before their match. sad
ovadozes:
This fool and his idiotic Argentina that made me not win my 250k Las night
Goat my left testicle. Tufiakwa.
No be small thing my brother. Mine was 150k. The thing pain me die. I come the regret why I no do a cash out before their match.
Re: Messi Leaves Argentina Team After 3-1 Defeat To Venezuela by olaolaking: 5:41am On Mar 24, 2019
Moukandjo:

Tell me one of these legends you call GOATs that "single-handedly" won a trophy for their national teams! Zidane? Pele? Maradona?
Just mention one & we'll bust the myths & propaganda for you now-now, especially that Maradona's own!

I think I have to stop here since you are still finding it difficult to understand. This your last says is not showing that you understand this thing at all.


The Zidane and co you are talking about performed outstandingly and credibly well AT BOTH CLUB AND NATIONAL TEAM.
This is different from who performed only at club level and consistently Please note the word CONSISTENTLY - for about ten years, failed to lift the national team. He had played with different good players for the national team in the past, but he did not do anything special.

This is about reality on the ground not about what we like. Your love for the guy makes you not to see the other bad side where he needs to improve

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Re: Messi Leaves Argentina Team After 3-1 Defeat To Venezuela by Moukandjo: 7:03am On Mar 24, 2019
olaolaking:


I think I have to stop here since you are still finding it difficult to understand. This your last says is not showing that you understand this thing at all.


The Zidane and co you are talking about performed outstandingly and credibly well AT BOTH CLUB AND NATIONAL TEAM.
This is different from who performed only at club level and consistently Please note the word CONSISTENTLY - for about ten years, failed to lift the national team. He had played with different good players for the national team in the past, but he did not do anything special.

This is about reality on the ground not about what we like. Your love for the guy makes you not to see the other bad side where he needs to improve


Your hate for the guy is actually making you not to notice Messi has played a key role in taking his teams to FOUR finals in international tournament (one WC & 3 copas) & was the best player in 2 of those tournaments (WC 2010 & 2015 Copa! In one other (2007 Copa), he scored the best goal, won best young player & was in the top 3 for the best players in that tournament alongside Robinho & Riquelme. You think say e easy? Or what else do you mean by consistent? Even if he plays trash in all the finals, where are the teammates to do the job like the teammates of Pele, Maradona, Zidane & even c.ronaldo did for them? I'm shocked you did not take up the challenge of giving us names of players you call GOATs who singlehandedly won trophies for their teams like you want Messi to do so we'll bust the myths quickly!
Abeg just mention one & the tournament! Tell me what special thing Maradona did in the 2 international finals he played?

What did c.Ronaldo do in 3 of the last 4 UCL finals he played (twice against Atleti & the last one against Liverpool)? He played absolute trash, but the other teammates stepped up to do the job! What did he do in the Euros final? Did he even play? But did you see what his teammates did to mighty France in France's backyard?

By the way, go & check Argentina's win ratio & even number of goals scored with Messi & without Messi in the last world cup qualifiers & see how bad it is! In fact, there was a period in the qualifiers when Messi was the only one that had scored for Argentina for months if not years!

Point remains Messi has tried! 1 WC final, 3 Copa America finals & being best player in each of those tournaments is not beans! Let the teammates help Messi too like teammates of other greats have done!

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Re: Messi Leaves Argentina Team After 3-1 Defeat To Venezuela by JayGraphics(m): 7:15am On Mar 24, 2019
I don't hate messi but the last time I check messi did not achieve anything with is national team.
And when I mean national team I mean the senior players not under 20.
Cause CR7 wasn't given the chance to play for Portugal fringe side. He was too important to the Senior team from 18

bayelsaowei:
you guys are the real haters who have thrown away messis achievement with argentina and upholding ronaldos euro trophy which he made little or no impact in the finals against france.. messi has acquired more international honours than ronaldo.. argue with your self since you cant argue with facts.. rubbish..

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Re: Messi Leaves Argentina Team After 3-1 Defeat To Venezuela by bayelsaowei(m): 7:43am On Mar 24, 2019
JayGraphics:
I don't hate messi but the last time I check messi did not achieve anything with is national team.
And when I mean national team I mean the senior players not under 20.
Cause CR7 wasn't given the chance to play for Portugal fringe side. He was too important to the Senior team from 18

how can you say his achievements when he was young werent achievenents ?? Messi played an Olympics along side the likes of aguero and di maria who were already drafted into the senior team. Infact that argentine team was the senior team already .. we are talking about an individual who started achieving things at a very tiny age..messi was highly important and featured at world cups and the olympics at a very tender age.. messi was as much important too.. you guys can say anything to discredit messi.. below is the argentine squad.. please tell me who in that squad that wasnt playing for the senior team.. wether is under 13 his achievements or medals does not switch.. gold medal is a gold medal be it olympics, copa america, euros or the world cup.. the bottom line is it is a competitive internationl game.. and messi clinched them wearing the argentine jersey and not the barca jersey.. you guys should stop downgrading his accolades for his country..

Re: Messi Leaves Argentina Team After 3-1 Defeat To Venezuela by bayelsaowei(m): 7:47am On Mar 24, 2019
Moukandjo:



Your hate for the guy is actually making you not to notice Messi has played a key role in taking his teams to FOUR finals in international tournament (one WC & 3 copas) & was the best player in 2 of those tournaments (WC 2010 & 2015 Copa! In one other (2007 Copa), he scored the best goal, won best young player & was in the top 3 for the best players in that tournament alongside Robinho & Riquelme. You think say e easy? Or what else do you mean by consistent? Even if he plays trash in all the finals, where are the teammates to do the job like the teammates of Pele, Maradona, Zidane & even c.ronaldo did for them? I'm shocked you did not take up the challenge of giving us names of players you call GOATs who singlehandedly won trophies for their teams like you want Messi to do so we'll bust the myths quickly!
Abeg just mention one & the tournament! Tell me what special thing Maradona did in the 2 international finals he played?

What did c.Ronaldo do in 3 of the last 4 UCL finals he played (twice against Atleti & the last one against Liverpool)? He played absolute trash, but the other teammates stepped up to do the job! What did he do in the Euros final? Did he even play? But did you see what his teammates did to mighty France in France's backyard?

By the way, go & check Argentina's win ratio & even number of goals scored with Messi & without Messi in the last world cup qualifiers & see how bad it is! In fact, there was a period in the qualifiers when Messi was the only one that had scored for Argentina for months if not years!

Point remains Messi has tried! 1 WC final, 3 Copa America finals & being best player in each of those tournaments is not beans! Let the teammates help Messi too like teammates of other greats have done!
dont mind the haters.. they just watch football like kids.. arguring ribbish..rubbish downgrading messis honours wearing the argentine jersey.. these guys have belittled the Olympics and junior world cup just to spite messi.. if ronaldo had won those international competitions we would have had blocked ears.. ronaldo wey begin learn football at old age.. messi had already accomplished the fits he is striving for...

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Re: Messi Leaves Argentina Team After 3-1 Defeat To Venezuela by bayelsaowei(m): 7:49am On Mar 24, 2019
Moukandjo:

But facts no dey lie na! Check am! Nani scored same number of goals DESPITE him not being the point man like c.Ronaldo. And, most importantly, Nani no run away for final; he played full match like a man!
quaresma even delivered that Portugal if I remember well through one of the knock out stages...

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