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dmcdad: Who saw my boi Rakitić?

I saw him bro! I am so glad we signed him, I can't wait to see him play along don Iniesta in the midfield.

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ddippset: lol. it's good to refresh the memories of these haters once in a while.

They can't see beautiful clips like that. All they need is just one negative comment somewhere and you'll see them hammering on it.

ddippset: robben hardly faces bus parking teams. look at the world cup, robben always had acres of space to run into while messi was always having 8 players in front of him. the difference between them is that robben runs, and runs and runs, and the makes a quick turn and leaves his marker (which is always one person)for dead but messi runs in the midst of many and either scores or lays an exquisite pass. robben cannot run in the midst of 3, 4 or 5 defenders.people dont park the bus against against robben but they do against messi.

Spot on bro! No one could have said it better.

dmcdad: Fingers crossed then...

But you have to admit that opponents too are much aware of whom Messi is now than then, so we might likely not see exact days as then.

dmcdad: I dey vex for Messi seriously. Him no dey let person enjoy ball like before again. Na only goals we wan chop? Make those mazy runs and mesmerise us with your snake-like dribbles.

I could remember this excerpt.

"Cristiano Ronaldo subscribes to Euclid’s theory: the shortest distance
between two points is a straight line. Not only that, you have to blast down that line at warp speed until you reach the goal," muses award-winning Spanish writer Manuel Vicent in El Pais .

"Leo Messi prefers Einstein: the shortest distance between two points is
always a curve, and the only way to arrive is if you zigzag unpredictably
like a careering swine trying to dodge the axe. Ronaldo inspires passion –
Messi, admiration." And that’s why they are considered the gods of the
modern soccer world.

The emboldened is what I am saying...

No vex bro! Let's just hope he comes back very fit and ready to lead the team to glory again. Now that he has good goal scorers beside him, maybe he will be relieved of the burden and give us the magical moments we are used to.

philfearon: Talking of growing old lol...
Just watched rewatched many Messi clips..damn!!
Messi is The King of Dribbling! Not even Ronaldinho or Maradona comes close to him
But now,That Messi is gone!!

Really? I thought I was the only one that watched it last night ooooo. I also watched his best 100 goals and one can only conclude Messi played in a world of his own in those days. Can we still get to see a similar performance? Maybe something close.

homesteady: Xavi don retire from international football!
Master Xavi the spain legend and hero! 2 Euro cups and one world cup ain't beans!
He was not just any member of the squad, but the main man who ran the show!
Spain will surely miss him!

The greatest player in the history of Spanish football! It's not only Spain that will miss him but the whole world. A living legend, one of the very few I love most in football, ever humble and gentle. How I wish some players don't grow old!

dmcdad: Confirmed! The deal should be closed before the end of tomorrow and will be officially announced Wednesday morning. His unveiling will be on Friday. I also read that Zubi wants Jenkinson albeit he just left Arsenal on loan to one of the Premiership sides. Don't doubt! With Zubi, anything us possible.

Really? I thought he is also sounding out Mike Obi to pair Song in the DM role.

Austeenx: `[color=orange]World Cup: Argentina and tried their best. I guess everybody can't win the world cup.
Your friend couldn't come out of his own group when a team that had Uchebo, Mikel Slowbi, Azeez, Oshaniwa, Agbim, and other wastemen could come out of their own group.

El Clasico cup: You prolly watch football through your neighbour's window. The way you're forming competitions, one day we'll see you type Alaba Boys Cup, Oshodi Smugglers Cup, King Of Ikorodu Cup.

UEFA Cup: I think this is the present day Europa league[I stand to be corrected] Why should Messi sweat over a mediocre competition? [/color]

You really get time to dy reply am oooo. Anyway thanks for taking time to reply.

homesteady: After watching the 1st half and part of 2nd half,
1)I think our defence is not still strong enough to stop quick counter-attacks(or maybe its because of our high-line defence)! I have some doubts about that Matthieu guy! Pique had some flashes of brilliance oh, that PK was a stupid call by the ref!

2) Pedro is only good enough to be a 2nd choice, not 1st!

3) Xavi is still a master! I think he was not at his best last season because he lacked serious competition
4) We have another match on wednesday against Napoli, then I'll make more conclusions!

The board had better done something to make the defence okay. We can't afford to fail again this season ooooooo.
Xavi still a master? Always a master!

AjanleKoko: Agger, Mathieu, Vermaelen.

Heck, can we sign Zubi as goalie too?

Lol....

ddippset: lol. Calling them cheats! I bet the dude has never had a tax certificate before among his credentials.

I tire ooooo

Snoggy: None of my business if they ban him from football.

They should send he and his dad to prison already The world will be free of 2 cheats for a while

Where is this man from again

dmcdad: I could remember everything like it's happening now in real time. He was a maestro. On monster in midfield. I could remember then that often times, Dinho played from the left flank. And maybe when the game has gotten to some other pedestal (when game tire wrapper), the master himself (Ronaldinho) would drift down to central midfield and would start conjuring his magic.

Abeg Ronaldinho too get flare for ball. Efizzy too much... Nobody can replicate his raw skills and his kinda flare. The only player that is close is Neymar. Let's see if Ney eventually surpasses him.

How can I ever forget those days? With Deco, Dinho and Eto, it was he'll for the opponents. Dinho being a natural magician, tormented has tormented many players in this world. Remeber the game against Chelsea? Where he danced on the ball to send the defenders on errands before punishing Cesch. Neymar can bring back some of the moments only if the coach can give him freedom to express himself. Dinho had the total freedom them.

dmcdad: Ahlaji Deco you meant?

I could remember those days that we nicknamed most of our players.

Deco - Ahlaji Deco
Ronaldinho - Oba, Ndi nmuo, Prophet, Dinho, Oba dinho, etcetera
Puyol - General Puyol
Iniesta - Baby face (lol)
Eto'o - Can't really remember
Valdez - Calamity Valdez
Messi - He inherited his names after the departure of Ronaldinho and co. Nonetheless, we called him: Messiah, Anini, Òmò Ayé, not to mention the many names that are surfacing in recent years.

Can't really talk about most of em like Enrique, Sylvinho, Edmilson, Larsson, Gio VB, Marquéz, Abidal, Yaya (currently called Big Yaya), Keita and so on...

Sometimes, it's like players shouldn't get past their times in a club. But that would be wishing for the inevitable.

Yes Alh Deco! Did you see that his goal? Only Deco could have done that. The brain box of the team then. I almost wept when Pep deemed him surplus to requirement. Thanks to Xavi for stepping in perfectly.

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Ahlaji Deco you meant?

I could remember those days that we nicknamed most of our players.

Deco - Ahlaji Deco
Ronaldinho - Oba, Ndi nmuo, Prophet, Dinho, Oba dinho, etcetera
Puyol - General Puyol
Iniesta - Baby face (lol)
Eto'o - Can't really remember
Valdez - Calamity Valdez
Messi - He inherited his names after the departure of Ronaldinho and co. Nonetheless, we called him: Messiah, Anini, Òmò Ayé, not to mention the many names that are surfacing in recent years.

Can't really talk about most of em like Enrique, Sylvinho, Edmilson, Larsson, Gio VB, Marquéz, Abidal, Yaya (currently called Big Yaya), Keita and so on...

Sometimes, it's like players shouldn't get past their times in a club. But that would be wishing for the inevitable.[/quote]Valdes-Akowe. With that his towel he used to keep near the post.

homesteady:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFXT7yBOuUA

The match reminds me of Deco, a living legend!

philfearon: Left to me,Xavi should be long gone..What's the use in still keeping him again? To start benching Rakitic and start playing politics with their LA Masia stuff again?
We already got enough mid fielders who are young and vibrant to deal with...Having Xavi is really gonna stunt many Players progress in our ranks......Game time!!

I beg to disagree bro! Having Xavi around is still pretty okay for us. It all depends on the coach's ability to talk to him to accept some roles on the bench while coming up when need be. There are games where we will need to keep possession and thicken the midfield when leading, something baba can still do well. The only thing missing is that defence-splitting-millimetric passes. And more so,the younger ones can still benefit from him greatly. Having him around is very okay by me. A living legend!

bykebyke: Am looking at the age of the Guy...Will Zubi die if he gets Hummels

Hummels is heading to Man United with just around 16m. Another big blow to Fcb.

honeric01: "I understand that it has surprised, because everyone only remembers the second half of Lionel Messi in the final. We, the commission, we look at all the games, and we judge that he was the most important man for his team. He went to the final, which is one of the conditions for the attribution of the trophy," the ex-Liverpool and Aston Villa boss explained.

"Moreover, Messi was more than decisive in the first four games. In the semifinal against the Netherlands, he took the first penalty and scored. The analysis also takes into account the fact he was the captain of a united team. A team that played well together. That's something we hadn't seen for a long time from Argentina. He was more than key in the squad and the way it was set up. For me, he fully deserves the Golden Ball given he took his team through to the final."

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/soccer-dirty-tackle/lionel-messi-s-golden-ball-win-reasonably-explained-by-fifa-technical-study-group-member-174341628.html

They can't see a post like this nau bro! And no matter the glaring facts, they will never admit. So, let's just put the argument to rest. We all know who is who!

coded01: Anybody wey hate Ronaldinho no like beta tin @ all...


Ronaldinho made football look like an Action-Comedy-Thriller Movie...

Dem no fit hate am cos nobody dy follow am drag the "best player" of a thing then.

dmcdad: Pep decide to go for sabatica, Chelsea fans say na Mourinho pursue am comot. E be them like film wey Tito (R.I.P) use broom (Igbalè agbépkó) pursue Mourinho comot. I pity the guy sha. So tey him trophy-less-ness continue for epl. Lol

Habah, abeg easy on d man nau ehn. At least hm don gentle small and hm papa don enta Man United!

coded01: Honestly, ronaldinho dazzled us then...


Make I no lie, I like that style then with Ronaldinho leading the pack...



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKjy0-wNvuU


But it's gradually changing with Xavi gone, you are still welcome bro...

I missed him really! I just hope Neymar can remind us of those days soonest.

ddippset: http://babb.telegraph.co.uk/2014/07/lionel-messi-completely-deserved-to-win-the-golden-ball-because-he-was-brilliant-at-the-world-cup/




SOME COLD HARD FACTS!

Nice one bro! But take it or leave it, they will never admit.

[quote author=Mcleo007

Don't mind the losers comparing his impact at the WC to Robben and Muller, while forgeting that Messi unlike the others played the AMF role. The closest contestant probably would have been Hames Rodriguez who lifted his country in the absence of the prolific Falcao. Robben played as a striker in a 2 man partnership with RVP while Muller had an interchanging role with Klose upfront as well. In which case, while Messi is the creator of goals/opportunities to score (which indeed he did), the other two are recipients of the balls and have an easier task to score.

Yesterday evening, i found myself in the company of some ignorant mofos who were still reeling on the golden ball ish. They brought up all sort of excuses to discredit Messi being worthy of the accolade. One even said, "Messi didn't sweat on the field like Robben... you no see as Robben de always ginger for ball", and i was like what the faackkk! Another claimed Thomas Muller scored 5 goals and was a handful for the Brazilians to cope with Imagine when a professional team is lined with a secondary school football team; what result would you expect? In theory, the German squad at the world cup is superior to every other team, and against a Brazilian team bereft of their two keyplayers were expected to progress- chances were put at 35-65. A team that lost Reus early on, lost Khedira at the last minute to the final game, and didnt finch! That tells the quality of the squad.

In defence of Messi:
1. Let it be clear to all, Messi did not play the role of striker, nor the false 9 he's accustomed to at club level. For the national team, he played as the only offensve midfielder (AMF)- No. 10 in a rigid formation of 4-2-3-1

2. Goals for Argentina was 8; Messi scored 4.

3. All of Messi's goals were scored in the
group stage. Now, since when has it been a standard of measure to dissociate the importance of group stage activities in a tournament in another to ascertain the overall impact an individual put to the evolvement or otherwise of his team? After all, even the much praised Robben scored all three of his goals at the group stage as well; Muller scored just one more goal during the KO. Some teams peak/gel as a tournament progresses while others decline. Every game played in a tournament is as important as the next that is yet to be played. Every outcome influences the other game and results yet to come. It's a short tourney not a league cycle.

4. 3 of the goals scored by Messi were self-worked with exception of the first goal against Nigeria which was a rebound (a typical goal often scored by midfielders). The goals against Bosnia, Nigeria(the free kick) and Iran are class acts.

5. For a player in his position, an offensive midfileder, Messi made the most interception. The stats are there, and even the Big mouthed one, Moanrhino attested to that when he said, "Messi sacrificed himself for the team."

6. People compare Messi's impact at this world cup to Maradonna in 86. Now, that's laughable. Its like those secondary school debates on the topic, "our fore-fathers lived better lives than us". Comparing historic events that occurred over different timelines is erroneous. The proponents upon which the events can be verified are not empirical.

7. Mascherano and Romero may have been the most decisive players in the semi-final game, but had Messi not bailed them through the group stages, through the second round with his incisive pass that led to goal, would they have featured in the semis at all? No! This is not to discredit Masche or Romero, but to counter the poster claims that tend to rubbish Messi's overall impact on the account of both players' heroics on the night.

8. Messi created the most goal scoring chances in the entire tournament. Is it his fault that those chances weren't converted?

9. Had Argentina won the world cup, with Messi playing 'absolutely nothing of worth', and was given the award; would same people come out to castigate him?

10. Maradonna and Zidane scored in the KO stages of the 1986 and 2006 WCs respectively which were decisive for their teams to march on; is that fact a sufficient reason to discredit the goals scored by Messi at the group stages in 2014?

In all, I don't expect any one who doesn't agree with me to quote or make reference to what ive written here; i will not reply. This is the last i'll say on the issue. [/quote]God bless you bro! But, the fact remains that no matter what and how well you put it, they will never agree not because they don't know the fact(truth), but because it's just Messi. I asked one of them this question today "if Ronaldo had played in the final and lost with same performance as Messi, would you have objected being giving the golden ball?" my friend could not answer me. So it's just obvious what they are in form or better still they should asnwer why none of them said anything before the final as they were all praying for Argentina to fail for them to have a say. Okay let's agree that the golden ball should have been giving to Nuer maybe they will let the boy be.

ddippset: wait a minute, where is ronaldo? i havent heard his name in a long while.

Ronaldo? You would have heard his praises everywhere if he had reached the semis! Just wait till when another balon d'or is at the corner, then friends here will start campaigning for him.

I really hail and respect my fellow cules who devote their time and energy dragging issues with the haters who in my opinion will never agree and succumb to glaring facts. One would wonder where they all were when Argentina were winning. It's just obvious they were all waiting for a time like this.many of them didn't allow us rest when Barca were not doing fine only to disappear
Into the thin air when we needed them to give us some explanations when their teams were crushed. Take it or leave it, Messi is just up there with the greats or maybe we should agree that James,muller,Roben et are all beter players than Messi if they will allow us rest. Forca Barca!

Mcleo007: Don't go there Bro... he was the Xavi/Iniesta of Argentina. Higuain can't even score to save his own life. Then the coach is not tactically sound. Rojo was the weak link in the defense in the closing period, he should have operated a 5 man defense moving Demichelis to support at the left. Rather, his subs like always was for position to position..

Don't get me wrong bro! Messi had to play the role of Xavi/Iniesta, much reason he could not venture forward as expected and had to give the final passes to the idiots. If argentina could have a player to do the stuff from the middle of the park and Messi being the recipient of the final passes rather than the supplier, it would have been a different ball game entirely. So we are on same page.

A40: Loool how on earth did Messi deserve the Golden Ball. This phuckery na highest

yes he deserved it! He was the reason why the dutch could not go past them because Sneider could not play his game as he had to keep an eye on Messi. He followed him everywhere he went and the only two times he failed to, Messi had two most dangerous run which the palacio and co could not utilise. He was the link between the defence and the toothless forwards. Had he a fine midfielder who could hold on to the ball well and has an eye for a final pass, the world would have seen the best of Leo.#he must have missed Xavi!

Messi went to the world cup with wrong forwards#Higuain, Aguero......

Higuain cost Argentina the world cup! Sad!!!

.....and it's over! no world cup for Messi, so sad!