Messi missed his chance to surpass Diego... Might as well close this threat because it's unlikely that he'll do it in 2018, at 31 and most likely slower than what he is now. Not a chance.
My issue with these questions is so if he makes a goal early in the game that he has made 100 times in his career he is a great, but he didn't so he isn't?
Well ... for your info in dilemma: Paolo Rossi made 100 misses after WC82, but he never missed one In latter stages to earn his Goladenball winner to win WC 82 Messi has made 100 times *actually many more in Barca shirt, yes, but at WC, people expected to see him the same man ... and he failed (1 vs Belgium GK and 1 vs Germany GK)!
You're grasping. His miss against Belgium was pretty meaningless. If he had scored, you'd be arguing that the goal was useless since Higuain already gave them the lead. You can't have it both ways.
NOOOOOOOOOOOO again, you're so clueless with the goal and how a team won 1- Winner goal = seal game (if 1-0 or 2-1) 2- 2nd goal = assurance goal (if it was 2-0) . Now, missing an opportunity is so different with a win gaol - that's another STORY. But he missed it ... so no further discussion 25-35% of Messi and CR7 goals in liga were meaningless as their team won 4-0 or 5-1 OK?