The "Messi: the best player in the world. Is it even up for discussion?" thread

Discussion in 'Barcelona' started by jfcule, Mar 22, 2012.

  1. Bada Bing

    Bada Bing Member+

    Jul 13, 2012
    Finland
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  2. evil_allan

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    May 3, 2004
    Turtle Island
  3. Bada Bing

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    Jul 13, 2012
    Finland
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    FC Barcelona
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    Argentina
    #4803 Bada Bing, Feb 25, 2019
    Last edited: Feb 25, 2019
    Career Hat-tricks (official games, senior level)

    86 Pele

    Santos 76
    NY Cosmos 3
    Brazil 7

    64 Romario
    Vasco da Gama 22
    PSV Eindhoven 14
    Barcelona 5
    Flamengo 14
    Fluminense 2
    Miami FC 2
    Brazil 5

    51 Messi
    Barcelona C 1
    Barcelona 44
    Argentina 6

    51 Cronaldo
    Manchester United 1
    Real Madrid 44
    Portugal 6
     
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  4. Danko

    Danko Member+

    Barcelona
    Serbia
    Mar 15, 2018
    Pele will be near impossible to catch but these guys have crazy numbers. Surprised at Romario even if his production came in weaker leagues. I wonder now about Eusebio, Puskas, Gerd Muller and other GOAT goalscorers.
     
  5. Bada Bing

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    Jul 13, 2012
    Finland
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    FC Barcelona
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    Argentina
    Pele had 64 hat-tricks in regional leagues, that's why it's so high. Romario had more on national level. I tried counting Müller's but there's about 50 goals in 7th tier, and 12 in one time competition, which there's no public record of.
     
  6. afar

    afar Member+

    Apr 26, 2007
    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/f...s-Brazilian-praises-special-Lionel-Messi.html

    Neymar was tearing up when talking about Messi.

    For all the negative press he gets, I can’t believe that Neymar isn’t a good guy at heart with all the love he has for his ex-Barca teammates and all the love they have for him.

    I think Messi may be even closer to Neymar than Dinho.

    This aside, Neymar is consistently the only player who makes the game beautiful (to me, personally) — obviously other than Messi.
     
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  7. afar

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    Apr 26, 2007
  8. Bada Bing

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    Jul 13, 2012
    Finland
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    FC Barcelona
    Nat'l Team:
    Argentina
  9. Rattlehead

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    Barcelona, Inter Milan
    Argentina
    Jun 21, 2010
    Jakarta
    Club:
    FC Barcelona
    Nat'l Team:
    Argentina
    He wanted to be 5th best player so bad.
     
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  10. puyol

    puyol Member+

    FC Barcelona
    Dec 24, 2009
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    :ROFLMAO:
     
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  11. TitoTata

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    Jun 26, 2014
    I heard some comments from a group of Spurs fans who are fed up with Kane ... in their words .. “trying to be like Messi “ , basically overplaying and coming unstuck !

    Oddly enough when he was clear through on goal and just needed to lash it in today .... he resisted the shot turned inside and tried to dribble through two players ... tripped over his own feet and lost possession !
    Two passes later and Arsenal scored straight from the break away :)


    I’m sure some in here will still argue Kane is worth the £200 million :)
     
  12. Rattlehead

    Rattlehead Member+

    Barcelona, Inter Milan
    Argentina
    Jun 21, 2010
    Jakarta
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    FC Barcelona
    Nat'l Team:
    Argentina
    When an English player having a 1 good season, they'd be rated at least £80.
     
  13. evil_allan

    evil_allan Member+

    May 3, 2004
    Turtle Island
    1102412874369196032 is not a valid tweet id
     
  14. TitoTata

    TitoTata Member+

    Jun 26, 2014
    Nice to see the worlds best player given a masterclass lesson last night :)

    Frenkie de Jong's game by numbers vs. Real Madrid:

    100% tackles won
    100% aerials won
    91% passing accuracy
    75 touches
    6 ball recoveries
    3 clearances
    2 take-ons completed
    1 interception
    1 shot blocked
     
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  15. puyol

    puyol Member+

    FC Barcelona
    Dec 24, 2009
    Club:
    FC Barcelona
    With him starting today , Messi has become the second player with the most games played in La Liga for Barca with 443 passing Iniesta who has 442

    Xavi remains at the top with 505 La Liga games.
     
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  16. BocaFan

    BocaFan Member+

    Aug 18, 2003
    Queens, NY
    Are those stats amazing though? Honest question. 100% could mean 1 for 1. One interception and 3 clearences for someone who plays in the middle of the park also doesn’t seem insanely high to me.

    Whoscored.com, which compiles stats like that and gives an overall rating, gave FDJ the lowest rating among Ajax players that night.
     
  17. TitoTata

    TitoTata Member+

    Jun 26, 2014
    I saw most of the game and aside from one brain warp when he tried to rub salt in Real’s wounds my overplaying ... he was absolutely brilliant
     
  18. celito

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    Palmeiras
    Brazil
    Feb 28, 2005
    USA
    Club:
    Palmeiras Sao Paulo
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
    So Messi being called back for Argentina. Ugh...
     
  19. Bada Bing

    Bada Bing Member+

    Jul 13, 2012
    Finland
    Club:
    FC Barcelona
    Nat'l Team:
    Argentina
    Damn that's disappointing.
     
  20. Danko

    Danko Member+

    Barcelona
    Serbia
    Mar 15, 2018
    I heard he will only play the friendly against Venezuela in Madrid.
     
  21. afar

    afar Member+

    Apr 26, 2007
    From Twitter:

    In yesterday's match, Messi lost his balance in the GK's area after a bump in with a defender. After his fall, the Barça players were asking the ref for a penalty. The ref asked for a VAR revision, however, Messi told him he wasn't fouled and asked for the match to be resumed.
     
  22. evil_allan

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    May 3, 2004
    Turtle Island
  23. Varnagel

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    Nothing
    Sweden
    Jun 4, 2017
    Lionel Messi's all 106 Champions League goals in his career

     
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  24. puyol

    puyol Member+

    FC Barcelona
    Dec 24, 2009
    Club:
    FC Barcelona
    Messi passes Iniesta again , this time on the number of games in the Champions league (131) , Iniesta with (130)

    Xavi as usual with the record (151)
     
  25. Ozora

    Ozora Member+

    Barcelona
    Spain
    Aug 5, 2014
    Club:
    Chelsea LFC
    messi with another master class performance today. 2 goals and 2 assists, this is the first time leo get 2 goals and 2 assists in one game in ucl
     
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