Lionel Messi to MLS?.. The Saga Starts Part 1 [R]

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  1. mjlee22

    mjlee22 Quake & Landon fan

    Nov 24, 2003
    near Palo Alto, CA
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Oh, that was a pretty good fake.
    I’m relieved for Julian Gressel :D
     
  2. JazzyJ

    JazzyJ BigSoccer Supporter

    Jun 25, 2003
    It seems that there are periodic false reports about Iniesta joining Miami. Some in Feb, some in July, and now again. :facepalm I guess it generates clicks / $.
     
  3. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
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    San Jose Earthquakes
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    United States
    Messi is going to play 15 games and have more goal contributions than anyone else in MLS
     
  4. JazzyJ

    JazzyJ BigSoccer Supporter

    Jun 25, 2003
    Wonder how many he’d have if he played with the Quakes. 1/2 that, 1/4, a fraction?
     
  5. SoccerMan94043

    SoccerMan94043 Member+

    May 29, 2003
    San Jose
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    San Jose Earthquakes
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    United States
    Lets find out!
     
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  6. JazzyJ

    JazzyJ BigSoccer Supporter

    Jun 25, 2003
    Best of luck! Honestly, I'm genuinely curious. Messi has always played on great teams with several other great players. What would happen if he played on a bad team? How much could he elevate that team and how would it affect his productivity?
     
  7. falvo

    falvo Member+

    Mar 27, 2005
    San Jose & Florence
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    Italy
    #2282 falvo, Sep 17, 2024
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    Messi, after the injury, seemed to be back on his feet with the Miami 3-1 win over Philadelphia....

    I still wish he came to the league 6-7 years ago but he remains levels above the rest of his MLS competition.

    It reminds me of the old NASL guys dominating in the old Peninsula Soccer League when they played for the San Jose Oaks against a bunch of High School and College players.

    It remains to be seen if they will win the MLS Cup but I don’t see how they can lose it at this point.
     
  8. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Meanwhile Ronaldo
     
  9. Earthshaker

    Earthshaker BigSoccer Supporter

    Sep 12, 2005
    The hills above town
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    San Jose Earthquakes
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    United States
    What a joke.
     
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  10. bostero24

    bostero24 Member

    Jun 27, 2008
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    Not sure if this was for today's game. I can care less about the camel league but the game was on tv down here in S. America caught a few minutes and the stadium was 90% full...that must've been way before kick off?
     
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  11. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
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    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Messi with 2 goals tonight vs Columbus, likely securing the Supporters Shield for Miami... still mathematically possible for them to break the all time MLS points record of 73

     
  12. Kaitlyn

    Kaitlyn Member+

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    Feb 25, 2014
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  13. don gagliardi

    don gagliardi Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    Feb 28, 2004
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  14. JazzyJ

    JazzyJ BigSoccer Supporter

    Jun 25, 2003
    Well, they've finally reached the Quakes 2012 70+ goals club.


    While that's incredible production per 90, and maybe the highest G+A in the league, not sure that you'd give it to a guy who only played half the games (and his team was also quite successful w/o him). Maybe, not sure...
     
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  15. Kaitlyn

    Kaitlyn Member+

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    Feb 25, 2014
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    Messi is the greatest MLS Player the league ever had.

    One would argue behind him could be counted Chris Wondolowski, Landon Donovan, Carlos Valderrama, David Beckham, Robbie Keane, Theirry Henry, Dwayne De Rosario, Jamie Moreno, Marco Etcheverry and Mauricio Cienfuegos round out the top 10, in no particular order. Preki and Giovinco could be in the discussion.

    As for defenders, no ones better then Eddie Pope or Chad Marshall. Aaron Long, Walker Zimmerman, Jeff Agoos, Nat Borchers and John Doyle could all make a case for their respective time periods.
     
  16. JazzyJ

    JazzyJ BigSoccer Supporter

    Jun 25, 2003
    Yeah. This year for MVP I think Acosta has to also be in the conversation. 13g, 19a, and he’s played almost all the games for Cincinnati.
     
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  17. Kaitlyn

    Kaitlyn Member+

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    Feb 25, 2014
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    True for him too.

    If our field didn't wreck Miazga, I think they're a stronger contender.
     
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  18. Golazo69

    Golazo69 Member+

    Aug 2, 2017
    Did you mean to post this in the nfl thread?
     
  19. mjlee22

    mjlee22 Quake & Landon fan

    Nov 24, 2003
    near Palo Alto, CA
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I’ve noticed that podcasts now talk about other MLS players in reference to Messi. E.g., some right winger is “the greatest MLS player at that position who is Not Named Lionel Messi”. So I propose the acronym 2NLM = “not named Leo Messi”. E.g. “Cucho Hernandez is the greatest attacking midfielder 2NLM.”
     
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  20. JazzyJ

    JazzyJ BigSoccer Supporter

    Jun 25, 2003
    Let's face it. MLS broadcasters can't possibly. talk about Messi enough. And, "Jackson Yueill gets it, over to Espinoza, Messi, Espinoza hits it into the box into the hands of Maaretn Paas...Messi. Messi Messi. Paas waves his team off and puts it in the air. Messi."
     
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  21. Kaitlyn

    Kaitlyn Member+

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    Feb 25, 2014
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    United States
    Cucho is fantastic, i put him on par with Jamie Moreno.
     
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  22. Goodsport

    Goodsport Moderator
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    May 18, 1999
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    Or maybe the MLS broadcasters are actually continuously calling the Earthquakes’ play “messy”? :eek:

    GO SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES!!! :cool:


    -G
     
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  23. JazzyJ

    JazzyJ BigSoccer Supporter

    Jun 25, 2003
    Maybe that's what it was. Or the pitch?
     
  24. Kaitlyn

    Kaitlyn Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    Feb 25, 2014
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I think Jordi Alba should be the DOTY
     
  25. JazzyJ

    JazzyJ BigSoccer Supporter

    Jun 25, 2003
    He is really good.
     
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