Lionel Messi

Do you think any player from past 20 years can perform like messi in barca tiki taka system.i mean what he
did past four years.The only two player i can remember may be able to do that in their prime 1.Ronaldo
2.T.Henry. Not sure about Ronaldo though,he was too injury prone to stay healthy straight 4 years.
Thoughts ?

Del Piero and Totti to a certain degree.

Le Samourai wrote:Del Piero and Totti to a certain degree.

Totti was never that much of goal scorer, as a player maker forward he was
amazing in his prime.Del Piero same as Totti.Remember messi is hell of a
dribbler none of above you mention are close to messi in dribbling.so not
sure.

Nedved

Past 20 years?



You'd even get NT performance.

Zico did retire until 94

Sushi Master wrote:Past 20 years?



You'd even get NT performance.

He had chance with Barcelona.Didn't see messi like performance though.

Le Samourai wrote:Zico did retire until 94

In Europe With Udinese his highest goals 30.when you are in brasil most of 70 and 80's
Brazilian were god.in Europe meh..specialy zico..Although Ronaldo
was good in Europe.

So you create a thread to ask about players who perhaps could perform a similar role...but none of them are good enough?

OK.

Cool.

Le Samourai wrote:So you create a thread to ask about players who perhaps could perform a similar role...but none of them are good enough?

OK.

Cool.

Did i say that? i believe only T.Henry Could do that as his arsenal Carrier suggests that
he was not only scorer but also provider aswell.Most importantly through out his Carrier
he was consistent unlike lot of superstar.And please this is only for club level.

Beautiful Football wrote:

Sushi Master wrote:Past 20 years?



You'd even get NT performance.

He had chance with Barcelona.Didn't see messi like performance though.

No xavi, no iniesta

Seriously though, he scored 38 goals in 58 games at barca, not bad for an attacking midfielder that had to recover from a broken ankle and hepititus during that time

Diego Armando Maradona wrote:

Beautiful Football wrote:

Sushi Master wrote:Past 20 years?



You'd even get NT performance.

He had chance with Barcelona.Didn't see messi like performance though.

No xavi, no iniesta

Seriously though, he scored 38 goals in 58 games at barca, not bad for an attacking midfielder that had to recover from a broken ankle and hepititus during that time

he played as a inside forward though.

Messi hasn't even had a consistent role.

You turned down Zico and Maradona but Ronaldo and Henry who play nothing like him can replace him lol.

I'm mad at the moment so I apologise for the earlier comment.

Le Samourai wrote:Messi hasn't even had a consistent role.

You turned down Zico and Maradona but Ronaldo and Henry who play nothing like him can replace him lol.

I'm mad at the moment so I apologise for the earlier comment.

its ok.But this is not you have to play exactly like messi.i am talking about performance and output.
Maradona maybe batter player than messi but i don't think he will be able to get those goals.
As he was more of a playmaker than a scorer.As for Zico, i am not impressed with his European carrier.
Trust me i have seen whole ronaldo carrier if this dude was not injury prone he would be my first choice.
From 1996-1999 Ronaldo was most devastating forward ever but if only his play making was bit better
he could probably better than even messi.So my only logical choice is henry.

Maradona was football-wise fantastic for Barcelona, their best player, he just had an ongoing feud with president Nunez and had the professionalism of Tevez. One time, Nunez confiscated Maradona's passport (which is ilegal) and Maradona (who was with Schuster) threatened to start breaking 1 trophy a minute until they returned him his passport. After breaking one trophy, they returned it to him. It was ultimately this poor relationship with Nunez that caused him to exit.

BarrileteCosmico wrote:Maradona was football-wise fantastic for Barcelona, their best player, he just had an ongoing feud with president Nunez and had the professionalism of Tevez. One time, Nunez confiscated Maradona's passport (which is ilegal) and Maradona (who was with Schuster) threatened to start breaking 1 trophy a minute until they returned him his passport. After breaking one trophy, they returned it to him. It was ultimately this poor relationship with Nunez that caused him to exit.

when you had this you are not going to maintain 4 absolute monster
season in term of productivity.

BarrileteCosmico wrote:Maradona was football-wise fantastic for Barcelona, their best player, he just had an ongoing feud with president Nunez and had the professionalism of Tevez. One time, Nunez confiscated Maradona's passport (which is ilegal) and Maradona (who was with Schuster) threatened to start breaking 1 trophy a minute until they returned him his passport. After breaking one trophy, they returned it to him. It was ultimately this poor relationship with Nunez that caused him to exit.

LOL, El diego, say what u will, was quite a damn character. I hadn't heard that one but thats sure as hell his MO!!!

Beautiful Football wrote:

Diego Armando Maradona wrote:

Beautiful Football wrote:

Sushi Master wrote:Past 20 years?



You'd even get NT performance.

He had chance with Barcelona.Didn't see messi like performance though.

No xavi, no iniesta

Seriously though, he scored 38 goals in 58 games at barca, not bad for an attacking midfielder that had to recover from a broken ankle and hepititus during that time

he played as a inside forward though.

He had the skills to be a midfielder and a forward. He was a midfielder but he had the ability dribble past players and score goals so he kind of played as a forward at times as well

edit: that story about breaking trophies.... lol. I could only wonder what kind of player he would have been if he was more professional.

Diego Armando Maradona wrote:

Beautiful Football wrote:

Diego Armando Maradona wrote:

Beautiful Football wrote:

Sushi Master wrote:Past 20 years?



You'd even get NT performance.

He had chance with Barcelona.Didn't see messi like performance though.

No xavi, no iniesta

Seriously though, he scored 38 goals in 58 games at barca, not bad for an attacking midfielder that had to recover from a broken ankle and hepititus during that time

he played as a inside forward though.

He had the skills to be a midfielder and a forward. He was a midfielder but he had the ability dribble past players and score goals so he kind of played as a forward at times as well

edit: that story about breaking trophies.... lol. I could only wonder what kind of player he would have been if he was more professional.

if he was more professional he could have been twice as good as pele.

Beautiful Football wrote:

Diego Armando Maradona wrote:

Beautiful Football wrote:

Diego Armando Maradona wrote:

Beautiful Football wrote:

Sushi Master wrote:Past 20 years?



You'd even get NT performance.

He had chance with Barcelona.Didn't see messi like performance though.

No xavi, no iniesta

Seriously though, he scored 38 goals in 58 games at barca, not bad for an attacking midfielder that had to recover from a broken ankle and hepititus during that time

he played as a inside forward though.

He had the skills to be a midfielder and a forward. He was a midfielder but he had the ability dribble past players and score goals so he kind of played as a forward at times as well

edit: that story about breaking trophies.... lol. I could only wonder what kind of player he would have been if he was more professional.

if he was more professional he could have been twice as good as pele.

He actually once said that had he not done as much drugs hew wouldve been better than Pele.

We should just have a sticky on here and title it
"Crazy s**t Maradona has done/said". Laughs for days.

barca 2011 wrote:We should just have a sticky on here and title it
"Crazy s**t Maradona has done/said". Laughs for days.

lol

Beautiful Football wrote:

Le Samourai wrote:Del Piero and Totti to a certain degree.

Totti was never that much of goal scorer, as a player maker forward he was
amazing in his prime.Del Piero same as Totti.Remember messi is hell of a
dribbler none of above you mention are close to messi in dribbling.so not
sure.

then u obviously didn't know Del Piero before he broke his legs in 98...

Benzema, Aguero, Neymar, Suarez, Rooney, Tevez?