Re: The Lionel Messi Appreciation Thread & Fan Club III

[GRude]

Don't know how our generations going to defend ourselves for backing two losers.
Mbappe already has x2 as many goals as Ronaldo & Messi in the knockouts

[titosantill]

i've never liked football ratings. i didnt see 7.8 type football

[Harmonica]

Best Individual Scoring Decades

566 Messi (08/09-17/18)
540 C.Ronaldo (08/09-17/18)
534 Pele (1957-1966)
485 G.Müller (67/68-76/77)
475 Peyroteo (37/38-46/47)
433 Romario (1993-2002)
424 Bican (37/38-47/48)
420 McGrory (24/25-33/34)
414 Zico (1974-1983)
414 Eusebio (61/62-70/71)

Official goals for club and nt
Only confirmed goals counted for Bican

Most Completed Dribbles in World Cup History (recorded since 1966)

110 Messi (19 games)
105 Maradona (21 games)
78 Jairzinho
61 Kempes
56 Robben

For what it's worth, I'm glad that Messi beat Maradona's record, as it's currently the only way you can mathematically compare dribblers across the eras.

[titosantill]

if only argentina could be given the world cup based on most dribbles, or based on most assists that almost happened. or any of these weird stats we come up with these days. lmao "most dribbles"

[Harmonica]

Dribbling is the most important individual quality, as it allows advancing play, without team dynamic. It's not coincidance that Fakenaldo is nowhere to be seen in these statistics, as he became a poacher trying to match Messi's scoring.

[titosantill]

understandable, i'm just saying i love how that dribbling has really helped his side become dominant in all these world cups

[Harmonica]

What I meant was, now there's a mathematical argument, why Messi is also the best dribbler of all-time.

[M99]

[Harmonica]

Had zero effect on Argentina results, mean time Fakenaldo's Penaldo cost them the group win.

[Harmonica]

Rooney on Ronaldo v Messi

Speaking on an American radio show on Monday, Rooney was asked who is better out of Ronaldo and Messi. And he didn't skip a beat.

"Messi", Rooney instantly replied to the interviewer's surprise."

"They're probably the best two players to ever play the game and I just think Messi is, in my eyes, the greatest ever."

Interviewer's surprise.

[Harmonica]

Top 5 Leagues

Most goals and assists: 46
3rd Most successful final third passes: 846 (after de bruyne and david silva)
Most successful dribbles: 185 (personal record)
Most created clear cut chances: 30
Most freekick goals: 6 (personal record)

[Harmonica]

With 33, became the player with most tituleros in Spanish football, surpassing Iniesta.

[sportsczy]

And besides 3-4 moments, he was a ghost out there.

[Kebab]

Ghost in second half but in the first half he made more key passes than CR did whole season

[Myesyats]

And besides 3-4 moments, he was a ghost out there.

Thank you for your input, French person #1.

[Harmonica]

Ghost indeed, creating 6 times more big chances than anyone else.

[BarcaLearning]

As he ages hes gonna be more and more like this, conserving energy without doing too much running, and becoming more and more of a creator and passer. That pass to Suarez, and his FKs, etc., pure magic.

[Harmonica]

Ghost of Barcelona.

[Harmonica]

[Myesyats]

https://understat.com/

[Harmonica]

Lets give Fakenaldo another Fake d'Or.

[Harmonica]

Ghost of Barcelona doing ghostly things.

[_SuperFloren_]

Most overrated player of all times

[Hapless_Hans]

Most overrated player of all times

[_SuperFloren_]

Most overrated player of all times

LOL, Fakenel should shave his beard and play the under 20 female world cup, he will have chances not to choke there, hahaha. People overrrates him because the guy shines for 15 years in the joke of la liga against poor teams and protected by the refs

[Harmonica]

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