Re: 'The Messiah' - Lionel Messi

by billionmillion Mon May 28, 2012 7:30 am

at least we can say nobody in history did so many runs starting from his own half. there are 1-2 long runs of some great players but messi has around 100 already. so messi has something that others didnt have smoking

by _LMG_10_ Mon May 28, 2012 5:41 pm

I shudder to think how much damage he could do in a counter attacking system.

Argentina need to get their sh*t together.

by billionmillion Tue May 29, 2012 6:53 pm

by harhar11 Tue May 29, 2012 7:18 pm

Messi is the top goalscorer and the top assister of la liga AND Champions League!

I shudder to think what would happend if Messi gets injured Crying or Very sad

by alexjanosik Wed May 30, 2012 1:59 pm

_LMG_10_ wrote:I shudder to think how much damage he could do in a counter attacking system.

Argentina need to get their sh*t together.

I have thought the exact same thing for ages.Argentina dont have a midfield so the logical thing for them would be to bypass midfield and play a counter attacking game.
Just because Messi is a GOAT in a possession side people tend to ignore the fact that he is a player tailor made for a counter attacking system.
Argentina should get Dunga as coach.He would do the smart thing and get the best out of Messi.He would make Argentina a force to reckon with.

by danyjr Wed May 30, 2012 3:12 pm

I agree. Personally I prefer 4-2-3-1. Counter attacking football indeed.

--------------------Romero----------------------
Zabaleta---Garay---Fernández ---Zanetti
-------Cambiasso------Mascherano----------
dí Maria-----------Messi---------------Lavezzi
---------------------Pipita------------------------

Tévez, Agüero, Riquelme and Gago on the bench.

PS: lol a Brazilian coaching Argentina? Not only that, but Dunga...*bleep* that.

by harhar11 Wed May 30, 2012 3:19 pm

Even though i'm a U fan, I would actually love to see Argentina under Sampaoli.

by Albiceleste Wed May 30, 2012 3:32 pm

harhar11 wrote:Even though i'm a U fan, I would actually love to see Argentina under Sampaoli.

Romero
Garay --- Mascherano --- Coloccini
Gago
Matias Rodriguez ------------------------------ Gaitan
Messi
Di Maria ----- Aguero ----- Lavezzi

by alexjanosik Wed May 30, 2012 4:32 pm

danyjr wrote:I agree. Personally I prefer 4-2-3-1. Counter attacking football indeed.

--------------------Romero----------------------
Zabaleta---Garay---Fernández ---Zanetti
-------Cambiasso------Mascherano----------
dí Maria-----------Messi---------------Lavezzi
---------------------Pipita------------------------

Tévez, Agüero, Riquelme and Gago on the bench.

PS: lol a Brazilian coaching Argentina? Not only that, but Dunga...*bleep* that.

Why not Dunga?
Are you objecting because of the whole 'It would be a dishonour if a Brazilian coaches Argentina' or because you think Dunga isnt good enough.

by _LMG_10_ Wed May 30, 2012 5:45 pm

I like that 4-2-3-1 formation. Some would say Aguero is wasted on the bench but I think he'd make a fantastic super sub. He would change the dynamic and strike fear into defenders as soon as he comes on with his pace.

As for Messi, alex is totally right. Messi has the perfect attributes for counter attacking football.

I mean, imagine if a loose ball bounces to Messi in his own half and there are only 4 defenders in front of him. He could literally dribble the entire back four and go straight for goal. There would be a lot of space for him, and he'd have support from pacy players like higuain and lavezzi. It'd be a nightmare for opposition defenders. I'm getting excited just thinking about that.

by The Franchise Wed May 30, 2012 6:02 pm

You would play Higuain over Aguero?...I see no reason why anymore, its not like Higuain is clearly the better goalscorer.

As shown, Aguero has his own ability to poach "easy" goals.

by billionmillion Wed May 30, 2012 7:57 pm

by danyjr Wed May 30, 2012 8:49 pm

alexjanosik wrote:Why not Dunga?
Are you objecting because of the whole 'It would be a dishonour if a Brazilian coaches Argentina' or because you think Dunga isnt good enough.

Both. Why should we look for a foreign coach when we have so many ourselves. I understand why someone might think we don't have a top coach after the failures of recent years but we have to admit two things:

Our football federation is either stupid or corrupt, or both. Coaches selected have been poor for many years, although I do believe in Pachorra Sabella. We also have a few young coaches coming up such as Zubeldía whom I like a lot.
We are not Spain, we are not Brazil, we are not France. Apart from attackers, we haven't produced world class players for years. People in Argentina always have unrealistic expectations from Albiceleste. We have to understand that we are not a top team in terms of quality of squad, despite having the best player in the world.

Regarding Higuaín, it is a personal choice but I would be equally happy with Kun Agüero. I don't think anyone can prove one is better than the other.

by Khaled Thu May 31, 2012 10:55 pm

by billionmillion Fri Jun 01, 2012 3:57 pm

all 73 goals made by a TV program

by Harmonica Fri Jun 01, 2012 8:21 pm

by Harmonica Fri Jun 01, 2012 8:51 pm

View My Video

Gullit, Redknapp etc goes crazy after Messi vs. Plzen.

EDIT: link changed.

by Madvillain Fri Jun 01, 2012 9:15 pm

Hahaha, already blocked by YT.

by Harmonica Fri Jun 01, 2012 10:00 pm

Damn didn't notice that, here is working link:

View My Video

by danyjr Fri Jun 01, 2012 10:19 pm

jiopsi wrote:Gullit, Redknapp etc goes crazy after Messi vs. Plzen.

etc = Glenn Hoddle

by Harmonica Fri Jun 01, 2012 10:22 pm

danyjr wrote:
jiopsi wrote:Gullit, Redknapp etc goes crazy after Messi vs. Plzen.
etc = Glenn Hoddle

"This is the greatest ever goal, that never happened." - Glenn Hoddle

That is one great quote.

by BarrileteCosmico Sat Jun 02, 2012 1:12 am

I feel like Messi has better goals that never happened.

by billionmillion Sat Jun 02, 2012 6:01 pm

by _LMG_10_ Sat Jun 02, 2012 11:35 pm

Remember how we were talking about deadly counter attacks for Argentina? Here you go:

by gondov Sun Jun 03, 2012 12:37 am

''messi only shines because barca have so much possesion, my ass!!! messi would still be devastating for a counter attacking team :bow:

by Khaled Sun Jun 03, 2012 1:51 am

BarrileteCosmico wrote:I feel like Messi has better goals that never happened.

so true.. that run before the Di Maria Goal (4th).. Could have been a wonder goal :S

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