'The Messiah' - Lionel Messi

Thanks, never heard of that one. But still, Ray said "Another curiosity".

'Another curiosity' isn't wrong actually. He's trying to personify curiosity. It's make some sense like that.

"Cristiano has been making history for many years now, but Messi is the best in the world, and one day Neymar will be the best," Ronaldinho told ESPN.

"For me Messi is the best in the world. For the last few years he has played at a level of football we have never seen before.

"I'm very proud to speak of him, because I was there when he started off and now he is the best in the world, it makes me so happy.

"The game I remember the most is when he scored his first goal, because it came from my pass and I remember this game most vividly because he was just getting started.

"I had the chance to be there and live that moment. I'm very happy that his first professional goal came from a pass from me.

"Messi knows that there will always be a place in my heart for him," he concluded

neuro11 wrote:"Cristiano has been making history for many years now, but Messi is the best in the world, and one day Neymar will be the best," Ronaldinho told ESPN.

"For me Messi is the best in the world. For the last few years he has played at a level of football we have never seen before.

"I'm very proud to speak of him, because I was there when he started off and now he is the best in the world, it makes me so happy.

"The game I remember the most is when he scored his first goal, because it came from my pass and I remember this game most vividly because he was just getting started.

"I had the chance to be there and live that moment. I'm very happy that his first professional goal came from a pass from me.

"Messi knows that there will always be a place in my heart for him," he concluded

Of course goal.com twist this into "Ronaldinho says Neymar will surpass Messi"

Clearly never said that lol

The Franchise wrote:

neuro11 wrote:"Cristiano has been making history for many years now, but Messi is the best in the world, and one day Neymar will be the best," Ronaldinho told ESPN.

"For me Messi is the best in the world. For the last few years he has played at a level of football we have never seen before.

"I'm very proud to speak of him, because I was there when he started off and now he is the best in the world, it makes me so happy.

"The game I remember the most is when he scored his first goal, because it came from my pass and I remember this game most vividly because he was just getting started.

"I had the chance to be there and live that moment. I'm very happy that his first professional goal came from a pass from me.

"Messi knows that there will always be a place in my heart for him," he concluded

Of course goal.com twist this into "Ronaldinho says Neymar will surpass Messi"

Clearly never said that lol

lol...just for these kind of title articles get millions more hit...

jiopsi wrote:

What's that supposed to prove?

7amood11 wrote:What's that supposed to prove?

Nothing, just what's behind the "cool" pictures. That Maradona picture is usually, falsely, used to show how he was guarded all the time...

jiopsi wrote:

7amood11 wrote:What's that supposed to prove?

Nothing, just what's behind the "cool" pictures. That Maradona picture is usually, falsely, used to show how he was guarded all the time...

well i think thats a bit harsh to say....is not it? i mean its just one picture and Maradona was not as bad as he needs the art of camera.....

Nah, Maradona was marked and crowded like Messi currently is, but that situation just isn't one of them.

In fairness if you watched that game Belgium were being thugs to Maradona the entire time, just because that moment wasn't one of it doesn't take that away.

Most goals scored In a calendar year.
Most goals scored also in a season.

Best goalscorer ever. Best player ever.

Heartiest congratulations to 'The Little Genius' for achieving the milestone of most number of goals in a calendar year.

Messller !

Willem van Hanegem (teammate Cruyff WC74) "Messi is in his eyes the greatest of all-time."

He used to say that Maradona is the greatest and best ever (for example in his biography) but yesterday he said it is Messi. He was asked for his top five:

1. Messi
2. Maradona
3. Cruijff
4. Pelé
5. Iniesta

iniesta top 5? rofl, dafuq was he smoking

Putting Iniesta that high takes away basically all his credibility.

Major scoring records equalled or broken by Messi in 2012

12 Equalled most goals in a year for Argentina national team (G.Batistuta, 12 1998)
14 Most goals in a Uefa Champions League season (R.Nistelrooy/L.Messi, 12 2002-03/2010-11)
14 Equalled most goals in a Uefa Champions League/ European Cup season (J.Altafini, 14 1962-63)
25 WR Equalled most goals in a year in international matches (V.Woodward, 25 1909)
50 Most goals in a Spanish league season (C.Ronaldo, 40 2010-11)
50 Most goals in a European Golden Shoe (D.Georgescu, 47 1976-77)
73 Most goals in a Spanish club season (C.ronaldo/Messi, 53 2010-11)
73 Most goals in a European club season (G.Müller, 67 1972-73)
73 WR Most goals in a club season (A.Stark, 70 1924-25)
74 WR Most goals in a year for club (G.Müller, 72 1972)
82 WR Most goals in a club and national team season (Pelé, 75 1958)
86 WR Most goals in a year for club and national team (G.Müller, 85 1972)
283 Most career goals for Barcelona (César, 232 -1955)

That's mental.

Maybe its just me but he seems to be dropping deeper a little lesser this season compared to last season.
A quick check on Whoscored to confirm it shows that he averaged 63.8 passes last season in the league.This season he averages 57.6.
Gap not as big as I expected but still lends credence to my view that he is indeed dropping deep lesser compared to last season.
Last season he was almost playing like a 10.This season I think the balance is better.Could also explain why he is making less key passes(as compared to last season) and the midfielders more(as compared to last season).

In the 15 league games we have already played, Messi has scored two goals in 11 of those games (and 1 hat trick).
The only games he failed to scored a goal was Sevilla + Granada + Celta de Vigo + Valencia
He is currently well on his way of equaling Ronaldo's scoring 1 goal against each La Liga team should he score against these teams on the return match, if anything Messi has the chance to achieve scoring two goals against each team.

Beast.

alexjanosik wrote:Maybe its just me but he seems to be dropping deeper a little lesser this season compared to last season.
A quick check on Whoscored to confirm it shows that he averaged 63.8 passes last season in the league.This season he averages 57.6.
Gap not as big as I expected but still lends credence to my view that he is indeed dropping deep lesser compared to last season.
Last season he was almost playing like a 10.This season I think the balance is better.Could also explain why he is making less key passes(as compared to last season) and the midfielders more(as compared to last season).

That's a pretty spot on observation Alex, I agree with that.

Guinness & FIFA recognises Messi's single-year goal record

http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report_guinness-recognises-messi-s-single-year-goal-record_1777465

Guinness World Records has recognised FC Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi for setting a new mark for most goals in a calendar year - 88 and counting.

The 25-year-old Argentine has notched that total with two Spanish league matches left in 2012, surpassing the previous record that Germany's Gerd Muller had held for 40 years.

Guinness and FIFA issued a statement Thursday saying that Messi's goals this year and those of Muller in 1972 are part of the official record and there should be no controversy surrounding the Argentine's feat.

So that's that really.

Is Messi the best ever footballer poll in Dutch magazine Voetbal International?

http://www.vi.nl/nieuws/232654/Bezoekers-VI.nl-Messi-is-de-beste-voetballer-aller-tijden.htm

1. Yes 63%
2. No, Cruyff 16%
3. No, Maradona 7%
4. No, Pele 6%

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