Lionel Messi

Red Indian Chief Torn Rubber

that has to be the best picture on the net this year

kouroux

Forget about the goals and creative passing, I wanna know the secret of his impeccable technique.The way he runs with the ball, it's something else.That's shoulder feint is by far my favorite move of his, he makes it so simply but creates havoc with it.
Imagine being this relatively great in your local football league, I have to stop dreaming now..

Cheesy

Chris Kamara was talking about him earlier on SSN. He made some very good points when talking about the Maradona comparisons and the people who try to claim that he can't been seen as the greatest until he wins a World Cup.

peterstorey

Even in the playground I wasn't that good in my dreams.

duffer

So, will he ever fancy trying his luck in another country or is he at Barca for life?

marcosdeto

he said he wants to end his career in argentina

didnt say in wich club, as you can imagine every fan is crossing its fingers

Cheesy

Not sure. He could eventually up sticks and end his career in Argentina, but I imagine he'll see the next decade or so out at Barca. He doesn't want him to leave, they won't sell him, and there's no reason for him to leave either.

bsc

I'm still struggling to comprehend he's just 24. Can still vividly remember that game at Stamford Bridge when Chelsea mucked up their own pitch and Robben and Del Horno in the corner. Crazy to think that was nearly 7 years ago.

Mick1991

Was Del Horno sent off for hacking Messi? I think I remember that too......7 years ago......damn!

marcosdeto

duffer

That still annoys me, the way he checks here the ref is and starts Eboue'ing off the pitch.

Mick1991

My memory is better than previously though, cheers md! Man, seven years ago.....time really does fly when watching somebody that bloody good.

marcosdeto

asier del horno is a fucking criminal and the cunt had the nerve to grab his throat pretending he was hit there

well deserved red

Danny1982

I remember how Mourinho mocked Messi in that game..

MaroonPondlife

What did he say then ... well, the gist of it anyway ?

Snow

Would he have gone to Barcelona if not for his "disabilities"?

bsc

Was a documentary on Messi on ITV4 two days ago. Good watch as well.

His father basically issued Barca an ultimatum in the end because he thought they were being messed around.

edit - found it for you

Lionel Messi ITV4 Documentary: "World's Greatest Player" | Football goal videos, highlights & clips - 101GG

Snow

Thanks

Relevated

what did he do that time?

Baxter

Was never a red. Booking. Both of them cheating and rolling about afterwards though

bsc

Are you absolutely mental?

He went over the top of the ball, completely reckless and not in control of his body.

Hence a red card.

Baxter

Looking at it again, never watched the last angle, I can see why the red was given. I think it looks a hundred times worse with Messi jumping into Del Horno. In fairness, he was probably trying to get out the way but I don't think it is bad as some people think. Certainly not criminal.

Ash_G

Just had an argument down the pub about messi and how good he is. Sometimes I really have to question if my mates actually have a fucking clue. The same old, "I don't think he could do it in the premier league, he'd get kicked" etc argument. It's so stupid. He's gets kicked all the time, in each game again real he takes bare hacks and hes still better than everyone else.

Most ridiculous argument was if you stuck him in the stoke team he wouldn't be as effective. Still don't understand what point that makes other than stoke are crap. Or he hasn't won a trophy with Argentina. So what. It's a cup competition. Rooneys never won the fa cup does that mean Ashley cole is a great of the English game and Rooney isn't.

Red Indian Chief Torn Rubber

What points?


NB: If he trotted out the usual ''the world cup is not important anymore' bollocks then he did nothing.

FCBarca

Unlikely he would've ever left Argentina at such an early age...Would've ended up playing for River or Boca and then gone on to Europe

FCBarca

Some may not remember but there was a worse foul from Del Horno that deserved a straight red several minutes before the infamous incident involving him & Robben near the corner flag...He was karate chopped at the thigh ala De Jong, but much worse...Remarkable Leo wasn't injured...Not even a whistle for that one

marcosdeto

i remember, but i looked for a youtube vid, and couldnt find it

FCBarca

marcosdeto

thank you!

Jaap

I'd say de Jong edges that contest.

antohan

How he didn't get sent off for that I will never know.

JazzG

Conveniently ignored by Mourinho and the English media at the time....

FCBarca

Except the knee is far more fragile in football than the chest...Could've been a horror injury

Jaap

The solar plexus isn't?

FCBarca

I'd say Pectoralis Major, one of the strongest muscle groups in the body

kouroux

Apparently he was "protecting" himself

FCBarca

How about a higlight vid of his misses

Snow

I'd much rather take studs to the chest than to the knee.

Red Pavan

That's an amazing highlight reel

Some of those goals if they went in

MUFAN79