Recent content by Henry

To be honest, this whole debate about Messi improving those around him vs CR7 is stupid. There are too many factors to consider and not enough data to be able to say anything conclusive. It takes time to adjust to a new team / system, players fluctuate in performance from season to season for...

I wouldn't include a pre-assist if it meant Messi passed it to Neymar in a non-dangerous position and then Neymar dribbled past 8 players and assisted Suarez. Obviously some pre-assists are pointless and really say nothing. Now watch the pre-assist I mentioned, wouldn't you say those...

Don't see how this changes anything. Your argument was that Muller received less credit for his feats due to not being the star player for his side (and thus isn't in the discussion for being GOAT alongside Mara) and then using Messi as an example of a player who received more credit than...

Again, you show just exactly how limited your definition is of what constitutes a good performance. It is embarrassing that your try to diminish his contribution for the 2015 CL. I wonder if you select your criteria based on Ronaldo's strengths or if you had such a limited definition to begin...

You said "Ronaldo best player by far when he lead Real Madrid to the CL 3-peat", responding to a post talking about la liga, world cup etc so pretty sure you didn't mean Ronaldo was the best player by far in the CL, but in general terms. Either way, I conceded the Ronaldo has had a better CL...

He was by far the best player? We can just take a simple breakdown of stats to show that is not true by any means. 2015/2016 La liga + CL: Messi: 32 goals, 17 assists. (Messi was injured a lot this season and missed like 13 games IIRC) Ronaldo: 51 goals, 15 assists. 2016/2017 La liga + CL...

Source on this? Also, seems like a weird time frame to choose for this argument given that Messi was sixteen 15 years ago.

What would those credentials be? Winning an euro title in which both him and Portugal didn't play especially well and where he didn't even play the final? I'd say Messi's record of 3 Copa finals and 1 world cup final is at least as impressive as that, despite not winning neither of those finals...

Only poor by him is that he has been slightly wasteful with some passes. As for the open goal tap-in, he made that goal.

As a Barcelona supporter, I have no problems saying I think Suarez is a dirty player in every sense. Dives, whines, cheats and whatnot. Really dislike him and now that he is dogshit for the most part, please sell asap. I am still glad he showed up and scored but still, feck him.

Can't really make up my mind on this one. At one hand, Liverpool with its high-energy pressing, fast pace, very quick transition from defense to offense and lethal front three can absolutely cause Barcelona a lot of problems. Especially if we're having one of those meh performances like we did...

Overall good post but awful formatting. I agree that people stare themselves blind on the fact Real won 3x CL in a row compared to winning 2 in 3 years. Real wasn't dominant in CL either but had an uncanny ability to win regardless and were poor domestically except in 16-17. Obviously I am...

This is correct. Don't know many people watch Barcelona consistently but Suarez can be fecking shocking at times. Some games he just obliterates every attack with his first touch, can't make a simple side pass and miss easy sitters. He can still produce magic at times but he is nowhere near the...

Well, I guess sterling is out of the equation for ballon'dor.

It's down to crazy luck or whatever you want to call it , and I say this as a Barcelona fan. But in essence, it boils down to Cryuff and the legacy he left behind. That legacy which produced generational talents like Xavi and Iniesta (and great players like Pique, Busquets, Puyol) coinciding...