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Have you never heard of Blue Curacao homeboy?!I had no idea Curacao even existed
I googled that at work. Thankfully relieved its an actual drinkHave you never heard of Blue Curacao homeboy?!
It's quite similar to blue waffleI googled that at work. Thankfully relieved its an actual drink
Yeah. Used commonly as a mixer when you wanna make the drink colorful.I googled that at work. Thankfully relieved its an actual drink
Well that didn't last longIt's quite similar to blue waffle
It's actually quite funny because if their situations were reversed Ronaldo would definitely be obsessed, despite just winning the WC.How can people believe that Messi is obsessed about Ronaldo's international record , after he just won the WC with Argentina.
So ridiculous, he even gave a penalty to Di Maria
Why would you need a Portuguese fullback to celebrate your friend's birthday?Once I decided I was gonna make cointreau and white chocolate truffles for a friend's birthday but Sainbury's were out of cointreau so I bought blue curacao. Bright green they were.
Not enough money for Rod StewartWhy would you need a Portuguese fullback to celebrate your friend's birthday?
Really not. I'm just as critical to Ronaldo and think Messi is a better player. Just think that Messi (travelling across half the globe to play friendlies agaisnt Curacao and Honduras) and Ronaldo (playing in Saudi Arabia and starts over guys like Ramos against Lichtenstein and Luxembourg) is a bit, meh, and is statpadding as bad as we've seen it since Pele travelled the world with his buddies to rack up hat tricks in friendly matches in the 70s. Everything for the recordbooks.Probably upset that Messi now has more international goal contributions than his great rival, having played 24 less games. The net is tightening, thanks to the AFA specifically organising games with the sole purpose of bumping up Messi's figures. Allegedly.
You don't have to imagine it, just go over to the Ronaldo / Al Nassr thread and see the annoyance there about him 'stat padding' by scoring 4 goals in qualifiers v Luxembourg and Liechtenstein.Imagine being the sort of adult who gets angry over a footballer "statpadding". Feel sorry for you
To be honest… Anyone giving more than a zero Fcuk about how many anything’s, any player has… is a child.Probably upset that Messi now has more international goal contributions than his great rival, having played 24 less games. The net is tightening, thanks to the AFA specifically organising games with the sole purpose of bumping up Messi's figures. Allegedly.
Honestly i think as others have mentioned that its post wc tour to bask in the adoration of the crowd while they get some easy wins and goals. If the main reason was statpadding for Messi he wouldnt have given the penalty to Di Maria.Really not. I'm just as critical to Ronaldo and think Messi is a better player. Just think that Messi (travelling across half the globe to play friendlies agaisnt Curacao and Honduras) and Ronaldo (playing in Saudi Arabia and starts over guys like Ramos against Lichtenstein and Luxembourg) is a bit, meh, and is statpadding as bad as we've seen it since Pele travelled the world with his buddies to rack up hat tricks in friendly matches in the 70s. Everything for the recordbooks.
It's not the goals in the friendlies against Curacao or Honduras that makes Messi the GOAT, which he arguably is now.
Just like it's not Ronaldo's hat tricks in Saudi Arabia or braces against Lichtenstein and Luxembourg that makes him one of the greatest goalscorers of all time.
It's their contributions and dominance on the big stages, LaLiga titles, CLs, WCs, EUROs, Copa Americas and their fantastic longivity, goalrates and magical moments at the highest level.
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True.Honestly i think as others have mentioned that its post wc tour to bask in the adoration of the crowd while they get some easy wins and goals. If the main reason was statpadding for Messi he wouldnt have given the penalty to Di Maria.
Agree that scoring vs Curaçao is stat padding but the reason why those games are being played is to celebrate Argentina's world cup triumph. The games guarantee victories allowing the fans to enjoy the celebrations.Really not. I'm just as critical to Ronaldo and think Messi is a better player. Just think that Messi (travelling across half the globe to play friendlies agaisnt Curacao and Honduras) and Ronaldo (playing in Saudi Arabia and starts over guys like Ramos against Lichtenstein and Luxembourg) is a bit, meh, and is statpadding as bad as we've seen it since Pele travelled the world with his buddies to rack up hat tricks in friendly matches in the 70s. Everything for the recordbooks.
It's not the goals in the friendlies against Curacao or Honduras that makes Messi the GOAT, which he arguably is now.
Just like it's not Ronaldo's hat tricks in Saudi Arabia or braces against Lichtenstein and Luxembourg that makes him one of the greatest goalscorers of all time.
It's their contributions and dominance on the big stages, LaLiga titles, CLs, WCs, EUROs, Copa Americas and their fantastic longivity, goalrates and magical moments at the highest level.
Big picture, none of it matters. A player is great or they are not. But it's very easy for people to get caught up in the small picture when you are actually witnessing the story at the time it happens. I understand that aspect of it.To be honest… Anyone giving more than a zero Fcuk about how many anything’s, any player has… is a child.
I mean, it definitely is debatable considering we've had a megathread talking about their international exploits in this regard (prior to Messi winning the WC and Copa).South America has far less completely one sided matches in the qualifiers than Europe and I don't think that's even debatable.
I only know because Tahith Chong was born there.I had no idea Curacao even existed
Before your post, who was angry?Imagine being the sort of adult who gets angry over a footballer "statpadding". Feel sorry for you
Yes. Those people are children.Big picture, none of it matters. A player is great or they are not. But it's very easy for people to get caught up in the small picture when you are actually witnessing the story at the time it happens. I understand that aspect of it.
Absurd, I would say the agenda is driven by you instead /joke.See, I'm generally of the opinion that goal records are vastly overrated. But to suggest that Messi got to stat pad for the Argentina to the same extent as Ronaldo has done for Portugal is just agenda driven. South America has far less completely one sided matches in the qualifiers than Europe and I don't think that's even debatable.
I don't think it matters if it's friendlies or not as playing against Messi or CR7 will be a lifetime event for most of those players. To me all of this highlights primarily that goal records are a stupid metric to quantify a player's career.Absurd, I would say the agenda is driven by you instead /joke.
Europe does indeed have a much larger amount of weak teams to play against but south american teams, due the lack of qualifying games for the Copa, have plenty of friendlies and often it is against pretty poor north american teams (Curaçao is an example). And who do you think will be more of a challenge, weak teams in official games or weak teams in friendlies?
Several things explain it:Yes. Those people are children.
There’s a somewhat passable grey area I guess. I wanted Ruud to outscored Henry and pick up the golden boot one year. But I’d have happily seen Henry score double if United won the league. It didn’t actually matter.
This modern day juvenilsation of supposed adults into fan boys for players is such a retrograde step.
Caring if a certain player scores in an international friendly on the other side of the world. Or in a qualifying campaign in a country they couldn’t name a single player from. Or watching the goddamn Saudi league. And talking about all these things as if it’s in any way more important than the last fart you ejected…
It’s all just so Fcuking embarrassing.
I don't think it is any more mature to idolise clubs. Actually I think it's even worse since having an idol is still better than having a tribe. Plus player idolization is more about the sport itself while club fandom is closer to patriotism/trivalism which I'm generally not a particular supporter of.Yes. Those people are children.
There’s a somewhat passable grey area I guess. I wanted Ruud to outscored Henry and pick up the golden boot one year. But I’d have happily seen Henry score double if United won the league. It didn’t actually matter.
This modern day juvenilsation of supposed adults into fan boys for players is such a retrograde step.
Caring if a certain player scores in an international friendly on the other side of the world. Or in a qualifying campaign in a country they couldn’t name a single player from. Or watching the goddamn Saudi league. And talking about all these things as if it’s in any way more important than the last fart you ejected…
It’s all just so Fcuking embarrassing.
Football manager is pretty good for it.I only know because Tahith Chong was born there.
Most of my geographical knowledge is from sport.
England would never arrange a friendly against anyone of that level though. In recent times e.g. post 2000 can't think of any friendly opposition below the level of say Scotland/Wales/Ireland.Caracao to Messi is what San Mourino is to England
Of course.What would we call Messi if he didn’t score vs Curacao? Overrated? Past it?
These friendlies have been organised for the whole team and the fans to celebrate, not for some stupid inflation of goal stats.
You dont take off Messi because he is easily the fan favourite and a lot came mainly to see him.Of course.
Just like teams play European qualifiers against 'minnows' because they're part of a group and every nation gets to compete, not because of 'stat padding' for individuals.
That hasn't stopped plenty saying Ronaldo shouldn't 'stat pad' for ego and should opt out of those games v 'minnows' in lieu of youngsters. So the exact same could certainly be said for selecting Messi for the whole 90 minutes in friendles v Panama and Curacao. Not that the games shouldn't take place, but should experienced players like him play all 180 minutes and 'stat pad' when younger players could be gaining experience?
Again, that's fair.You dont take off Messi because he is easily the fan favourite and a lot came mainly to see him.
Anyone claiming Ronaldo is stat padding is an idiot, particularly in a competitive match.Of course.
Just like teams play European qualifiers against 'minnows' because they're part of a group and every nation gets to compete, not because of 'stat padding' for individuals.
That hasn't stopped plenty saying Ronaldo shouldn't 'stat pad' for ego and should opt out of those games v 'minnows' in lieu of youngsters. So the exact same could certainly be said for selecting Messi for the whole 90 minutes in friendles v Panama and Curacao. Not that the games shouldn't take place, but should experienced players like him play all 180 minutes and 'stat pad' when younger players could be gaining experience?*
*Personally, I've no issue with either still being selected for these round of games. Or the likes of Giroud, Modric, Pepe, Ibrahimovic, etc. It's up to the international managers to decide which experienced players still bring enough to warrant selection. But worth pointing out how hatred certainly brought about different reactions to the Ronaldo selection and goals on here, social media, etc. Which is fine - each to their own and all that - except most of the arguments used are contradicted by so many other experienced selections.