Given that he'd be sitting on World Cup and European Championship winners medals (as well as having a much better chance of going all the way in this current tournament) I'm sure Messi himself wishes the same!
No, it won't be. It's just delaying the inevitable.
Innit, same with Ronaldo for the record, if they drop out it ain't going to be on a 35 year old Messi. He won't win a world cup and that is fine, hardly a massive blot on an absolutely incredible career.
He's the GOAT
Also, whilst I think both have tribal fans who refuse to accept this, neither has really been that incredible for at least a few years now. They both masked their decline very well, essentially playing in teams that catered massively to them but they’ve earned it. Their legacies are secure, they were genuinely playing football on a different planet for the best part of a decade. We were lucky to have them. Maybe one of them will lift the WC, would be nice to see.
Does it matter? They will go through anyway.
I don't know about that, if Saudi go 1 up the pressure will be on in the second half.
And go out against France.
If they draw today they're all but out (France will clobber them), so yes it does.
Ego. Ronaldo kept taking free kicks despite being shit at them. Messi keeps taking penalties despite being shit at them. Its for their ego.
Yeah there has to be someone better in the team.
Agree he's been good apart from the pen.
Yeah and if anyone else had taken it and missed he would have taken absolute pelters for it too.The way people bang on about his penalty record just highlights the obscenely fine margins at this level.... he's shite at them with a 78% conversion record, Ronaldo isn't with an 82% record. Wayne Rooney was also commonly known as a bit shit with a 75% record.
Bit mad, but finding that Ramos taker requires you to casually decide for them to start taking at some point. Doing it in practice is one thing. Di Maria for instance has a record of 3-4
They are winning the group, so no.And go out against France.
I think its just 3 seasons in a row where he's fecked up an important penalty. Copa miss before that too.The way people bang on about his penalty record just highlights the obscenely fine margins at this level.... he's shite at them with a 78% conversion record, Ronaldo isn't with an 82% record. Wayne Rooney was also commonly known as a bit shit with a 75% record.
Bit mad, but finding that Ramos taker requires you to casually decide for them to start taking at some point. Doing it in practice is one thing. Di Maria for instance has a record of 3-4
They are winning today, so turns out this one wasn't really that important.
Yeah he has , rolled back the years with that run a couple of minutes ago but fluffed the shot.
Eh?
That's ridiculous. Messi after living since age 13 at spain speaks the most argentine accent I've ever heard. I don't think he would be completely happy if he did that. He's as argentine as you can get.
