Tag: messi

messithehumble:

I just read a post about how Leo doesn’t deserve the UEFA Best Player in Europe award because he, I quote: 

  • “was helped by Neymar/Suarez”
  • “didn’t carry Barcelona alone”
  • “didn’t score in UCL final Neymar/Suarez saved his ass”
  • “Messi was good but he was helped by his team mates”

I won’t bring the other UEFA Nominees into this because that’s not my prerogative. I don’t put much value on this award, it’s just a pretty shiny thing that’s nice to have. However, these comments struck a cord with me and I have a few things to say: 

  • Football is a team sport. 
  • Neymar and Suarez are Messi’s teammates. Are you telling me Neymar and Suarez don’t reap the rewards of Messi’s contributions as well? Are you telling me Messi doesn’t help his team? 
  • This is not FC Messi. This is not FC Individual Glory. 
  • But oh, you want to talk about Messi’s individual glory? Well, let’s have at it. 
  • Look at real time: 
    • pre-season FCB = dying against easy teams
    • Messi plays = win the European Super Cup (2 amazing freekick goals and one indirect goal from Messi) against Sevilla, one of the toughest teams in Europe
  • Are you telling me that a penalty goal is more impressive that Leo’s fast, precise individual runs that lead to mind-boggling goals? goals that are dissected and analyzed scientifically e.g., x
  • Did you see Messi’s goals against Bayern that were essential to FCB winning the Champion’s League? 
  • Did you see Messi play against Manchester City? against Atletico Madrid? Valencia? Juventus? He may not have scored in the UCL final, but he could have easily won MOTM. 
  • Did you watch Messi at all this past season? He was intrinsic to our success with all trophies, and from where I stand, the most intrinsic.

Sorry, but Lionel Messi is the f***ing master

messifangirl:

Messi is D10S. The Messiah. And the holy spirit. In short, the f***ing master. And forgive the expression. Because what Messi is doing in 2015 defies expression. We should intent a word, an adjective, that defines the constant football exhibition he puts on for us, game by game. Just a few training sessions after his holiday, he was the star of the Joan Gamper. And of course, now of the European Super Cup final. With Messi in this state of grace, everything is possible. Even repeating 2009’s sextuple. So far, the club and Luis Enrique have four titles. Only two remain – the Spanish Super Cup and the Club World Cup. And if Messi wants them, they will be blaugrana.

What Messi did in the first half of the Sevilla game deserves the Ballon d’Or. Without even taking votes. This year there can be no debate over the award. Nobody in their right mind can question Messi’s overall superiority. Including Cristiano Ronaldo. Although it wouldn’t surprise me if in the media cave they are capable of questioning the merits of Leo. They’ve done it before. And they’ll do it again. But if they do, they will be more ridiculous than ever. Messi is the No 1. The best in history.

This was Messi’s final, of course. But there was more. Pedro came on from the bench (which seems to signify he will be signing for Manchester United. And it was Pedro in the end who gave Barcelona the victory. A Pedro that celebrated with anger and thought, surely, that this was his last contribution in a Barcelona shirt. A pity.

By: Lluís Mascaró