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[Messi]

I think the fact that he never played in the EPL hurts his claim to be one of the greatest

 

[Hixx]

I bet Messi would be shit in a Tony Pulis or Sam Allardyce team so how the fuck can he be considered GOAT.

 

[Arnie]

My pub's playing poetry in motion at HT.

Need a solid second half reds, then we can keep believing.

 

[Walshy]

Was Zidane really that good?...Really?

He was amazing.

Still is.

 

[subtles]

There were no nervy parts...

Ouch.

Good to know though. I'll watch the first half later as it's recorded.

 

[Gentle Rodriguez]

He's the player in 98', when I started following the sport, that stood out to me as clearly being better on the ball than just about anyone playing around him.

He was a tactical genius and a technical god. No he wasn't extremely flashy, dribble past an entire opposing team and score a billion goals but he was one of the best, if not THE best, playmaker ever.

 

[faridmon]

I think the fact that he never played in the EPL hurts his claim to be one of the greatest

Messi pls

Eeven as a joke, I can't get behind this!

 

[The_Hitcher89]

Fuck you Lloris

Sturridge has been quiet, and needs to learn to manafacture contact. As it is, he's risking stupid challenges from the opposition turning into bookings for himself, and is missing out on free kicks/penalties.

Need that next goal

 

[Broder Salsa]

Anyone who ends their career by headbutting Materazzi is pretty fucking fantastic, really.

 

[OriginalThinking]

I think the fact that he never played in the EPL hurts his claim to be one of the greatest

Yeah, Zidane was good but could he do it on a cold Rainy night against peak Tony Pulis's Stoke at the Potteries?

 

[LabouredSubterfuge]

Anyone who ends their career by headbutting Materazzi is pretty fucking fantastic, really.

All that needs saying.

 

[Oersted]

The goat

 

[Arnie]

Anyone who ends their career by headbutting Materazzi is pretty fucking fantastic, really.

Bang on the money.

 

[subtles]

Anyone who ends their career by headbutting Materazzi is pretty fucking fantastic, really.

Yes. A legend for that alone.

 

[Showaddy]

Even by Spurs standards they make a stupid amount of mistakes under Sherwood.

Edit: Holy Shit.

Own goals and individuals errors have attributed for 45.2% of the goals Spurs have conceded in the Premier League this season.

 

[Hixx]

Fuck you Lloris

Sturridge has been quiet, and needs to learn to manafacture contact. As it is, he's risking stupid challenges from the opposition turning into bookings for himself, and is missing out on free kicks/penalties.

Need that next goal

Yeah he should stop cheating and work on being a better cheat.

 

[GQman2121]

Anyone who ends their career by headbutting Materazzi is pretty fucking fantastic, really.

In the WORLD CUP FINAL no less! That confidence to give no fucks...

 

[Messi]

Ronaldo was the player of that generation.

 

[Broder Salsa]

Ronaldo was the player of that generation.

Haha no.

I hate discussing who was better than who though, pointless discussion.

 

[TeddyBoy]

We started the second half perfectly against Everton and Arsenal at home with an early goal, try to do the same today and get Lucas on for Gerrard for the last half an hour (got to avoid that booking!)

 

[faridmon]

Ronaldo was the player of that generation.

No. just no

and I loved Ronaldo

 

[Yurt]

Anyone who ends their career by headbutting Materazzi is pretty fucking fantastic, really.

All that needs saying.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Zinedine_Zidane_and_Marco_Materazzi_%28retouch%29.jpg/440px-Zinedine_Zidane_and_Marco_Materazzi_%28retouch%29.jpg[IMG]

The goat[/QUOTE]

[quote="Arnie, post: 106315016"]Bang on the money.[/QUOTE]

[quote="subtles, post: 106315025"]Yes. A legend for that alone.[/QUOTE]

[quote="GQman2121, post: 106315064"]In the WORLD CUP FINAL no less! That confidence to give no fucks...[/QUOTE]

YES GUYS

[B]YES[/B].

Fuck that cunt. Wish we could strip him of his medal.

 

[subtles]

Ronaldo was the player of that generation.

Are you serious Messi?

please.

 

[Ushojax]

It's slowly become clear that Vertonghen is a twat, he didn't even attempt to defend the first goal today.

If we get LVG it would be what we need, these players need a manager who has some credibility. Vertonghen and others clearly don't take games seriously enough.

 

[Blackhead]

Yeah, but that's a ridiculously subjective discussion. I'd argue that Barthez was ridiculously entertaining because he was a clown in goal.

And there's a reason that futsal players don't play professional football, it's because they can do it on a beach, but it's useless in the top levels of the professional game. Hence why Messi doesn't bother. Neither does Ronaldo any more

Want more entertaining? When a player scores a goal? Messi is probably in the top 10 finishers of all time. Chips, controlled pass into the net, lobs, rounding the keeper, rockets from outside the box, headers, volleys, chesting it in... right foot, left foot.

Want more entertaining? When a player makes an outrageous pass. Just watch that pass for Neymar in the Clasico. The perfect angle, pace and power. And he's chipped passes, lobbed passes, 1-2's, headed passes, outside of the foot. Sure he's never bothered with a rabona because Messi has a right foot so it would be totally unnecessary..

ronaldinho is still doing tricks if brazil. messi doesn't because he can't

how many rockets from outside the box and headers has messi scored? you can count them on your fingers

p.s i never mentioned portugese ronaldo. but if you want to go there, he's a more versatile finisher than messi.

 

[Abraxas]

Spuds pls.

 

[Razor554]

Ronaldo was the player of that generation.

If Ronaldo would have had injury-free career, he probably would be rated higher from that era compared to Zidade. Shame it wasn't meant to be.

Both are schoolboys compared to Messi though.

 

[Baconsaurus Rex]

Are you living in the 2012/13 season?

No literally. His kit was all muddy and filthy.

 

[Arnie]

It's slowly become clear that Vertonghen is a twat, he didn't even attempt to defend the first goal today.

If we get LVG it would be what we need, these players need a manager who has some credibility. Vertonghen and others clearly don't take games seriously enough.

First thing I thought when he went off with that 'injury'.

He just doesn't have the stomach for it. Doesn't give a shit, either.

Fuck him.

 

[Oersted]

Lel

 

[Showaddy]

It's slowly become clear that Vertonghen is a twat, he didn't even attempt to defend the first goal today.

If we get LVG it would be what we need, these players need a manager who has some credibility. Vertonghen and others clearly don't take games seriously enough.

Would you with Sherwood in charge? He literally just sends out the players without a single defensive or offensive plan, it makes Redknapp look like a tactical genius.

 

[Sane_Man]

No literally. His kit was all muddy and filthy.

I stupid.

 

[The_Hitcher89]

Yeah he should stop cheating and work on being a better cheat.

Its not cheating if you draw a foul

moon.jpeg

 

[Gentle Rodriguez]

First thing I thought when he went off with that 'injury'.

He just doesn't have the stomach for it. Doesn't give a shit, either.

Fuck him.

I'm pretty sure he's either not happy with his coach or at Spurs in general. He always gave 110% at Ajax, even though he fucked up once in a while.

I'm seeing this with at least half the Spurs and Man U players.

 

[FootballFan]

Zidane/Ronaldinho/Maradona/Ronaldo (OG)/Rivaldo all have better highlights reels than Messi. How many times have you seen Messi do a rabona or a chest/butt pass or a bicycle kick or score from 30+ yards out? Messi reminds me more of Romario i.e. a fantastic technically efficient player

Rabona...lol

my neighbour Thomas can do the rabona lol.

just give the ballon d'or to Taarabt already

Just spent ten minutes reading the 06/07 wiki page. Dat 7-1 Roma win. Hnnnggghhhhh.

God I loved that squad. VDS, Nev, Patty and Heinze, Rooney when he wasn't a cunt, Saha, Park, Larsson, OLE <3333

you forgot pique m8.

 

[Ushojax]

Would you with Sherwood in charge? He literally just sends out the players without a single defensive or offensive plan, it makes Redknapp look like a tactical genius.

Jan's been like this all season, I didn't forget the goals he let Navas and Morrison score.

 

[Yurt]

Both are schoolboys compared to Messi though.

their World Cups disagree with you.

 

[Messi]

Are you serious Messi?

please.

Absolutely

 

[OriginalThinking]

ronaldinho is still doing tricks if brazil. messi doesn't because he can't

how many rockets from outside the box and headers has messi scored? you can count them on your fingers

p.s i never mentioned portugese ronaldo. but if you want to go there, he's a more versatile finisher than messi.

Now you're being silly. I'm not sure if a YouTube video exists with all of Messi's goals but you'll find plenty of them. Though granted less headers, but that's more a function of how Barcelona play and Messi's height than any perceived lack of ability. Loads of outside the box rockets though.

And Ronaldo being a more versatile finisher? Nope, he just scores more headers.

 

[Arnie]

Hahaha

The Carefully Chosen One

Hold me

 

[Marc]

Haha no.

I hate discussing who was better than who though, pointless discussion.

Agreed, between Shearer and Le God.


Zidane barely scored and barely set up any goals, gets way overhyped for a guy who ONLY worked in attack. Came up with the big goals though.

 

[Messi]

their World Cups disagree with you.

By the end of Messi's career he will have so many trophies and individual achievements that not winning a world cup wouldnt really matter. I am sure it will bother him though.

 

[ATF487]

this season is the best

 

[Showaddy]

Jan's been like this all season, I didn't forget the goals he let Navas and Morrison score.

It's not just Jan, most of the players don't give a fuck anymore and I don't blame them. Stupid fucking team selections with non-existent tactics and then Tim will bang on about heart & desire when they're battered 5-0.

 

[Zabojnik]

OMG, I need to see Jodorowsky's Dune (the documentary).

 

[GQman2121]

That Spider-Man PS4 footage looks terrible. Why even render the street level if that's the best they can do? They should just keep to the rooftops like the Neversoft game and do something that's actually impressive.

 

[Fergie]

Should probably chuck Nacer up top if they're gonna hoof it to Soldado...

 

[Oersted]

Its trending. Bwahahaha.

 

[Gentle Rodriguez]

If Ronaldo would have had injury-free career, he probably would be rated higher from that era compared to Zidade. Shame it wasn't meant to be.

Both are schoolboys compared to Messi though.

Nope, both won tons of trophies, one very important one that Messi doesn't have, and also performed extremely well individually.

 

[Wilbur]

Rabona...lol

my neighbour Thomas can do the rabona lol.

just give the ballon d'or to Taarabt already



you forgot pique m8.

My neighbour Thomas

I can't breathe

Kinga at work asked me what's funny

How do I explain