With Messi, Ronaldo, or Suarez in your team - these things happen. They simply make the difference. Quality goal. Maybe, just maybe this is Messi's World Cup and could lead them to win it. Maradonna style.
Shows what a difference a genuine World Class player can make. Team playing badly, opposition stubborn, game going nowhere and then your superstar does whats needed to win. Reason why England never go very far, no genuine World Class players. Just over hyped potential that rarely fulfils.
i must say for the past 12-18 months messi has got more and more lazy... he's got the class as always but his movement has become very poor. he does so much standing round basically waiting for the ball to be delivered.
Complete bollox. Twelve months ago he was on fire and even C.Ronaldo couldn't touch him. He's only been "poor" in the last six months after injury. Maybe being reserved with the World Cup in mind? He's not been great in the World Cup so far but he did pull a rabbit out the bag today.
If you look at some of the stats he's really not been travelling the distance and you are right it probably is injury related. But he isn't moving and so is easier to mark That goal... The defender stood 5 yards off When he gets it he comes alive and doesn't look like he lost anything but when the ball is elsewhere he is static as f
He's always stood still and waiting for the ball. His ability to keep the ball thats so impressive. He does help his team out too but I agree this as dropped but as I suggested, I think its due to injury and only in the last six months
Nah let's google some stats here Maybe it is only last six months but today he was static and it's the World Cup, sure save some for next rounds but you gotta win first
You should know I couldn't give a flying **** about stats lol He has been poor in this tournament, thought I'd said that already
So what I found was approx messi does 80% of normal 10-12km work rate others would do but v athletico it stood out as 6.4km which is 50% of what a player should be expected to do at the highest level games Would love to see World Cup distanced travelled v Bosnia Should be 10km by rights bet it's low
I wouldn't know what you said on him so fair enough I still say he'd better up it or Argentina will be weeping come qf time
As we aren't allowed to join their one, thought us "normals" should have one where we can discuss the World Cup
Was going wide Anyway, reckon you me and anyone else would have done exactly the same, let alone if it took you level on 15 goals
