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Messi, Suarez and Neymar - Best strike force in history?

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  1. Darth Plagueis

    Darth Plagueis Well-Known Member

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    Suarez - 26 goals and 23 assists
    Neymar - 43 goals and 10 assists
    Messi - 60 goals and 28 assists

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    Gonna be fairly difficult to mount an argument against that innit.

    Still reckon that strikeforce could be improved by replacing Neymar with Aguero though, just my opinion, I'm not a fan of Neymar at all. He's like the Justin Beiber of football.
     
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    Can't disagree but how about Keegan, Waddle, Beardsley or Ferdinand, Beardsley, Shearer?
     
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    Cunnigham, Reilly and Whitehurst. Greatest striking partnership the world has ever seen. Almost as good were the lethal duo of Rob McDonald and Frank Pingel.
     
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    Dorty Dogbreath keeper of the glow

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    I'm bored sick of Barcelona winning the Champions League.

    Let someone else have a go, ffs.
     
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    I'm bored sick of Barcelona. I was cheering Juve on. Barca's tip tappy football is so boring to watch. Their play acting/ cheating is also cringeworthy.
     
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    I find that its antifootball. Keeping the ball and going nowhere 95% of the time is sssssooooooooo defensive.

    Look at the disallowed Neymar goal. You'd expect a League 2 player to bury that.

    As for their lack of sportsmanship, the worst thing about it for me, is that they dont need to cheat (where others might).

    Shame Pep ruined Bayern Munich too. One trick pony him.
     
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    I think even Barcelona fans would agree that the best Champions League Striker to play at the Nou Camp was either Faustino Asprilla or Shola Ameobi
     
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    He hardly ruined Bayern. They still won the league easily and lost to the champions in the semi-final.
     
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    And they had alot of players our injured, some for quite considerable periods.
     
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    Tel (they/them) Sucky’s Bailiff

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    That Heynkes team was far better than the Bayern managed by Guardiola. The energy and ruthlessness has gone largely. People will attribute it to the World Cup approaching and this season to the World Cup that has just been so taxing on his great Germans but I don't buy that, he's got a better squad than Heynkes was working with and they're just not as dominant.

    That Bayern side under JH could have dominated for longer in Europe, I'd absolutely agree, Pep has spoiled what they had. The guy's a fraud, he was showered in superlatives for winning the treble with Barca and low and behold, another young amateur has just achieved the same feat. He's a first rate **** as well, the way he clapped at his med staff after that injury was appalling.
     
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    Barca rely on Messi. Take him out of the equation and they aren't half the side that people make them out to be. To be honest, I would rather watch Cristiano Ronaldo and Real Madrid.
     
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    Heynckes is one of the great European coaches, even though is virtually unheard of in this country. His Bayern side were clinical and capable of dominating for years. They had that ruthless streak that all successful German sides have. A shame.
     
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    Rely on Messi? To be the best team in the world, yeah, but I'd hardly say they rely on him to be a fantastic team. There was quality all over the pitch on saturday.
     
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    No matter how many people tell you Barca are the greatest ever, watching them always seems to have a downside for some reason, it's predictable. That demolition Real dished out at the Allianz last season was as good as I've ever seen on a football pitch, ultimate football, ruthless, aggressive and devastating.

    Watching Barca is like watching Mayweather fight.
     
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    They have done for the last few years. They're sharing the goals around the side a lot more, but ultimately it is Messi that makes them tick.
     
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    They are a fantastic side, I prefer them now to watching them under Guardiola, their style has shifted a bit, probably with Xavi aging, they're evolving a lot as well, with less emphasis on face-clutching and going down like they've been shot, now they seem to do that a bit less.

    Having said that, I hate their team because of the treatment they get from the world's governing bodies. They get away with murder. Transfer ban? WTF happened to that? Oh they wanted to sign Neymar or Suarez so they just cancelled it instead. Bollocks.
     
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    They aren't the greatest side for me. Yes, they demolish teams in La Liga, but lets be honest; it's not the best league in terms of competitiveness. I would rather sit and watch Real Madrid as they are entertaining to watch. Not in La Liga, but the Champions League.
     
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    Enrique is moving them away from the cheating ****s that were under Guardiola. Busquets and Alves are two fannies that most of the world cannot wait to see the back of when they retire.
     
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    Maybe Alves will be playing his football in the Prem next season!

    I like him actually, think he's a clever player, I've no time for Busquets though, he's a ****. Huge shame because he's a top baller as well. Gundogan will make him bench fodder if he goes to Barca.
     
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