sne Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 Ronaldo scored his 600th career club goal yesterday. A couple hours later Messi scored his 598th club goal to win the title for Barcelona. Amazing players 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 Messi is the 1st player to win 10 La Liga titles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 All he needs to do now is win three more league titles and get his brothers sister pregnant and he'll have emulated the career of Ryan Giggs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted April 28, 2019 Author Share Posted April 28, 2019 I'm curious to how Messi will do at 34 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 20 hours ago, villalad21 said: I'm curious to how Messi will do at 34 from central midfield, sure someone else said it before he would look comfortable in a Pirlo role, goals would obviously drop off (slightly...) but his passing vision and range is incredible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 18 minutes ago, villa4europe said: from central midfield, sure someone else said it before he would look comfortable in a Pirlo role, goals would obviously drop off (slightly...) but his passing vision and range is incredible Thats only 2 years away, from what I have seen of Barcelona albeit not as much this season he seems be moving closer to the goal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 They would still be brilliant players but I do wonder if Messi or Ronaldo would have the same scoring stats if they didn't play in same era. As in they have both pushed each other to get these incredible goal records Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 (edited) They've also played in an era where strikers get more protection than they have at any point in the history of the game and the difference in quality between the top clubs and everybody else is at all time high. Not saying Messi doesn't have a legitimate claim to being the best player of all time but I don't think he'd have got 40 goals a season playing for the Barcelona of the 1980s or 90s. Edited April 29, 2019 by The_Rev 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted May 1, 2019 Author Share Posted May 1, 2019 Messi is 10 times the player Ronaldo is right now, but that being said Messi is 2 years younger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 2 minutes ago, villalad21 said: Messi is 10 times the player Ronaldo is right now, but that being said Messi is 2 years younger. He's not 10 times the player, but he's a better player and he always has been. No-one else in the World is scoring that free kick, in that manner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic09 Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 1 minute ago, bobzy said: He's not 10 times the player, but he's a better player and he always has been. No-one else in the World is scoring that free kick, in that manner. What about mr Hourihane? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaJ100 Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 5 minutes ago, bobzy said: He's not 10 times the player, but he's a better player and he always has been. No-one else in the World is scoring that free kick, in that manner. To be devil's advocate Ronaldo in the WC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 1 minute ago, VillaJ100 said: To be devil's advocate Ronaldo in the WC? Ronaldo was miles closer. He's not curling it from 35/40 yards or whatever Messi is hitting that from. To beat keepers of this standard from so far out whilst genuinely bending the ball (and not just having the weird modern football move oddly in the air) is unreal. 8th direct free kick of the season for Messi as well apparently. Ronaldo's free kick against Spain was excellent, but not special. What we saw tonight from Messi was special. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 2 minutes ago, VillaJ100 said: To be devil's advocate Ronaldo in the WC? That was a lot nearer and just had to beat the wall. Still good but Ronaldo has scored better free kicks than that one. Messi's tonight was something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 2 minutes ago, bobzy said: Ronaldo was miles closer. He's not curling it from 35/40 yards or whatever Messi is hitting that from. Miles closer. I am not sure you know small a football pitch is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 1 minute ago, Zatman said: Miles closer. I am not sure you know small a football pitch is Approx 120 miles long aren't they? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 3 minutes ago, Zatman said: Miles closer. I am not sure you know small a football pitch is I think that might be the daftest post I've ever seen on this site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pelle Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 Two amazing players, among the best ever. At least top 5. And I can't say that I like any of them. One is a diving word removed and one is sanctified beyond proportions. If he farts people would be in awe about how he bended that fart. Having said that, I watched my whole first CL game in at least 10 years, and that freekick... Even Klopp could just smile. Amazing. Who's the best? Who cares? It's probably much down to what kind of player you like the most anyway. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pelle Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 23 minutes ago, bobzy said: He's not 10 times the player, but he's a better player and he always has been. No-one else in the World is scoring that free kick, in that manner. Was Beckham against Greece closer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Pelle said: Was Beckham against Greece closer? Is David Beckham still playing professional football? Edit: Similar style though, in many respects. Edited May 1, 2019 by bobzy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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