Messi was so gassed getting ARG to the Finals that he had nothing left. He had the worst game of just about any player

Apr 16, 2019
10:31:12pm

SpiffCoug All-American

in the 2014 WC in the Final. It was an abysmal performance.

Was Lionel Messi Tired?

In Argentina’s final match of the World Cup, Lionel Messi — on whom Argentine hopes have rested for over a decade — only touched the ball at a rate of once ev…

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/was-lionel-messi-tired/

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Across all competitions this season, Messi has 45 goals in 42 games.

RSL Muy guapo

4/16/19 6:48pm

GOAT

HingleMcCringleberry

4/16/19 7:08pm

How many world cups has he won?

BigYfan

4/16/19 7:21pm

None of those names come even close to Messi.

HingleMcCringleberry

4/16/19 7:25pm

LOL!

JmThms

4/16/19 7:42pm

Haha! That’s what I said too! His post was laughable.

HingleMcCringleberry

4/16/19 7:46pm

Messi has played better then any of those guys year in and year out for over a

Dynasty1

4/16/19 7:25pm

Argentina? Seriously, are you kidding?

JmThms

4/16/19 7:43pm

Argentina is a great soccer country although they haven't had a defense in

Dynasty1

4/16/19 7:52pm

Write "Argentina has the most talent other than maybe Brazil", earn a smiley face.

mik3

4/16/19 7:27pm

Or spending his entire pro club career with one team that has

JmThms

4/16/19 7:42pm

The funny thing is that if you compare Messi with his peers at world-class clubs, he's still an outlier.

mik3

4/16/19 7:48pm

Always leads league in goals AND assists.

YSMACK

4/16/19 8:15pm

What's even more interesting is that it's not just a function of volume.

mik3

4/16/19 8:34pm

Why is loyalty to a club a bad thing? Also other clubs have out spent Barcelona

Dynasty1

4/16/19 7:54pm

Though few, if any, have spent as stupidly as Barcelona.

mik3

4/16/19 7:58pm

Not saying loyalty to one club is a bad thing . What I'm saying is in this

JmThms

4/16/19 8:45pm

It’s because saying cr7 is better is laughable.

HingleMcCringleberry

4/16/19 8:48pm

This is what I'm talking abut. The laughable certainty.

JmThms

4/17/19 6:51pm

Ronaldo deserves all of the accolades and praise that he gets but it's not like

Dynasty1

4/16/19 8:50pm

On top of that, Ronaldo requires a certain strategy to be effective. The team has to play for him.

mik3

4/16/19 9:00pm

That's what I'm saying about Messi and the warm, nurturing, consistent

JmThms

4/17/19 6:54pm

That "cocoon" has changed systems and players, and has seen Messi play many different

mik3

4/17/19 6:59pm

But being tasked to play in different ways does not necessarily mean that player

JmThms

4/17/19 7:30pm

Still doesn't invalidate the point.

JmThms

4/17/19 6:52pm

Amen. That is absurd. Messi put Argentina on his back and got them to the final

YSMACK

4/16/19 8:05pm

And they played France as well as anyone last summer

Odysseus

4/16/19 8:17pm

Good point. I forgot about that. They were the only tea that looks likely.

YSMACK

4/16/19 8:18pm

Messi was so gassed getting ARG to the Finals that he had nothing left. He had the worst game of just about any player

SpiffCoug

4/16/19 10:31pm

Lol. Dumb

HoustonCougar

4/16/19 7:51pm

I don't think not having a WC trophy is a big factor in greatness.

JmThms

4/16/19 8:49pm

He was really good today, though the game's best goal was Coutinho's.

mik3

4/16/19 7:15pm

Nope. Messi's 1st was better. Coutinho has one move.

HoustonCougar

4/16/19 7:52pm

LOL. Messi is like a God to some people.

JmThms

4/16/19 8:50pm

Deservedly so.

HingleMcCringleberry

4/16/19 8:57pm

Lol.

JmThms

4/17/19 6:57pm

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