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From: Benny on 6 Sep 2009 16:02 > Subject : Argentina backline > From : alkamista(a)hotmail.com > Completely agree, he's most effective when there's a Xavi or Iniesta > running the show. Problem is, Argentina have neither. The current > Argentina team is a very good barometer of how good/great Messi truly > is. If he's only lighting it up when he's a sideshow then he's no Kaka > or Ronaldo. Messi would perform considerably better with say Lucho Gonzalez and Gago in midfield and Higuain or Milito in attack instead of another midget. -- http://soccer-europe.com Rss feed : http://soccer-europe.com/RSS/News.xml
From: FF on 6 Sep 2009 17:56 Enzo wrote: > On Sep 5, 9:26 pm, Alkamista <alkami...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > On Sep 5, 1:48 pm, FF <FAIRFOOTBALL....(a)domainsbyproxy.com> wrote: > > > > > Enzo wrote: > > > > > > > > Messi. > > > > > > > Yeah, I was just kidding a bit about your (past?) anti-Messianism.. > > > > > > Not past. I still dont rate him. > > > > > > Note the use of the adjective "certified". > > > > Thanks. > > > > > What ?? He's 22 and has won 2 Champions Leagues and one UEFA > > > Footballer of the Year. What must he do to impress you ? > > > Just curious, do you rate Pele ? > > > > Enzo is very similar to Benny in this regard. Once they decide not to > > like a player, they dont let facts get in their way. > > Please parse the statement correctly. I never said he is > not a good player. But I disagree that he is some sort > of genius. My statement about rating him is in this context. > He was obviously one of the best players in Europe last > season. It's one thing to say you don't rate him, and another one altogether that you consider him one of the best players in Europe but not a genius. Context or no context. > Riquelme? No, Argentina do not need immobile playmakers. > That has been done and proven ineffective. You mean when he was pulled out from the match with Germany when Arg. was leading 1 - 0 ? Nice way of trying him.
From: Abubakr on 6 Sep 2009 18:03 On 7 Sep, 03:34, Alkamista <alkami...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > On Sep 6, 4:31 am, Abubakr <deltara...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Messi needs to be released from have to trying to set the tempo and > > rhythm and direct play, he's not that sort of player. He works best > > when the opposition are distracted by some other focal point. > > Completely agree, he's most effective when there's a Xavi or Iniesta > running the show. Problem is, Argentina have neither. The current > Argentina team is a very good barometer of how good/great Messi truly > is. If he's only lighting it up when he's a sideshow then he's no Kaka > or Ronaldo. Ronaldo's no Ronaldo when the bus is parked either.
From: Alkamista on 6 Sep 2009 19:12 On Sep 6, 5:03 pm, Abubakr <deltara...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On 7 Sep, 03:34, Alkamista <alkami...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > > On Sep 6, 4:31 am, Abubakr <deltara...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Messi needs to be released from have to trying to set the tempo and > > > rhythm and direct play, he's not that sort of player. He works best > > > when the opposition are distracted by some other focal point. > > > Completely agree, he's most effective when there's a Xavi or Iniesta > > running the show. Problem is, Argentina have neither. The current > > Argentina team is a very good barometer of how good/great Messi truly > > is. If he's only lighting it up when he's a sideshow then he's no Kaka > > or Ronaldo. > > Ronaldo's no Ronaldo when the bus is parked either. We are not talking about a bus being parked here, we are talking about playing on a team without a proper playmaker who is the focal point of the offense (thereby hogging a lot of the defense's attention). Ronaldo has played most of his career on such teams, Messi has not.
From: Abubakr on 6 Sep 2009 19:22
On 7 Sep, 09:12, Alkamista <alkami...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > On Sep 6, 5:03 pm, Abubakr <deltara...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > On 7 Sep, 03:34, Alkamista <alkami...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > On Sep 6, 4:31 am, Abubakr <deltara...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Messi needs to be released from have to trying to set the tempo and > > > > rhythm and direct play, he's not that sort of player. He works best > > > > when the opposition are distracted by some other focal point. > > > > Completely agree, he's most effective when there's a Xavi or Iniesta > > > running the show. Problem is, Argentina have neither. The current > > > Argentina team is a very good barometer of how good/great Messi truly > > > is. If he's only lighting it up when he's a sideshow then he's no Kaka > > > or Ronaldo. > > > Ronaldo's no Ronaldo when the bus is parked either. > > We are not talking about a bus being parked here, we are talking about > playing on a team without a proper playmaker who is the focal point of > the offense (thereby hogging a lot of the defense's attention). > Ronaldo has played most of his career on such teams, Messi has not. Ronaldo's not a playmaker. He does his best work on the counter- attack, in teams designed to make that work for him. He has his limitations. Just like Messi. |