ddippset:
what Statistics? Taking penalties and converting them is never a direct straight line graph. It starts straight and then begins to curve downwards. Mr A takes 2 penalties all his life and converts 2,that's a 100% rate. Mr B takes 20 penalties all his life and converts 10, that's a 50% rate. Mr C takes 100 penalties all his life and converts 45, that's a 45% rate. Now who's the best? Id go for the guy Mr C. That's the analogy that describes the situation. Having said all that, Messi could still give up his penalty duties but it should be left entirely to him to make this decision. He's missing them yes, but he's still 70 % responsible for our successes. Any attempt to take it off him forcefully would be counter productive. Cristiano Ronaldo has scored like 3 free kicks from the last 77 attempts I think, but what coach would dare to strip him? Messi has earned the right to make that decision solely by himself. If i was enrique, it would be Messi all the way.

Awesome01:


I'm with you on that one. If Hallilovic continues to improve on his game and keeps his acts together, he's probably going to be the next best thing coming for Barca.

It will be a change of baton. From Ronaldinho - Messi - Neymar - Hallilovic - maybe Thiago Messi (just joking)

pelvicky:
Lionel messi should stop taking penalties.


Here's a few reasons:

He's
statistically
worse than
Neymar Jr. and
Luis Suárez. In
fact, he's 1-
for-3 in five
games this
season, which
is very
worrisome.
Plus, even the
guy who's
accompanying
him in the
Mount
Rushmore of
football
stopped trying
from the spot
when he saw
he missed too
much. Yes, the
great Pelé
wasn't the
official penalty-
kick taker at
Santos, instead
choosing to
pass that along
to one of his
striking
partners, Pepe.
Every miss
throws some
unnecessary
criticism on
Leo, and his
77% accuracy
rate might
come back to
hunt him one
day. It's just
simpler to
avoid it.

coded01:


It doesn't work with phones...

PC or Laptop...

bykebyke:
Messi misses a penalty and all of a sudden it's something to start fussing about?...

Yahoo1:
goal.com. I dnt think he should stop taking the penalties though. it's something he needs to decide himself.

pelvicky:
not goat.com......na from barca fan page.......barcablaugranes.com


i just pray it won't come back to hurt us

Krasid:
Your team is 1-0 down in a UCL final and gets a 90th minute penalty.Who would you like to take the penalty?

barackohandso:


What "hurt" could Messi possibly do to us? Miss a penalty? That's it?

A man who literally rewrote Barca's history, is the highest goal scorer in the club's history and has won 4 UCL titles. Just last season, he helped us win another treble (whilst missing penalties oh) and you're praying it won't come back to hurt us

Abeg Messi has paid his dues. He has earned the right to miss 10 penalties in a match. I'm 101% behind him

Mcleo007:

Krasid:
Your team is 1-0 down in a UCL final and gets a 90th minute penalty.Who would you like to take the penalty?

Krasid:
Your team is 1-0 down in a UCL final and gets a 90th minute penalty.Who would you like to take the penalty?

dmcdad:
Hopefully, we will have a positive response as regards Arda's registration.

dmcdad:
Hopefully, we will have a positive response as regards Arda's registration.

Awesome01:


Registration? as in? don't get you. kindly shed more light.

bykebyke:

Fifa refused...Idio_ts them.

dmcdad:

Yeah... Of course it wouldnt end there. We are gonna push for it. The question is; why would they refuse? They just wanna kill us by any means possible. If this is not witch-hunting, I wonder what is.

dmcdad:

Yeah... Of course it wouldnt end there. We are gonna push for it. The question is; why would they refuse? They just wanna kill us by any means possible. If this is not witch-hunting, I wonder what is.

Awesome01:


Don't get your hopes too high up.

bykebyke:

I don tire for them in fact.

Cristiano Ronaldo Greatest Goalscorer In History:

Doesn't have 91 goals in a year
Doesn't have 73 goals in a season
Doesn't have 50 goals in a la liga season.

Stats since Cristiano joined Real Madrid(La Liga+ UCL):

Goals-

CR7: 287 (1803 shots taken)
Messi: 294 (1349 shots taken)

Goals from weak foot-

CR7: 47
Messi: 51

Goals from outside box-

CR7-43
Messi-45

Note: Here, I'm not even taking into account assists, chances created, and dribbles because Cristiano doesn't even come close to Messi and would be a pointless comparison.

It's quite embarrassing when people say that Cristiano Ronaldo is a better goalscorer than Messi based on what the media feeds them.

Cristiano Ronaldo has scored just 32 more goals than Messi in his entire career, even though he has played 155 more games.

So, basically for Messi to reach the same level as Cristiano, he has to score 32 goals in the next 155 games.

Krasid:
But does Messi have 50 goals in five consecutive seasons? Does Messi have 30+ league goals for 5 consecutive seasons? Does Messi have 10+ UCL goals for 4 consecutive seasons? Does Messi have 50+ goals in a year for 5 consecutive seasons? Keyword :Consecutive.Ronaldo's consistency in terms of goalscoring makes him the greatest ever in that department.Not even the the great Pele with his 750+ official goals could match Ronaldo's consistency in terms of goalscoring at a certain period of time.Whether the team plays well or not, Ronaldo will score goals.

mcdreeezy:
Of course he'll score, even if it's through dubious penalties.

You're talking about consecutive. Does Ronaldo have four consecutive ballons d'Or? No. Does that mean he hasn't been consistent? No. So you're saying Messi is not consistent because he doesn't have 'consecutive' records. Interesting.

Also see the stats between them in their entire career. Messi is just 32 goals behind Ronaldo despite playing 155 games less than Ronaldo, that speaks volumes.