KingTom:

West Brom defenders will tie his blokos with chains and he won't be able to move. I still recall the "cold night in stoke" bunkum that was being spewed everywhere back then bunch of clowns

lol

Expert17:


No.

Show me Maradona's stats beside Messi stats

I don't do stats sorry, i base my judgement on what i is see players do on the pitch. Go look for full clips of Diego Amando Maradona matches for both Argentina and Napoli and cure yourself of this ignorance. Messi can only dream of what Maradona did on the pitch...

Bunsenbun:
only youtube videos i am still in my early 20s

No further argument then. Maradona was a football god in his prime.....

randomperson:


Yeah, Owen won the ballon d'or because he was ridiculously good that year. Same for messi who was ridiculously good without needing xavi and iniesta

All the great players moved around different leagues to test themselves, we won't if Messi would succeed in either EPL or Seria cos he never moved. Maradona left Barcelona for Napoli and made them a European force winning the eufa Cup and club winners Cup i think. Messi's struggles with Argentina says alot about his ability outside Barcelona...

TrebleChamp:
All the great players moved around different leagues to test themselves, we won't if Messi would succeed in either EPL or Seria cos he never moved. Maradona left Barcelona for Napoli and made them a European force winning the eufa Cup and club winners Cup i think. Messi's struggles with Argentina says alot about his ability outside Barcelona...

Is any of Maldini, Baresi, Scholes Giggs, Xavi Iniesta a great player?

TrebleChamp:
All the great players moved around different leagues to test themselves, we won't if Messi would succeed in either EPL or Seria cos he never moved. Maradona left Barcelona for Napoli and made them a European force winning the eufa Cup and club winners Cup i think. Messi's struggles with Argentina says alot about his ability outside Barcelona...

Set of 92 was a scam las las then

TrebleChamp:
He won't even survive the tackles Ronaldo de Lima faced in Italy, they think it is now that defenders prefer using their hands to pull you down rather than using 2 footed career ending tackles. From is National team struggles, Messi has shown he cannot really achieve much with Xavi, Iniesta and Dani Alves, until he proves otherwise.

Exactly bro...
Ronaldo de Lima was awesome,
if you could create a player in a lab that would be R9...
He did it in a very physical and defensive Seria back then,
He was assaulted on the pitch,
it's no wonder he got that career threatening injury.
I like Messi but today's game is favourable to attackers...

TrebleChamp:
Na injury reck de Lima career, dude would have become the undesputed GOAT. He went to 2002 World Cup after being sidelined for 2 years, yet he won the World Cup as top scorer and best player of the tournament. Something Messi have failed to do for Argentina, see as Bayern weep Messi's Barcelona 8 vs 2 cos Xavi and Iniesta no dey the team...

when you mean undisputed GOAT, does it mean they can't have like 2 GOATs?

TrebleChamp:
He won't even survive the tackles Ronaldo de Lima faced in Italy, they think it is now that defenders prefer using their hands to pull you down rather than using 2 footed career ending tackles. From is National team struggles, Messi has shown he cannot really achieve much with Xavi, Iniesta and Dani Alves, until he proves otherwise.

Ur Lord and saviours Ryan Giggs/Paul Scholes, how many clubs did they move to b4 u tagged them "Greats"?

randomperson:


Messi would have survived the tackles. Messi started his football in South America where they play football like thugs... he has also faced Ramos, Pepe and the entire Atletico Madrid defence multiple times

Besides, one of Messi's greatest abilities is the ability to ride tackles

Btw, Maradona played in the 80s and 90s when football rules were already somewhat developed. I can as well say that Maradona would not have survived what Pele survived in the 70s, therefore Pele is greater

Oga go and do your research before coming here to spout this.
The fact the best examples you had is Ramos and Pepe, lol.
When did play in South America?
someone who was bought by barca when he was a kid?
lol.
Like I said go and watch and read up about the 'butcher of Bilbao'
Do that come back to me, then we will continue from there

thorrvik55:


Blatant lie. Boys from supposedly farmer league come to the EPL and turn world beaters..

See Bruno, Ziyech even De Bruyne and Hazard all from farmers league..

If Hazard moved to the premier league after playing in Spanish league (like he played while at Chelsea), u guys would have turned the narrative to it's because of how hard the EPL is that's why he's been poor.

Man sneaked in ziyech like we wouldnt notice....

odizeey:

Sometimes you just look these things and let it pass.

If you talk they say you are a Pogba fan.

Media put it out there recently that Rashford bought two luxury houses yet he claims to feed the poor. If you don't put things into context you follow their narrative.

To be very honest, you made little sense with this analogy. To be very very honest and PS... You are a Pogba fan no dey disguise

thorrvik55:


Ur Lord and saviours Ryan Giggs/Paul Scholes, how many clubs did they move to b4 u tagged them "Greats"?

Shot himself in the foot FFS

TrebleChamp:
I don't do stats sorry, i base my judgement on what i is see players do on the pitch. Go look for full clips of Diego Amando Maradona matches for both Argentina and Napoli and cure yourself of this ignorance. Messi can only dream of what Maradona did on the pitch...

You no know ball...See how you dey yarn bullocks with pride.

David Silva, Aguero, Torres, Costa and to drag it, Michu came in and did very well in the EPL yet it's Messi that will flop...Some of you are way too sentimental and hold extreme view points that makes it impossible for some of us to hold a rational discourse with y'all...

If you watch football and understand the dynamics of the game yet you think Messi isn't the G. O. A. T. or is in contention to be referred to as the greatest that ever did it, then you need to see Unlimited22...

patrickmuf:
David Silva, Aguero, Torres, Costa and to drag it, Michu came in and did very well in the EPL yet it's Messi that will flop...Some of you are way too sentimental and hold extreme view points that makes it impossible for some of us to hold a rational discourse with y'all...

If you watch football and understand the dynamics of the game yet you think Messi isn't the G. O. A. T. or is in contention to be referred to as the greatest that ever did it, then you need to see Unlimited22...

You accuse others of what you also do.

KingFalcon:


Man sneaked in ziyech like we wouldnt notice....

Ziyech right foot >> Bruno Fernandes.. #JustFacts

thorrvik55:


Ur Lord and saviours Ryan Giggs/Paul Scholes, how many clubs did they move to b4 u tagged them "Greats"?

Lol Manchester United greats yeah?

Omo people dey disrespect GOAT Messi oo..

Messi has more goals against EPL big clubs than any active Epl player I think
If Messi has killed the big clubs in EPL every time he faced them in UCL, I wonder what he d do to the likes of Fulham and wesbrom when he gets to face them week in week out.
Ronaldo couldnt win the best player in juventus and also couldn't win highest goal scorer in Serie a last season.
Does that make him a bad player who 'couldnt do it in another league'?

TrebleChamp:
Messi will struggle in the EPL, dude hasn't even won any major trophy minus La liga since Xavi and Iniesta left Barcelona..

Wo, me I don't have strength for argument jare. Messi that is Barca's president. Playing against EPL teams once in a while is different from meeting these clubs every damn week, or twice a week. Meanwhile, there is a reason he's refused to leave Barca and there is a reason his last UCL trophy was 6 years ago.

Leave them jare!

DrinkWater10:
Messi has more goals against EPL big clubs than any active Epl player I think
If Messi has killed the big clubs in EPL every time he faced them in UCL, I wonder what he d do to the likes of Fulham and wesbrom when he gets to face them week in week out.
Ronaldo couldnt win the best player in juventus and also couldn't win highest goal scorer in Serie a last season.
Does that make him a bad player who 'couldnt do it in another league'?

The myth has always been that Messi would struggle against the likes of Stoke City and Burnley

TrebleChamp:
I don't do stats sorry, i base my judgement on what i is see players do on the pitch. Go look for full clips of Diego Amando Maradona matches for both Argentina and Napoli and cure yourself of this ignorance. Messi can only dream of what Maradona did on the pitch...

It's going to be a long week indeed, seeing something like this on a Tuesday morning

kendrick9:
Exactly bro...
Ronaldo de Lima was awesome,
if you could create a player in a lab that would be R9...
He did it in a very physical and defensive Seria back then,
He was brutalised on the pitch,
it's no wonder he got that career threatening injury.
I like Messi but today's game is favourable to attackers...

Assaulted na understatement bro...

Jodera:
when you mean undisputed GOAT, does it mean they can't have like 2 GOATs?

Nope

nitrogen:


Wo, me I don't have strength for argument jare. Messi that is Barca's president. Playing against EPL teams once in a while is different from meeting these clubs every damn week, or twice a week. Meanwhile, there is a reason he's refused to leave Barca and there is a reason his last UCL trophy was 6 years ago.

Leave them jare!

Before it was " he can't win World best player without Xavi and Iniesta" now it's "his last UCL trophy was 6 years ago"..........

So 4 UCL trophies is not enough, how many EPL teams get

thorrvik55:


Ur Lord and saviours Ryan Giggs/Paul Scholes, how many clubs did they move to b4 u tagged them "Greats"?

We are talking Maradona, Ronaldo de Lima, Zidane, Pele and CR7, you are mentioning Scholes and Giggs. Are you for real man?

kendrick9:
Oga go and do your research before coming here to spout this.
The fact the best examples you had is Ramos and Pepe, lol.
When did he play in South America?
someone who was bought by barca when he was a kid?
lol.
Like I said go and watch and read up about the 'butcher of Bilbao'
Do that come back to me, then we will continue from there

Lol when i saw the bolded, i just save myself the wàhálà by ignoring his quote..

patrickmuf:
You no know ball...See how you dey yarn bullocks with pride.

Did you watch Maradona play football? If yes name the tournaments...

nitrogen:


Wo, me I don't have strength for argument jare. Messi that is Barca's president. Playing against EPL teams once in a while is different from meeting these clubs every damn week, or twice a week. Meanwhile, there is a reason he's refused to leave Barca and there is a reason his last UCL trophy was 6 years ago.

Leave them jare!

Them no sabi na why, make Ryan Shawcross catch him leg for that Stoke City Stadium

KingTom:

West Brom defenders will tie his blokos with chains and he won't be able to move. I still recall the "cold night in stoke" bunkum that was being spewed everywhere back then bunch of clowns

West Brom and Stoke get defence pass Athletico Madrid

Some comments here have shown that a lot of peeps never watch prime Maradona or R9 play this beautiful game, they watch a Messi playing for arguably the greatest Barcelona team with Xavi and Iniesta and crowned in the GOAT. Same Messi that has failed to take Argentina National Tean anywhere, same Messi Argentinians don't rate highly. George Best was a very gifted player, who performed Magic on the pitch as a Manchester United player, won champions league and best player of the tournament and also won the Ballon d'or. He was never rated a true great cos he didn't do much with his National Team. Winning just Club trophies and golden boots doesn't make you the GOAT, Messi should add the World Cup and totally dominate the tournament like Ronaldo, Maradona, Pele and even Zidane did before we can rate him that highly. Until then Maradona remain the undisputed GOAT...