Messi the Greatest

[El Pibe D'Oro]

World footballer of the Year by Miles....

Lionel Messi 1,073


Cristiano Ronaldo 352


Xavi 196


Kaka 190


Andres Iniesta 134

[Metal Face]

Bit overrated i think

[Translator]

Messi the Greatest? You mean better than Diego Armando Maradona?

When you compare the two careers side by side, hard not to argue that Messi at age 22 has achieved more than Maradona did at the same age.

If Messi leads Argentina to a world cup victory you could almost argue it's a non contest.

Although I'd love to have seen Maradona play along side Xavi & Iniesta.

[El Pibe D'Oro]

Translator, Diego Armando Maradona aka Dio, is the greatest of all time.

Messi the greatest just at this point of time.

Sorry for the misunderstanding

[DON HALA MADRID]

scudda u are a joke

[El Pibe D'Oro]

And why is that? At least explain yourself you spastic fascist scumbag.

[totsreds08]

And why is that? At least explain yourself you spastic fascist scumbag.

he doesn't play for real so he can't be that great

[Translator]

Translator, Diego Armando Maradona aka Dio, is the greatest of all time.

Messi the greatest just at this point of time.

Sorry for the misunderstanding

Fair topic though. Are you trying to say regardless of what Messi achieves in the next 10 years he'll never been greater than Maradona? I could say the same about Meazza

On a side note, while I enjoy the hammering you give the Royal tosser you're better off ignoring him. By replying he only keeps coming back, ignore him and more chance he'll do us all a favour and piss off or change his ways.

Never argue with an idiot, they only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience.

[Litmanen]

can someone get rid of king dickheads signature...... that's farked.


Messi dominated last year, and the CL final was the icing on the cake. Very Hollywood.

Speaking of Hollywood, has Benzema scored yet?

[El Pibe D'Oro]

can someone get rid of king grenache signature...... that's bottle of shiraz.


Messi dominated last year, and the CL final was the icing on the cake. Very Hollywood.

Speaking of Hollywood, has Benzema scored yet?

man Utd interested apparently - what a bomb of a signing.

[OldRedback]

Impossible to put up a logical argument against Messi winning this year and he certainly seems more likeable and more humble than last years recipient.

[Translator]

in 2009 Messi won EVERY team and individual honour on offer to him. Is there a single player in the history of the game that can boast* that stat?

* comes across as a humble bloke so I doubt he would.

[MESSI_10]

World footballer of the Year by Miles....

Lionel Messi 1,073


Cristiano Ronaldo 352


Xavi 196


Kaka 190


Andres Iniesta 134

absolutely destroyed the rest

[Ubietz]

Surely Xavi and Iniesta deserve as many honours as Messi has received from FIFA.

[Red-4-Life]

beats the frikken Castrol Rankings

Messi deserved it by a long shot.

[themagnet]

beats the frikken Castrol Rankings

[mushrow]

[/code]Translator, Diego Armando Maradona aka Dio, is the greatest of all time.[quote]

Completely disagree, Pele is the greatest player of all time. So many young people never saw much of Pele.

[El Pibe D'Oro]

Each to their own, but the majority of ppl will say Diego is King

[Stanley Accrington]

Top of the crop this year maybe....but top of every seasons harvest....very debateable

[DON HALA MADRID]

Each to their own, but the majority of ppl will say Diego is King

the majority of ppl will say ur a greaseball

[Madridista612]

Love him or hate him, I'd still have to say that Ronaldo is the more complete player, I don't really think the votes reflect that, to be honest I think Iniesta and Xavi are a lot better than Messi, but Xavi and Iniesta are more of the type of players that set up chances and play those spectacular defence splitting balls that no one else can, it seems to me, that to win the Ballon D'or and FIFA World Player of the Year, it's pretty much all about goals and the trophies you win.

I think Ronaldo was a good winner, because contrary to what people said the year Manchester Utd won the CL, he did make some incredible passes, although will definately be remembered for his 42 goals.

Kaka was a good winner, combined scoring goals, taking on players and absolutely leaving defenders for dead with his passes

Ronaldinho for me was the best out of this crop, at his prime, the guy reinvented football, he did absolutely everything the season he won the award. Free kicks under the wall, overhead kicks, leaving world class defenders scrambling to say on their feet and scoring an absolute packet of goals. I'll also never forget that goal he scored against Chelsea...simply sublime

[Chelsea4thewin]

was that the one at stamford where, he stops the ball dead outside 18 then somehow gets the power on it to beat cech, must say incredible goal by ronaldinho

[BTAC]

Each to their own, but the majority of ppl will say Diego is King

the majority of ppl will say ur a greaseball

Majority, no, everybody will say you're an arrogant, racist, keyboard warrior with no idea about football.

[Le King]

win a world cup on ur own and then u can b called the greatest

[BrickTop]

Love him or hate him, I'd still have to say that Ronaldo is the more complete player, I don't really think the votes reflect that, to be honest I think Iniesta and Xavi are a lot better than Messi, but Xavi and Iniesta are more of the type of players that set up chances and play those spectacular defence splitting balls that no one else can, it seems to me, that to win the Ballon D'or and FIFA World Player of the Year, it's pretty much all about goals and the trophies you win.

I think Ronaldo was a good winner, because contrary to what people said the year Manchester Utd won the CL, he did make some incredible passes, although will definately be remembered for his 42 goals.

Kaka was a good winner, combined scoring goals, taking on players and absolutely leaving defenders for dead with his passes

Ronaldinho for me was the best out of this crop, at his prime, the guy reinvented football, he did absolutely everything the season he won the award. Free kicks under the wall, overhead kicks, leaving world class defenders scrambling to say on their feet and scoring an absolute packet of goals. I'll also never forget that goal he scored against Chelsea...simply sublime

I agree with what you said to an extent.

I think Xavi, Iniesta and Messi are all pretty on par, but they do different things.

i also agree about Ronaldinho, however many years ago it was - he actually did reinvent football, when all that joga bonito/nike shit came out.

amazing.

[ForzaChievo]

Love him or hate him, I'd still have to say that Ronaldo is the more complete player, I don't really think the votes reflect that, to be honest I think Iniesta and Xavi are a lot better than Messi, but Xavi and Iniesta are more of the type of players that set up chances and play those spectacular defence splitting balls that no one else can, it seems to me, that to win the Ballon D'or and FIFA World Player of the Year, it's pretty much all about goals and the trophies you win.

I think Ronaldo was a good winner, because contrary to what people said the year Manchester Utd won the CL, he did make some incredible passes, although will definately be remembered for his 42 goals.

Kaka was a good winner, combined scoring goals, taking on players and absolutely leaving defenders for dead with his passes

Ronaldinho for me was the best out of this crop, at his prime, the guy reinvented football, he did absolutely everything the season he won the award. Free kicks under the wall, overhead kicks, leaving world class defenders scrambling to say on their feet and scoring an absolute packet of goals. I'll also never forget that goal he scored against Chelsea...simply sublime

What a load of crap.

Messi had more assists than Iniesta in La Liga last season, plus he had more goals. And even his ratio of goals/assists, is better than Xavi.

2008/09 La Liga
Messi: 23 Goals, 11 Assists
Xavi: 6 Goals, 20 Assists
Iniesta: 4 Goals, 6 Asissts

2008/09 UCL
Messi: 9 Goals, 5 Asissts
Xavi: 2 Goals, 7 Asissts
Iniesta: 1 Goal, 2 Asissts

And then this season.

2009/10 La Liga
Messi: 9 Goals, 5 Assists
Xavi: 0 Goals, 5 Assists
Iniesta: 0 Goals, 2 Assists

2009/10 UCL

Messi: 2 Goals, 0 Assists
Xavi: 1 Goal, 1 Assist
Iniesta: 0 Goals, 0 Assists

I think you should take off you Madrid coloured glasses.

[DOC]

[/code]Translator, Diego Armando Maradona aka Dio, is the greatest of all time.

Completely disagree, Pele is the greatest player of all time. So many young people never saw much of Pele.

to many people the battle for the greatest does not include maradonna, it centers around Garincha and Pele

[Green Cockney Club]

win a world cup on ur own and then u can b called the greatest

Can't be done. You need eight players on the park for a game to commence/continue.

[totsreds08]

Love him or hate him, I'd still have to say that Ronaldo is the more complete player, I don't really think the votes reflect that, to be honest I think Iniesta and Xavi are a lot better than Messi, but Xavi and Iniesta are more of the type of players that set up chances and play those spectacular defence splitting balls that no one else can, it seems to me, that to win the Ballon D'or and FIFA World Player of the Year, it's pretty much all about goals and the trophies you win.

I think Ronaldo was a good winner, because contrary to what people said the year Manchester Utd won the CL, he did make some incredible passes, although will definately be remembered for his 42 goals.

Kaka was a good winner, combined scoring goals, taking on players and absolutely leaving defenders for dead with his passes

Ronaldinho for me was the best out of this crop, at his prime, the guy reinvented football, he did absolutely everything the season he won the award. Free kicks under the wall, overhead kicks, leaving world class defenders scrambling to say on their feet and scoring an absolute packet of goals. I'll also never forget that goal he scored against Chelsea...simply sublime

What a load of crap.

Messi had more assists than Iniesta in La Liga last season, plus he had more goals. And even his ratio of goals/assists, is better than Xavi.

2008/09 La Liga
Messi: 23 Goals, 11 Assists
Xavi: 6 Goals, 20 Assists
Iniesta: 4 Goals, 6 Asissts

2008/09 UCL
Messi: 9 Goals, 5 Asissts
Xavi: 2 Goals, 7 Asissts
Iniesta: 1 Goal, 2 Asissts

And then this season.

2009/10 La Liga
Messi: 9 Goals, 5 Assists
Xavi: 0 Goals, 5 Assists
Iniesta: 0 Goals, 2 Assists

2009/10 UCL

Messi: 2 Goals, 0 Assists
Xavi: 1 Goal, 1 Assist
Iniesta: 0 Goals, 0 Assists

I think you should take off you Madrid coloured glasses.

so because he is saying some barcelona players are underated, he has madrid colour glasses on? :?

[ForzaChievo]

so because he is saying some barcelona players are underated, he has madrid colour glasses on? :?

Um no, because Ronaldo now plays for Madrid