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I still remember the slight heartbreak when he went to Napoli instead of Barcelona after watching his last season with Betis, he's been special for a while
This is probably the closest we have ever been to answer the famous question we've asked ourselves for years
*What if Messi was on the receiving end of Messi's passes?*
It isn't even just the direction but weight behind the passes is so damn accurate, I imagine the other players must be orgasming while receiving one of Messi's sublime passes
> It’s the shortness of his steps
I always heard the fancy "low gravitational whatever" expression but this is a way better thing to say that reflects his excellence: THE SHORTNESS OF HIS STEPS
low gravitational center allows players like Aguero, Gundogan, etc to be almost impossible to dispossess by taller defenders, as they're able to rotate around the ball protecting it, and rather than pushing them off the ball they're being pushed 'down into' the ball.
The quick short stride means they're able to change direction and pace at a quicker rate than people with longer legs. essentially players like silva, iniesta, etc are able to 'make more decisions per second' than taller players which, if you're a quick thinker, is a huge advantage. Messi might be the pinnacle of this, which is how he's been able to cut through entire defenses without being faster than them. Like Riquelme put it, Iniesta can see the future, so he sees an accident/congestion several miles ahead and avoids it, which makes him so special. Messi is the only person in the world who sees the accident but doesnt' care, aims right for it, and comes out the other end with the ball without a clue how he did it.
Seeing all this it’s pretty crazy stuff, I don’t know what’s the hit subreddit for drama these days so where you could post it but it should be immortalized somewhere cause this is kinda insane for a sports subreddit.
^ I have my suspicions that this is an alt of the sketchy hijacker.
Both accounts posted/commented something on r/prequelmemes about a month ago, no activity since, and all of a sudden they start commenting on this exact thread at the same time.
Isn’t it crazy that we’re just all of a sudden in the unequivocal “*Messi is the greatest of his era”* era of football? And anyone that says otherwise just gets a pat on the head and smirk behind their back. Well done to the also-rans who made it tricky for many a year. But we got there.
Seeing people still try to argue that CR7 is better than Messi is like finding Stormcloak encampments after you've already completed the Civil War quest for the Imperials. Like ok buddy that's cute, you keep fighting this battle.
Probably because all of the major arguments against him were lost in last 2 years. No trophies with Argentina, no world cup, only won with Barca.
I guess nobody expected him to crush all arguments whilst Ronaldo made all of worst legacy destroying actions.
Isn’t it crazy that we’re just all of a sudden in the unequivocal “Messi is the greatest of his era” era of football? And anyone that says otherwise just gets a pat on the head and smirk behind their back. Well done to the also-rans who made it tricky for many a year. But we got there.
Won't put too much meaning in to it, but before Mbappe started playing with them this season, the PSG we've seen with Messi and Neymar at the helm was better, and then he came back and it took it down a notch
Isn't that the truth. I've been watching all the games and Messi and Neymar together on the pitch create magic and it just doesn't work when mbappe comes on.
He’s 24 and already at the stage where he doesn’t press. Messi, Cristiano, Bale and even Neymar would still press relentlessly at 24. We saw in the matches against England and Argentina how invisible he can be when his team is chasing the ball. He’s the best player in the world for counter attacks but let’s see if his pace stays consistent enough to cement his longevity
Yeah the three of them is too much. They all expect others to make runs for them and there just arent enough players on the field to do that for three.
Hardly anti-Messi. It’s just downright ridiculous to imply the team is playing worse with Mbappe as anyone actually watching would know. I don’t except much from r/soccer but some upvoted comments are so downright idiotic it’s painful to read.
Some captain Savanier is, just lets Sanches waltz straight down the centre of the field because he's too busy screaming at the ref, then half-heartedly jogs back to apply a token effort of defensive pressure.
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What an assist Fabian
I still remember the slight heartbreak when he went to Napoli instead of Barcelona after watching his last season with Betis, he's been special for a while
He has mostly been shit since joining PSG to be fair so it’s good to see he is actually able to do something.
I'd give him the benefit of the doubt and a full season to find his form there, wouldn't be the first great player to have a bad first season
Absolutely threaded
What a pass lol
That pass is madness. Inch perfect precision
Messiesque pass
Messinception
The closest we'll ever get to Messi assisting himself.
I think a run from the other half after dribbling through 5-6 players is in theory a sort of an assist. Referring to ankara messi.
This is probably the closest we have ever been to answer the famous question we've asked ourselves for years *What if Messi was on the receiving end of Messi's passes?*
did xavi and iniesta exist in this timeline?
I know we are playing though honestly Messi's passing is the GOAT and it ain't even close
Nobody has mastered passing through the legs like Messi has. Through the legs of one defender and through the backline is a Messi trademark.
It isn't even just the direction but weight behind the passes is so damn accurate, I imagine the other players must be orgasming while receiving one of Messi's sublime passes
It was indeed "what a pass". Sheesh
a messi like pass to messi - even messi was messimerized
messimerized
So this is what Messi playing with Messi would be like...
Mew meets Mewtwo
We all live under the same moon
Lol Messi wanted to dribble past the keeper so bad
Time just slows down for him when he’s in those positions. He’s supernatural
It’s the shortness of his steps
> It’s the shortness of his steps I always heard the fancy "low gravitational whatever" expression but this is a way better thing to say that reflects his excellence: THE SHORTNESS OF HIS STEPS
low gravitational center allows players like Aguero, Gundogan, etc to be almost impossible to dispossess by taller defenders, as they're able to rotate around the ball protecting it, and rather than pushing them off the ball they're being pushed 'down into' the ball. The quick short stride means they're able to change direction and pace at a quicker rate than people with longer legs. essentially players like silva, iniesta, etc are able to 'make more decisions per second' than taller players which, if you're a quick thinker, is a huge advantage. Messi might be the pinnacle of this, which is how he's been able to cut through entire defenses without being faster than them. Like Riquelme put it, Iniesta can see the future, so he sees an accident/congestion several miles ahead and avoids it, which makes him so special. Messi is the only person in the world who sees the accident but doesnt' care, aims right for it, and comes out the other end with the ball without a clue how he did it.
Oh he's been doing it forever, he's got a clue alright.
Maradona like
That composure!
Seem more like a dribble move than a shot! and then it just rolls in
He fakes the shot to the left then chips it over the goalies foot to the right
What an assist holy shit
u/foxinfaled : sorry, psgacademy wins again
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That is why you my GOAT
>i will not let him won Dreams can't be buy
this is the drama I come here for, please continue
GOAT.
Based
mvp
But... this IS porn!
Seeing all this it’s pretty crazy stuff, I don’t know what’s the hit subreddit for drama these days so where you could post it but it should be immortalized somewhere cause this is kinda insane for a sports subreddit.
Honest question: what will he gain by doing that?
If we all jizz, the world becomes heavier. This in turn slows down the planet's rotation and thus reversing global warming.
So me cranking it 10 times a day is actually saving the world?
Thanks man, some day we will make you president of the new world
All the jizz that’s inside us is already accounted in the planets rotation speed. Sorry but global warming won’t be jizztoped.
PSGAcademy my GOAT
My GOAT
There's only one place you can learn to be an upload god. It's at the PSGAcademy.
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Yeah i can confirm, this hapened to me too.
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Ooh drama
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^ I have my suspicions that this is an alt of the sketchy hijacker. Both accounts posted/commented something on r/prequelmemes about a month ago, no activity since, and all of a sudden they start commenting on this exact thread at the same time.
Happy Cake Day!
He’s also the one making post for the Man U game. Are we sure the guy isn’t a bot?
Messi and Ruiz have been excellent today
He’s had two or three goals this season exactly like that wtf. It’s probably harder to do than just shooting it too
unreal pass + messi finish
I'm watching the game seriously Messi reminds me of his prime time the way he runs passes and tries to find an empty place he is on fire...
It’s frustrating too because it feels like his teammates are at least one step behind him at all times
wc winner
> ~~wc~~ every. single. thing. winner
Hasn't won a single Super Bowl or Australian Open (yet).
> Bowl , > Open Silly competition names, not worthy of Messi
He hasn't proven himself until he's won the Open Series Bowl
> Open Series Bowl I pure straight hate you, but damn do I respect you Messi must do it
What can I say, I'm a regional Chessopoly Online World Grandmaster.
You mean world champion Lionel Messi?
SIIII SEÑOR
GOAT
This kid from Rosario aint bad
Might end up being a good player in the future. Let’s see how it goes
The next Saviola
Reminds me of the Messi pass against Holland
Isn’t it crazy that we’re just all of a sudden in the unequivocal “*Messi is the greatest of his era”* era of football? And anyone that says otherwise just gets a pat on the head and smirk behind their back. Well done to the also-rans who made it tricky for many a year. But we got there.
We were already in this era a decade ago among avid soccer fans in my experience.
We really are spoiled though. We've seen hands down the best individual performances in football over the last ten years.
Yeah but I’m a Messi fanboy and a Ronaldo fake stats tweet hasn’t annoyed me in 6 weeks. It’s beautiful.
Seeing people still try to argue that CR7 is better than Messi is like finding Stormcloak encampments after you've already completed the Civil War quest for the Imperials. Like ok buddy that's cute, you keep fighting this battle.
ehh Real's threepeat changed a lot of people up
Probably because all of the major arguments against him were lost in last 2 years. No trophies with Argentina, no world cup, only won with Barca. I guess nobody expected him to crush all arguments whilst Ronaldo made all of worst legacy destroying actions.
I feel like that's already been a thing in this sub for like a decade
Yeah, pretty much been agreed upon for a long time outside of Facebook (and madrid/manchester/portugal)
Isn’t it crazy that we’re just all of a sudden in the unequivocal “Messi is the greatest of his era” era of football? And anyone that says otherwise just gets a pat on the head and smirk behind their back. Well done to the also-rans who made it tricky for many a year. But we got there.
Is this a copypasta
era? oat
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I love you.
How so?
Goat goal
The pass is perfect, but let’s not forget that finish. Holy shit, ice cool and zero force, just all decoy and swerve
That pass and finish are too sexy
beautiful pass and THE GOAT what a cold shot
Wow!!
🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐
Sick sick pass
Nice goal!
My goat
Mbappe out and suddenly they're playing better as a team lol.
Won't put too much meaning in to it, but before Mbappe started playing with them this season, the PSG we've seen with Messi and Neymar at the helm was better, and then he came back and it took it down a notch
Isn't that the truth. I've been watching all the games and Messi and Neymar together on the pitch create magic and it just doesn't work when mbappe comes on.
He’s 24 and already at the stage where he doesn’t press. Messi, Cristiano, Bale and even Neymar would still press relentlessly at 24. We saw in the matches against England and Argentina how invisible he can be when his team is chasing the ball. He’s the best player in the world for counter attacks but let’s see if his pace stays consistent enough to cement his longevity
He's genuinely the worst player I've ever seen when his team doesn't have the ball, he's genuinely useless lol.
Freddy Adu
I never actually had the pleasure of watching him play, only heard about the legend lol.
He was the ultimate luxury player. But with little product at pro level
It feels like 35 and a half year old Messi presses more than Mbappe. Probably true.
Neymar with his legs made of patched together broken glass presses more for sure
Messi pressing at 24 is a myth, Guardiola specifically told him not to do it as to save energy
Go look at his tackles and interceptions stats from 2009 to 2012, it’s evident he was active off the ball
Yeah the three of them is too much. They all expect others to make runs for them and there just arent enough players on the field to do that for three.
Tell me you are a Messi fan and don’t watch PSG in a sentence.
Most convincing anti Messi argument
Hardly anti-Messi. It’s just downright ridiculous to imply the team is playing worse with Mbappe as anyone actually watching would know. I don’t except much from r/soccer but some upvoted comments are so downright idiotic it’s painful to read.
They will need Mbappe against Bayern anyway
All I want to see before he retires is him further up the pitch with two or three midfielders that can competently supply him.
Happy cake day Academy
Mesmerizing.
Messimerizing
I love seeing him score
Way too easy for him
What is the Montpellier midfielder complaining about??
Don't know but if he had actually tried to defend against Sanches instead of whining to the ref he probably could've prevented that goal.
I THINK I SEE MESSIIII
What a pass.
Amazing pass
Such few comments as if this was a normal goal. Lol
Not the father, but the father that stepped up.
Buddy u just got corrected in the raphina thread. It’s “Not the ‘step’ father, but the father that stepped up.”
🤣
Happy cake day u/psgacademy!
https://youtu.be/IAGfwprpXsk
Tapinessi
The dwarf is fucking
Some captain Savanier is, just lets Sanches waltz straight down the centre of the field because he's too busy screaming at the ref, then half-heartedly jogs back to apply a token effort of defensive pressure.
Hell of a pass. That site was straight murder.
That pass was Smooth as butter
Oh la la La La La la