2011-2012 football (soccer) thread - Page 238

On April 01 2012 04:24 Hemlighest wrote:
The starting XI for Barca:

Valdés, Alves, Piqué, Mascherano, Adriano, Busquets, Thiago, Iniesta, Alexis, Tello & Messi.

Loving that Tello gets a starter, really have high hopes for that chap. Cesc isn't even in the squad today, haven't heard anything about injuries, so I wonder if he got on Guardiolas bad side, he didn't get playtime against Milan either.

On April 01 2012 04:35 Telcontar wrote:
No Cesc for the Bilbao game? There really must be something going on. That 'spat' looked harmless to me since Cesc was smiling pretty much right after. Maybe there is something between the two. We sure could've used him today vs QPR.

On April 01 2012 04:33 sc4k wrote:
Holy shit Ronaldo is in rape mode. Arsene Wenger wrote a blog on yahoo sports saying that you can't compare him to messi. Messi is the wizard and the wonder player and the best in the world at skills and goal scoring, but Ronaldo is a consummate sportsman, he turns up and plays every game, can play at top level 70 games a season, playing a very demanding position, always working, and he showed he was easily capable of beasting through the EPL too. So you shouldn't count him out and maybe, as an asset in a team, he might be considered similar to messi.

On April 01 2012 04:33 sc4k wrote:
Holy shit Ronaldo is in rape mode. Arsene Wenger wrote a blog on yahoo sports saying that you can't compare him to messi. Messi is the wizard and the wonder player and the best in the world at skills and goal scoring, but Ronaldo is a consummate sportsman, he turns up and plays every game, can play at top level 70 games a season, playing a very demanding position, always working, and he showed he was easily capable of beasting through the EPL too. So you shouldn't count him out and maybe, as an asset in a team, he might be considered similar to messi.

On April 01 2012 04:59 Holgerius wrote:
Honestly, Ronaldo suffers both from being an insufferable human being and having to play in the same era as the one who might turn into the greatest footballer ever.

If it wasn't for those two factors he'd be considererd as a GOAT candidate.

Seriously, just look at his stats since he went to RM. I mean, I hate him a lot, and stats aren't everything, but that's just fucking ridiculous,

On April 01 2012 05:47 Steveling wrote:
Cr7 can't handle a candle against Messi. I'm sorry my Portuguese friend but just comparing your fellow compatriot to the GOAT is sacrilege, xP.