Messi appreciation thread!

[User9992]

Lionel Messi - is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club Barcelona and the Argentina national team. Often considered the best player in the world and rated by many in the sport as the greatest of all time, Messi is the only football player in history to win the FIFA World Player of the Year/FIFA Ballon d'Or five times, four of which he won consecutively, and the first player to win three European Golden Shoes. With Barcelona he has won seven La Liga titles and four UEFA Champions League titles, as well as three Copa del Rey titles. A prolific goalscorer, Messi holds the records for most goals scored in La Liga, a La Liga season (50), a calendar year (91), a single season (73), a Champions League match (five), and most Champions League seasons (five).

Messi is complete package: perfect technique, ball controll, excellent dribbling, lethal finishing-shooting, amazing passing, football IQ, great vision, creativity, flair, composure, decision making, awareness, determination, agility, acceleration, balance, free-kicks etc.

Just a pure genius...


First in goals, assists & dribbles:

Records: (As of 6 March 2016)

Most FIFA Ballons d'Or: 5 (2009–12, 2015)
Most consecutive FIFA Ballons d'Or: 4
Youngest two-time and three-time FIFA Ballon d'Or winner: 23 and 24 years old
Most UEFA Best Player in Europe awards: 3 (2009, 2011, 2015)
Most La Liga Best Player awards: 6 (2009–13, 2015)
Top goalscorer in La Liga: 307 goals
Top assist provider in La Liga: 119 assists
Top goalscorer in the Supercopa de España: 11 goals
Top goalscorer in El Clásico: 21 goals
Top goalscorer in the Derbi barceloní: 15 goals
Top goalscorer in the UEFA Super Cup: 3 goals (shared with Arie Haan, Oleg Blokhin, Gerd Müller, Rob Rensenbrink, François Van der Elst, Terry McDermott, and Radamel Falcao)
Top goalscorer in the FIFA Club World Cup: 5 goals
Top goalscorer for club and country in a calendar year: 91 goals in 2012
Top goalscorer in all club competitions in a calendar year: 79 goals in 2012
Top goalscorer in all club competitions in a season: 73 goals in 2011–12]
Longest goalscoring run in a domestic league: 21 matches, 33 goals in 2012–13
Top goalscorer in a La Liga season: 50 goals in 2011–12
Most hat-tricks scored in a La Liga season: 8 in 2011–12
Only player to score consecutively against all opposition teams in La Liga: 19 matches, 30 goals in 2012–13
Youngest player to score 200 goals in La Liga: 25 years in 2013
Only player to be top goalscorer in five UEFA Champions League seasons (2008–09 to 2011–12, 2014–15)
Only player to be top goalscorer in four consecutive UEFA Champions League seasons
Most hat-tricks scored in the UEFA Champions League: 5
Most goals scored in a UEFA Champions League match: 5 in 2012
Youngest player to make 100 appearances in the UEFA Champions League: 28 years, 84 days in 2015
Most titles won with Barcelona: 26 (shared with Andrés Iniesta)
Top goalscorer for Barcelona in official competitions: 447 goals
Top goalscorer for Barcelona including friendlies: 476 goals
Top goalscorer for Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League: 82 goals
Most hat-tricks scored in all competitions by a Barcelona player: 35
Most hat-tricks scored in La Liga by a Barcelona player: 26
Only Barcelona player to be top goalscorer in three La Liga seasons (2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13)
Top goalscorer for Argentina in a calendar year: 12 goals in 2012 (shared with Gabriel Batistuta)
Youngest player to play for Argentina in a FIFA World Cup: 18 years, 357 days in 2006
Youngest player to score for Argentina in a FIFA World Cup: 18 years, 357 days in 2006
Youngest player to reach 100 caps for a country under CONMEBOL's jurisdiction: 27 years, 361 days in 2015

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[User9992]

Highlights

Highlights:

 

[Power Man]

 

[hotcabbagesoup]

I feel like McDavid will be better. McDavid has PPG and the highest Pts/60 of any player in the league this year and he's playing with plenty of offensive talent.

McDavid.

I pick McDavid. Sorry

 

[User9992]

Dribbling skills

Dribbling skills

 

[User9992]

Playmaking abilities

 

[User9992]

Thierry Henry: "Sometimes I ask myself if Messi is human"

Thierry Henry: "Sometimes I ask myself if Messi is human"




Thierry Henry: 'I respect Ronaldo - but Messi is the best in the world'

 

[YNWA14]

Thierry Henry: "Sometimes I ask myself if Messi is human"

To answer him...he's kind of human. More like a Barcelona science project. Genetically engineered with training and HGH to cultivate his natural talent and turn him into the perfect footballer.

 

[User9992]

Freekicks




Solo goals




Creativity in Penalty



Amazing goals in training

 

[User9992]

I feel like McDavid will be better. McDavid has PPG and the highest Pts/60 of any player in the league this year and he's playing with plenty of offensive talent.

McDavid.

I pick McDavid. Sorry

When McDavid scores 50 goals in 38 games then we can talk

 

[Ceremony]

mfw someone starts a thread and posts 44 youtube videos (and counting) on the one page:

I mean really, is it not as hideously resource-sapping for you as it is for everyone else?

 

[Power Man]

To answer him...he's kind of human. More like a Barcelona science project. Genetically engineered with training and HGH to cultivate his natural talent and turn him into the perfect footballer.

True true

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

This thread broke my phone

 

[User9992]

Messi as a kid

 

[Power Man]

Did Sepp Blatter make this thread?

 

[les Habs]

For the record I only have one HF Boards account.

 

[Hadoop]

For the record I only have one HF Boards account.

Lol but if you did have another account that was less diplomatic. ..

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

For the record I only have one HF Boards account.

Brilliant

 

[Power Man]

Ok I admit it's me

 

[Bakayoko Ono]

He's alright.

 

[User9992]

Did Sepp Blatter make this thread?

 

[kov]

This is kinda creepy I'm not actually sure if User992 likes Messi or he's desperately trying to purge himself of his Messi-thoughts and actually hates him.

 

[User9992]

I am no Barcelona or Messi fan, I am actually Real Madrid supporter, but common... Messi is the best player of all time.

 

[Jeffrey]

I am no Barcelona or Messi fan, I am actually Real Madrid supporter, but common... Messi is the best player of all time.

Ok now that confirmed it you are not being serious you are just hateful.

 

[User9992]

Ok now that confirmed it you are not being serious you are just hateful.

Mortals, bow down

to the GOAT!