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So you're saying Puyol's world class, while Messi is not world class, eh Sminky?
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![]() So let's make a list of who've been truly world class, according to your definition. You listed: Pele (Santos & Brazil) Maradona (Napoli & Argentina) Klinsmann (Inter & Germany) Romario (Barcelona & Brazil) Zinedine Zidane (Real Madrid & France) Xavi, Iniesta, Puyol, Pique (Barcelona & Spain) To which I would add: Franz Beckenbauer (Bayern and West Germany) Johann Cruyff (Ajax and Netherlands) Ferenc Puskas (Real Madrid and Hungary) Zico (Flamengo and Brazil) Michel Platini (Juventus and France) Ronaldo (Barcelona/Real Madrid and Brazil) Franco Baresi (AC Milan and Italy) Paulo Maldini (AC Milan and Italy) Marco Van Basten (AC Milan and Netherlands) Bobby Charlton (Man Utd and England) Probably loads more - those are just off the top of my head. Would you include George Best?
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![]() No, George Best wouldn't make the list by that criteria either.
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So does that mean, according to this theory, that those who play for weak National Teams are automatically less likely to be 'world class'? One player can only do so much, however good he is.
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Indeed and thus presents the Messi paradox ... he can't carry the Argentina team.
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Steve Evans might be the most repulsive cunt in football
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After the bell cunt obv.
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Anyway, I don't think Neymar will be coming to these shores...
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From what I've seen and read from/of Argentina's international matches they have struggled to accomodate Messi in a truly effective role. Maradona played him off Higuain with limited success so played him on the right side of midfield again with limited success. Sergio Batista in his short tenure fancied aping the Barcelona system so went 4-3-3 and although the position suited Messi it didn't fit the rest of the team and their style of play.
The problem Messi has for Argentina is that he is not surrounded by the same great players as he is at Barcelona, the midfields are incomparable. I think in terms of what works for Argentina, a 4-4-2 diamond is probably their best system with a playmaker dictating play, ideally someone who can fluidly switch with Messi - which isn't Riquelme despite him being still a hugely influential player in Argentina ... although one who polarises opinion.
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![]() ![]() Bloody hell, thats put me in a bad mood. I think I might troll that forum to death.
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Are you suggesting a second outing of the Pesgaming Spam Squadron?
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