ESPN FC’s Don Hutchison, Craig Burley, Steve Nicol and Gab Marcotti discuss Lionel Messi’s continued “genius” from set pieces following his pair of free kick …
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Lionel Messi's free kick numbers are intensifying the GOAT debate | La Liga
37 comments on Lionel Messi's free kick numbers are intensifying the GOAT debate | La Liga
37 responses to “Lionel Messi's free kick numbers are intensifying the GOAT debate | La Liga”
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Burnley and stoke will have more set play goals than Messi
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Everyone knows he’s the goat other than Ronnie/Man United fan boys
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David Beckham ?!?!? Best free kick taker of all time
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In terms of the eye test Maradonna Maradonna Maradonna! The fact that Messi has not won a major trophy with Argentina puts him behind CR7 as well who has won a Euro. And Rivelino and Roberto Carlos are the greatest free kick takers of all time
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Too bad he couldn’t make the one that mattered the most in the World Cup final
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like it or not this guy is stunning bro if you ever play football you can tell messi is the best forgert abt world cup indivigual
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"Well if we only go by numbers.."
Well yea Stevie, that's practically what free kicks are.. Numbers…
When you look at how a player is performing you cant just look at stats, however free kicks are 95% stats with a small argument which is:
"Well this free kick was in a harder position to score from than this one" -
Maradona , Pele and Cruyff will be compared to Messi .
Messi is so good that they compare entire clubs to him. -
Messi is one of the greatest but there will be questions asked about what would have happened if he’d left Barcelona.
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Whoever hate messi are just as bad as an isis member who bombed 100 people
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literally when barca wins its becuase of messi (exceptions do come here and there) and when they lose its all because of the team
really barca are gonna be worse of than madrid when messi retires they really need to do something in advance -
This is one thing,i have never understood about football. why cant all the eleven players,stay in their goal when the freekick is closer to the box. Marcelos hidding behind the wall to stop freekick takers from kicking under the wall has changed and stopped alot of these freekick goals. i think they could change how they defend set peices.2 stand on the wall. the tallest defenders stand on each side of the goal. the remaining stand right infront of the GK.
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Juninho
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The free kick against Spain in a 3 all draw you don’t remember oh no you are a messi fan you won’t remember
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Maradona has even famous goal with his hand messi still don’t have a famous goal in his career for Argentina lol
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Not trying to bring up a debate. Messi is the best at the moment but same could be said about Ronaldo statistically if you count his Champions League wins. He got 5 atm and thats more that Barçelona or most other clubs. Thing is Messis freekicks are much more of a individual performance.
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Funny thing is that he is getting better as he ages
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The game is different. The ball is different, the coaching, physiotherapy etc. For me it will always be Maradona for his clubs and country. Messi will always be a great, but for me a Barcelona great and nothing more.
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Messi is the best
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Simple is that …… Messi is the GOAT
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Messi balloon d'Or winner
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I like how ESPN likes to make Messi look good even though Ronaldo scored more free kicks then Messi
Ronaldo man u 13g real madrid 32 Portugal 8
Messi 46 Barcelona 6 for Argentina and not to mention Messi takes every free kick and Messi can't score long free kicks -
You know he is unreal when you cant reproduce some of freekicks and goals on fifa.
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Can’t be the GOAT if you don’t show up for your country
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i'm glad Gab mentioned Juninho
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Messi is great and his freekicks have been much better for the last 5 years now…but i wonder how the sport analysts who are not even old enough to have seen other legendary players in their prime,actually open their mouths to say Messi is the greatest when they were not even there in the times of past legends…
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Cant wait for the knockout stages of the champions league and the copa america next year.thats all il say cos i already know what this messi fanbois will be saying then.
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The very humble and shy guys but Goat of the world best player is Messi 10
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Messi is not the GOAT, its Karius.
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Lol Messi brings everyone on his team's numbers down
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He's so good that he's being compared to football clubs. Not just normal ones, but some of the best clubs in the world! Let that sink in.
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Can someone please tell me, what is 'a goat' when you call a player that? Now I have seen this word used on Ronaldo and Messi. Are Maradona, Pele etc. also goats…?
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I love Messi Such a humble GOAT I would admit that He is better than Ronaldo as a former Madrid Fan. He reminds me of Kwahi Leonard and Tim Duncan the Silent GOAT's of Basketball
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You can says hes the best player but to say hes the best free kick taker is a little much. The ball is better these days and hard to compare. But players like rivelino, zico, roberto carlos, beckham, and the geeat jorinho
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Even if they still used the old ball goals would still be flying in thats FACTS PERIOD.
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Billy Goat. No comparison
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"Can you name someome better?"
Pernambucano, Juninho.
