Tribute Thread to Messi: the GOAT (and tax cheat) - Page 7 - Sporting Events and Fantasy Sports

Bergkamp is the goat, although people will probably start to see it when he's dead. Master artist style like van gogh.

no seriously... isnt speaking of the goat more like a personal opinion instead of a fact? pele did much for his time, cruyff did much for his... beckenbauer etc etc... just see the greatest players per decade or whatever otherwise it doesnt make much sense imho

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01-10-2012 , 06:38 AM

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/thread imo

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01-10-2012 , 07:08 AM

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The only reason why Messi wouldn't dominate the Premier League is that some English idiot would give him a season ending injury a few games in because of frustration over getting owned so hard.

english idiot? racist ban?

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01-10-2012 , 07:09 AM

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the BPL physicality argument is just latently homosexual CR9 fanboys grasping at straws, david silva illustrates perfectly that it is nonsense.

sample size 1, use as evidence.

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01-10-2012 , 07:09 AM

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wish fat rons top read 'the fight against famine'

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01-10-2012 , 07:20 AM

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Messi is an incredible talent, but overated because of the team he is on. Iniesta, Fabregas and Xavi constantly setting him with perfect balls, Villa and others on the team so the defence can't focus on Messi too heavily. He also plays in a system that is perfectly suited toward his talents. He is not the greatest of all time, and it is doubtful that he is currently the best player in the world, maybe even on his own team (Iniesta). Top 5 player in the world playing with a bunch of superstars in a system perfectly suited toward their talents can make them look like the GOAT, but appearances can be deceiving.

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01-10-2012 , 07:31 AM

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and it is doubtful that he is currently the best player in the world, maybe even on his own team (Iniesta).

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01-10-2012 , 07:36 AM

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01-10-2012 , 07:50 AM

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01-10-2012 , 08:04 AM

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Anyone who doesn't think Messi is the best on the planet currently is a ******

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01-10-2012 , 08:07 AM

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lol

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01-10-2012 , 08:23 AM

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Yeah **** Messi, he's just lurking in the box waiting for those passes to come to him.

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01-10-2012 , 08:31 AM

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Yeah basically a shorter, stockier version of Pippo Inzaghi, only less prone to running off-side.

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01-10-2012 , 08:42 AM

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01-10-2012 , 08:59 AM

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01-10-2012 , 10:03 AM

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Spoiler:

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01-10-2012 , 10:21 AM

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Always good when an aids thread becomes a gif thread

Last edited by Ambush; 01-10-2012 at 10:21 AM. Reason: Where's sloth?

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01-10-2012 , 10:25 AM

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01-10-2012 , 10:54 AM

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loool the perfection of those gifs

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01-10-2012 , 11:02 AM

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He definitely doesn't need to win a WC because its not even the pinnacle of the sport anymore.

Nothing like soccer hipsterism from the American.

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01-10-2012 , 11:28 AM

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Nothing like soccer hipsterism from the American.

Yes, thinking the cl is a bigger deal is being a hipster. The things I learn from casual soccer follower Clark.

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01-10-2012 , 11:41 AM

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Pujols sucks, hasn't even won a World Baseball Classic.

Wayne Gretzky, Roger Federer, & Dirk Nowitzki suck, haven't even won Olympic Gold.

and so on...

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01-10-2012 , 11:48 AM

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Is it really lol to think that the Euros > WC talent wise? I think it is super close and I might favour the Euros tbh

its obv. Euros>WC if you take the average game.

only south american randoms can argue that .

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01-10-2012 , 11:50 AM

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Pujols sucks, hasn't even won a World Baseball Classic.

Wayne Gretzky, Roger Federer, & Dirk Nowitzki suck, haven't even won Olympic Gold.

and so on...

Brilliant analogy.