@CFCsunny_ Chances created lmao.
BIG chances created in the league in 2018/19:
Messi โ 34
Hazard โ 18
Almost double ffs ๐ญ
Of course, Messi had much higher xA as well
@LurkeeMclurker@DannySteelexxx Lmao. This is one of the few times where it's much easier to believe him. Obviously, no one will ever know the truth though
@socraticjuan Messi's stats vs the best French clubs (PSG and Lyon) are better in in UCL with Barca than in Ligue One with PSG.
Actually playing in the league week in week out, is different from playing with his familiar (& often great) Barca team.
@vanpersi123@socraticjuan What a bizarre hypothetical. It's impossible to know what kind of reputation or criticism Messi would have if he'd been a DM his whole career. I'd assume people would be smart enough not to expect him to have great G/A stats.
@atcbackdoor@socraticjuan Don't think I need to explain why doing nothing vs Spain isn't a good performance? Sure, Argentina got completely dominated by Spain. They were awful. But at the end of the day, Messi did nothing, and his horrendous off the ball movement certainly didn't help them
@atcbackdoor@socraticjuan Messi vs Switzerland = bad, ineffective, apathetic
Messi vs England = good, effective, decisive, carrying the team
All this really comes down to is how you define a "disasterclass". Maybe the Switzerland game wasn't one, but he certainly wasn't good.