Leave Her Johnny 🇦🇷

It is never hopeless enough to stop fighting. Messi FC 🇦🇷 and Segovia FC 🇻🇪

[Leave Her Johnny 🇦🇷 @standusoff]

Everything changed that night. He never looked back ever again.

[Leave Her Johnny 🇦🇷 @standusoff]

@FutbolaSm While those should be relegated to an all-touch comp, I still agree to an extent. But a jump, throw-in, running after a ball, and slo-mo replays of those...this is football, not atheltics like come on. Atleast touch the ball or be involved in a duel

[Leave Her Johnny 🇦🇷 @standusoff]

They really put any bullshit in the comp hoping people don't watch it man. This is a 1 minute uncut segment from the comp itself, and this is supposedly his greatest game at the Euros 😭😭😭

[Ryan @ryanspfc7]

Cristiano Ronaldo vs Holanda na Eurocopa de 2012

Olha o impacto desse cara na partida.

Surreal, o nível dele destoava de todos que estavam ali em campo.

Ver esse cara no auge foi especial.

[Leave Her Johnny 🇦🇷 @standusoff]

Messi 10/11 (A) vs 14/15 (B) vs 18/19 (C)

Dribbling | A > B > C
Finishing | C > B > A
Passing | C > B > A
Playmaking | B > A > C
Dominance | A > B > C
Set-pieces | C > B > A
Physicality | B > A > C

My Favorite | B > A > C

[Leave Her Johnny 🇦🇷 @standusoff]

Just rewatched the 2010/11 Champions League final. I am not even exaggerating, I got literal shivers. Messi felt like this frenzied devil that had United on a short leash. Total chokehold. The greatest big game performance ever.

[Leave Her Johnny 🇦🇷 @standusoff]

People in the future are going to look at a Messi compilation and go, "You're right, this guy is definitely the greatest alongside Pele and Maradona". After that, their next response is going to be, "Wait so you are telling me, the comp you just showed me is of him past 35?!"

[Araminta_Putri @edriapadma]

On weekends, I play a Formula 1-themed Monopoly with my family 🤗🏎️

There are two ways to win this game:
🏁 WDC (World Drivers' Championship): Be the first player to reach the finish line.
💰 WCC (World Constructors' Championship): Become the richest player by accumulating the most assets throughout the game.

Since winning the WCC requires owning as many assets as possible, my strategy was simple: buy every city I landed on whenever my dice roll took me there 😂

And I actually managed to purchase Mexico City (not exactly a city I'm particularly fond of 🤣), Barcelona (Spain 🇪🇸), and Lusail (Qatar 🇶🇦)...which was actually the most expensive property I bought throughout the game!

However, my cousin eventually took Mexico City away from me after we had a dice-off. His roll was higher than mine, so I lost the city. Surprisingly, I wasn't upset at all. In fact, I was genuinely happy and glad about it! 🤣

In the end, I was the first one to cross the finish line and claim the WDC title...just like Kimi Antonelli! 😎🏁...But when it came to the WCC, I lost because I couldn't accumulate enough assets 😂

But here's the part that made me smile the most 😊

The two places I managed to hold on to until the end were Barcelona...the city and football club that Leo Messi loves so much...and yesterday marked exactly one year since Messi's visit to Camp Nou 🥹

And Lusail, Qatar... where he lifted the World Cup trophy in 2022🏆🇦🇷

Now I understand why destiny made Lusail one of the most expensive property on this Monopoly board 🥹... It really represents the biggest achievement and the greatest prize of Messi's career...And without a doubt, one of the most precious moments for all of us who love him...I'm quite an emotional person, so I was honestly on the verge of tears when I landed on that property. I would've become the laughing stock of my family if I had actually started crying over a Monopoly game 😂

So, even though I didn't win the WCC, I couldn't be happier with the two properties I ended up keeping. Somehow, the game gave me the most meaningful little victory of all 🥹

[Teller @JaxxM10]

كيف استطاع تجاوزه رغم الفوارق الجسدية وبعمر 39 عام!

كيف كيف كيف!!!!!😨😨😨😨😨

[Leave Her Johnny 🇦🇷 @standusoff]

vs Athletic Bilbao, 2009. 'The Day Messi Nearly Lost His Eye'. At around minute 20, Messi got violently hit by studs to his face (2nd video). Then about 6 minutes later, he pulls off a ludicrous play by riding the fouls in a dogfight (1st video). An insane assist ruined by Xavi.

[Leave Her Johnny 🇦🇷 @standusoff]

vs Athletic Bilbao, 2009. 'The Day Messi Nearly Lost His Eye'. At around minute 20, Messi got violently hit by studs to his face (2nd video). Then about 6 minutes later, he pulls off a ludicrous play by riding the fouls in a dogfight (1st video). An insane assist ruined by Xavi.

[Leave Her Johnny 🇦🇷 @standusoff]

Of all the misinformed propagandist bullshit about Messi that the larpers peddled during the WC, accusing him of dark arts and referee manipulation is what hurt me the most. Quoted by many in football as the role model for fairplay, I upload daily exhibits of his to this thread👍

[Leave Her Johnny 🇦🇷 @standusoff]

@Sangita2450 @doramanofan 100% I agree, but I doubt Scaloni just hands it over to Paz, when a) He chose not to play him during the WC and b) he hasn't proven himself (hasn't gotten the chance to) for Argentina yet. If he keeps his form up, it will be his after 2028 CA for sure, is my guess....

[Ankur @AnkurMessi_]

10 minutes of Messi doing outside of the foot/trivela passes

[Leave Her Johnny 🇦🇷 @standusoff]

30 seconds into the video, and he does both these passes...in the same match??! Is he insane? fuck the superlatives they are not worthy.

[Ankur @AnkurMessi_]

10 minutes of Messi doing outside of the foot/trivela passes

[vee_cario @vic_anti]

THE MESSI CONSTANT: A LIFETIME OF EXCELLENCE.

There is something genuinely fascinating about Lionel Messi's career that I don't think we appreciate enough: CONSISTENCY.

Not just consistency in scoring goals, providing assists or winning trophies, but consistency in remaining relevant at the highest level of football across different generations.

Think about it for a moment.

In 2005, when Messi was still a teenager, he won the FIFA U-20 World Cup, the Golden Ball and the Golden Shoe. He was already being recognised as one of football's most extraordinary young talents.

In 2007, at just 19, he made his first FIFPRO World 11. He was still a kid competing alongside some of the biggest names in football.

In 2008, he won Olympic gold with Argentina.

In 2009, at 22, he won his first Ballon d'Or after helping Barcelona win an unprecedented sextuple.

And that was only the beginning.

He went on to win eight Ballons d'Or, four Champions League titles, multiple domestic championships, two Copa América titles, a World Cup and virtually every individual honour football has to offer.

But here's where the story becomes even more extraordinary.

THE BOY BECAME THE MAN, BUT THE EXCELLENCE NEVER DISAPPEARED.

At 34, he won the Copa América and was named Player of the Tournament.

At 35, he won the World Cup, scored seven goals, provided three assists and collected the tournament's Golden Ball.

At 36, he won his eighth Ballon d'Or.

And now, at 39, he has been named in the FIFPRO World 11 for an unprecedented 18th time!

Let that sink in.

His first selection came in 2007. His latest came in 2026.

That's 19 years between his first and latest selections, with 18 appearances in total.

He has literally remained in the conversation from the generation of Ronaldinho, Kaká and Drogba to the generation of Mbappé, Haaland and Lamine Yamal.

These are not players from the same footballing generation. Some of the youngsters competing alongside him today were not even born when he first made the World 11!

And that is what makes Messi's longevity so difficult to comprehend.

Football changes. Generations change. Tactical systems change. The demands of the game change. Players rise, dominate for a few seasons and eventually make way for the next generation.

But somehow, Lionel Messi keeps finding a way to remain exceptional.

Aristotle's philosophical idea of excellence being cultivated through habit comes to mind. Greatness is not simply one extraordinary performance. It is the ability to reproduce excellence over time.

Messi is perhaps football's greatest illustration of that principle.

He didn't just have a golden generation. He has been the golden generation across multiple eras.

At 19, he was exceptional.
At 25, he was extraordinary.
At 35, he was still conquering the world.
At 39, he is still receiving recognition from his fellow professionals.

This is not simply longevity. This is sustained excellence.

And if we are having an honest conversation about the greatest footballer to ever play this game, I don't know what more evidence people are waiting for.

Lionel Messi is the standard. And the most remarkable thing about the standard is that, almost two decades later, it is still standing.

Some players leave a legacy behind. Messi somehow continues to add to his while competing against the very generations that grew up watching him.

The debate may continue, but the evidence of his greatness is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore.

LEO MESSI. THE EXCEPTION TO THE RULE. THE CONSTANT IN A CHANGING GAME.

[Leave Her Johnny 🇦🇷 @standusoff]

No wonder the Messi family is a big fan of Harry Potter...Messi and Suárez families out here moving like Harry and Ron's lol

[Araminta_Putri @edriapadma]

Lautaro Suárez also got on the scoresheet!...And his celebration with Ciro was just too cute! 🥹💕

[Araminta_Putri @edriapadma]

Congratulations...One and the only 🐐 for ♾️ #MESSI 👏👏

[Leave Her Johnny 🇦🇷 @standusoff]

vs Portugal, 2011. "Two against four, but one of them is Messi". Raul Meireles slides in and gets both of Messi's legs, Bruno Alves pushes him in his back; Yet he keeps his poise, composure, and delivers an astonishingly weighted pass with 'negative spin' per Ray Hudson 🪄🎩

[Leave Her Johnny 🇦🇷 @standusoff]

@Sangita2450 If that idea ever comes to fruition, that will be my last straw. Having AI shoved into my face everywhere without choice is bad enough already...but please not football, let us continue to use our eyes ffs

[Leave Her Johnny 🇦🇷 @standusoff]

vs Portugal, 2011. "Two against four, but one of them is Messi". Raul Meireles slides in and gets both of Messi's legs, Bruno Alves pushes him in his back; Yet he keeps his poise, composure, and delivers an astonishingly weighted pass with 'negative spin' per Ray Hudson 🪄🎩

[Leave Her Johnny 🇦🇷 @standusoff]

I used to watch all his press conferences, analyze every game, and listen carefully to his post-match thoughts each and every season. Now I miss my mentor in life, my teacher in football... he is my real-life Sherlock Holmes. Please return to football @PepTeam

- A John Watson

[ODAY @justOdaay]

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