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OEI | 11 months ago (raw) | export | reply | flag 
 It’s dawning on me I’ll never watch Messi play ball again. The way my father Stan’s for Pele is the way I’m a Messi fan. I don’t think anyone comes close ever as an 11, 10,9,8,7 that’s why gods like Titi, Dinho, Wenger, Pep who have seen the work casually and seriously say it’s not even close leave it alone but Cody who won’t get picked with his own ball will tell you differently on twitter.
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OEI | 11 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 At 36 Messi was drilling Gvardiol, VVD just to face the final monster of a French team of Mandingo warriors thank God for the first time in his career he had a man with him. Aguero really let Messi down with fitness issues those 2 should have wrapped 2014. History doesn’t add these details Lionel is a playmaker playing with short ones on international stage. Pele was finishing work from Garrincha , Socrates etc. There won’t be another Messi for a while. If you know ball you know that guy is up there with the best 11,10,9,8,7. To spell it out for united and Madrid fans that don’t know ball. He is in the pantheon of the best wingers, playmakers/assisters, dribblers, and finishers. Hors Concours, in the streets of PH were I learned ball people like Messi we summarize them with this phrase. “Game Dey hot, Game Dey hot na him.”. Translation just watch him the game starts and ends through him.