Quote (FathOm @ Jul 13 2014 08:44pm)
Messi at 2014 World Cup: 7 matches, 573 minutes, 4 goals, 1 assist,
1. Above 7.5 rating in every match.
2. 4 goals 1 assits.
3. The player with most pass accuracy.
4. Most chances created.
5. Most dribbles completed.
6. The player with most cut passes.
7. The players with a wonderful conversion rate.
8.Wonderful playmaker.
9. Inspirational captain. 10. The player to have lifted his team from the very bottom to the glory of the final.
Here are 10 reasons for the world's greatest number 10 to have won the golden ball.
He didn't deserve it? Your fucking logic because:
1. You're an asshole.
2. You're a butthurt.
3. You can never admire good football.
4. You can never forget the 2 thrashing finals of the CL (if you're a Manu fan).
5. You can never get over all his brilliance you've witnessed at the Bernabeu (if you're a madrid fan).
6. You're a jealous cunt.
7. You think Messi supports Israel.
8. You think he paid for the Ballon d'ors and the rest of his awards.
9. You think he sucks because he's short and hasn't got muscles.
10. And that all makes you look how immature you are.
Come on. Think about it. I can understand if you're an Argentinian fan, sure, he's your #1 guy. But let's be realistic... If not for the media, he really didn't stand out in this tourney.
The goal against the Swiss which came off a clear give away right to him and he made a BASIC pass and his teammate did the rest... the camera was on him for the entire celebration and the commentator just kept talking about how "Messi always gets it done! Even if it's late!".
He is a great player, I don't think there is any doubt in that... But the argument could've been made for 3-4 more players winning that instead of him.
Argentina scored 8 goals in 7 games. 8. How does a forward from the least exciting team in the tourney get the Golden Ball. Imagine if Netherlands or Germany were feeding their star player the ball EVERY SINGLE TIME ANYONE TOUCHED IT, EVER. It seemed like Argentina's game play was: "Get the ball near mid field and try to bomb it down for Messi and hope he does the rest". He couldn't take 10 steps without a pass coming his way.
So you put all that together, him never having to work for the ball and everyone constantly feeding him tap ins... and then you place Argentina in the most PATHETIC group, period (Iran, Nigeria, Bosnia... Really? And Nigeria was throwing games for their government?) and they only come out with 6 goals?
Throw Germany or Holland in that group and they'd have players coming out with more than 6 goals. Argentina should've scored 10+ goals in that group... It was the literal equivalent of a Group Stage Bye...