So uh... I'm back. Rejoice?

Hey! Nice to have you back.

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Sick performance.

Really unbelievable, that last one was so amazing. He redefines brilliant.

"It is as if someone commands him from the stands, like a video game."

this is the clostest thing you can come to describing him (quote from arteta, the everton player). i'm 100% serious when i say he's the greatest athlete of all time



btw wb roan

Better than Pele?

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Better than Pele?

LOL, yes

I'm not going to deny that Messi is brilliant but this video begs to differ.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QEmnP48PEc

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I didn't know how crazy people can be until now.

Warning contains strong language

Spoiler (Click to View)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-P7r9Y0SSBQ

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Please Click on my eggs PLEASE!!!

I'm not going to deny that Messi is brilliant but this video begs to differ.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QEmnP48PEc

1. Football back in the 1950's, 1960's, 1970's and 1980's was nothing compared to football today. Today is literally a million times more organized, back then defenders were running around like headless chickens (as you can see in that vid). Pele (and also Maradona) is one of the all time greatest, but he wouldn't be able to pull off half of the things he did back then in today's football.

2. Pele played in brazilan league for 90% of his career, which is considerably weaker than La Liga, which at the moment is the best league the world has ever seen.

3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#Honours
He has won ALL OF THESE at age 22, imagine what it will look like at the end of his career.

4. I put this in spoiler tags because it's so long;

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Put in the superlatives yourselves, I’m running out. It’s already been a while now that he has been outstanding. He’s more than decisive in every way. That he’s capable of doing everything that he does at his age is something impressive, that doesn’t make any sense.
- Guardiola

I see Maradona every time he grabs the ball and accelerates. We must protect him. I’d personally put him in a drawer of my bedside table.
- Veron

The best way to stop Messi is when you play with 11 men and then you can double mark him, one player to stay on him and the other to help out. If it is 11 against 10 then you have almost no chance of stopping him.
- Mourinho

This year at Barcelona team spirit is dominating but players like Messi show there is individuality too. He is a virtuoso player who is determined and fast with the ball at his feet….he is a mixture of Maradona and Cruyff.
- Laporta

Every time he plays, Leo Messi reminds me more of Maradona, both left-footed and short, Messi is the best player in the world, along with Kaká and Cristiano Ronaldo. For us it is not a surprise. Since he began to come and train with us and we knew we would go down this path. Someday I will explain that I was at the birth of one of the footballing greats: Leo Messi.
- Ronaldinho

The best? Messi
- Lippi

It is as if someone commands him from the stands, like a video game. I have never seen a human run with the ball at that speed. I have not seen Maradona so I cannot compare, but Messi is simply unbeatable.
- Arteta

It is clear that Messi is on a level above all others. Those who do not see that are blind.
- Xavi

I believe that I played well against Barcelona, the problem was that Lionel Messi was simply unstoppable.
- Heitinga

Frankly, I’ve not seen a player with such mastery with the ball for so long, a player capable to eliminate adversaries at such pace and so easily. If I tried to do the same, I’d fall! Each time he does one step he touches the ball. After his fourth goal, I said to myself I have to stand up and applaud him. It was amazing.
- Henry

Like any great player he’s a fighter, he can’t lose. During training sessions if his team loses 2-1, he gets the ball, dribbles around everyone and scores, and we start again from scratch. On Tuesday in the changing room, I came and started to look at him. He told me: ‘What?’ I laughed and left. What can you say to such a guy? He is so strong.
- Henry

The other day I had my head in my hands because I did not know how he does such things. I received a load of messages all asking me if Leo is human. At times I ask myself that. What he does is not normal. We just have to enjoy it
- Henry

He is like a PlayStation player, he can take advantage of every chance.
- Wenger

Messi was out of this world, the difference between the two sides, he is a special player, on a different plane to others.
- Guardiola

Some of the coaches told us not to tackle him too hard so as not to injure him. But even if we wanted to, we couldn't get anywhere near him. He was so quick, he was impossible to tie down. He's always been the way he is now - all that has changed is the context. He does exactly the same things that he did when he was 13 and I wouldn't be what I am today without having come through the ranks alongside him.
- Pique

Pretty much every single one of these quotes are from the past two-three weeks..

5. This is the best comparision of Messi and Pele I could find, not written by me but backs up everything in my post:

It is always difficult to compare different generations of sports people, and this is even more arduous as I was not priviledged enough to have seen Pele or Maradona in the flesh. However I have seen the best of what these great players have done and compared to Messi it seems rather ordinary. Maradona is remembered most for his wonder goal against England but Messi has scored a number of goals like it. Pele has won three World Cups which is unbelievable but I question the standard of opposition he came up against. He never played in top European leagues, and while I don't rule out South American leagues completely, his goal scoring exploits in Brazil have to be questioned. Messi is playing in an era where every team is organised and very professional. In the Champions League he plays against the strongest, fastest and smartest defenders around, and he destroys them. That coupled with the fact that sport evolves and naturally players become better and better suggests that Messi is the best player who has ever lived.

You should move discussion to the General Football Thread:

http://worldbeyblade.org/Thread-General-...t=football

how old are you, and is this one of those schoolyard "will you be my girlfriend" "ok" things

14, but no it isn't one of those "schoolyard "will you be my girlfriend" "ok" things

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So much to do, and so little time. Where's an ocarina when you need one?

On the road to enlightenment, I found a bird that I paid to speak to my soul. I want my money back...

good luck, my first serious girlfriend was at 14 too

good luck, my first serious girlfriend was at 14 too

Awesome! Thanks, we both REALLY like each other

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So much to do, and so little time. Where's an ocarina when you need one?

On the road to enlightenment, I found a bird that I paid to speak to my soul. I want my money back...

Welcome back, Roan.

Good luck, Ace. :3

Thanks NAP

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So much to do, and so little time. Where's an ocarina when you need one?

On the road to enlightenment, I found a bird that I paid to speak to my soul. I want my money back...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tI4CbCni...r_embedded

manliest ad ever

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Thanks to Kai-V for the avatar and signature!

That was hilarious! I've never seen that commercial, but I bet that it wentt over really well for the product

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So much to do, and so little time. Where's an ocarina when you need one?

On the road to enlightenment, I found a bird that I paid to speak to my soul. I want my money back...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tI4CbCni...r_embedded

manliest ad ever

How did I know that was gonna be an Old Spice ad...

Funny, but I still like their Super Bowl ad better:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owGykVbfg...re=related

I'm on a horse.

"The tickets are NOW DIAMONDS"

That really was their best ad.

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Thanks to Kai-V for the avatar and signature!

are battle strikers made by the same company as beyblades?

are battle strikers made by the same company as beyblades?

No.

Beyblade = Hasbro/ Takara Tomy/ Sono Kong
Battle Strikers = Mega Brands

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So, the London MCM expo's coming up end of next month, is anyone going?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tI4CbCni...r_embedded

manliest ad ever

Saw it on TV the other day and laughed my arse off. lol
Terry Lewis is such a good actor.

EDIT: *Terry Crews

Guys, you will not believe this:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Short-Second-Lif...r_all_fb_5

Yeah, great way to start selling the smeg out of an already carped out franchise.

So, the London MCM expo's coming up end of next month, is anyone going?

Yeaaah, looking forward to it again.

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This has to be the weirdest song ever .-. you couldn't pay me enough to do what this guy does.....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVToZfaGCTw

Ryan probably should've stayed on the WBO vacation for a few more days.

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