ESPN FC’s Don Hutchison, Craig Burley, Steve Nicol and Gab Marcotti discuss Lionel Messi’s continued “genius” from set pieces following his pair of free kick goals vs. Celta Vigo. Hutchison still rates Diego Maradona as his best player of all time, but says Messi is quickly changing his mind. The FC crew also compare Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi’s impressive scoring rates after age 30 and debate if Messi is the best free-kick taker ever after he became the top set-piece scorer over the last 10 seasons in Europe’s top five leagues.
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Juninho was better lol
La pulga the GOAT
Free kicks don’t mean he is the goat ??♂️ the little guy is just a club player. When he wins something with Argentina then we can talk.
David Beckham
Alright let's talk about champions league and international team as well …
but can he do it on a rainy day in stoke?
Juninho Pernanmbucano.
Can't talk about Messi without mentioning Ronaldo. That tells you who da goat.
Messi best in Juninho after 2 or 3 yeras Messi was broken Juninho record Messi best ever
There is no comparison with Messi don't waste your time.
messi creates his own chances as well as creates for his team mates… For ronaldo u need to set up the goals for him to score and dats de difference
Mara Dona is nothing compared to messi
When he scored second free kick against celta vigo I thought it was replay.
The best player know one will be better than the little man amazing special wonderful great excellent I could go on all day the A’s got it alllllllllllllllll
Messi is the goat
ESPN FC is Messi FC.
Messi is incomparable…..ronaldo(both) and pele are good finishers…mardona was a good dribler and other great players have their own attributes…and finally there is messi….who does all these…not just do that but being the best in all these departments….he is "THE GOAT"
how jobless are you @espnfc
Ronaldo only takes a pose but Messi scores free kicks
Messi is nothing at all he never take acup with his national team
Pele: He can only score goals from freekicks and nothing else
It’s not a debate, it’s a fact, Messi is the goat of the game. Numbers are the proof for those who like to think logically. Weak arguments were presented, Messi’s longer life on the pitch is due to his dedication to the game and the reward is more time, another angle that proves he is the goat, almost perfect, but no man ever was. Yes the ball Messi hits today is different than what players used to play with than today, but even with this new ball Messi plays with, no one beats him with it for the past 10 years. Yes also the whole game today became more tactical than ever with more rules which makes it a harder game than In Peles or Maradonas times, yet still Messi beats them all. For God’s sake, just admit it and be a bigger person.
Fun Fact: Messi takes all the freekicks…
It’s funny how since Messi’s Freekicks number has gone up and he started scoring them on a regular it becomes such a great thing but when Ronaldo was doing it was all angles and distance it was okay it’s just a free kick … Everyone try to play down Ronaldo achievement when he is leading in the department but as soon as Messi does it .. It’s all magical and it’s the greatest achievement
He’s the ?
Messi have a playstyle that will suffer more than Ronaldos. Ronaldo have been a goalgetter the last 10 seasons. He dont drible as much hes just been an elite finisher. Messi has been dominating but his playstyle requires him to be explosive, fast, etc. At least to score as much as hes been doing. But now this season, its very clear to me. He understand thats not possible, so he have been focusing ALOT on freekicks. This is a way he can keep scoring alot of goals, regardless of his physical peak starting to decrease. Hes been almost like a machine on freekicks lately, everything goes either in, or very close to in.