Original Dub wrote:Bridge'srightfoot wrote:He does mate. It's the Barca way. Dive, fall over, feign injury, mouth off to the ref and he's part of it. He was part of the crew doing it against us. You don't like Ronaldo for the same reason, I don't like Messi.
Yes he is arguably the greatest player of all time, don't like him as a person and we don't need him. I'd rather see us buy someone far cheaper and let them develop into one of our own. Messi will always be known as being a Barca boy.
This isn't football manager. Our squad is settled, they play for each other and the manager. Apart from a centre back and maybe a left back, we don't need any big signings.
For the money we'd have to spend it's not worth it and who's to say he'd have the same impact in the Premier League?
Given the choice I'd rather pay 40 million or so on Hazard who would absolutely shine under a manager like ours then pay 200 million or whatever on Messi.
You're comparing ronaldo's fair play to messi's?
Oh ffs I've heard it all now.
Why do you even bother getting involved in a debate when all you do is seek one line put downs? You're one of the most intellectual and insightful posters when you actually engage rather than rolling your eyes.
There's several reasons I don't want Messi. I think he's a cheat and not a particularly nice guy, just look at how he was against us. But he gets away with it a lot more, maybe not Ronaldo standard but he was part of the Barca diving crew who faced us. Then there's the absurd price it would cost and also I don't think it would be beneficial for us in the long run. He also might not have the same impact in the Premier League. This isn't football manager. Then there's the fact that he would instantly become the centre of attention and we've been brilliant as a team this year.
I think it would be silly for us to spend such a large amount on any one player that we don't actually need and think it would be more beneficial to make sensible additions throughout the squad where needed.
Then there's the fact that it brings back memories of the Kaka situation, he was arguably the best player in the world, we missed out and were incredibly lucky to do so. He was the same age as Messi and rapidly went downhill.
We don't need him.
So given the choice I'd rather spend 40 million on Hazard then 200 million (at least) on Messi.