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How is this possible, since Messi and Cristiano are in the same generation???

He wont make Chelsea nor will be start in the EPL.... Championship level player.

Thibo has no competition in belgium, especially from that midtable player.

MIDTABLE GARBAGE.

Midtable team at its best.

Diaby still plays on arsenal?

Lampard might extend his stay to March.......

Hey wiki guy... Thiago was not in Brazilian soil for only 5 years... Somehow Rafinha plays for brazil nt... More or less because brazil didnt go for Thiago when he was young and he took exception to that. Thiago Motta has nothing to do with Scolari, unless you think a 20 year old Motta was good enough to play for brazil in 2002 and shunned by Scolari as a result. Deco chose portugal because he couldnt get on Brazil national team as did Pepe. Funny thing is that Scolari naturalized Pepe in the portugal national team and called up Deco.... O yea, I forgot Marcos Senna as well.

Thiago grew up in Brazil as much as he did in Spain. Thiago Motta wasnt shunned by Costa. He chose to play for italy. Pepe and Deco played for Portugal because they couldnt make Brazil... Messi parents are Italian descendents and Messi grew up in Spain, not Argentina. Spain/Barcelona are the ones that paid his medical bills, his growth hormone pills, etc.. Argentina didnt...

if Germany was shit like England... Ozil and Gundogan would of never played for Germany.... Kind of like how if algeria was a good team, players like nasri, benzema would of played their instead. Or kind of like how France seems to get half their team from Africa.

like Thiago alcantara, THiago Motta, Camoranesi, Pepe, Deco, or how bout chelsea's own Diego Costa.

Maybe. However, Spain was trying hard to get him to play for their u20 team when he was a teenager...

Kind of like khedira, gundogan, ozil and boateng...

I think Ramires would want to go to madrid... While jose would be against it, but I think the board would do it... If the Khedira to arsenal rumors are true, madrid will go all in for Ramires.

Go ask Jose who he would take out of the 3.

Good games today in the capitol cup round. looking forward to the swansea game and the southampton one. Most importantly, looking forward to Liverpool losing out early in a domestic cup again. Midtable garbage.

Messi had 3 countries he could of played for... Spain Italy argentina Chose the country was the least amount of chance for glory and team success...

Doubt it. The Villa game is 3 days later and Oscar will probably get the start there. Hopefully, ake will finally start

I think Carlo/RM is serious about getting Ramires.... I can see this being a Jose vs board decision...

Lahm is the perfect team player, the perfect fullback. Amazing going forward and amazing defending. His crossing, sliding, passing and overlapping is the best in the business. And has amazing stamina and speed/agility/quickness.

People talk about Cristiano and Messi being the greatest in the era, but Philip Lahm to me will be remembered as one of the best full backs/players ever.... TBF, I would take lahm over Messi and Cristiano on my team.

Wasnt willian worth more the season prior when Chelsea wanted him?

I wouldnt really call the generation of Messi/Cristiano to be elite defenders.........

i highly doubt Oscar will start this game.... It will probably be Salah-Willian-Hazard With a pivot of mikel and hopefully ake/baker/loftus cheek.

not just Messi, its their whole team from Messi/iniesta/xavi down to their alves/pique..... Messi is not better slightly, but signficantly over Cristiano.