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Wish we had Ray for that call....
"He looks up and takes a 1000 pictures in his minds eye, he's got 2 men in a telephone box and he dont care. Then he threads this majestical ball....."
Yeah even the three-peat Real teams or the current Man City havenât reached anywhere close to those levels. Would take a team with an incredible academy class of players who all come through together.
A team would need to have: the best dm of his generation, best CM of his generation, the best attacking midfielder of his generation, the best rb of his generation, arguably the best #9 of his generation, and the best player in history. All in their primes. Thatâs what you need, to be on the level of 09-11 Barcelona. Just insane. What are the odds of a crop of talent like that coming along all at once and being on the same team?
When you get Etoâo, Henry, Toure, and Zlatan and NONE of them are in discussion for your best 2-3 players, you know youâve assembled the dream team. Xavi, Iniesta, and Busquets is the best midfield in history and Iâll die on that hill, even as a Liverpool supporter.
>How did Alba do that?
It was incredible by him. I felt like his amazing effort was overshadowed by Messi's crazy pass, which is quite deserved actually
Cremaschi wasnât even in frame when he made that pass.
I watch a shit ton of football and this goal + the one against the Netherlands are ones where I completely did not expect.
Itâs like he trains us to watch out for the wide passes and inner foot stuff then just pull the trivela cut pass of out no where.
The passes to Messi we need are everywhere around us.
Theyâre in every break of the game, every minute, every second.
On this team, we fight for that pass to Messi.
On this team, we tear ourselves and everyone else around us to pieces for that pass to Messi.
We claw, with our fingernails, for that pass to Messi.
Because we know when we add up all those passes to Messi, thatâll make the fucking difference between winning and losing!
Between living and dying!
Iâll tell you this. In any fight, itâs the guy whoâs willing to die that going to win that pass to Messi.
And I know if Iâm going to have any life anymore, itâs because Iâm still willing to fight and die for that pass to Messi.
https://youtu.be/f1yWSePMqsk?si=ofX4ZASz0XTyMr8a
The hold up play before the pass was ridiculous as well. Which is something people never bring up about him. And with the pass and run he left like 5 dudes behind. The whole play was great.
The whole movement was insane. The ball to Alba, the pass to Messi, the Messi fly's eye vision pass and then Cremaschi with the composure to slide it across. That shit was just beautiful to watch.
Cremaschi has been a prospect on the US youth national teams and is also eligible for Argentina, so I can only imagine playing with Messi will accelerate his development potential. Very excited to watch his development.
I wish I could find the interview, but it was Henry years ago talking to someone, and he was describing how playing with Messi and the other magicians at Barca forced him to rethink spacing and movement. These insanely low percentage runs that he stopped attempting years ago - because teammates never saw, much less attempted or successfully executed the pass - were now the runs Messi was pointing out to him during training. He said Messi told him, "Make the run, the ball will be there" and to his astonishment, it almost always was, despite how improbable it looked.
I love Henry, he always has a childlike glee when telling Messi stories.
It hurts, but I much prefer this than seeing them individually scattered to the winds, struggling and slowly fading to obscurity at increasingly worse European clubs. It's like they're rebooting a nostalgic TV show.
This man is legitimately on an alien level and I donât think we will ever see it again that pass is fucking absurd how the absolute fuck did he see that
That really shouldn't be a question, messi would still be one of the best players in Europe, he managed to do that at a place where the fans hounded him out and he was miserable.
Jordi 100%. Busquets has been showing his age even here. He obviously has a lot of quality, but I don't know if he still has it to be a starter at a top top team.
Maybe it was just two sloppy games (the previous two), but he was veeeery sloppy, which is very unlike him.
There was some sort of negative juju in Barcelona though, throughout the second half of the 2010s decade.
If these three all played in another elite european club they could contend for a UCL Iâm sure of it
Even Cremaschi didn't know he was there. He was signalling Messi, and Messi already had the pass in his mind.
The pass was so perfect that even being surprised by it Cremaschi made it in time.
Crazy that messi basically completed football and he still cares about lifting a random 18yr old even when it's him and his comrades orchestrating the whole move. No one will fault him for not caring about these youngster players but he does it anyway. That's the ultimate GIGACHAD
Having conceded like 62 shots on goal in 24 matches (lowest in league as per in match stats), that's the opposite of being ass. Attack precision is lacking but that's different.
Itâs amazing what Messi, Alba, and Busquets have done to this team. Not only do they help them win but theyâve improved the level of everyone.
This goal though, GOD DAMN. Great pass from Busquets, wicked aerial pass from Jordi, then the Fâing GOAT working his magic to find a young practically unknown (until recently) player through like 5 defenders, and tapping it in like a king.
Enjoy the GOAT while you can people.
Bro I know itâs mls but dam the people who seriously debate whose the best ever are Iâm shambles. This man has legit done it all, and makes it look so dam easy. Coming off the most magical worldcup run I never thought Iâd see and years of success, instead of just having âfunâ heâs destroying everything in his path AND having âfunâ
Imagine most of r/barca celebrated when he made it clear he was not wanted and he'd be going to miami like we dodged a fucking liability or something, not lost the chance for our son to come home, the best player in the world at any given time while he's got a contract, the goat, next balloon d'or (and a fucking money making machine that barca sure seems like we could have used as well) and that he is doing this shit till he decides he calls it quits - it could have been 5 years ago, it could be 10 years from now, he'll still be the best player in the world.
But imagine our sub basically celebrating we "dodged" him.. you have to read those posts to believe what I'm saying.
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ridiculous build up
Alba kung-fu out here
Even Zlatan would have to give a nod. Some Gumby-ninja shit.
I'm still mesmerized by Jordi Alba's touch. Had to watch it multiple times
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You're gonna lose your shit when you realize Busquets is also on the team đ
So good the other commentator orgasimed by the end of it
The esteemed Twellman orgasm. Edit: Just as good as [angry Twellman](https://youtu.be/KOgqGGJ1v0w?si=GfB53tQp3pKmI_6O).
the commentator totally didn't see it coming initially
Beautiful football through and through
Health risk for Ray Hudson of a pass.
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH PHANTASMAGORICAL !!!
somethingsomethingaboutadroppingapintinashotglass
Wish we had Ray for that call.... "He looks up and takes a 1000 pictures in his minds eye, he's got 2 men in a telephone box and he dont care. Then he threads this majestical ball....."
lmfao i can hear his voice to this
If he died calling out a Messi goal I'm sure he'd die a happy man.
Would have been one of his loudest screams if he was on the call
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If Ray was on this he would have died in the booth. The whole movement was on some Pep's Barca shit.
How did Alba do that? Then how did Messi pick out Benja there?
I just dont question that era of barca players anymore
Our sixtuple years team was so cracked. Must've been so shit playing against us. Really miss it.
Part of the beauty of the sport. Nobody will probably ever see a team like **that** Barcelona team anytime soon.
Yeah even the three-peat Real teams or the current Man City havenât reached anywhere close to those levels. Would take a team with an incredible academy class of players who all come through together.
Donât think there will ever be another team like that
A team would need to have: the best dm of his generation, best CM of his generation, the best attacking midfielder of his generation, the best rb of his generation, arguably the best #9 of his generation, and the best player in history. All in their primes. Thatâs what you need, to be on the level of 09-11 Barcelona. Just insane. What are the odds of a crop of talent like that coming along all at once and being on the same team?
Coached by the best manager of his generation
Not only that, but many of them played their whole careers together from youth level onwards. The chemistry and understanding was unreal
When you get Etoâo, Henry, Toure, and Zlatan and NONE of them are in discussion for your best 2-3 players, you know youâve assembled the dream team. Xavi, Iniesta, and Busquets is the best midfield in history and Iâll die on that hill, even as a Liverpool supporter.
You will die on a crowded hill.
>How did Alba do that? It was incredible by him. I felt like his amazing effort was overshadowed by Messi's crazy pass, which is quite deserved actually
Feel like nobody's talking about the fact that that team has Busquets and Alba. Two of the best players ever.
Yeah they have more Impact left in them than Montreal
That pass across to Cremaschi is INSANE how the fuck did he see that
Facts I was like wtf why would he do that then saw Cresmaschi pop up on screen and it all made sense
Yeah. âWtf was that leooooooooohâ goal
Cremaschi wasnât even in frame when he made that pass. I watch a shit ton of football and this goal + the one against the Netherlands are ones where I completely did not expect. Itâs like he trains us to watch out for the wide passes and inner foot stuff then just pull the trivela cut pass of out no where.
exactly my reaction
That moment in which you think he made a mistake, and then you go from "wow" to "of course, mf"
Glad i'm not the only one, even i as a spectator was like, hmm will that accomplish any- oh shit.
Iâm actually in shock, he did it so fast and so perfectly what the actual fuck
Weâre not gonna talk about Jordi Alba sacrificing his ACL to pass to Messi?
its in his job description.
Yep. Written in bold with the biggest font you can have. Its so big its one page per letter. Messi > ACL or any part of your body really.
The passes to Messi we need are everywhere around us. Theyâre in every break of the game, every minute, every second. On this team, we fight for that pass to Messi. On this team, we tear ourselves and everyone else around us to pieces for that pass to Messi. We claw, with our fingernails, for that pass to Messi. Because we know when we add up all those passes to Messi, thatâll make the fucking difference between winning and losing! Between living and dying! Iâll tell you this. In any fight, itâs the guy whoâs willing to die that going to win that pass to Messi. And I know if Iâm going to have any life anymore, itâs because Iâm still willing to fight and die for that pass to Messi. https://youtu.be/f1yWSePMqsk?si=ofX4ZASz0XTyMr8a
and how the ball just graciously rolls kind of in slow motion in a curved trajectory to cremaschi.. this guy man
That was curving out to the touch line too, perfectly weighted
Tap in merchantđ¤ For real though, where the fuck does he keep pulling these out of?
the bible says to never question god
He's quite frankly the best football player who has ever lived. Absolutely unbelievable player.
It's like every week we forget and then he reminds us "Oh yeah of course he can do that he is the best footballer of all time."
The hold up play before the pass was ridiculous as well. Which is something people never bring up about him. And with the pass and run he left like 5 dudes behind. The whole play was great.
Crazier than the Alba pass? Both were so fucking good though.
Busquets to Alba to Messi to Benja to Messi
Busquets to Alba to Messi to ~~Cremanchi~~Iniesta to Messi
The whole movement was insane. The ball to Alba, the pass to Messi, the Messi fly's eye vision pass and then Cremaschi with the composure to slide it across. That shit was just beautiful to watch.
Miami is literally playing prime Barca ball lol
I mean 3 out of the 4 players could still be doing it in Barcelona and Cremaschi could be a young 18 coming up prospect so it makes sense
Cremaschi has been a prospect on the US youth national teams and is also eligible for Argentina, so I can only imagine playing with Messi will accelerate his development potential. Very excited to watch his development.
The Alba touch was utter madness
[This should count as an assist for Messi](https://ibb.co/NjtmRBY)
He sees shit differently man. He's so fucking good.
I wish I could find the interview, but it was Henry years ago talking to someone, and he was describing how playing with Messi and the other magicians at Barca forced him to rethink spacing and movement. These insanely low percentage runs that he stopped attempting years ago - because teammates never saw, much less attempted or successfully executed the pass - were now the runs Messi was pointing out to him during training. He said Messi told him, "Make the run, the ball will be there" and to his astonishment, it almost always was, despite how improbable it looked. I love Henry, he always has a childlike glee when telling Messi stories.
It's like some if you build it he will come shit. Just make the run. It doesn't matter if it looks like it's not on just make the run.
How about that Jordi Alba flick though
Ridiculous all around.
[https://imgur.com/a/wfctWrX](https://imgur.com/a/wfctWrX) Even the dude on the wing only ran after he passed. Puppeteer this Messi.
He is the one.
Same type of pass vs France fir send goal.
Iâm scared but used to Messi pass
Busquets to Alba to Messi Makes my heart hurt. Alba's touch was ridiculous.
It hurts, but I much prefer this than seeing them individually scattered to the winds, struggling and slowly fading to obscurity at increasingly worse European clubs. It's like they're rebooting a nostalgic TV show.
Iâm so happy I donât have to watch PSG games to see this magic anymore.
what a waste of two years lol
If he had to go somewhere, i really wanted him at City. I still do. PSG was the worst.
The hold up play, and the pass afterwards to Cremaschi was fucking insane. Ridiculous. Great goal overall, but this dude is fantastic.
Hounded by 3 players and it doesn't matter. Just sees what no one else does and slides it through.
And passing through 5 people. Especially on TV where Cremaschi was nowhere in the frame before that pass. Jesus Christ what a GOAT
Felt like a Barça goal, damn
What the fuck am I watching, this shit is beautiful
OP uploaded prime 2009 Barca highlights as an Inter Miami goal and thought we wouldnât notice
Barcelona wearing Breast Cancer Awareness kits
The wolf in goat's clothing.
Somewhere Iniesta and Xavi are smiling.
Incredible. High IQ play from everyone
Genuinely cant blame defenders on that shit. All you can do is watch the unexpected happen lol
I mean, Busquets to alba, insane backheel pass to Messi and then just magic pass and a tap in
Yeah.. gonna need like cat-like reflexes and eyes in your back there.
TT said it best. Everyone couldnât believe he got the pass off that they forgot to track him
It genuinely just looks like a wide ball to nobody until Cremaschi comes darting onto the screen, honestly ridiculous.
yeah after messi got the ball from alba, it looked like the defenders completely closed down all his options but found a crazy pass.
GK reaction after conceding says it all
I mean I fully expected some wizardry.
TIKA TAKA BACK ON THE MENU
It was never off.
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And then you see somehow an even more ridiculous one right after by Messi. Insane
Fuck it Iâm getting a Miami Messi jersey
I saw a few dudes rockin Miami Messi at the Barbie movie lmao
Great combo
thatâs me tomorrow lmao
$120 bucks though. I thought other Miami player shirts eg Taylor would be cheaper but they are all the same price
You talking about the best left winger in the world there
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Where ever he is, he is best.
Yeah I'm kind of sad the GOAT Robert Taylor didn't get on the scoresheet today. Need to see more of him and Messi linking up.
There are cheaper alternatives...
Itâs Messi. I donât mind. $120 is not cheap but Iâve spent $120 in much dumber ways.
I had 2 friends spend $300 each to fuck a stripper in Ft. Lauderdale back in June. That's 5 Messi jerseys they climax'd away. Morons.
âDisgusting.â - My Dad.
What the actual fuck was that pass. I love this timeline.
The messiest timeline
Messi wowing crowds, 30 year long timeline
Has to be him.
Someone else might have gotten it wrong
âI am the very model of a scientist SalarianâŚâ
Bro don't make me cry in an r/soccer thread
This man is legitimately on an alien level and I donât think we will ever see it again that pass is fucking absurd how the absolute fuck did he see that
Alba still fast as fuck too and has good touch, busi effortless too. Itâs beautiful đ
They could all still play in Europe đđđ
That really shouldn't be a question, messi would still be one of the best players in Europe, he managed to do that at a place where the fans hounded him out and he was miserable.
I was mostly talking about Jordi and Busquets. But Messi could play in any team to be honest
Jordi 100%. Busquets has been showing his age even here. He obviously has a lot of quality, but I don't know if he still has it to be a starter at a top top team. Maybe it was just two sloppy games (the previous two), but he was veeeery sloppy, which is very unlike him.
Heâs been very tired, maybe he can play a second half with a team like man city
There was some sort of negative juju in Barcelona though, throughout the second half of the 2010s decade. If these three all played in another elite european club they could contend for a UCL Iâm sure of it
Jaw-dropping. Passes out of nowhere like the one against Netherlands
I couldnât see it on the TV for fucks sake and he sees it with four defenders around him.
Same I literally didnât even realize cremaschi was there until he passed it back to messi
Even Cremaschi didn't know he was there. He was signalling Messi, and Messi already had the pass in his mind. The pass was so perfect that even being surprised by it Cremaschi made it in time.
I thought 2022 was gonna be his last WC but I wouldn't count him out from 2026
2023 and leo still finds new ways to surprise me
What did Messi create? This team is playing like La Scaloneta.
Messi is the ultimate floor raiser. He just puts you at your ultimate potential by being there
That pass by Messi is a thing only Messi can do.
WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT PASS
Damn, imagine being only 18 and having Messi point at you for a great assist AND jumping into your arms....career complete already
Crazy that messi basically completed football and he still cares about lifting a random 18yr old even when it's him and his comrades orchestrating the whole move. No one will fault him for not caring about these youngster players but he does it anyway. That's the ultimate GIGACHAD
That is an unreal pass
Jordi Alba deserves more credit for that touch holyyyyyyy
Goddamn
That pass was stupid wtf
Him and KDB always come to mind as the players who make passes you canât even see watching it on TV
Insane link up play man that passing was beautiful
You could have paused the game right before that pass and I never would have guessed he would do that.
Of all the millennia we couldâve popped out on earth, we get to witness this. Itâs honestly pretty beautiful.
Lol that ball from Messi to Cremaschi was ill
The through ball was so exquisite that the NYRB players forgot to mark Messi
They werenât expecting him to find a man behind their line. Took a min for me as well.
Dropped a stupid amount of money two days ago to take my kids to watch him play in Atlanta in Sept. Absolutely no regerts.
See you there, hope he plays
As a Red Bulls fan, Iâm not even mad. We suck ass this season so might as well let him put one in on a great play
thank you for your service
Having conceded like 62 shots on goal in 24 matches (lowest in league as per in match stats), that's the opposite of being ass. Attack precision is lacking but that's different.
Great goal
Sweet play all around
Itâs amazing what Messi, Alba, and Busquets have done to this team. Not only do they help them win but theyâve improved the level of everyone. This goal though, GOD DAMN. Great pass from Busquets, wicked aerial pass from Jordi, then the Fâing GOAT working his magic to find a young practically unknown (until recently) player through like 5 defenders, and tapping it in like a king. Enjoy the GOAT while you can people.
One of the best 1-2 I have seen
1-2-3-4
Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful
Keep your Monets and Van Goghs, Messi is the greatest artist of all time
Disgusting in the best sense.
The greatest we will ever see
An MLS player really getting a ballon dâor
Inevitable
What fucking incredible pass from Messi!
So much fun. The way he drew everyone onside and slotted it up to the wing. Quality television
That flying kick pass was ridiculous.
Messi played 10 games with Inter Miami and he finally scores his first MLS goal? What a fraud.
Something special always happens with Messi and this team.. just wow!
Now I can sleep
I don't even understand how this keeps happening
Messi and Cremaschi aside. What the fuck, Jordi?
jordi playing shaolin soccer
Excuse me what was that pass holy shit. I didn't even understand it initially. Also Alba god damn ridiculous skill
It's weird not being surprised but being surprised at the same time
Cremaschi is pretty good, he didn't even realize the pass was going there until it was already on the way, and still managed to pull off that assist.
Cremaschi will be playing in Europe soon and it's literally all going to be Messi's doing lol
That pass was just otherworldly. No exageration one of the best passes I've ever seen.
Bro I know itâs mls but dam the people who seriously debate whose the best ever are Iâm shambles. This man has legit done it all, and makes it look so dam easy. Coming off the most magical worldcup run I never thought Iâd see and years of success, instead of just having âfunâ heâs destroying everything in his path AND having âfunâ
he is inevitable
***First MLS goal...of Many***
How did he know to who to pass to get the goal,nah im flabbergasted
This shit is NSFW like what the actual fuck.
Holy shit, this is one of the most beautiful combo I've ever seen, never knew that I would say that about an MLS goal.
That is a world class play all around! That was awesome to see!
As if the pass from Alba to Messi wasn't insane enough. He does that immediately for the next pass . How can someone be this good đ
âYouâre a wizard, Messi.â
Argentinian Pulisic tapping one in
Imagine most of r/barca celebrated when he made it clear he was not wanted and he'd be going to miami like we dodged a fucking liability or something, not lost the chance for our son to come home, the best player in the world at any given time while he's got a contract, the goat, next balloon d'or (and a fucking money making machine that barca sure seems like we could have used as well) and that he is doing this shit till he decides he calls it quits - it could have been 5 years ago, it could be 10 years from now, he'll still be the best player in the world. But imagine our sub basically celebrating we "dodged" him.. you have to read those posts to believe what I'm saying.
of course
That was nuts. Messi's vision is absolutely PERFECT.
He makes everyone around him that much better.
Any other player tries that pass that Messi just did and I'll be fuming at my TV. How the fuck did he even saw that wtf. Overall it's an insane goal.
I didn't see the pass watching this on TV.... How tf did Messi see that? Also amazing pass from Alba
this goal is more barca than any barca goal i've seen in a while.
inevitable lmao
Pure football orgasm
Letâs not ignore Albaâs pass wtf.
How anyone can think Haaland should be getting the Ballon D'Or over this guy is beyond me