What a goaaal! Messi's Maradona-esque Goal

[McDermotX]

It is so similar in many ways, from the area of the pitch is started etc etc..
Messi cut inside much earlier of course, but the first though that enters your head as you seeing it is Maradona straight away..

I wonder if it entered Messi's head as he was bearing down on goal ? Brought up to idolise Diego and all that, I'm sure at at least entered his mind as he was spinning away celebrating..

Now imagine Ronaldo doing that to us in Athens !!!!
Not a chance :whatever:

[Guest]

I used to score goals like that when I was playing footie at school.

Am no longer as fleet footed because of a fookin' knee injury and the fact I'm 33 now.

Note: This was done on a much lower level than the one you saw.

[AFII]

Probably another reason to why Inter is prepared to pay £100m for him.

Fantastic goal by a the best player in the World.

As fast as a young Owen but with a lot better skill.

Messi

[friedk]

What a goal, this lad is pure class. His second was a good finish too. Thank God he couldn't turn it on like this against us. They have another player who should be joining the first team next year (I can't remember his name) who is apparently outrageously good.

Giovanni Dos Santos I think

[cumbriankop]

yet the mighty reds kept him under wraps?

absolutely magnificent goal tho. glad he didn't get a chance of that against us

[IrishPaul]

What can ye say about ability like that, ****in' outstanding!!

Messi

[DeeGame]

i have seen better

[Tee]

Amazing. That is just sheer genius. Pace, technique, control, balance, nerve, anticipation and some luck.

[knockers]

Giovanni Dos Santos I think

that's the kid, my brother in law watched a youth game while visiting Barcelona and said he was brilliant.

[Nic83]

Terrible defending.

[AFII]

that's the kid, my brother in law watched a youth game while visiting Barcelona and said he was brilliant.

We have been linked with him.

[Jazzmaster]

I used to score goals like that when I was playing footie at school.

Am no longer as fleet footed because of a fookin' knee injury and the fact I'm 33 now.

Note: This was done on a much lower level than the one you saw.

ditto - will i ever get my pace back after my cruciate injury i wonder. if so i could be back scoring goals like that again.

Note: This was done at an extremely low level but perhaps not quite as low a fredos

[Nic83]

I cant stop watching it.

Seriously, it's incredible. Simply incredible.

I know there have been more important goals against better defenders etc, but have you EVER seen a better individual goal than that ?

A few contenders:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9LnijHAdUM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OKw2SsuQG4

[Mumsafan]

Lionel Messi - Barca vs Getafe. Beats 4 players and the keeper from the halfway line. You're looking at the soon to be VERY BEST player in the world.

Actually it wasn't as good as last season's best goal in Spain. Which, incidentally was scored by Getafe.

[anfieldanfield]

A few contenders:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9LnijHAdUM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OKw2SsuQG4

Messi's was better than both of those.