[SPA] La Liga 2009/2010 (48 Viewers)
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Oh of course Messi' displays have a lot to do with Ibra 
AS is a Madrid based newspaper btw. Actually, they're like a club newspaper for Real Madrid. A Barcelona player getting praises from them is a big deal.
The numbers don't say that.
And also, compare the motivation they had last year with this year's motivation. This year they can go 2:0 and 3:0 up and then they stop, trying to save energy. Last year they had whatever it was to prove and even at 5:0 they were going for more goals like mad.
Still, they didn't score much more goals last year (8 goals more overall compared to this season) and they won less points in La Liga after 29 rounds last year compared to this year.
And also, compare the motivation they had last year with this year's motivation. This year they can go 2:0 and 3:0 up and then they stop, trying to save energy. Last year they had whatever it was to prove and even at 5:0 they were going for more goals like mad.
Still, they didn't score much more goals last year (8 goals more overall compared to this season) and they won less points in La Liga after 29 rounds last year compared to this year.
Now that guy has failed to live up to the expectations and money splashed for him, some have to come and relate Messi' performances to Ibra playing alongside with him 
Ah, Capello. You made some people completely blind.
Why did they win less points then?
They weren't playing better. They were simply going for humiliation against everyone. This year they're playing it smarter and thus they're winning more points.
They have nothing to prove anymore. They proved that they are super strong by winning 6 trophies. It's always harder to defend those trophies the next year than it is to win them once. In order to do it they have to play smarter now and they're doing it. Also, it's a WC year so of course they won't go for the kill on every match and risk injuries and fatigue. Like I said, now they stop at 2:0/3:0. Last year they were gonna play like mad at 3:0 and go for 6:0.
They aren't worse this year. They're simply smarter.
They weren't playing better. They were simply going for humiliation against everyone. This year they're playing it smarter and thus they're winning more points.
They have nothing to prove anymore. They proved that they are super strong by winning 6 trophies. It's always harder to defend those trophies the next year than it is to win them once. In order to do it they have to play smarter now and they're doing it. Also, it's a WC year so of course they won't go for the kill on every match and risk injuries and fatigue. Like I said, now they stop at 2:0/3:0. Last year they were gonna play like mad at 3:0 and go for 6:0.
They aren't worse this year. They're simply smarter.
I have barely watched them this season, I just know that they eliminated Chelsea in the CL and based on your theory they don't have much to prove in Serie A.
But I'm watching Barca almost every week. In the beginning of the season when Messi was out of form, Barca were struggling to win their games, they had problems in their CL group even though Ibra was the "one goal in each game" player back then. After a while, when Messi started to outshine the opponents, Barca started to play much better even when Ibra was absent. Ibra actually turned to a player who was an obstacle to Barca playing like their usual selves by slowing down their playing tempo and by losing lots of goal opportunities (even Kluivert had a laugh at that and Cruyff blasted him for that). Barca are playing better only and only because Messi is head and shoulders above almost every player in the world now no matter Ibra plays alongside him or not.
But I'm watching Barca almost every week. In the beginning of the season when Messi was out of form, Barca were struggling to win their games, they had problems in their CL group even though Ibra was the "one goal in each game" player back then. After a while, when Messi started to outshine the opponents, Barca started to play much better even when Ibra was absent. Ibra actually turned to a player who was an obstacle to Barca playing like their usual selves by slowing down their playing tempo and by losing lots of goal opportunities (even Kluivert had a laugh at that and Cruyff blasted him for that). Barca are playing better only and only because Messi is head and shoulders above almost every player in the world now no matter Ibra plays alongside him or not.