HateSarcasmLoveIrony

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[transfermarkt] Yesterday Sergio Ramos saw the 29th red card or 2nd yellow in his career in the Top-5-Leagues. That's 13 more than any other player since 2000. in c/[email protected]
[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

He is just stat padding at this point.

Mikel Arteta: "Lionel Messi is the most influential player ever in the history of football. We have never seen someone do what Messi has been doing on the field for all these years before." in c/[email protected]
[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

There was a period in the mid 2000s where short technical players were going out of fashion in place of taller stronger faster players. A lot of the top managers were defensively minded. The Barca team with Messi as their best player came along and changed how people perceived the future of the game. The game is more entertaining now, top teams go out to score go