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Goal.com 50: Lionel Messi (1)
The young Albiceleste and Blaugrana star stands head and shoulders above them
all...
Lionel Messi is Goal.com's top player of the 2008-09 season after winning the
'Goal.com Top 50' award!
The runner-up of the inaugural Goal.com 50 has climbed to the summit after
his finest season to date, and one in which he cemented his reputation as one
of the most skilful performers on the planet.
Yet his mesmerizing ability was never truly in doubt: all that was lacking
was silverware to truly propel Messi to the summit.
Trophies in Catalunya are like buses in Britain: you wait for ages, then
three come along at once. And Messi was at the centre of each of them.
But the tale begins last summer in far Beijing, where a tired Messi overcame
a season's worth of fatigue to help Argentina to the gold medal at the
Olympic Games, scoring two goals along the way and playing in the final.
Having got through the summer largely unscathed, things augured well for the
Albiceleste hero, but it could all have been so different. It is barely
remembered now, but Barcelona and Argentina were involved in an undignified
scrap over the player's taking part in the Games, with the side otherwise in
disarray due to the presidential election around Joan Laporta.
A 1-0 loss to Numancia for the Blaugrana on opening day had the alarm bells
ringing, but as quickly as the 'crisis' at Camp Nou started, it ended. Messi,
of course, was to be key in changing things around.
Hints that the lion was awakening came as Messi netted twice and otherwise
looked decent against Sporting Gijon, and the same followed in the
dismantling of Atletico Madrid in yet another 6-1 win.
The best was yet to come, though, as Messi netted in the very last minute at
Camp Nou in the Clasico in December, the action being described in Goal.com
LIVE commentary thus:
"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLL! GOL GOL GOL GOL GOL! IT'S MESSI! WHAT A FINISH! Madrid
threw everyone forward, leaving Henry wide open on the right. He played a
perfect ball to Messi, who showed incredible composure to control and then
chip it perfectly into the net. 2-0, GAME OVER!"
It was game over, in all senses. Not only did it seal a revenge Clasico
victory, but it was the beginning of the end for Madrid's title challenge.
Sure enough, Barca may have stumbled a bit after that, but with an uninjured
Messi in full flight, the title was the Blaugrana's.
Of course, one cannot neglect to mention the other Clasico that season: the
record-breaking 6-2 win at the Santiago Bernabeu. Madrid fans may wish to
look away, but those with a fondness for Messi will love to reminisce on his
player rating:
"Messi 9 - Helped to turn the tide of the match with that opening assist, and
it was all one way from there as the youngster enjoyed a fine evening. A
classic."
And all the while, he was turning it on in Europe, too.
In fact, just a few days prior, Messi's partner-in-crime, Andres Iniesta, had
netted a late, great goal to put the Blaugrana through to the Champions
League at the expense of Chelsea. But were it not for Messi, it wouldn't even
have got to that stage: think back to his show-stopping performance in the
4-0 rout of Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals, and of course that goal
against Lyon in the previous round, one that would have had even Juninho
gazing in wonder:
"Messi 8 - Started quietly, but then decided to roll up his sleeves. What a
third goal. If you didn't see it, just one word will describe it for you:
Messi-esque. Calm on the ball even under pressure."
But it was against Bayern that Manchester United, the finalist opponents,
learned the true measure of their foe:
"Messi 9 - A cool, cool finish and great positioning for the first goal. Left
Lell looking for dead and should have won a penalty before adding a poacher's
goal. A dazzling delight."
Sure enough, Messi was in Moscow, and he was in form. Samuel Eto'o scored the
early opener, but it was a fitting end to a world-class season for Leo as he
netted the second and sank United once and for all - with a header, no less!
"IT'S 2-0 FOR BARCELONA!!! IT'S LIONEL MESSI WITH A CRUCIAL HEADER!!! Carles
Puyol came forward and the ball eventually found Xavi, 20 yards from goal, at
the edge of the box. Xavi let in a sumptuous cross for Messi, who had peeled
away from Ferdinand! He guided a wonderful touch on target and beat van der
Sar with a fine effort! What a time to score!"
Indeed, that goal was, is, and will remain iconic. The diminutive Argentine -
the boy whose earliest days at a footballer saw him too short to even get a
proper kick on the ball - towered as a titan above Rio Ferdinand and placed
the header with the accuracy of a man destined for the absolute top of his
game.
There was no denying that over the course of the season Messi had deserved
his goal, and his third club trophy.
And now, yet another individual accolade.
Congratulations to Lionel Messi, the Goal.com 50 winner 2008-09!
And as a special bonus for our readers, here is a video from a man who helped
make it all possible. PartoftheGame.tv present an interview with Messi's very
first coach, Salvador Aparicio, who sadly passed away last year. See how the
legend began below...
《一段影片》
2008-2009 HONOURS
Barcelona
UEFA Champions League 2008-09
La Liga 2008-09
Copa del Rey 2008-09
Argentina
Olympic Games 2008
Individual
UEFA Champions League Top Scorer 2008-09
Trofeo Alfredo di Stefano 2008-09
Ewan Macdonald, Goal.com
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