In assessing the greatness of Lionel Messi, Arsene Wenger, usually the world’s most insightful soccer manager, once said a trite thing: “When you look at the numbers, you have to kneel down and say they are fantastic.”
Wenger was referencing the 2010-11 season, in which Messi scored 53 goals in all competitions.
On Saturday, in his last game before the Christmas break, Messi scored his 91st goal of 2012. So Messi not only crushed the 40-year-old calendar-year scoring record held by German Gerd Muller (85), he reversed over it a few times.
I think the head line is probably correct. And I am glad that I read it on TitusOneNine. The 10 minute collage of all his goal in just this last world record breaking season was an amazing example of why this is called ‘the beautiful sport’.
Thank you Kendall for posting about BARCA.