[quote author=keniget link=topic=33810.msg877469#msg877469 date=1243508058]
It's been said for a while that Iniesta needs to add more goals to his game (before that the same was said about Messi - not anymore though obviously). He acts the provider a lot, but he definitely has the ability to get on the scoresheet more often and it's something I'd like to see him improve upon.
I noticed one or two omissions in your comparison, most notably in the Espanyol game where Messi won and took a pen in the last minute to win the game, but really, if we're talking in the language of goals and assists, there is no point in making any comparisions. Iniesta's 5 goals / 10 assists simply do not stand up to Messi's 38 goals / 16 assists.
It doesn't matter though. Both are wonderful players, neither of which we'll ever get, but in hypothetical wonderland, I'd be over the moon to get either.
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I didnt omit anything Ken, if i didnt post it it wasnt on the webby i was using to refer to. Apologies if you think i was trying to sway a case, i wasnt. My whole point was that you are right regards impact, in fact it was more than i thought, i cant argue that, but it isnt a chasm given the differing positions. Anyhoo....
It's been said for a while that Iniesta needs to add more goals to his game (before that the same was said about Messi - not anymore though obviously). He acts the provider a lot, but he definitely has the ability to get on the scoresheet more often and it's something I'd like to see him improve upon.
I noticed one or two omissions in your comparison, most notably in the Espanyol game where Messi won and took a pen in the last minute to win the game, but really, if we're talking in the language of goals and assists, there is no point in making any comparisions. Iniesta's 5 goals / 10 assists simply do not stand up to Messi's 38 goals / 16 assists.
It doesn't matter though. Both are wonderful players, neither of which we'll ever get, but in hypothetical wonderland, I'd be over the moon to get either.
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I didnt omit anything Ken, if i didnt post it it wasnt on the webby i was using to refer to. Apologies if you think i was trying to sway a case, i wasnt. My whole point was that you are right regards impact, in fact it was more than i thought, i cant argue that, but it isnt a chasm given the differing positions. Anyhoo....
