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Messi was doing a lot more at Barca than Haaland is doing at City

Haaland’s achievements are only possible because he’s in front of an incredibly stacked team with the best coach in the world.

Let’s also not forget that the quality of Man City throughout the squad could be due to illegal actions according to FFP. None of this ambiguity exists with Messi’s acheivements.

Football being irrational is why we find it meaningful.

Listen any football fan talking about their club and you will see they are out of touch with reality. The only rational way to engage with football is to realise that its just a game about a ball and is a waste of time. But who wants that?