Real Madrid pal Robben better than Messi

• limpper

  8 Jan 09, 16:37

  

  Pepe, the Real Madrid defender.

  

  Robben, the former Chelsea winger.

   

  Leo Messi, the Barcelona star.

   

  Real Madrid defender Pepe says teammate Arjen Robben is a better player than Barcelona star Lionel Messi.

  Pepe insists Real can still reign in runaway leaders Barca and declared: "Barcelona was very good against Atletico Madrid, but we still believe that it is possible to catch them and win the Liga.

  "Barca still have to come to our house and they know it will be difficult for them. The most important thing for us is to go game to game."

  Asked about a comparison between Messi and Robben, Pepe said: "Both are in great form, they are the two best players in the league and make the difference.

  "If I had to choose, it is easy to say Robben, because he's a teammate, but they are both very good."

   

• [J]erry

  8 Jan 09, 16:57

  i have to agree.. robben is one of the best winger..

• sg_forum

  8 Jan 09, 17:04

  Was he drunk when he made that statement? both have speed but Messi is quicker, both have dribbling skills but messi is better, both can score but messi score alot more.

   

  Robben is taller than Messi though...

• limpper

  8 Jan 09, 17:13

  i disagree with this.
  
  i STRONGLY believe messi is so much better.

• Saltiga

  8 Jan 09, 17:43

  Robben is good but to compare him against Messi is like comparing Nissan against Benz lor..

• Sienx

  8 Jan 09, 18:19

  wtf knn yr picture

• [J]erry

  8 Jan 09, 18:32

  

  Talking abuot Flying Dutchman

• zocoss

  8 Jan 09, 18:49

  Actually I feel they are almost the same with Messi having a very slight edge over Robben. But if I have to choose one of them on the left side, Then Robben is my choice cos I have to say he is truly a great player on the left... Honestly, I have not seen a better player on the left side since the days of a younger Ryan Giggs...

  Robben also has that special ability to change games... And since he left Chelsea, they have not been the same...

• Saltiga

  9 Jan 09, 12:57

  if comparing just as an out and out left winger maybe he is pretty good probably a tab better then Messi but thats is winger is concern however, base on overall game play he is not even close to Messi, just IMO..

  however, a point to note is that Robben was compared to Ronaldo during Euro 04 or something before coming to England with much hip and had ppl claiming he is a much better talent then ManU's Ronaldo

   

• zocoss

  9 Jan 09, 14:50

  They 3 have something in common tho... and that is they all dive... Messi got an extra compare to the other 2 tho and that is... He will use his hands to score too... lol

• Saltiga

  9 Jan 09, 15:22

  fast and skillful players tends to attract more attention from their rivals hence they're alot of time being hacked down, maybe with that kinda experince, they can dive better??? however, to be fair to them, fast and skillful players tends to be abit light weight hence when they're being push upon they does tends to crumble slightly "easier" the only power forward that crumble just as easy is Chelsea's Drogba.. 

• alwaysdisturbed

  9 Jan 09, 15:35

  Originally posted by Saltiga:

  fast and skillful players tends to attract more attention from their rivals hence they're alot of time being hacked down, maybe with that kinda experince, they can dive better??? however, to be fair to them, fast and skillful players tends to be abit light weight hence when they're being push upon they does tends to crumble slightly "easier" the only power forward that crumble just as easy is Chelsea's Drogba.. 

  
  they are light? what made you say that?

• alwaysdisturbed

  9 Jan 09, 15:37

  the topic also misleading leh.

  pepe didn't really explicitly said that robben is better than messi loh.

  otherwise i would have said either pepe is stupid or robben is better than messi.

• stellazio

  9 Jan 09, 16:27

  messi plays on the right though..

• monoslayer

  9 Jan 09, 16:45

  who is he kidding?

  robben is not even close.

• Saltiga

  10 Jan 09, 12:03

  Originally posted by alwaysdisturbed:

  
  they are light? what made you say that?

  light as in they are one of those players who attack with speed instead of power.. just like when you are running at full flight, chances is that if someone touches you, you'll be crumbling much easier instead of when you're standing firmly on the ground..

• alwaysdisturbed

  12 Jan 09, 02:54

  its not because they are light. instead, its their poor stability?

• Sakuragi86

  12 Jan 09, 09:46

  both also good.

  can get better.