Before I can even start to even to describe Barcelona’s unlubricated and unrestrianed first half sodomy committed upon the fans and starting eleven of Almercia, we really need to consider whether or not Leo Messi (Barça’s #10 and #1 playmaker) is a human being. You see in Philosophy class, we discussed the issue of what is real (physical) and what is not real in this sensory-based world we live in (the non-physical). Now when I watch Messi play, I have serious doubts on whether or not he is a player for Barça or just a collection of lightwaves and inate fears of the opposite team. Im sure the defenders want to stop Messi, but they have no control of what they SEE let alone of what they want to do. He’s a blur. He truly is the fastest, most well balanced footballer on the planet. And the disgusting thing about this is that he is only going to get better as time progresses. I truly feel it is safe to say that he is Hermes (Mercury), the Greek/Roman god of invention, weight and measurement, and of thieves and liars…and rightfully so. Let me elaborate: he invents ways to create opportunities, he knows how much weight and which angle to put the ball at the strikers foot, his overall presense steals points from the other teams and his glaring quickness tells lies to the senses of any back four defenders. Don’t believe me?…If you look really close, you can even see the little wings on the sides of his ankles.
OK, now that i got that out of my system…let me begin.
Like last weeks performance against FC Basilea in the Champions League, Barcelona put out a great performance, scoring five goals to guarantee all three points against UD Almeria, a quality team in La Liga. All five goals came in the first half, and they were well executed by this new offense that is governed by Messi and orcestrated by Pep Guardiola, Barça’s manager. The scoring began of a rebound from a freekick taken by (guess who) Messi in the 5th min.. Eto’o got on the end of a deflection and did what he is really, really good at. A mere eight minutes past, when Messi passed the ball (purposely) to create an angle, then send a rocket to the far post to Titi Henrys foot. Henry, like Eto’o knew what to do from there. Henry must have made Eto’o jealous, because Eto’o decided to score two more goals, giving him the hat trick he deserved. The last of his goal was executed in a spectactlar fashion, putting Messi’s feed into the net with the back of his heel and his back to the goal. It was a nice one. Barcelona’s last goal came from the best free kick of the season. New Barça signing and Brazilian star Dani Alves sent a screamer to the far post that could have severed a head or two if it wasn’t for the precision of the kick.
The first half ended with Barcelona up 5-nill. To be honest when the first half ended, I knew the game was in the bag, so I decided to watch MYTHBUSTERS and brush up on some of my algebra work. The game ended with no more goals, but that did not imply that Barça lost control or the majority of the possession. Again… Barcelona gains all three fixture points and continues to dominate any team that stands in the way (you hear that Real Madrid?!!!)