I got 6 minutes till I go school , and I wanted to post this thread as soon I could. So my question is , for this seasons PFA. Who would you pick as the best player in the world. Ofcourse there are other outside choices for example Xavi , Ronaldo maybe. Urm....Amiobe of Newcastle? XD

Its down to Rooney and the messiah really. Both on superb form. Messi has a few more goals then wazza at this moment , but I believe this one is gonna' go down to the wire. Messi has the advantage bieng the younger more exciting player , but rooney is pulling his team a long way . And becoming the player we all dreamed of,

Messi though had scored a hattrick last night making Barca go first in the La Liga . The importance of both players are vital in both sides.But whos gonna' win it.

Do it Champions! (lol)

Both are awesome and in top form.... Just scoring goals goals goals.... .... But I think this decision will be easier to be taken when WC is over!

I reckon its down to who goes furthest in the champions league, it usually is, which is wrong.
At the minute rooney is just shading it for me, but messis hat trick last night was superb

Personally I think Ronaldo was better then either of 'em on his Year at United. For me it's more his ability than his goals. Ronaldo still would make better than either these players in my opinion.

But since it usually does come down to just goals and tournaments, I'm betting on Rooney to win, he's playing better overall than Messi anyways. Messi's hat trick was good, but pretty basic, it was mostly down to his teammates.

Also for big awards, instead of the Champions league being the deciding point, it'll problably be the World Cup

I think at the moment Rooney would easily take it for present form. Even though Messi scored a wonderfull 3 goals last night Rooney has been impossible to keep out shots from. Messi is a stunning player and he has all the skills in the world and never really had an off day, where Rooney sometimes has a flying temper, but at the moment I still think iff Roon gets the right amount of support from valencia he will score bags and bags and bags. So see you after the break for the final result


Right, here is the final result (on current form):
Balance Winner: Messi
SpeedWinner: Messi
Heading Winner: Rooney
Shots Winner: Rooney
Calmness winner: Messi
creativity winner: Rooney
Skills winner: Messi
Free kicks Winner: Messi

Oh dear.... Messi is the winner!

Isn't the PFA award only for the English Premier League players?
So Messi cannot feature in the argument.
The debate should be between Rooney and Drogba

Messi no doubt for me. Fantastic player this season. He's been the man to step it up when barca hasn't been playing well and without him, barca would not be where they are in the table right now. But in the end the world cup will decide it

I'm going to say rooney for the fact that they are pretty much equaling each other except is a more rounded player and is carrying united alot more than messi is carrying barca

This is the time of year when defining moments take shape and the cream rises to the top. Both players and their teams have so much at stake. Let's see who will rise from here on out. Both are in great form and have shouldered the burdens to lead their teams into the history books. Too close to call for me.

This was posted elsewhere and is a great read about Messi.

Link: soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=756394&sec=...

I thought I didn't read it correctly at the first time because Messi will never get that unless he's playing for one of the EPL teams. So, it's best player of the year award.

Anyway.... Whoever win, it's not gonna' be a landslide. Both player stand out in each team. There's not much difference between them and so, it depends on their contribution till the last match they have. I'd say Rooney because his contribution is slightly greater than Messi so far

To me rooney is a more complete player at the moment. While messi can only play attacking positions, rooney can play anywhere you ask him to play. Rooney is faster than messi and he is turning out to be a better goal scorer. Rooney has been leading a injured affected team to victory

Rooney will definetly win. I think he will beat ronaldoțs record of 42 goals last season

For all those who think messi is a fast player, think again. The link below is a study that was done and it suggest that the fastest players in the world in order are:
Ronaldo
Arjen robben
Theo walcott
Wayne rooney
Robin van Persie


Link: www.espnstar.com/football/primera-liga/news/detail...

My vote goes to rooney for obvious reasons. We may see them face off before long...

I think this decision will go all the way down to the wire.... Messi is without a doubt one of the finest players to grace a football pitch but I struggle to compare him to Rooney purely due to the fact that they are very different, yet very similar in various ways. Messi is an excellent forward who like Rooney, can play as an out and out striker, but this season has shwon that Rooney has finally put on his shooting boots and seems to be scoring for fun. And when he's not scoring if you pay attention to his movement off the ball and his build up play when he drifts deep to pick up the ball, is currently world class. The feeling we get when watching Rooney too is that he can only get better and that the only direction for him, is up. However, on the other hand we have a gem of a player in Messi who can twist, turn and weave in a way that Rooney can't. In terms of technical ability, I think Rooney comes out on top. In terms of flamboyant skill, I think Messi takes the gold. Finally, in terms of goal scoring ability and sheer determination and passion, I think both players are equal, if not Rooney just a tiny bit more than Messi. We'll see though...