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    Lionel Messi Still a Legend Despite Failed World Cup Bid, Says Legendary S

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    Lionel Messi failed to lead Argentina to a World Cup title in Brazil, but world-renowned manager Jose Mourinho still believes that the Argentine star should still be considered as one of the best players ever.

    Messi helped Argentina advance to the finals of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, but they failed to get the crown after losing to Germany in the final, stirring debates of whether or not he should be compared to football greats Diego Maradona and Pele.

    In an interview with Yahoo! EuroSport, Mourinho said that Messi has his own place in history and he doesn't need a world title to be considered an all-time great.

    "It's easy to respect him when he has won but when he has lost, it's not so easy," Mourinho said. "He is still a historical player. He does not need to be world champion to be a historical player, especially in this last decade."

    Mourinho insisted that Messi cannot be compared to fellow Argentine Maradona or Brazilian legend Pele because the 27-year-old forward is a great player in his own right.

    "For me, Pele is Pele and Maradona is Maradona," Mourinho said. "It's not for me to compare players from different generations. Maybe because he is from the same generation as when I was born -- for me Maradona is Maradona."

    Messi has been receiving criticisms for failing to lead his team to a title in this year's World Cup, and curiously, Maradona is one of those people questioning the Argentine star, particularly his performance in this year's cup.

    In an interview with Telesur, Maradona said that he was surprised when Messi was awarded the Golden Ball trophy. Maradona insisted that Messi was not the best player in the tournament, and that the award was given to him for plain marketing reasons.

    "Messi? I would give him heaven, if possible," Maradona said. "But it's not right when someone wins something that he shouldn't have won just because of some marketing plan."

    FIFA president Sepp Blatter also admitted that he was surprised when Messi, who scored four goals in the tournament, was called to receive the Golden Ball award.

    "What do you want -- shall I tell the truth or be diplomatic? I am going to say the truth, I was surprised that he was chosen and to see him come up to get the award," Blatter said.

    SOURCE : http://www.latinpost.com/articles/17246/20140715/lionel-messi-still-a-legend-despite-failed-world-cup-bid-says-jose-mourinho.htm

    Fried Lotus Seeds - Nice Thai snack!

    in Thai Food

    Posted · Edited by wesleys

    Eh? It grows like a weed everywhere, so why should people outside of Bangkok (and quite a few of us do live outside of Bangkok) buy it prepacked? I have seen them growing in Bangkok also.

    haha. I mean " FRIED lotus seeds " .They're fried and ready to eat.

    The fried lotus seeds are eating as a snack, like potato snack or popcorn snack.

    Brazilians cry and curse at World Cup humiliation

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    Glad to see Brazil out, mainly because they have finally been exposed as being overrated. The results of the 2013 Confederations Cup flattered their true strength.

    Before that, they were outside the top 10 in world rankings (I know, FIFA rankings are a joke), and it showed. One good mini tournament where everything went their way in a fairy tale type way, and they thought they could just do it again.

    Emotion can win a Confed Cup for a host nation of decent strength, it’s not that big of a tournament, but it can’t take you all the way in the World Cup.

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