Is Messi a genetically engineered cheat?

AberystwythLAD · 8 Dec 2011 at 19:46

'Messi was born in Rosario, Santa Fe, to parents Jorge Horacio Messi, a factory steel worker, and Celia María Cuccittini, a part-time cleaner.[12][13][14][15] His paternal family originates from the Italian city of Ancona, from which his ancestor, Angelo Messi, emigrated to Argentina in 1883.[16][17] He has two older brothers named Rodrigo and Matías as well as a sister named María Sol.[18] At the age of five, Messi started playing football for Grandoli, a local club coached by his father Jorge.[19] In 1995, Messi switched to Newell's Old Boys who were based in his home city Rosario.[19] At the age of 11, he was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency.[20] The traditional River Plate showed interest in Messi's progress, but did not have enough money to pay for treatment for his condition which cost $900 a month.[15] Carles Rexach, the sporting director of FC Barcelona, had been made aware of his talent as Messi had relatives in Lleida, Catalonia, and Messi and his father were able to arrange a trial.[15] Rexach, with no other paper at hand, offered Messi a contract written on a paper napkin.[21][22] Barcelona offered to pay for Messi's medical bills if he was willing to move to Spain. Messi and his father moved to Barcelona where Messi enrolled in the club's youth academy.[19][22]'

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He was given HGH for treatment. In a lot of sports this is considered cheating. Could this mean he has an advantage over other footballers? Surely, this could explain his core athletic nature and why he can just bounce off other players with his low centre of gravity? I mean, give any player HGH and they're going to see some improvements.

How do we know Barcelona gave him the right dosage to make it fair?

Is this another similarity with Maradona and Messi?

Could he be like one of these superheroes? :eek:

AberystwythLAD · 8 Dec 2011 at 21:35

nydryl said:
Gab Marcotti wrote quite an interesting article on bioethics in football in Issue Zero of The Blizzard. You might want to read that if you're genuinely interested and aren't just trolling.

Cheers for the heads up, have to give it a read sometime.

AberystwythLAD · 9 Dec 2011 at 02:02

Chong Warrior said:
All this post does is show your ignorance of what HGH is. It will have absolutely ZERO to do with Messi's ability as a footballer, none, nada, zilch, diddly squat, zip, nothing.... what-so-ever.

Just in case you were in any doubt

I know plenty of people who take HGH for performance enhancement. To say it can't means you have no clue whatsoever about it. It wouldn't have affected his skill, no, but his athletic being, definitely.

AberystwythLAD · 21 Dec 2011 at 18:09

Bigpig said:
Dint he get special treatment also from fifa? as I believe there is an age restriction on Argentine players moving to Europe? (18?) Due to his medical bills?

Yes, he had special treatment for FIFA for the exact reason you stated and he had to have HGH to make sure he grew high enough to play professional as there is a rule on that.

However, there are some benefits to taking HGH such as improved core stability and strength and improved muscle growth. Funny how he is one of only a small sample of footballers who took this and he is playing so amazingly. Yes he does have a lot of skill but who's to say HGH didn't take him to the next level like Nitrous Oxide Systems takes cars to the next level in terms of speed?

This is why I regard Cristiano Ronaldo as the greatest. Yes Messi may be 100%% legit but to be perfectly honest, the doubt will always be there.