Career The New Messi? 2.0

[anfieldsquirrel]

YES EVERYONE - ANFIELDSQUIRREL IS POSTING A CAREER!!!

I had to make my return epic though...

Remember this one? 

If not - I recommend reading through... by far one of my most epic saves.

BUT NOW I aim to go bigger and better!

I will be doing the same challenge - but with more records to break!

So let's get the guesses in... I will be loading the Spanish League and the English League...

Any predictions for who I have chosen for this epic save?

Here is what I am attempting to equal/beat:

• Only player in history to score 40+ club goals in 8 consecutive seasons

• Most FIFA Ballon d'Or awards: 5

• Most goals scored at the Club World Cup:5 goals(shared with Luis Suarez, Delgado and Cristiano Ronaldo)

• Only player to score in 6 different club competitions twice

• Guinness World Records title for the most official goals in a calendar year: 91 goals

• Only player to have scored at three Club World Cups

• Most consecutive league matches scored in: 21 matches

• Youngest player to win 3 Ballon d'Or awards: 24 years, 6 months and 17 days.

• Only footballer to score60+ goals in all competitions in 2 consecutive seasons

MESSI EUROPEAN RECORDS

• Fastest player ever to reach 300 goals in Europe's top 5 leagues (334 games)

• Youngest player ever to score 400+ goals for a single European club (27 years and 300 days)

• Most goals scored in a season (club): 73 goals

• Most hat-tricks in UEFA Champions League: 7 hat-tricks (shared with Cristiano Ronaldo)

• Most hat-tricks in the group stage in a single Champions League season:2 hat-tricks (shared with Luiz Adriano and Cristiano Ronaldo)

• Highest scorer in a UEFA Champions League game: 5 goals (shared with Luiz Adriano)

MESSI SPANISH RECORDS

• Most goals scored in La Liga El Clásico matches: 16 goals

• Most goals scored in El Clásico matches: 24 goals

• Only player in La Liga history to score 20+ goals in 9 consecutive seasons

• First player to score 25+ goals in eight consecutive La Liga seasons (shared with Cristiano Ronaldo)

• Only player in La Liga history to score 2+ hat-tricks in 7 consecutive seasons (shared with Cristiano Ronaldo)

• Most trophies won in Spanish football: 30 trophies (shared with Iniesta)

• Only player to score in 6 Spanish Super Cup editions:

• Only player to score in 4 consecutive Spanish Super Cup editions:

• Most goals in Spanish Super Cup Games: 17 goals

• Most opponents scored against in a single season:19 (Shared with Cristiano Ronaldo and Ronaldo)

• Most goals scored in La Liga in a season: 50 goals in

• Most goals scored in La Liga in a calendar year: 59 goals

• Most La Liga hat-tricks in a season: 8 hat-tricks (shared with Cristiano Ronaldo)

• Most league matches scored in in a single season: 27 games (Shared with Cristiano Ronaldo)

• Youngest player to score 200 La Liga goals: 25 years

• Most hat-tricks in El Clásico matches: 2 hat-tricks

• All time highest goalscorer in La Liga: 349 goals

• First player to score 40+ goals in 3 La Liga seasons (shared with Cristiano Ronaldo)

• Best goalscoring ratio in a La Liga season (at least 20 games played): 1.44 (46 goals in 32 games in 2012/13)

MESSI BARCELONA RECORDS

• All time Barcelona top scorer in official competitions: 508 goals

• Barcelona top scorer in La Liga: 349 goals

• Barcelona top scorer in European competitions: 97 goals

• Most hat-tricks in official competitions for Barcelona: 37 hat-tricks

• Most goals scored in a single Champions League season: 14 goals(2011/12)

• Most goals scored in Derbi Barceloní (Catalan derby): 12 goals

• First Barcelona player to be La Liga top scorer 4 times

• Most Champions League trophies: 4 (shared with Xavi & Iniesta)

• One of 2 players to have scored in 6 different official competitions in one season

• The first Barcelona player to surpass 30 league goals in 4 [consecutive] La Liga seasons

• The first Barcelona player to surpass 50 goals in a season

• The first Barcelona player to surpass 50 goals in 2 seasons (did it consecutively)

• The first Barcelona player to surpass 50 goals in 3 seasons (did it consecutively)

• The first Barcelona player to surpass 50 goals in 4 seasons

• The first Barcelona player to surpass 50 goals in 5 seasons

MESSI ARGENTINA RECORDS

• Most goals scored in friendlies: 27 goals

• Most goals scored in one FIFA World Cup qualification: 10 goals

• Most goals scored in a year (national team): 12 goals (2012) (shared with Gabriel Batistuta)

• Youngest player to have reached 100 caps (27 years, 361 days old)

[samhardy]

I'm going to make a prediction that you won't be loading the Argentinian league as planned!

[Ashez]

He had planned to do the "New Neymar" instead but his move to PSG made @anfieldsquirrelchange his mind, I wonder why  

Argentinian are manageable aren't they? Just need right databases loaded I believe 

[anfieldsquirrel]

Hahahaha I hate you!

My original plan was the New Messi again.. does anyone happen to know how to get the Argentinian job available?

[anfieldsquirrel]

OP updated...

[samhardy]

From the new Messi to the new Ronaldo, and then back again?

[anfieldsquirrel]

So relevant  

[Ashez]

Lmao, all in good fun

Some great targets to aim for AS  

[anfieldsquirrel]

It won't be easy!

[BatiGoal]

Preparing for life after CC already?

This looks awesome. Goodluck!

[mcandrew003]

Very exciting concept, best of luck! 

[anfieldsquirrel]

18 hours ago, BatiGoal said:

Preparing for life after CC already?

This looks awesome. Goodluck!

Indeed

I won't have anything to worry about now...

[anfieldsquirrel]

The big reveal....

So it's that time folks - who will AS be using for his famous New Messi 2.0!

I had a few contenders.. let's run through a few and why I didn't choose them.

My option were limited to a handful of suitable with players..

First up...

Spoiler

Giovanni Simeone

A cracking option... he has by far the best stats out of all the strikers and I have no doubt he could smash this.

BUT I feel that he is too well known for this - I wanted to go with someone a little less 'mainstream'

 

Next up...

Spoiler

Ángel Correa

Another fantastic option, he was the most expensive option - of course that was no worry for my £178m budget...

BUT he was an attacking midfielder naturally and he only had 12 shooting so I think he may have struggled.

And finally, the choice....

Spoiler

Sebastián Driussi

http://imgur.com

Here he is! the main event... maybe not the best choice, but I feel he has the perfect balance of not being too well known (Well, I had never heard of him anyway... which was enough for me!

He has decent enough stats, and some IT should make those high blue stats turn green!

Well that's us for now... I will of course be managing Barcelona and I signed Driussi for a cool £9m.

Let me know your thoughts on the player and the challenge!

[Ashez]

Looks like a sensible pick mate

[BatiGoal]

A right-footed Messi?

He looks great. He sounds familiar, may have come across him at some point but can't really recall. Definitely not mainstream indeed. Goodluck 

[PriZe]

Already like this career, good luck!

[Scratch]

Yeah, this looks like it's going to be epic! Can't wait to watch it unfold - good luck!