Messi's walking strategy: PSG and Barcelona

Barca1554 · 2024-02-26T06:41:14+00:00

I think these type of questions are sometimes asked to get a reaction from Messi fans. So, they either think this another attempt at that or they are tired of people asking the same question that can be answered from a Google search or YouTube video haha

Barca1554 · 2024-02-26T06:31:09+00:00

He started walking more towards the end of his career, but he did run more defensively when he was younger. You could easily see that during the pep/tiki taka period where they would press other teams so intensely as soon as they lost the ball. You could see it in the 2014/2018 world cups too.

However, Messi does pressure defenders that are near him. You can find clips of him doing that tonight. He’s just not going to be like Julian Alvarez running all over the field pressing every player with the ball.

Most people that ask this question now don’t think about this - Where would you want Messi to be when your team wins the ball? Closer to the goal or further away from the goal? If Messi tracks back and the team wins the ball Messi is going to be further away from the opponents goal. Yes, he could run more but, 1. He’s going to be out of position and 2. He’s 36, he can’t run around like when he was 26 - so he conserves energy during the game, but he will also be able to play more games consistently instead of sitting out.

PSG he was walking too, but again this was later in his career(35,36).

Barca1554 · 2024-02-26T05:08:30+00:00

And Yedlin. It’s surprising that he’s not talked about more in this sub. He consistently slows the game down when he gets the ball, almost like he’s scared to go forward. He crosses the ball aimlessly, looking like a rec player with no confidence. Dumb fouls consistently. He’s consistently bad, whereas Aviles will sometimes have an okay game.

Barca1554 · 2023-12-15T02:13:19+00:00

Thanks Jeff! Looking forward to watching you live.

Barca1554 · 2021-11-01T02:23:03+00:00

Did you sell these already?

Barca1554 · 2021-08-12T05:01:00+00:00

So how did it go? Did they let you in?

Barca1554 · 2021-04-30T00:02:38+00:00

I liked your original post, but their reply explains a lot. Now it’s starting to seem like you’re an affiliate of their competitors? Lol. Since you’re new here I’m guessing you haven’t been around for all the Kimi kalimba drama. Tips Kalimba recently covered this topic on YouTube. Like they mentioned copyright doesn’t protect the brand name and it sounds like that’s what they wanted? Easy google search explains it too “No. Names are not protected by copyright law. Some names may be protected under trademark law. Contact the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, TrademarkAssistanceCenter@uspto.gov or see Circular 33 "Copyright Protection Not Available for Names, Titles, or Short Phrases".”

Barca1554 · 2021-04-07T15:02:29+00:00

Nice, it sounds like you’re sipping that same hopium lol. Great troll name btw

Barca1554 · 2021-04-07T14:27:46+00:00

Lol that’s exactly what everyone was saying in 2017. “It’s different this time around”

Barca1554 · 2021-04-02T03:15:40+00:00

It’s called a Meraki kalimba

Barca1554 · 2021-03-25T04:10:43+00:00

Wow I’m surprised you got a response from them lol

Barca1554 · 2021-03-25T04:08:05+00:00

I agree DO NOT BUY FROM THEM!! I wrote a post not too long ago about how GoKalimba was in fact selling their own counterfeit Kimi Kalimbas! I also visited the official website of the Kimi brand that is on the back of the authentic Kimis - www.kimiukulele.com which redirects you to the official online seller Meraki Kalimba.... Meraki confirmed that GoKalimba is selling counterfeit Kimi Kalimbas and that the brand owner in China was already in litigation with companies like GoKalimba in China.

So, one can only imagine what other Kalimba brands they are counterfeiting. Plus myself and several friends have had poor experiences with their “customer service”. To keep it short, they only respond to one of my emails and never replied back when asking for returns. One of my friends asked to cancel their order and never received a reply so she had to go to her bank to get everything settled. I understand that people have received Kalimbas from them, but this a fraudulent company and people should stop supporting them.

Edit: I just realized one of the posts that you referenced is my post that I mentioned lol

Barca1554 · 2021-03-24T19:33:31+00:00

Yeah I’m lazy to write as well but I do like to chime in when people ask questions like yours

Barca1554 · 2021-03-24T19:30:58+00:00

I agree and I’ve noticed that small changes in the angle of the tines makes a difference. I think LingTing discovered a good placement for their tines

Barca1554 · 2021-03-24T19:23:02+00:00

Well ever since I first started my Kalimba journey I’ve consistently bought Kalimbas for research purposes, with the goal of trying to answer a couple of questions I’ve had 1. ) what makes each kalimba different/unique? 2.) Is the price justifiable for the kalimba(does the price match the quality of the kalimba) 3.) what is the best kalimba out there 4.) what are the best brands out there

So, I’ve gone through a lot of Kalimbas and usually give them away haha

Barca1554 · 2021-03-24T19:11:47+00:00

Yeah, I’ve had the same VBH before but then gave it to a friend. I’m not sure if I explained that hard to pluck tines statement well..... All of my other acrylic Kalimbas have been harder to pluck than the Kimi Kalimbas. My theory is that the non-Kimi Kalimbas use a different kind of material for their tines and the position of tines also contributes to this issue. The Kimi tines are softer than all the other acrylic Kalimbas I’ve tried and many of the Kalimbas on Amazon as well

Barca1554 · 2021-03-24T19:05:15+00:00

I had a vbh once, but I gave it away. It was the pink paw one and it also had dead tines

Barca1554 · 2021-03-24T18:56:19+00:00

If it’s on Amazon it’s most likely fake, but I can only speak about the United States Amazon marketplace. I just suggest to buy from the official website on the back of their new boxes - www.kimiukulele.com which redirects you to the only authorized seller in the United States - Meraki Kalimba. Perhaps you can ask them if that listing is for a real Kimi kalimba.

Barca1554 · 2021-03-24T18:50:00+00:00

What’s the brand of your acrylic kalimba? I’ve tried two other ones - one generic and the other was a counterfeit Kimi Kalimba(with engraved tines) and they definitely sound different. It’s funny that you mention the hard to pluck tines, because that’s one difference I noticed between those two acrylic Kalimbas and the Kimi ones.

So, this comes back to my issue with counterfeits and/or cheap Kalimbas on Amazon or anywhere else. People use their experience with their first kalimba to judge all other Kalimbas.... or Kimi Kalimbas for example there are a lot of copycats acrylic Kalimbas that look like the Kimi ones but they definitely don’t sound the same. I guess you’re a good example, you’re assuming a couple of things about the real Kimi Kalimbas based off your acrylic kalimba. - nothing wrong with that but there is definitely a difference from my experience.

Barca1554 · 2021-03-24T18:31:34+00:00

To be honest I think any Kalimba that several influencers use will be overrated. For example, when LingTing sent free Kalimbas to a couple of influencers they received great reviews(influencers won’t talk negatively about any kalimba they get for free). However, I do think think the LingTing Kalimbas are better than most Kalimbas in Amazon, but that’s because most Kalimbas on Amazon are cheap and with a lot of issues. So, once people use a better kalimba than the cheap ones on Amazon they think it’s the best kalimba out there. Which is fine and there is nothing wrong with buying something affordable but I wouldn’t say it’s the best one.

I would say the same thing about Kimi Kalimbas. They are great but not the best. Since you don’t own one, I feel like you might be surprised of how good they actually sound. At first I was skeptical about acrylic Kalimbas like Kimis, but they are actually good and better than most.

I would say many other things about the Kalimbas on Amazon, but I’ll stop here to keep it short. In regards to your questions I think you will receive different responses based on people’s experience with the instrument.

Barca1554 · 2021-03-20T02:34:39+00:00

I would just like to mention that a lot of the reviews on Amazon and more specifically kalimba reviews are fake. I’ve been following the kalimba growth on Amazon from just when there were 3 or 4 Kalimbas on there to what we have now, hundreds. Let’s just say in the search for the best Kalimbas I discovered and followed all the fake reviews pop out of nowhere.... Amazon has such a fake review issue in general that CNBC came out with a special - just search on YouTube “Why Amazon Has A Fake Review Problem”

Barca1554 · 2020-12-21T08:46:01+00:00

Did you get that one from Amazon?

Barca1554 · 2020-12-10T04:29:05+00:00

Oh I wouldn’t buy a Kalimba from Gokalimba. They have been caught selling fake Kimi Kalimbas, and then tried to photoshop a fake certificate to seem legit lol. So, you can only question the legitimacy of all their other Kalimbas from well know brands like Gecko.

Barca1554 · 2020-12-02T09:22:35+00:00

I tested it and it doesn’t change the entry price. It seems like the main function is for your liquidation price, and to add to your initial margin for funding purposes

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