Schweinsteiger: Doesnt matter what they say about Leo, the people that love football know he is and always will be the best Lampard (Chelsea): Messi is better than Cristiano Ronaldo, and by far. That boy is a genius and he can change a game on his own. hazardeden10: “For me, Messi is the best in the world. I dont know how we can stop him but weve watched videos and we will try to win.” John Terry (Chelsea) - “For me, Lionel Messi is quite clearly the best player ever. when I finish my career it’s something I can look back on and know I’ve tested myself against the very best.” Wayne Rooney (ManUnited) – “Messi is a Joke, for me the Best Ever!” Zlatan Ibrahimovic - Leo is a fantastic player. At an individual level he is probably the best player in the world Arjen Robben (Ex Real Madrid) - “Messi is on another planet.” Franck Ribéry (Bayern Munich) - There is him, and then there is the rest.... Drenthe (ex-Madrid): We were close, I know Cristiano well. He gets angry when he doesnt score, certainly when Messi did score. [nusport] Mario Gotze: Genius Leo Huntelaar : Whos better, Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo? Messi. Ronaldo is good, but Messi is ten times better. Arda Turan - “Messi or Ronaldo best player in the world? In the world, I would say Ronaldo. Messi is from another planet.” Mikel Arteta (Arsenal): Arsenal midfielder “I have never seen a human run with the ball at that speed. I have not seen Maradona so I cannot compare, but Messi is simply unbeatable.” Mario Gomez – “I am not crazy enough to compare myself with Messi because he is the best there ever was and the best there will ever be.” Rafael van der Vaart (Tottenham) - “Best football player I played against? I think Messi. He killed us.” Ander Herrera (Athletic Bilbao) - “I’m not sure Messi is a human.” Joey Barton – “Messi is the best that’s played the game. Streets ahead of Maradona.” Pedro Pinto (Anchor, CNN) – “Messi is unstoppable and we should feel privileged to be watching a player who may be the best of all time. The best and most exciting footballer on the planet.” Juan Pablo Varsky (Journalist, La Nación) - “I saw Maradona play extraordinary matches. I followed his career live, for me Messi is the best of Diego, every single day.” BobSimon1 [@60minSports]; “When Cristiano scores he points at himself, when Messi scores he points somewhere else.” GaryLineker: “Messi is special. He has done magical things at this World Cup and is largely responsible for @Argentina being in it.” Alan Shearer: “He makes his own goals from nothing, more than anyone that Ive ever seen.” draper_rob: “The 45-yard pass he produced vs #BEL was one that nobody left at this World Cup could contemplate trying, let alone deliver.” Opta: “Only Maradona (53 in 1986) and Jairzinho (47 in 1970) completed more dribbles in one World Cup than Leo Messi (46 in 2014). Iconic.” Opta: “Lionel Messi created the most chances of all players at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.” Squawka: “Lionel Messi has now been directly involved in 71.4% of @Argentinas goals at this World Cup.” [TeleFootball]: “Leo Messi suffered 26 tackles at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, a number bettered only by @neymarjr Alexis & Robben. The major difference between some of these players and Messi is that he never dives.” Maradona “Unless Messi is attacking, I dont get out of my chair. It seems #ARG have no idea. We cant put all the weight on his shoulders.”
Posted on: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 16:01:01 +0000