613 goals in 701 games in the toughest league, La Liga. What will you tell your children and grandchildren about the great man? Here are some comments to ponder;
Pep Guardiola said:
He's the best [ever], there is no other like him. The numbers speak for themselves. One day he'll score six. We'll never see a player like him again.
We witnessed one of Messi's special nights tonight, it's a gift and I will always be able to say that I coached him.
The only credit I can take is that I always put him in the team and we just try to make sure he gets the ball. After that our task is done.
The throne belongs to him and only he will decide when he wants to relinquish it.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic said in his autobiography that Messi was the reason that he'd failed to make an impression at Barcelona;
It was a childhood dream and I was walking on air. It started well but then Messi started to talk.
He wanted to play in the middle, not on the wing, so the system changed from 4-3-3 to 4-5-1. I was sacrificed and no longer had the freedom on the pitch I need to succeed.
So I asked for a meeting with Guardiola—for a discussion, not an argument. I said I was being used in the wrong way and that they shouldn't have bought me if they wanted another type of player.
I told him what a friend had said to me—"you bought a Ferrari but drive it like a Fiat."
Ronaldinho said;
No, because I have played for some of the biggest teams in the world and won everything. The only regret is not playing more seasons with Lionel Messi.
He is my good friend. I could see even at a young age he was going to be the best. It was exciting to see this kid who could do things most players can only dream of.
Messi for the last three or four years has been the best player in the world—he has been at a level of consistency I don't think the world has seen before.
Zidane said;
He makes the difference most of the time. In particular, he is always going forwards. He never passes the ball backwards or sideways. He has only one idea, to run towards the goal.
So as a football fan, just enjoy the show.
Diego Simeone said;
Diego filled us with emotions. But between the cracks, without doubt, Messi is better than Maradona.
Pep Guardiola said:
He's the best [ever], there is no other like him. The numbers speak for themselves. One day he'll score six. We'll never see a player like him again.
We witnessed one of Messi's special nights tonight, it's a gift and I will always be able to say that I coached him.
The only credit I can take is that I always put him in the team and we just try to make sure he gets the ball. After that our task is done.
The throne belongs to him and only he will decide when he wants to relinquish it.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic said in his autobiography that Messi was the reason that he'd failed to make an impression at Barcelona;
It was a childhood dream and I was walking on air. It started well but then Messi started to talk.
He wanted to play in the middle, not on the wing, so the system changed from 4-3-3 to 4-5-1. I was sacrificed and no longer had the freedom on the pitch I need to succeed.
So I asked for a meeting with Guardiola—for a discussion, not an argument. I said I was being used in the wrong way and that they shouldn't have bought me if they wanted another type of player.
I told him what a friend had said to me—"you bought a Ferrari but drive it like a Fiat."
Ronaldinho said;
No, because I have played for some of the biggest teams in the world and won everything. The only regret is not playing more seasons with Lionel Messi.
He is my good friend. I could see even at a young age he was going to be the best. It was exciting to see this kid who could do things most players can only dream of.
Messi for the last three or four years has been the best player in the world—he has been at a level of consistency I don't think the world has seen before.
Zidane said;
He makes the difference most of the time. In particular, he is always going forwards. He never passes the ball backwards or sideways. He has only one idea, to run towards the goal.
So as a football fan, just enjoy the show.
Diego Simeone said;
Diego filled us with emotions. But between the cracks, without doubt, Messi is better than Maradona.
