Comments on: Lionel Messi: Comparing The World’s Best Player to Legends

By: wandile nqambayi

wandile nqambayi — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 07:48:01 +0000

messi u r th world greatest football king of al times

By: wandile nqambayi

wandile nqambayi — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 07:45:55 +0000

u can cy al u wana cy guys bt king messi is th best player of all times…he is th greatest player anyone ever c in th history of footballer

By: sanjaya

sanjaya — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 04:49:09 +0000

messi is the best

By: OFOR CHUKS

OFOR CHUKS — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:26:54 +0000

MESSI IS STILL THE BEST

By: Alois

Alois — Tue, 31 May 2011 09:04:38 +0000

Man U supporters, hate or love Messi, he is one of the greatest players of all time. CR is okay but please don’t insult our inteligence by comparing the two. Messi is miles ahead.

By: james

james — Wed, 25 May 2011 09:30:26 +0000

Cristiano Ronaldo is easily the best player in the world . He is streets ahead of Lionel messi who is lets say the 3 rd best after Cristiano ronaldo and rooney

By: PUNK

PUNK — Wed, 25 May 2011 04:27:10 +0000

Messi is also subjected to less resistance from defenders as can be evident against Getafe and south korea(2010 WC).He is a guy with a only known style that suits only a team . He will struggle anywhere outside barcelona.He lacks versatility . Of all the goals he has scored only around 25 are good while rest are tap ins or ones where he receives the ball in an excellent position (1 on 1 with GK or beating a defender).Where was messi against Inter last year or against chelsea the year before. He can be easily stopped by good defences

By: PUNK

PUNK — Wed, 25 May 2011 04:19:50 +0000

@david ward Statistics are not always to be looked upon and also ronaldo is only 2 years elder than messi you got it wrong.Well even if ronaldo has not established himself(only as you say) in spain he has atleast scored 66 goals in 67 appearances . That is averaging a goal a match which is impossible to do when you have switched league.The point is he is versatile and has played in 3 different leagues unlike your messi who hasn even ventured it .Ronaldo has scored all types of goals he has dribbled many players and scored . well look for the videos if you want . one was against aston villa i remember.Coming to the national team , CR has driven a team single handedly to WC semis (2006) which Messi has still to do.Even my final arguement is true messi has the world’s best centre midfielders feeding him

By: David Ward

David Ward — Tue, 24 May 2011 21:03:32 +0000

Please read my comment and re-think your arguments….Your entitled to your opinion but facts are facts.

By: David Ward

David Ward — Tue, 24 May 2011 20:13:38 +0000

Okay heres the FACTS for you Cristiano Ronaldo fans out there….
Messi: 5 La Liga winners medals, 1 Champions LG winners medals
CR: 3 Premeir LG winners medals, 1 champions LG winners Medal
Ronaldo had his best season this year in front of goal yes? I mean 41 goals in La Liga is incredible and hats off to him! I say this because a lot of you CR fans use this “complete” ( load of bull**** ) argument, backing it up by saying he scores more goals with his head or outside the box. Well lets agree on something else so, Ronaldo is 26 and has 209 goals in 412 appearances in all competitive club football competitions. Messi is ONLY 23 and has 179 goals in 268 appearances. Clearly Messi’s avg is better and he’s 3 years on your CR. So you’ll argue “Messi can’t score a goal like CR did against Porto” well I’ll say can CR score a goal like Messi? Can he score a goal which is a carbon copy of Maradona’s most famous goal? Can he with all his tricks and flicks skip past a whole defence and slot the ball cooly into the net? Maybe he can, maybe he will only time will tell but for now you cannot say he has. If you think about it a goal is a goal whether it’s scored from 50 yards out or 5 and based on that would you not won’t the player who scores more goals per games than the one who doesn’t?
So what about assists? Most CR fans say he’s just as much a team player as Messi well lets look at the stats…CR 83 Assists in 412 games whereas Messi has 73 in in 268, hmm seems your wrong again there.
These are FACTS, I mean I’m not even going into Mess’s or CR’s character..and come on if you were 100% honest who would you say is a better role model? I mean CR’s character is not bad in fact I’m sure he’s a lovely guy but not as good as Messi’s. And yes that is important although you die hard CR fans won’t admit it. Every person has and needs a role model, especially those who play sports and when you become as good as these 2 players are the eyes of the world are on you. Pele and Maradona, Best and Cantona all the greats had to deal with this. Whether Messi and CR like it or not they have to be role models and they must carry this weight (like Pele and Maradona did) and be judged on their characters.
Another argument of yours I suspect is that CR has proven himself in England and Spain but I’m gonna burst your bubble there…Surely by proven himself in England you mean his Premier League medals and Champ Lg medals? I mean surely your not counting his performances in cup competitions such as the carling cup? Had that been all he won in England you wouldn’t be saying he has proved himself there…So answer me this how has he proved himself in La Liga? I mean if you are to say he is as good as the greats then the King’s Cup does not suffice. Yes he’s scored goals but apart from a golden boot award and the King’s Cup he has nothing to show for his time in La Liga. Maybe he will in time but at the moment he has nothing.
Your final desperate argument will be that Messi is playing in the best team in the world at the moment and that if CR was playing for Barcelona he’d get more goals than Messi. Hard to prove your argument though since you’ve been resorted to “ifs” and “buts” wouldn’t you agree? I mean my counter argument could be, well Messi would score more goals at RM, however unlike you stats back up my argument. The exact stats you agreed were FACT and cannot be argued with. I mean look at when the two have come face to face in matches? Well as you sit there trying desperately to come up with another ridiculous argument I’ll finish with this…
There is a reason Barcelona are the best team in the world right now, in fact there are many, but the star that shines brightest is a little humble boy from Argentina, I think you know his name…