Is Messi Now Officially the Greatest Footballer in History?

[silvathechihuahua]

He was before he won the World Cup !

 

[ancoats]

You can never tag anybody, the best player ever because of different Generations,
but from our Generation Messi is the best by a country mile, also he never really picked up a major injury because you could not get to kick him he was that good,

was good to see Messi lifting the world cup

 

[Blue and true]

If Messi never scored a single goal, he’d have been the best playmaker in the world.

Exactly. He's basically a hybrid.

 

[Don Karleone]

A fitting end

 

[Sir Joe Aguero]

Always has been. We could of got him on a free, but alas.

 

[MichaelFrontzeck'sBathroom]

No but he is a close 2nd, that accolade goes to Diego Maradona!

 

[MichaelFrontzeck'sBathroom]

The fact that some are even suggesting pele as the greatest ever is virtue signalling in a class of its own ffs, maradona and messi would/would’ve run rings round the ****!

 

[neel]

 

[khoitnm]

Not to rain on your parade, but this thread is many years too late.

 

[Stoned Rose]

He already was.

Even if he’d never won a single thing there’s clearly never been a better footballer.

 

[Stoned Rose]

Could probably still do a job at the next WC coming on for little 15 minute cameos. Walking about doing fuck all then sprinkling the magic dust.

 

[Chi-town blues]

He’s no Rashford .

 

[citytill1die84]

Maradona played an incredible 343 games scoring 159 goals and providing another 82 with assists.

Messi has played 853 games 701 goals 333 assists including 73 goals and 29 assists in just 1 season.

Not a chance Maradona is ahead of Messi.

As for Pele, lol spent his entire career playing against school kids in Brazil.

 

[Stoned Rose]

Michael Ball also criminally insane.

 

[ancoats]

Not to rain on your parade, but this thread is many years too late.

good point

Messi, been let down many times in world cups, the fact this world cup will become the Messi world cup is down to
the squad they have put together, it's been the hardest working team I have seen, Alvarez must have run more than Forrest Gump ever did

 

[domalino]

He never said he was retiring tonight.

He said he was playing his last world cup game and all of the commentators and pundits decided that meant his last Argentina game.

 

[Falcao]

Yeah but not for long. It’s Phil Foden’s time

 

[SWPISHOME]

I was listening to so many so called "pundits" over the last few days especially talking about "How Messi has to win the World Cup to be regarded as one of the best ever up their with Maradona ect"...I never heard so much shite in all my life!

So IF:
Argentina lost on penalties, Messi isn't up with the best.

Argentina win, He's up with the best.

So fucking pathetic.

No matter what happened in the game today he's going down as one of the greatest ever! How lucky have we been to witness this guy playing football the last 20 years! He's a fucking genius!

 

[domalino]

Hopefully that's the end of comparisons with the Portuguese show pony. Messi is head and shoulders above any player I've seen and I'm nearly 60.

Unless Messi really does go to Miami this summer, which would be tragic, the next 2 or 3 years is basically going to be Messi overtaking every statistic Ronaldo cares about.

 

[eyalluvitt]

He is right up their with Jamie Pollock and Gary Megson