Is Messi Now Officially the Greatest Footballer in History?

[Colin Bells Boots]

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.

Would be much better if it literally brought about the end of the hype surrounding the show pony

 

[Charlesfarsbar]

I just asked my dad this , his instant reply was Pele

its hard to judge players that you never really saw play

but Pele must have been some player if he was better than Messi

 

[Blue and true]

It's desperate how anyone can suggest he isn't the greatest of all time. He's been the best player in the world for almost two decades. Nobody else has sustained the same levels of greatness for that length of time. His individual moments of brilliance; the solo goals, the mazy dribbles, are inexhaustible; you could find a day's worth of footage on YouTube. His passing ability is equal to that of the greatest playmakers. His first touch is unparalleled. His attitude on and off the pitch has been impeccable. On top of all that, he's won everything there is to win, culminating in him finally inspiring his national team to football's most coveted prize.

The Greatest. It's an honour to say I've watched him from start to finish.

 

[discopop]

It’s tricky we never saw Pele on TV week in week out, from what I have seen Messi is the best of his generation but he hasn’t scores a screamer against the Boche so Pele it is.

 

[pudge]

There may be a Messi, Pele, Maradona debate but the Ronaldo or Messi debate has been put to bed

 

[Crooked_rain]

I just asked my dad this , his instant reply was Pele

its hard to judge players that you never really saw play

but Pele must have been some player if he was better than Messi

Let’s be honest though, how many games have people actually seen Pelé play?

I doubt a single Santos game was ever shown on TV outside of Brazil. Most games back then were not even recorded. Then there’s a handful of games from World Cup footage.

Not saying he wasn’t great or a pioneer, but I think most people that instantly say Pele are basing that on a lot of sentiment and just because it’s the stock answer many give. 99.9% of people outside of Brazil probably haven’t seen 10 full games where Pele played.

But then I guess that works two ways and we might have missed a lot of great stuff Pele did.

That’s why it’s not really worth comparing different eras.

 

[Charlesfarsbar]

There may be a Messi, Pele, Maradona debate but the Ronaldo or Messi debate has been put to bed

Amen to that

 

[WNRH]

Pele haha.

If your eyes are deceiving you from naming Messi as the GOAT then look at the stats and facts.

If you still think he isn’t the GOAT after looking at the facts and stats then there is no hope for you.

 

[Wretched Vengeance]

It's all very subjective, but I'll go with yes.

One thing that is a certainty; Ronaldo will have pissed his nappy at the sight of Messi lifting the World Cup.

 

[HelloCity]

It's desperate how anyone can suggest he isn't the greatest of all time. He's been the best player in the world for almost two decades. Nobody else has sustained the same levels of greatness for that length of time. His individual moments of brilliance; the solo goals, the mazy dribbles, are inexhaustible; you could find a day's worth of footage on YouTube. His passing ability is equal to that of the greatest playmakers. His first touch is unparalleled. His attitude on and off the pitch has been impeccable. On top of all that, he's won everything there is to win, culminating in him finally inspiring his national team to football's most coveted prize.

The Greatest. It's an honour to say I've watched him from start to finish.

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