Maradona, truly the best player on this planet so far

[ManCitizens.]

Messi is FAR better than that cheating twunt.

No, no he's not.

Yes, yes he is.

 

[bluemoon32]

Messi is FAR better than that cheating twunt.

No, no he's not.

Yes, yes he is.

No, no he's not.

 

[ManCitizens.]

No, no he's not.

Yes, yes he is.

No, no he's not.

Justify.

 

[Shadz69]

I loved watching Maradona as I now do Messi but traditionally to be considered for title of world's best you need a world cup winners medal.I hope messi gets one or that will be the argument used against him.
Still just about Maradona for me.

 

[Kippax.]

Impossible to say as fact and purely down to opinion. However compare stats for same age. Messi buys and sells diego. Not even close, look at Balon D'ors, at a time when Ronaldo is here too. Look at goals to game record, also look at his record in European Cup/CL.

When all is said and done. Lionel will be the man.

wow!!

I did stop reading then

Your loss then. You choose not to read because you don't like what's written.

Compare stats game for game at the same age. Messi is Mr Consistent. Hence why he will be regarded as the better player when all is said and done.

I'm not talking Maradona down either, he's a God in football and rightfully so. However, you massively play down Messi by not seeing my argument which is Messi's is MUCH better at the same age. As i said, look at his trophy haul, collective and personal, his stats too.

Here's something nostalgic too.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXzXsdZJ5AQ[/youtube]

That video clip means nothing to me, whats your point?

 

[Ray78]

If Messi wins the World Cup with Argentina then that will just shade it in my point of view.

 

[supercrystal7]

The best player ever is Pele. He was more complete than Maradona and had the habit of pulling out the spectacular more often. The man was scoring wonder goals at the world cup final when he was 17. This is astonishing. Just think about that level of brlliance. When Messi was just making his professional debut, Pele was already staring in a world cup final. He is a bitter man now, but I understand why. He does not get the respect he deserves.

As for Mess he does not deserve to be amongst the best until he achieves something at the highest level with Argentina. He has not even won a Copa America with them. At their best I dont think Messi is better than Zidane or Ronaldinho let alone Maradona and Pele. Times have changed and players can play at their peak much longer. Guys like Gomez can get 47 goals in a season in 18 team league.

Also Messi is better than Cristiano Ronaldo, but it is not by any big gap. Last season Ronaldo was better than Messi. Funny how nobody puts Ronaldo anywhere hear as high as Messi.

 

[Joehannes]

Pity about Ronaldo's (fenomeno) injuries. Never had the pleasure of seeing Maradona but Ronaldo's ball control was probably the best I've ever seen.

 

[sam-caddick]

Messi is FAR better than that cheating twunt.

Did you not see Gentile kick the life out of Maradona in the 82 World Cup?

That's just an insight, in Italy he was pretty much in a boxing ring every week.

He played in the best and most defensive league in the world at a time when Italy was producing some of the greatest defenders the world has seen, to think what he did during that time despite the circumstances is unbelievable.

Modern football has never been so kind to your flair players; the rules, the death of tackling, the modern offside rule, quality of the pitches.

It's scary to think what Maradona would be like in this Barcelona team, I don't think he would score as much as Messi, but my word the influence he would have would be a dream to watch.

Messi needs a World Cup to match Maradona in my opinion, Diego pretty much single-handedly won one for his country.

 

[ManCitizens.]

If Messi wins the World Cup with Argentina then that will just shade it in my point of view.

Shade it? I assume this is a piss take.