The reason these players can hit those heights is because of the team. Messi would not score like this if he played in an ordinary team. More often than not he'd walk around in the opposing half waiting for his team to clear the ball to provide a half-chance.
Just look at Cristiano Ronaldo at the WC. It doesn't matter how good you are, if you don't have a good team to provide balance, possession and good chances, you're going to struggle. Messi is clinical enough to bag a couple of goals, no matter what team he plays for, but take away Barcelona and suddenly he's not that superhuman. He'd be quite easy to man-mark, considering the game would go through him all the time. Eventually he'd tire of it and throw a fit, resort to play-acting and smack the assistant ref, resulting in a ten match ban.
Just look at Cristiano Ronaldo at the WC. It doesn't matter how good you are, if you don't have a good team to provide balance, possession and good chances, you're going to struggle. Messi is clinical enough to bag a couple of goals, no matter what team he plays for, but take away Barcelona and suddenly he's not that superhuman. He'd be quite easy to man-mark, considering the game would go through him all the time. Eventually he'd tire of it and throw a fit, resort to play-acting and smack the assistant ref, resulting in a ten match ban.