Messi Quotes · Page 13

Messi has a divine gift.

— Dani Alves

I see a lot of fouls on Messi, and he's not the type to overreact.

— Frank Rijkaard

Everyone wants to see Neymar and Messi play together.

— Gerardo Martino

We always talk about Messi, but without Iniesta Barcelona are a different team.

— Robert Pires

I am not ashamed to admit that in the games against Barcelona I spent a lot of the time just hoping he…

— Paul Scholes

He's a lucky guy Cristiano, he always gets first row tickets to see Messi win his awards.

— Zlatan Ibrahimovic

He is an exceptional talent. I still think Diego Maradona is the best player I have ever seen but Messi is closing…

— Ander Herrera

The best of all was Pele, who is a mixture of Di Stefano, Maradona, Cruyff and Leo Messi.

— Osvaldo Ardiles

Messi is really unpredictable. He's head-and-shoulders above everyone. Undeniably.

— Sergio Busquets

You don't cancel out Messi, no, you can slow his actions, but you cannot neutralise his actions.

— Tite

I believe that we have the first genius of the 21st century, Leo Messi.

— Jorge Valdano

Having Leo Messi and Barcelona is good for La Liga - it's a real delight.

— Raul

I think about the great players with whom I have shared a pitch: Eric Cantona, Zinedine Zidane, Pirlo, Xavi, Cristiano Ronaldo -…

— Paul Scholes

I like Messi because he doesn't think he is Messi.

— Eduardo Galeano

When Messi has the ball centrally, with time, he has so many options to hurt you.

— Lothar Matthaus

Messi is class. There is him, and then there is the rest. What he does is extraordinary.

— Franck Ribery

Suarez and Neymar play the way they play because of him. They are great players but they are made greater by Messi.

— Mario Kempes

I'm not sure Messi is a human.

— Ander Herrera

Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are both great players with specific qualities, but Pele was better.

— Alfredo Di Stefano

Messi makes the difference most of the time. In particular, he is always going forwards. He never passes the ball backwards or…

— Zinedine Zidane

I respect Messi a lot.

— Fabio Cannavaro

I can win the Ballon d'Or, but only if Messi's level drops a bit. It will be very complicated to do so…

— Mario Balotelli

Messi is a star in every sense. He is not as timid as he seems.

— Sergio Busquets

Maradona and Messi played in different times and in different positions. Messi is much more a striker, Diego was all over the…

— Diego Simeone

Playing with Messi, who is the best player in the world, would be great.

— Mauro Icardi