Messi Quotes · Page 3

For me the best ever are Cruyff, Maradona and Messi.

— Joan Laporta

Christiano knows English, Messi knows football

— Fabio Capello

Although he may not be human, it’s good that Messi still thinks he is.

— Javier Mascherano

Messi will continue to break records.

— Gerardo Martino

I've never met a player like Leo Messi.

— Julen Lopetegui

At the beginning of my career, I wasn't coaching players like Messi.

— Gerardo Martino

It's impossible to be more of a footballer than Messi.

— Frank Rijkaard

Messi or Ronaldo? I prefer Messi because he is more of a street player.

— Vicente del Bosque

Lionel Messi is the best player in the world. But even he is not resistant to the press.

— Ralf Rangnick

It is very difficult to play beside Messi and whoever understands it any other way is a fool.

— Mario Kempes

Any one of Messi, Neymar, Xavi, or Suarez can take penalties; it doesn't matter.

— Luis Enrique

If I had to chose between Messi and Ronaldo, then most likely I would choose Messi.

— Diego Simeone

Messi is in a different world. He is the best player in world football, without any doubt.

— Arjen Robben

Messi is a phenomenal player and as a professional, you want to play against all those sorts of names.

— Ruben Dias

Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Luis Suarez all play at a really impressive level and are consistently excellent.

— Gael Monfils

The Ballon d'Or is one of my objectives, but it will be complicated so long as Ronaldo and Messi are around.

— Antoine Griezmann

I'm not envious of Leo [Messi]or Ney [Neymar]. Why would I be? If there is envy in the dressing room, you know…

— Luis Suarez

Regular readers will know I'm a fan of (Cristiano) Ronaldo, and an even bigger fan of the man who's assumed his mantle…

— Andy Cole

They are both fantastic players. But I like Messi. Ronaldo is a fantastic goalscorer but I don't think he is as good…

— Gianfranco Zola

Messi, he's exceptional. When you watch him, you feel there's a child inside him and he is making some childhood dream come…

— Eric Cantona

As far as I see it you just can't give Messi space in the dangerous areas - we have to close him…

— Frank Lampard

Lionel Messi is an excellent teammate, he's a fantastic guy. We lived through a lot together, a lot of games, a lot…

— Pedro

Even from when Lionel Messi was very young I could see that he was a great player. A lot of people spoke…

— Ronaldinho

Messi is undoubtedly a gifted footballer, like Maradona and Pele, and he's playing for the best club side in the world at…

— Oliver Kahn

I think Messi is the best player in the world.

— Virgil van Dijk

Messi could be the best player in the world - if he was human.

— Carlos Queiroz

I like the Ronaldo Flyknits even though I'm a Messi fan.

— Diana Taurasi

Everything would have been different for Barcelona without Messi.

— Ronald Koeman

Is Messi a real player or a Play Station character?

— Radamel Falcao

I can honestly tell you that playing against Messi is very difficult.

— Kevin-Prince Boateng

My wife doesn't like Football but she watches it just for Messi.

— Roger Federer

Messi is a player with great ambition.

— Pedro

You cannot give the ball to Messi all the time.

— Mario Kempes

Everybody at Barcelona loves Messi. They can't speak highly of him.

— Gordon Strachan

I learned a lot from Ronaldinho and Messi.

— Adama Traore

Messi is the best in the world - there is no question about that.

— Angel Di Maria

If Messi were Brazilian, he would be a world champion.

— Roberto Carlos

Ronaldo and Messi, those are the two best players in the world.

— Joao Moutinho

Messi is an alien that dedicates himself to playing with humans.

— Gianluigi Buffon

Seeing Messi play is like watching a video game.

— Victoria Azarenka