Allowing Quote by Carles Puyol

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

— Zinedine Zidane

Seeing Messi play is like watching a video game.

— Victoria Azarenka

We don't think of Messi as a speedster. It is his speed of thought that impresses us as much as anything.

— Chris Sutton

Messi is the Mozart of football.

— Zinedine Zidane

Messi is 'The Matrix' - that image when everything slows down, and he can do what he wants.

— Luis Enrique

He just has the knack, the ability, to do something special and crucial. This is Messi.

— Lothar Matthaus

The Messi of the early years was a phenomenon, but he always wanted to finish off the move. Now he goes past one, two…

— Michael Laudrup

“With Pep’s help and his own intuition, Messi started playing football with an accordion-like movement: the further the ball was away from him, the…

— Guillem Balague

The Messi of the early years was a phenomenon, but he always wanted to finish off the move. Now he goes past one, two,…

— Michael Laudrup

I love watching Messi with the ball at his feet. He scores goals and everything else.

— Ronaldo

Once he's on the run, Messi is unstoppable. He's the only player who can change direction at such a pace.

— Frank Rijkaard

Messi is a player who is able to go back, receive the ball, and create attacks, and then he can participate in the play…

— Dani Carvajal