Messi Quote by Frank Rijkaard

Once he's on the run, Messi is unstoppable.

— Fabio Capello

I think Messi is the best forward in the world. It is very difficult to play against him. But he is not only a…

— Nemanja Vidic

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

Messi is just an anomaly: he can dribble, he can score, he can pass, he has the vision, he understands the game.

— Edgar Davids

Messi's like a PlayStation. He can take advantage of every mistake we make. He made the impossible possible. He has something exceptional. He has…

— Arsene Wenger

When Messi gets the chance to go one against one, he is very difficult to stop on his own.

— Lothar Matthaus

Messi has a fantastic vision of the game and technically he is incredible. The things he does are not easy and even more impressive…

— Nicklas Bendtner

Messi is unique. Inimitable and unrepeatable. Like him, one every fifty years. As a child, he fell into the pot of the football genius.

— Marco van Basten

If Messi has the ball, he is fantastic to watch and difficult to stop. You have to double up on him, triple up on…

— Per Mertesacker

Messi plays in Spain, we know he makes a difference, but if you've played against him then maybe you're aware of situations that can…

— Didier Deschamps

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's start to 2015 has been unrivalled. His efficiency in front of goal and the amount of goals he has scored cannot be bettered.

— Gerardo Martino