Impact Quote by Gerardo Martino

Messi is an extraordinary player, but your squad is pivotal: at a World Cup, the 11 players on the pitch and everyone else in…

— Javier Zanetti

I have the advantage of having worked with Messi and Mascherano at Barcelona.

— Gerardo Martino

In the end, it's what a player does on the pitch that counts and Messi has been the best.

— Jordi Alba

Messi is the best, just like Cristiano Ronaldo, but you can only achieve something if you play as a team.

— Ivan Perisic

For the world of football, Messi is a treasure because he is role model for children around the world... Messi will be the player…

— Johan Cruijff

Having Messi in the team guarantees everything. He doesn't just score, he gives assists, and he works and wins the ball. He is the…

— Sergio Busquets

Messi is the best in the world. Cristiano is a goalscorer. Messi is more taltented, more complete, tactically and footballwise. Cristiano isn't doing those…

— Cesc Fabregas

Messi is a player with great ambition.

— Pedro

Neymar knows how important he is for Kylian, as Messi was important for him, as Ronaldinho was important for Messi.

— Marquinhos

Lionel Messi is very much the team player, while Cristiano is very ego-driven.

— Jurgen Klinsmann

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

— Lothar Matthaus

I guess there are worse things than being compared to Messi but I don't look at what he is doing. I just try to…

— Mario Gomez