Contain Quote by Manuel Pellegrini

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

— Frank Rijkaard

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

— Ralf Rangnick

Not everyone is Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo. Even Cristiano Ronaldo's first years at Manchester United were quite difficult.

— Ryan Babel

Man-marking Messi is almost impossible.

— Massimiliano Allegri

Things tend to get easier for Barcelona with Lionel Messi on the pitch.

— Rivaldo

Lionel Messi is a wonderful player. Very skillful. Highly intelligent. He is not good in the air.

— Pele

Lionel Messi is awesome.

— Zlatan Ibrahimovic

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

— Kevin-Prince Boateng

Messi is just extraordinary.

— Ernesto Valverde

Messi is just great.

— Klaas-Jan Huntelaar

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

We can't all be Lionel Messi, even if we want to.

— Ryan Babel