Dangerous Quote by Michael Laudrup

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

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

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

There is no point going man-to-man with a player of Messi's ability. He is so clever he would drag your player all over the…

— Tony Pulis

When Messi has the ball centrally, with time, he has so many options to hurt you.

— Lothar Matthaus

For many players the opportunity to be able to play with Messi represents a huge incentive.

— Quique Setien

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

— Lothar Matthaus

Obviously Messi is one of the best players in the world, if not the best player in the world. Looking up to him when…

— Alphonso Davies

Messi could maybe get away with not trying 100% because he's the best player in the world. But he's the first at training. He's…

— Adama Traore

His ball technique is superb, but most importantly, he can react to how the game develops. At the last possible moment in any situation,…

— Petr Cech

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

— Frank Lampard

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