This season the forward scored
in 19 consecutive La Liga games, becoming the first footballer in history to
net in consecutive matches against every team in the league.
There is no question that Messi deservedly boasts the name of
the world's best player, but is he truly the greatest in history?
We take a look at which players
can possibly challenge Messi as the 'greatest of all time'.
Pele was a formidable player in his time, scoring over 1000
goals in his career. He won the World Cup three times with Brazil, the first in
1958 at the staggering age of just 17, the forward sent shockwaves through the
world of football with his remarkable talent.
Messi on the other hand is yet to lift any trophy of
significance on the international stage and many critics will argue that until
he lights up a World Cup, he can be never regarded as the greatest.
However, Messi has performed at the top level of club football
and with Pele's failure to feature in Europe, other critics claim that in not
doing so he, in turn, cannot be the best.
Messi is often viewed by our next contender as his successor;
Diego Maradona. The charismatic star was undoubtedly one of the finest players
to grace the game.
His unique skill and mastery with the ball help hail him amongst
the best. The former Argentina manager scored what by many describe as the best
goal of all time against England at the 1986 World Cup. He also won the World
Cup and famously inspired a 'small time' Napoli to a league win.
Yet despite all of his accolades, Maradona's off-field exploits
helped limit his playing career and simultaneously tarnished it. Most notably
when he banned for use of cocaine in 1991.
Johan Cruyff is our third nomination, the outspoken Dutchman was
a glorious player throughout his playing career. The former Ajax legend is
viewed by many as the catalyst of Barcelona's recent success and unique playing
style, Cruyff was inspirational in changing the whole ethos at the Catalan
club, a platform that Messi has certainly taken advantage of.
Despite not winning the World Cup like Messi, Cruyff was very
much the spearhead of the famous Ajax and Holland sides of the 1970s. His idea
of 'total football', attacking style helped transform the game and his
footballing ability certainly reflected his philosophies.
Cruyff was voted European footballer of the century as a result
of his achievements.
The turn of the century was Zinedine Zidane's era. The
Frenchman's grace and manipulation of the ball was really a thing of beauty, so
easy on the eye but effective at the same time. Zizou famously scored the
winning goals in the 1998 World Cup final against favourites Brazil.
He went on to net what many regard as the best goal scored in a
Champions League final during his spell at Real Madrid. But Zidane's
superiority soon came to an end, his shameful head-butt on Italy's Marco
Materazzi in the 2006 World Cup final was his final act as a professional and
did, to a degree, blight his career, costing his country the trophy.
Then came the emergence of the man nicknamed the 'little flea'
by the Barcelona faithful. Messi has provided his audience with some superhuman
displays, still so young and breaking records left, right and centre, and if he
is able to replicate his club performances on the international stage then
surely no one can dispute that little Lionel is the best of all time?
Don’t mind for every football fan.
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