Re: LEO MESSI
Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2016 4:22 pm
Most sold shirts in 2015: 1 Messi 2 Ronaldo 3 Neymar 4 Hazard 5 Alexis 6 Ibrahimovic 7 Gerrard 8 Kane 9 Rooney 10 Ozil [worldsoccershop]
HIdidnk (Chelsea coach) “Can Messi shine in the Premier League? Anywhere. He is out of order in his class.” [efe]
Hiddink: “What I like very much is Messi is so eager to play. He gets angry if they want to rest him!”
Hiddink: “Messi is playing as if he was 15 and taking the ball into the schoolyard to play.”
Roger Federer (tennis player): "I really look up to Messi. He's one of the greatest ever - and he's still not even 30." [cnn]
Trezeguet (ex-Juventus): "Messi-Suarez-Neymar are making history. They're good for football, they enjoy themselves and so do the fans" [fcb]
David Trezeguet (ex-Juventus): "Leo has shown that he is the best player in the world, for what he does individually and with his team."
Stoitchkov: "Messi-Ronaldo? You can't compare a legend with a normal player. Messi will win Ballon d'Or. Suarez should've been nominated."
Neymar: "I work with Leo every day, so I admire him not only on the pitch, but also off the pitch. I love him, he's an idol and an example."
Alberto Lora (Defender, Sporting de Gijon): "Player I'd like to play alongside? Messi, even when you play against him you suffer but you enjoy it at the same time. (laughs)" [BeIN Sports]
Pogba: "Messi is a great player, we all know this, definitely would love to play with him as with all the big guys"
Paul Pogba: “I used to watch Messi and Cristiano on TV and then I chose them on the Playstation.” [l'equipe]
Oscar Garcia (coach Salzburg): "Don't know any player in modern football who has stayed at world top at one team for as long as Messi."
Osca Garcia (coach Salzburg): "I've played with brutal players, like Ronaldo, but Leo is something else. He's the best we've seen." [sport]
Sagna (Manchester City) “Aguero is a mix of Thierry Henry and Messi. In smaller spaces, he manages to keep the ball well.” [efe]
San Jose: “You can stop Messi with lots of help and a little luck. He’s unstoppable in one-on-ones.” [radio 4g]
Aleix Vidal: "Seeing Messi during training is enough to know he's the best." [rac1]
Gheorghe Hagi: "Messi? He's the teacher, the master. I don't need to say more."
Van Basten (ex-AC Milan): "Messi can do everything, he's the biggest talent. In one word: amazing. He can dribble, pass, score." [knvb]
Pedro (Chelsea) “Most skillful player(s) outside of Chelsea I've played with or against? Messi, Neymar, Ronaldinho, Alexis Sanchez.” [cfc]
Pedro: “I really enjoyed watching some of Messi’s dribbling when I was at Barça, and now I can actually see how he plays, Hazard also.”
Sampaoli: "The MSN is one of the 'worst' things to happen to football."
Sampaoli (Chile coach) “The friendship between MSN is the worst thing that's happened to football. FIFA must step in.” (joking) [ep]
Sampaoli: “Messi can win a game. In addition, if he empowers Suarez and Neymar, that's invaluable. They should ban it.” (smiles)