Carles Puyol, former captain of the FC Barcelona, known for the digital medium Target what Messi means for football the same as Michael Jordan for basketball.
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“If you ask me who Michael Jordan is, I will tell you that he is the best player in basketball history. I think Messi has the same status, he is the best footballer of all time,” said the Spaniard.
He also stressed that it is understandable that a Madrid player does not see the Argentine striker in the same way: “It is often said that if Michael Jordan is the best in history, these are all opinions, and sometimes it is difficult to be objective. to be. It’s hard for a Real Madrid fan to admit that Messi is the best. ”
‘La Pulga’ broke a new record on Tuesday that will remain in the football history books, as it surpassed Skin, with 644 as many as the player has scored more goals with one team throughout history.
Puyol, who shared a dressing room with Rosario, believes it will be difficult for a footballer to match, though for the good of football he hopes there is someone who can overcome the feat. “At the moment we will say no, but I hope that in the future someone is better than Messi. For football and sports fans it would be great news if it happened, because we would see incredible things.”
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The world champion also admitted that it was a real honor to share so many years Messi on the field: “I’ve been lucky enough to share a dressing room with Messi and I’m very proud of the work I’ve done with him. The start of my career was difficult because I didn’t win anything for the first five years, but then we started to win and to this day we are the only club to have won all six titles in one year. I remain confident that a Barcelona led by Messi is a team that will win titles. ”
Carles stressed that all that remains to be done Messi is lifting a trophy with the Albiceleste after the World Cup failures in Brazil and Copa América in 2015 and 2016. ” I’m not Argentinian, but I would be really excited that Leo would get it because I think he deserves and I know he does. I really want to do it. ”
Messi for a while
He’s 33 years old and taking good care of himself. He’s still motivated and hungry. I think he’ll have three or four more years at the highest level if he’s lucky and the injuries respect him. We’ve got Messi for a while. Messi is no longer the same player today as he started, adding things and improving himself to become a very complete player capable of setting the rhythm of the game, scoring from set pieces or assists He does practically everything. In the beginning he was very good, one of those players that You gave them the ball for and they made for a great individual game, he marked differences and scored goals. Over time has been he’s become an impressive player, the best of all time, ”said Puyol.