The fact that Messi can produce such magic every 3 days since 2008 till now sets him apart as the best ever.... Maradona was good when in the mood but wasn't a good professional.... Most days he didn't attend training which affected his performance in matches.... Pele, was too old for me to watch him.... And I hate black and white videos (The old ones) And he didn't play in Europe LOL
Zidane was brilliant, and he is hard to compare to Messi. I saw both, and I saw Zidane as an impressionable kid. Still Messi is easily the best I've seen play this game in almost twenty years of watching football. Zidane, both Ronaldos, Rivaldo, 2006 Ronaldinho, Xavi, Iniesta, maybe Beckham, Kahn and Canavaro, all dream team material but there's only Messi as best I've witnessed
Since when does so much possession equate to anything? Barca won yes, but they also had like 80+% possession vs Celtic and still lost. LOL
Dortmund usually have less possession and still win.... Possession is over glorified. It is important I agree but with soi much of it you better be very effective.