He’s a five-time FIFA Ballon d’Or winner, but his former boss believes he’s not among the best players in soccer history.Information Guide Nigeria
Lionel Messi is widely regarded as the greatest soccer player of all time; his very name inspires terror in opposition defenders, and debates about whether he is better than Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo have resulted in violent clashes, including murder.
Nonetheless, his former manager, Carlos Bilardo, said on Friday that Messi is not one of the best players in soccer history.
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Bilardo is Argentina’s current General Manager and tutored Messi during the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Bilardo declared two months ago that Messi was not the best player to ever play the game; on Friday, he went even farther, stating he isn’t even among the all-time greats.NYSC portal
“Alfredo Di Stefano was a superman. He could begin a play in his goal
and finish it in the other. Then came Pele and Diego Maradona,” Bilardo told Ole. “Now it’s Messi, but they are different eras. I put him among the best, but not in history, just of this moment.”
Bilardo’s remarks are shocking given that Messi is already regarded as the best player the game has ever seen at the age of 28. In January, the FC Barcelona striker won his fifth Ballon d’Or and led his side to the Treble championship (Spanish Premier League, UEFA Champions League and Copa del Rey).
Messi guided Argentina to the 2014 World Cup Final as well as the 2015 Copa America Final (they lost both games). His achievements are fantastic, and he can only become better from here, but Bilardo believes otherwise.
“He’s reached his ceiling,” he said. “He can’t win more than he has.”
In the interview, Bilardo also took credit for Messi’s success since moving from the No. 9 to the No. 10 position.
“I said to his father, ‘get him away from there and put him in the middle, where all the best play.’ We did that for the national team and then Barcelona did the same.”JAMB Result
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