Y'all think the "Merciless Messi" is all hype

Methinks anyone who sees his games week-in week-out would know that that kid packs a punch.

Messi has been rightly (though a li'l prematurely) compared to the great Maradona and i think he has all it takes (personally and otherwise) to reach that enviable height.

He's got pace, skill, fore-sight and everything that made Maradona tick.

But most of all, he's got that levelheadedness that, if harnessed, can make him reach heights unthinkable.

He might not have that media-appeal (yet), but am sure he would grow into that.

And as someone rightly noted, he has the right set of role models around him: World Footballer of the Year (Football Prefect): Ronaldinho, African Footballer of the Year: Samuel Eto'o Fils, experienced Larsson, Deco, and the Barca family. And with Rijkkhard, Messi is on course for the very best his career has to offer him

Lionel Messi has everything it takes to be the center of the argentine team's plans in the summer world cup

@ Bmaq007
What an observation lad! You know what, anyone mentioning Barca just excites me. I like that teamooo.! I mean whenever I see Barca winning I also win a lottery. Those boys make my day esoecially Ronaldinho and E,too.
Now on Messi, I heard he is only eighteen, and those Chelsea aged players cannot leave him breathe. They have tormented him enough. But that guy is the next Diego Maradona, I never saw him but I ve read that he is an Argentinian legend of football. Messi will mess those opponents  till they cry. Quick recovery from his muscle pulls
I don't know if he is still suffering from Del Horno's wrestling match, Messi da bomb at his age

I also think messi is the best thing to happen to argetine footbball and ive totally forgiven him for punishing us inthe last junior world cup

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