i was actually going to put, messi is probably the best in the world right now, that doesnt make him godlike or best all time... it just says that right now there arent a lot great teams or players. and looking at most leagues, the CL, and the last WC, that sounds like a pretty accurate statement. Forlan golden boot?? Sorry but thats just sad.
anyways, if its not a highlight, you are telling me messi saw the ball for 5 minutes in a 90 minute game? almost all the balls he touched? so why almost, why not all, why did they include these and not others? you yourself said the play at 4:40 is awesome... yes, it was awesome how he navigated 4 defenders, but was it awesome how he waited unnecessarily for his teammate to be offside before hitting him with the pass?? like i said, he is good, has even better things ahead of him, but he is not the god you are painting him out to be.
you're the typical loser who brings in other things to an argument instead of answering directly. when have i ever said that riquelme is the best in the world? i said he is easily the best argentine freekick specialist, to which your retort was "you are a boca fan". if i'm wrong, who is the better FK specialist? i said maradona made some good changes and that for the most part i liked how he set the team up for the WC, but I said what IMO he did wrong. you didnt answer that either, you just cherry pick and wait for the results to make your criticism.
but if you want to get all y... argentina in 06 with riquelme was a lot closer to beating germany than argentina in 10 with messi, now go write an essay explaining how it was all zanetti and cambiasso (you'll have to include a paragraph on why zanetti's magic didnt work in 98 and 02 and why the team fell apart when cambiasso came in), how the 06 german team was much better because of lehmann and ballack, how klinsmann is a better coach than low and pekerman a better coach than maradona, how playing at home in 06 played against germany because of the pressure and that playing in africa let them play relaxed, etc etc etc.
the irony of all this is, that Im not even looking to fight with you, you are worse than quixote. all i'm saying is that you prop messi up to much. if it helps you sleep at night, knock yourself out. For me, he is still only a talented dribbler and part time playmaker. when he is a god, he'll be a full time playmaker.