The Argentine international has taken out time to hail the performance of his compatriot, stressing that the attacker is the best in the world.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296, stating that the footballer has been touched by a magical wand.
According to the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 player, Messi’s ability to find the back of the net is beyond remarkable as he does it with so much ease. He maintained that La Pulga is the greatest footballer of all time.
He made the statement following the record broken by the Barca number 10. The prolific talisman managed to become the footballer to score the highest number of goals in one year as he found the back of the net 88 times in 2012.
Messi was able to break the record previously held by Bayern Munich legend Gerd Muller. The retired German international scored 85 goals during his playing days. His record stood until the Argentine skipper paved his way to scoring 88 goals this year.
Mascherano spoke of his compatriot’s record and claimed that it is a feat which is almost impossible to behold. He stressed that a normal athlete cannot have such ability and hence the South American is touched by a magic wand. He spoke metaphorically, of
course.
In addition, he went on to claim that such statistics are absolutely unique in comparison to all other footballers in history.
"Messi is unique, he’s the best player in the history of the sport. The numbers say so," Mascherano was quoted as saying on the club's official website.
"We’re talking about 88 goals as if it were normal - what he’s done is incredible. Messi has been touched by a magic wand."
The defender/midfielder then went on discuss his side’s 2-0 victory over Cordoba in the Copa del Rey. Tito Vilanova’s men travelled away from home in order to play the match which saw them victorious.
"We have a good result but we still have to play at home. Cordoba pushed us to the limit. They were brave and they pressured us a lot."
Barcelona are currently at the top of the Spanish Primera Division’s league standings.
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