The shot-stopper has taken out time to hail the performance of his Argentine teammate, claiming that his achievements are greater than most footballers.
Barcelona’s 2nd choice goal keeper, Jose http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296 as he believes that the forward has managed to achieve a lot in his illustrious career. The Spaniard congratulated the attacker on becoming the highest goal scorer in
one year.
According to the keeper, Messi is a class apart as compared to his competitors. He revealed that he feels a privilege to be playing alongside the prolific talisman. In addition, he stated that it is impressive to see that the South American carries himself
with humility.
Pinto went on as he sang praises of the Barca number 10. He stressed that La Pulga’s achievements are beyond the reach of a dominating majority of footballers. In addition, he maintained that the footballer is unique and filled with a lot of qualities which
make it hard to define him.
Messi has become the footballer with the highest number of goals in one year as he has managed to score 86 goals in 2012. The athlete broke record which was previously held by Bayern Munich legend, Gerd Muller. His record stood at 85 goals.
Interestingly, this is not the only record that the South American broke this year. Last term he managed to become the highest goal-scoring player in Barca’s history in addition to becoming the highest goal-scoring player in Europe.
Furthermore, the last season saw the 25-year-old win the Pichichi award in the Spanish La Liga with the highest number of goals in the history of the competition.
Consequently, Pinto has voiced that the Argentine is true gem of a player.
"http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Leo-c22011 is a very calm person. What he’s done is beyond the reach of a lot of footballers. He has so many virtues that it’s hard to define him," the goalkeeper was quoted as saying on the club's official website.
"His new record makes us all very happy and we’re very pleased with what he brings to the team. It’s impossible to define Messi with just one word."
La Pulga is one of the three finalists to win the FIFA Ballon d’Or this season.
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