La Masia academy graduate has fallen for Messi’s goal scoring heroics for Barcelona in the 2011/12 campaign and believes he is the best player to grace the game.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 as the Catalans won 5-3 against the newly promoted Spanish side, Granada.
Thanks to his hat-trick, the Rosario-born attacker wrote his name in the Catalan history books, as he made the record of scoring the highest number of goals for the Catalans.
Messi scored his 232nd, 233rd and 234th goal for Barcelona, overtaking Cesar Sanchez’s tally of 232 in the process.
Reflecting on the latest achievement of the Albiceleste captain, Spanish international, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Thiago-c34888 Alcantara, could not stop raving about his Barcelona teammate.
Alcantara hailed the pint-sized attacker as the best ever and believes he is head and shoulders above, as compared to the rest of his contemporaries.
He added that he has never seen someone play like Messi and believes that with a long career in front of him, there is a lot more that the Argentine can still achieve.
Continuing with his praise, the youngster stated that he is proud to say he played with Messi during his career.
"For me, he is the best," he said during a press conference. "We are in an era which is marked by just one player.”
"I will be able to say that I played with Messi. I have never seen anyone play like him.”
"The things he does at the age of 24 are remarkable and he still has a long way to go.”
Messi has failed to rejuvenate the Albiceleste squad with his performances in the manner he propels Barcelona to another level.
Nevertheless, Alcantara believes sooner or later the Argentinean captain will succeed with his national side and hopes that the South American fans support him.
"He will have to succeed with the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Argentina-c2841 national team, but it is crucial that people in his country give him more trust."
Messi’s latest heroics and a dip-in-form for Los Blancos has seen their advantage drop from 10 to 6 points in the last two matches.
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