Xavi Hernandez claims http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296 is better than former greats Pele and Maradona
Barcelona midfielder Xavi Hernandez has claimed that his teammate is better than former greats, Pele and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Diego-Maradona-c11160. The player stated that Messi is one of the best players of all-time, and his performances this season have been fantastic.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 won Spanish La Liga and the UEFA Champions League in the season ended and reached the final of the Copa del Rey, eventually losing to rivals Real Madrid.
Lionel Messi’s contribution to the season for his team was sensational as the Argentine found the net a staggering 53 times in 55 appearances and also had 24 assists to his name.
Xavi hailed his team’s performances and regarded the current Catalan side as the best in football history. He stated that the team has proved yet again that they can win anything and beat any team in the world.
“There have been some great teams in history, Pele's http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Brazil-c2858, [Johan] Cruyff's Ajax, [Arrigo] Sacchi's Milan, but in the past 20 years this Barcelona team is the best,” he was quoted as saying.
The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vitalô-c40903 part of the side and admitted things would not be the same if he was not in the team. He rated the Argentinean
international as the best player of all-time even better than legends Pele, Diego Maradona and Johan Cruyff.
“He is the best player of all time - better than http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Pele-c40189, [Diego] Maradona or Cruyff. We have to protect him as he is crucial. Without him we would not be what we are,” he continued.
The playmaker also criticized http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Real-c30728 Madrid for their negative tactics during the game. He claimed that Manchester United play much better football and that Los Blancos are destroying the game.
“Madrid were the hardest opponents but not because they played football but because they wanted to destroy the game. I like Manchester United's approach a thousand times better,” the Spaniard concluded.
Xavi has scored 62 goals in 638 appearances for Barcelona and also has 101 international caps to his name.
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