Yes, writes Tony Cascarino
Lionel Messi does not just stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the greatest footballers who have ever lived. He is above them.
Even at 23, he is the best of the best. And he is not yet halfway through a career that, barring injury, will continue to flourish. The numbers are going up. He scored 38 club goals in 2008-09; 47 in 2009-10; 52 this season. With 24 assists! He is not only a superstar, he is superhuman.
Let’s be clear, Diego Maradona was a genius. But Messi can do everything Maradona could, and more. His temperament is fantastic and leads me to think he will not be washed up in his late twenties like George Best or Ronaldinho. Messi will not grow bored,