Eric Cantona Quotes

The best player EVER (Leo Messi) without a shadow, if you didn't think/know already.

Messi is a genius. He has everything. When I watch him, I see a player who is very, very skilful, very clever and his left foot is like Diego Maradona's.

I don't need to speak with my colleagues in the national side to know what kind of player Messi is. He's one of the best players in the history of football and very difficult to stop.

Messi has a divine gift.

I've never met a player like Leo Messi.

My dream as a child was to play with a bass player like Ray Brown, who played with the Oscar Peterson Trio. The feeling I had listening to his work was almost carnal, so to actually play for him was earth-shattering for me.

When I see Messi play, in my opinion, he should win the Ballon d'Or every year. He is an unbelievable player.

What Messi brings to a team, no other player can bring. Messi can break a match wide open.

To me, Paul Scholes was in a class of his own.

Messi is on a different level. The fact he is doing what he is year after year says that he is the best of all time.

Messi is the number one. No other player is close to him.

Lionel Messi is the most amazing player I have ever seen.

You couldn't put a value on him, he's on another planet. For me, Lionel Messi is undoubtedly the No.1 player in the world.

Messi is the best player on the planet and he keeps on improving at Barça, now the best team in the world. What Messi does on and off the pitch is an inspiration for children who dream of becoming a footballer.

Messi is probably the best player of the last 20 years.

We should not compare humans to God, but Messi is a godly player.

Lionel Messi is the best player ever.

Even from when Lionel Messi was very young I could see that he was a great player. A lot of people spoke about him, and then when I saw him myself for the first time I could see the amazing quality that he had. I didn't teach him anything - he had enough quality himself.

Paul Scholes is the best player I've ever played with. There's talent in every part of his game.

I have met him a few times. What can I say - Maradona is one of the best players in football history.

Zidane told me that since Messi, he had never seen a left foot like mine. I was a little impressed, because Messi is a piece of a footballer.

There will never be another Ronaldo 'Fenomeno.'

Messi is really unpredictable. He's head-and-shoulders above everyone. Undeniably.

The world's best when I was growing up was Pele and he would have been a great player now, too, but Messi surpasses him.

Mario Balotelli is undoubtedly the greatest talent of Italian football.