His hatrick last night was pure class. The header was from 15 yards out and he put curl on it to get it right into the corner. He celebrated it like it was his first ever goal.
The man is pure class, his desire and passion for football has not changed in the 8 years he has been a professional. He is a credit to the game and we are lucky to see him live every week.
He is head and shoulders the best player ever becuase of all these qualities. He is a winger, a dribbler, a centre forward, a playmaker and even tracks back and puts defenders and midfielders under pressure. Often he picks the ball up in the defensive midfielder position and sets the tempo for attacks.
People say maradona or pele, but have you seen the state of the defenders they faced back then? They were diving in worse than sunday league players and most of them were far from physical athletes that we see today.
Also diego used to take a confidence drug, cocaine, and nobody knows how long he was on drugs for.
For those reasons, messi is without doubt the best ever in my mind. His mentality, desire and passion for football is something unbelievable, to celebrate a goal like he did last night after he has already scored 100's shows what football means to him.
Once he got injured playing for barca and he cried his eyes out on the pitch, for me no other true great of the game has been so humble and showed that love for the sport, especially not after being at the top for so long.
We are lucky to witness this man live almsot every week, he is truly staggering.