Gennaro Gattuso Quotes

As a goalkeeper, it is a challenge to face Messi.

I have scored against every team, every country, every defender in the world.

I've played against Messi a lot of times, and I've already conceded goals through my legs with him.

I can honestly tell you that playing against Messi is very difficult.

Leo would also be unstoppable if I played him at full-back. Messi is simply the best there is.

If Messi has the ball, he is fantastic to watch and difficult to stop. You have to double up on him, triple up on him even, stay with him constantly to block his way to the goal.

Ashley Cole is a fantastic defender. I have seen him keep the best players in the world quiet.

Messi is a great player. Playing against him is not good - it is bad.

Whoever likes football always likes to see the best player on the pitch.

I play on the left hand side, and I try to do the best I can.

I think Messi is the best player in the world.

I don't want to disrespect anyone, but it's clear that any team which has the chance to play with Messi, Suarez, and Neymar has devastating attacking power, which any coach would love at his disposal.

I love watching Messi with the ball at his feet. He scores goals and everything else.

For me, the best player in the world is Messi, but the second one is Cristiano.

Thinking of stopping Kane one-on-one, just me, is not going to happen.

For me, honestly, I would like to play with Messi one day.

I love Messi with the ball at his feet: he scores goals and does all the rest, too. But Cristiano's numbers can't be ignored. It's a cruel comparison. Both of them deserve respect.

To me, Messi, Neymar and Suarez are among the three best players in the world.

Messi will be great regardless of the position where he plays.

Considering Messi's quality and everything he represents, I don't think I've seen him playing with a guy following him around the pitch the entire time with the sole purpose of not letting him play.

For England, I play centre-half. I enjoy it. You face all the best strikers in the world. I enjoy the challenge.

Ronaldo is brilliant, Messi more my kind of player. He sees the game so clearly. He can score, create; he's the complete player - the best ever, probably.

The boy can do anything, but to be the star of the World Cup you have got to get to the final and win it!

My heroes were always soccer players.

I want to be a footballer - and that means playing on a Saturday afternoon.