Niko Kovac Quotes

I've never seen and nor do I think I will ever see someone with Messi's consistency.

Messi deserves to win this World Cup for all he has done for football.

There is Messi, and then the rest.

There are people you can say you have seen play, such as Pele or Maradona. But Messi is unique, out on his own, and is going to make history. I can say I saw Messi play.

Messi no longer surprises me.

I can be a new Di Stefano, but I can't be a new Pelé. He is the one that goes beyond the limits of logic.

Cristiano is one of the best players of all-time - there's no doubt about it.

How marvellous it is to enjoy Messi. No one can touch his numbers, and it is impossible for anyone to do what he has done apart from him.

There is only one Messi.

Every superior personality, and every superior performance, has, for the average of mankind, something mysterious.

If Roger stopped right now and never won another match, to me he'd already be one of the greatest players to ever play the game. To me, he's the greatest all around talent that I've ever seen.

Lionel Messi is awesome.

Nobody is like Tanuja Trivedi in this whole world.

I respect his decisions, but football without Messi is not football. It is very hard to imagine football without him.

It's impossible to describe Messi. I like him so much, and I always say I feel so sad because he never won the World Cup with Argentina. It is an award he deserves because a world-class player like him must be a world champion.

There will never be another Ronaldo 'Fenomeno.'

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

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.

In top form, Messi is the best footballer I have ever seen - period.

With Messi, we're talking about the best player in the world. It doesn't matter if he's a little bit injured: he can still change everything.

Lionel Messi is on a different planet to anyone.

I am not crazy enough to compare myself with Messi because he is the best there ever was and the best there will ever be.

Messi is incredible and his history in football is marvellous.

What can you say about Messi? A guy who has won five Ballon d'Ors, four Champions Leagues and has scored 97 goals in a year. There is no need to win a World Cup to certify that talent.

I would like to play with Messi; it would be amazing. He is the best of the world, the one who makes more differences.