Marco Asensio Quotes

Mario Balotelli is undoubtedly the greatest talent of Italian football.

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.

The myth about me as a footballer has grown: I am now the lost Maradona of Norway.

The footballer I've admired most in the last ten years is Zinedine Zidane... one of those rare individuals who had the skill but also incredible vision.

There won't be more Messis, and we don't expect there to be more, as there won't be another generation in La Masia like the one with Xavi, Busi, Puyol, Iniesta and me.

With Ronaldo being one of the greats, probably one of the best players ever, it's going to be an honour to hopefully play against him.

Dave Mackay was one of the best I've ever seen. Jimmy Greaves was the greatest goal scorer, and George Best was just the best. The greatest.

I think Neymar is one of the few players who was touched by God when he was born, and He said, 'You will be thee player.'

The quality of Neymar, indisputably we have to say he is the best Brazilian player. If the kid is OK, I'll tell you, it's almost impossible to stop him.

I don't think I'll see the next Messi in my lifetime.

Ronaldo was a phenomenon, but Zizou had something apart. Playing alongside him was a crazy thing! Supporters arrived earlier at the Bernabeu just to see him warm-up!

Maradona, I think, is not a football player but he's something different. He was unbelievable.

I cannot compare myself to Zico, he is a phenomenon of Brazilian football. He has done wonders as player and coach.

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

What Zidane can do with a football, Maradona could do with an orange.

I don't think there is anybody bigger or smaller than Maradona.

Messi is the best player in the world. If he's not already, he'll be the best footballer of all time.

He is the best. The best in the world, yes. Probably the best ever. I saw Maradona a couple of times. I never saw Pele. But Cristiano is amazing. This man is the best... Cristiano is a goals machine. He is an incredible player. He is like Zidane, there will never be another Ronaldo.

Duncan Edwards is the one person who, even today, I really felt inferior to. I've never know anybody so gifted and strong and powerful with the presence that he had.

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

I find it embarrassing when people compare me to Maradona. How can they? There is only one Maradona. People who say this just have no idea, they don't know what they are talking about. Diego was a complete one-off who will never have an equal on the football pitch. No-one, I repeat no-one, could have transformed teams like he did. Maradona was the world's greatest-ever player while I'm just an apprentice.

George Best was the greatest player in the world.

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.

Messi, he's exceptional. When you watch him, you feel there's a child inside him and he is making some childhood dream come true. He's a Great Player, not only for today but also tomorrow.

I think in terms of best players, I would have to say Ronaldo, the real Ronaldo, the Brazilian one. I was fortunate enough to have a year with him at Real Madrid. He was at the end of his career and was probably half the player he was. But, in his prime, he was quite simply astonishing.