The Argentine is up against his Barcelona team mates Xavi and Andres Iniesta, and Cruyff suggested that he was also better than Real Madrid rival Cristiano Ronaldo.
“Messi’s play, change of pace, and positional sense are naturally faster. For Ronaldo, this is impossible. It is not a question of one being better or worse than the other, it is a matter of size.
“Cristiano Ronaldo is capable of doing many interesting things with power, but lacks the variety of Messi, who can do a number of things at any time.”
