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Mikel Arteta: "Lionel Messi is the most influential player ever in the history of football. We have never seen someone do what Messi has been doing on the field for all these years before." (www.planetfootball.com)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Obviously there's many ways to measure influence, but Franz Beckenbauer is worth a shout:

As a player, one of the all-time greats
Invented the libero position
Also played in midfield with great success
Captain of the first national team to win the Euros and the World Cup consecutively
Captain of a Bayern team that won three consecutive European Cups
Manager of World-Cup winning West German national side
One of three people to win the World Cup both as player and manager
Chair of Germany's winning bid to host the World Cup (yes, tainted by corruption)

I'd still give the nod to Cruyff, though.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

I agree. Without a doubt Messi is the best football player, but he has not 'invented' anything, he's just been so much better than everybody else (except Ronaldo, when comparing specifically goal scoring ability).

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