The achievement of the Qatar 2022 World Cup by Leo Messi ‘s Argentina has opened the debate on whether or not the 10 is the best player of all time. The discussion is no longer whether Messi is superior to Cristiano Ronaldo , but to Maradona or Pelé . Opinions, as is logical, are varied, especially among Madridism, which in general continues to deny that Leo Messi, a legend forged in the lower categories of Barça, can be considered the best of all time
And now, in the middle of the debate, in the constant search for arguments to deny the evidence, the opinions of Rafa Nadal and Vicente del Bosque , two legends linked to Real Madrid, have emerged. Both have surrendered without excuses to the greatness of Leo Messi, a dagger for a part of Madridism
“When Messi scored the third goal against France , my eyes filled with tears. For someone so great to end his career in this way seemed fair and I was moved. For him to lift the World Cup made happy.” This is how resounding Rafa Nadal has shown himself in an interview with the newspaper As . The Mallorcan, considered by many to be the best tennis player of all time, has never denied his Madridism, letting himself be seen in the Santiago Bernabéu box office
And not only that, since there are reports that assure that Rafa Nadal is one of the candidates to replace Florentino Pérez in the presidency of Real Madrid, by decision of the president himself , who sees in the tennis player all the virtues to lead the club. It remains to be seen whether these words about Messi end up taking their toll or not
And while a part of the Real Madrid fans shuddered when they heard Rafa Nadal, Vicente del Bosque , ex-player and ex-coach of Real Madrid and the Spanish national team, also did not hesitate to surrender to the evidence. “Messi is the best player I’ve seen,” said De Bosque to Radio Marca . “Among those I have known in so many years in football, for me Messi, for his regularity and for his quality as a player, has been impressive,” he added. Born in 1950, Del Bosque has seen Di Stéfano , Pelé , Cruyff , Maradona and Messi, so his opinion is very valuable
De Bosque, world and European champion with Spain and Real Madrid, added that he did everything possible for Leo Messi to play for Spain, which would have opened up an unknown dimension. “I tried everything for Messi to play in Spain. However, Lionel refused because of the love he has for his country