Barcelona midfielder Pedri has hailed Lionel Messi’s form at the 2026 World Cup. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.
Describing the Barca legend’s form as crazy, Pedri admitted that he dreams of a blockbuster final showdown against the Argentine icon.
The Spain international added that nobody can touch Messi when it comes to historical greatness.
His words, “I am enjoying him. I already enjoyed him when I trained with him every day. What he is doing is crazy. The things he is doing at his age can only be done with the quality he has. For me, he is the best player in history.
That dream would be top because it would mean we are in the World Cup final. It would be a good sign.”
On Flick, “Above all, he started putting me at the base of the play so that I could be in contact with the ball. It is true that, for example, [former Spain boss] Luis Enrique also asked me to drop deep a lot, to touch the ball and feel comfortable there.
But Flick changed my position on the pitch and, above all, he transmitted to us the mentality of winning, of competing. That is what he has changed, and he has transformed the mentality of the team. We have to thank him, he has changed Barca’s mentality.”
On Portugal, “Vitinha is top, especially in his control of the ball and how he manages the tempo of the match. When I faced him, I was surprised by how much he runs, he is never still. He always gives the pass to the free teammate and, as I say, he is top. One of the best midfielders in the world.”
Lionel Messi, also known as Leo Messi, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for and captains both Major League Soccer club Inter Miami and the Argentina national team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Messi has won a record seven Ballon d’Or awards and a record six European Golden Shoes, and in 2020 he was named to the Ballon d’Or Dream Team.
Until leaving the club in 2021, he had spent his entire professional career with Barcelona, where he won a club-record 35 trophies, including ten La Liga titles, seven Copa del Rey titles and the UEFA Champions League four times.
With his country, he won the 2021 Copa América and the 2022 FIFA World Cup. A prolific goalscorer and creative playmaker, Messi holds the records for most goals in La Liga (474), most hat-tricks in La Liga (36) and the UEFA Champions League (eight), and most assists in La Liga (192) and the Copa América (17).
He also has the most international goals by a South American male (103). Messi has scored over 800 senior career goals for club and country, and has the most goals by a player for a single club (672).
