Ball King, Messi

Throughout Messi's career, comparisons to Maradona were unavoidable.

This is not surprising, Ortega, Riquelme, Tevez... In the years without a championship, these predecessors of Messi have been used by Argentines as Maradona's substitute.

Messi kisses the Hercules Cup. But time has proved that the person who is most qualified to be placed with Maradona is destined to be only Messi. Now, the world can say - after Pele and Maradona, we have another champion, and that is Messi!

In this final, Messi's 26 World Cup appearances surpassed Matthaus; 12 goals surpassed Batistuta to become the World Cup scorer in the history of the Argentine team; he directly participated in 20 goals in the World Cup. Ze, Ronaldo, and Gerd Muller are tied for the top of the history list; 8 assists are tied with Lao Ma himself; 10 best games in the World Cup are also the highest in history...

However, winning the Copa America in 2021 is like a beginning, and the World Cup in Qatar is a real watershed. Messi began to be recognized by everyone, and the Argentines are cherishing Messi as they once cherished Maradona.

Until the final night in Qatar, everything was perfect.

This is a Messi who subverts the habitual judgment of many people. In the final stage of his career, the introverted Messi no longer wraps up his long-standing emotions. This once good boy makes people see his battle more intuitively. Spirit, insight into the persistence in his bones, this is what the Argentines most want to see Messi.

He doesn't need to continue to be Maradona second, he is himself-Lionel Messi.