Messi Isn’t Human and Cristiano Is the Best of the Humans: Pique

Barcelona defender Gerard Pique believes that Leo Messi is out of this world.

File photo of Leo Messi with Gerard Pique (Photo: AP)

FC Barcelona defender Gerard Pique believes that his teammate Leo Messi is the best player in the world.

In an interview when he was asked to compare Messi with Cristiano Ronaldo, Pique said the pair were, “surprising”.

“We are not just speaking about the two best players in the world, but the best two in the history of the game,” he said. However, he made it clear that Messi was his favorite of the two.

He has a talent that nobody else has. He has incredible speed with the ball at his feet and it is impossible to catch him. Ronaldo is a different type of player. He is tall, strong and powerful... I always say Messi isn’t human and Cristiano is the best of the humans.

Gerard Pique

Pique also talked about former Manchester United coach Sir Alex Ferguson and the expectations raised by former Barca coach, Pep Guardiola’s imminent arrival at Manchester City.

He was asked about his time at Manchester United and said that former coach, Sir Alex Ferguson was “god”, before discussing Guardiola’s move to Manchester City.

“Whoever thinks Guardiola isn’t going to work hard, isn’t going to last long. He has a great capacity for hard work and City have got it right in signing him”, said Pique

However, the defender doubted his former boss would be able to repeat this success at Barcelona, where he won an incredible 14 trophies in four seasons.

“That is unrepeatable,” he said. “Any foreign coach who has worked in the Premier League can say it is not going to be easy, because English football isn’t easy.”

(With inputs from IANS.)