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I dont think its unfortunate at all. To be amongst Pele, Maradona, Zidane and Ronaldo, Messi will have to win the sport's most prized competition. I believe that Messi will have some insane numbers when its all said and done but he's going to have to win a WC to be considered as possibly the best ever.Originally Posted by Xtapolapacetl
The unfortunate thing for Messi is that he NEEDS to win a World Cup in order to be considered one of the true greats. Pele, Maradona, Zidane, all have won it. But fortunately, there are at least two more WCs left in him after this one, if he doesn't win this time.
The 4 guys I mentioned above elevated their national teams to ultimate glory. Argentina currently have some flaws but a great player like Messi is capable of elevating them above the 31 other teams in the WC.
The really unfortunate thing is that if Argentina fail to win it this year, you'll have clowns who'll say "Messi failed to win the WC...he's not that good without his Barca team mates". Messi is only 22 and has at least 2 more WCs in him after this year's competition. Maradona, Zidane and Ronaldo all led their countries to WC wins at the age of 26. Theoretically speaking, Messi hasn't reached his prime.