Jmare007
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To be truthful Messi will never be Diego and that has to do with a lot of things.
Diego is working class and Messi is middle class. So have to put things in perspective. I do believe this talk of Messi as GOAT is just way off the mark but at the same time Messi is chasing a football God!
Say the odds were reversed and Messi by some miracles wins this word cup he still won't be as good as Diego in Argentina and that is because the people of Argentina embrace Diego and a hard worker poor kid that pulled himself up and Messi as the pampered middle class kid that got to many breaks. He can't win no matter what he does!
He also never played in Argentina as a pro, that REALLY plays against him. If he had played for Newell's Old Boys he'd probably be a hero for at least half the city of Rosario (and a respected "villain" for the other half) - which is huge and one of the most passionate fanbases - but he doesn't have that back up for every horrible performance a failure he has with the national team.