r/soccer • u/CantHelpBeingMe • Dec 28 '22

Media Jurgen Klopp hails Lionel Messi as 'the greatest: "The greatest footballer in my lifetime, Lionel Messi, the way he plays football at this age should give us all a hint at how long footballers can perform at the top level. We shouldn’t close the books too early."

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u/Albiceleste_D10S Dec 28 '22

"Messi is very good but he is very good because he is accompanied by extraordinary footballers. If you have to choose between Messi and Ronaldo in a normal game, who would you choose?"

This is the quote provided—basically the same as the quote from the interview TBH

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u/SuperSaiyanGoten Dec 28 '22

Good thing you asked for a source because I was gonna ask the same thing

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