Messi doesn’t need to win World Cup to be called great player: Crespo

TIL Desk Sports/ Lionel Messi is in the same league as Pele or Diego Maradona and he doesn’t need to win a World Cup to prove his greatness, feels iconic former Argentine striker Hernan Crespo. Here in the city as the ambassador of TSK 25K run, the prolific Argentine said: “Messi doesn’t need that (to win a World Cup to be great player).

In the whole history, I can think of five players — Pele, (Alfredo) di Stefano, (Johan) Cruyff, (Diego) Maradona and then there is Messi.”He however hoped that Messi gets to finally lift the World Cup in Qatar 2022 even though it will be incredibly tough. “I hope (Messi wins the World Cup in 2022). It will be very hard. This is really our dream, I hope he tries again.

 The first one is Copa America which we are hosting and Colombia and we have a good chance to lift the Copa America.” For 44-year-old Crespo, Messi alongside Maradona belong to a ‘different planet’ but when it comes to goal poaching abilities, the best Argentina had is undoubtedly Gabriel Batistuta.