Best ball control: Lionel Messi, Diego Maradona or Neymar? | Extra Time | ESPN FC

[@ahmedboos252]

I've never seen close control dribbling like Messi he does it with literally no space

[@robdatta8767]

that just means you've never seen maradona

[@VasileIuga]

@@robdatta8767 LOL

[@VasileIuga]

@Debruyyn Levi LOL

[@justinbergmans36]

Maradona is the best. Just look at his KZbin highlights

[@Sanjayyy981]

Maradona and Ney are both better dribblers than Messi.... And Maradona was also a better player

[@thugalizer]

Messi’s dribbling is definitely the most effective. He goes through the middle and rides challenges as if they’re not there. & the ball is almost stuck to his foot at all times.

[@wooodstock4158]

The most ‘clutch dribbler’ let’s say

[@eXpressYourselfClips]

@@wooodstock4158 'close control' He could probably play blindfolded.

[@wooodstock4158]

@@eXpressYourselfClips Thank you

[@Marco_Loco95]

The ball is basically glued to Messi feet, taking a whole team on by himself multiple times throughout his career. You have never seen Maradona or Neymar come close to ball control at Messi level. Not saying they can't but not like Messi.

[@johnpacino007]

Messi is the greatest controller of a moving ball, I've ever seen. His body feints, sudden switches off directions, are incredible. All done at break kneck speeds, is mind blowing. His control of the ball in really tight area's, surrounded by a sackful of oppenents, really pressing hard, is unrivalled. Doing all of that, while running with the ball at faster speeds than Maradona. I saw the whole of Maradona career & while, he played at a time when defenders had the licence to kick you up in the air like a volley beach ball. There was a lot more spaces & time on the ball, due to a lack of the kind of hard pressing from oppenents, like we see in the modern gane. So Maradona had more space & time on the ball, to weave his magic.

[@tibbz8607]

Messi literally shows why he is the best dribbler in every game he plays

[@troyeakb6314]

Neymar is a better dribbler than Messi,the stats say so

[@akeilsmith8490]

Then tell me why neymar is always the better dribbler when Brazil vs Argentina always happen…even the copa America final where Argentina won tell me with all honesty who’s dribbling was better Messi or neymar???

[@Kwab116]

@@akeilsmith8490 Messi is 34 whiles Ney is much younger so ofcuz Messi dosent dribble like he used to in his prime prime … ney is no where close to messi at his best dribbling and he (neymar)even admitted that himself ….

[@akeilsmith8490]

@@Kwab116 alright tell me 1 Brazil vs Argentina game where Messi was the better dribbler and don’t go to the match when Argentina clap Brazil because neymar was literally still in his teenage years at santos

[@vb2388]

@@akeilsmith8490 Imagine thinking Neymar is better than Messi in dribbling 😂 Neymar maybe more skillful than Messi.. But Maradona is the only person who is comparable to Messi in terms of dribbling..

[@papahims]

i’m not a messi fan nor a barcelona fan but best ball control i’ve ever seen is from messi

[@justinfrazier9555]

He hasn't had much of that at PSG. Seems like the magical Messi has run out of tricks in a new league. Imagine struggling in the French League 1. Ronaldo went to Juventus and then Manchester United. I use to always defend Messi but he has been atrocious at PSG with only 3 goals to his name. Ronaldo proves that hard work means more for you in the end than tremendous talent. Take a look at each of their bodies and tell me who you think spends more time perfecting themselves between the two of them.

[@justinfrazier9555]

It was also messed up of Messi and disrespectful to his team to go to his national team this last time when he has not been off the injury list to train at PSG. That sets a poor example and is a bad representation of leadership.

[@kingnick2651]

@@justinfrazier9555 you are clueless

[@Thechris4477]

@@justinfrazier9555 you clearly watch highlights & listen to Steve & Ale wayyyyyyyy to much 🤣

[@usb3.095]

@@justinfrazier9555 tell me you have low IQ without telling me you have low IQ 😂

[@charlesthomas7372]

Messi slows and speeds up the tempo by his will. One of the most unique things Messi posses

[@somethingnew5404]

Glad that people are finally viewing the underrated part of Neymar, which is his passing and ball control.

[@hao2000ki]

No everyone knew, which is why he was the most hyped player after Messi and Ronaldo when he was still in Barcelona. The reason people criticize him is due to his antics on and off the field, not due to his actual performance. Getting injured every year for months probably also doesn't help.

[@IgorLeiteSL]

Its so easy to criticize Neymar nowdays that some cynical folks will come up with any unbelivable nonsense about him like saying he has underrated pass andball control hahahaha You and the ones like you are the worst type of football plastic fans

[@liorpapismedov2519]

Messi is so good that the ball is turning into a part of his body every dribble,prime messy was legendary.

[@truthseeker7041]

Honestly , i admire Messi , but Neymar comes up with things that are unbelievable and never seen before.

[@aashishgc6174]

Yes they all are foolish.Messi is incredibly best.

[@christopherdudeson7861]

@@aashishgc6174 foolish? no need for insults kid. Respect everyone’s opinion

[@eliasjonsson1464]

To be fair I dont think you where alive when Maradona played, he was insane

[@kayebrown8183]

@@truthseeker7041 you are confusing dribbling with skills compare neymar and prime messi dribbles there's absolute no debate.

[@Kenjames10]

Messi in his prime scored solo goals for fun and still does sometimes despite his age.

[@mycolorgeat2370]

In terms of ball control Zidane and Dennis bergkamp are on a different level, Xavi and Ronaldinho is a good shout

[@blackmamba3060]

Baggio>Bergkamp

[@hamzamistry3577]

Berbatov 😍

[@kingtshilobo1849]

Zidane

[@janeztomazic5546]

Bergakamp over Ronaldinho ? come on

[@UTKARSHARJUN]

Not putting Ronaldinho in that list is disrespect

[@johnpacino007]

Messi is the greatest controller of a moving ball, I've ever seen. His body feints, sudden switches off directions, are incredible. All done at break kneck speeds, is mind blowing. His control of the ball in really tight area's, surrounded by a sackful of oppenents, really pressing hard, is unrivalled. Doing all of that, while running with the ball at faster speeds than Maradona. I saw the whole of Maradona career & while, he played at a time when defenders had the licence to kick you up in the air like a volley beach ball. There was a lot more spaces & time on the ball, due to a lack of the kind of hard pressing from oppenents, like we see in the modern gane. So Maradona had more space & time on the ball, to weave his magic.

[@cynthiandlovu9670]

best comment

[@leo_peak7059]

Maradona has the best ball control, messi has the best dribbling

[@Amzyy]

Neymar is better than both at both you’re tripping

[@stansmith5610]

@@Amzyy neymar the diver?? 🤣🤣

[@sumethanarulanantham9676]

@@stansmith5610 yeb dribbling and ball control the Brazilian is better than Messi

[@kingdj2451]

@@sumethanarulanantham9676 there's a difference between dribbling and using skills...

[@daniaaal]

@@sumethanarulanantham9676 i think dribbling is difficult to say. Because while we see Neymar putting up clever tricks to get past opponents, Messi does it in a way where he makes it look so…casual. There are numerous footages of Messi dribbling all the way to the penalty box. Neymar is better on the left flank and sometimes left half space but he isnt able to dribble as penetratively as Messi in dangerous areas. Not to mention, Messi’s end product is far more than Neymar. Ball control is another one in which Messi makes it so easy that for most of us we don’t see it as obvious.

[@neymarthegoldenboy4560]

In terms of pure control Neymar shouldn’t be here, players like Zidane have more of it. However, there isn’t a better hustler on the planet than Neymar, he has the mix of elegance and tenacity at his best.

[@VasileIuga]

The thing where nobody came close to Messi in the history of the game is actually ball control and strength in his legs. So the question is a bit stupid. Maradona could dribble like Messi, but never was so sharp, and his legs were more slender so he was more prone to injuries.

[@operavux]

Messi of course. Is there a question at all??

[@Indra-2024]

On Prime Messi was the best ball controller, though Maradna and Neymar was close to that . The way Messi used to run with the ball at his feet was really incredible.

[@BurnsTennis]

Maradona did it on pitches that were incredibly poor quality in the 1970s to 1990s. Plus the tackle from behind from behind was allowed and butchers like Gentile were around. Maradona is number 1

[@brianharkin]

Messi has the best first touch that I have ever seen.

[@akhtarandroid]

Maradona's first touch was Godly as well. He was a total freak.

[@nsm6526]

Berbatov...and Zidane..

[@subratamahapatra7562]

I understand these panel pick Maradona as no 1 and he is a legend but I cannot accept Messi no 2...In term of dribbling and ball control it has to Messi..He has taken this to another level..

[@vishnujain7645]

@Donquixote Doflamingo Messi gets easily dispossesed? That should be the stupidest thing I heard today. Don't be a hater , dude literally dribbled past a whole Galactico Real Madrid defense and scored like it's nothing. "Maradona is Messi in his best day. Messi is Maradona every week." Messi did it consistently untill his 30s and still does. Talk about 'tougher opponent'😂 . Messi has did it to many legendary sides. . No disrespect Messi is an Upgrade in terms of ability , Maradona maybe a better leader.

[@subratamahapatra7562]

@Donquixote Doflamingo See player who want to do something more with the ball get dispossessed..You will see the same with maradona and other players like him as well..yes on those day defenders were more ruthless but in Messi era and at present a team defend very tacticaly..there are marker, zonal marker etc etc..they get to study all the moves of player before going to the pitch which make dribbling so difficult nowdays but still Messi done it time and time and in his prime was unstoppable..You will not see much now as u got to respect nature as with age body become heavy and it get bit difficult..Maradona was great leader and was the pioneers of this skill but Messi a level above in term skill and ability

[@vishnujain7645]

@Donquixote Doflamingo Are you for Real? Ramos is player of Messi's same generation. A young Messi had played and dribbled past legendary players of the time like Cannavaro, Roberto Carlos , Nesta and so on. You will have to be baffled by his longevity. Then absolutely dominated the best defenders of his age ans generation He had delivered unreal perfomance against arguably the best teams of his time like galactico Real Madrid , Ucl finals against Man United and so on which is a long list. Maradona is a legend of the game alright. he can never claim Messi's longievity or consistency. You can't be relative about Messi's dribbling and ball control . Because he is unparalleled. I can say without doubt no player in history of this game has scored more solo goals than Leo . That's taking on 4-5 defenders week in and week out. Your claim Messi being 'dispossesed' is funny because he's a Barça player who is always on the ball and never loses it that's his game. He is good in tight spaces and that's specifically because of his Barca culture

[@quanthehiep]

and @Vishnu Jain Don't waste time to argue with someone like Donquixote who only plays soccer on paper. It is more difficult to dribble pass the organized system. Many people who never dribble on the real game undervalue the way Messi did. I watched videos show the way Maradona dribble, mostly he got foul by defenders. People can say it is more difficult time to dribble because defenders can play more violently. But they dont talk about pace, developments of defense in term of individual quality and organization. Players always know that it is easier to dribble if all defenders jump in to you than someone press and another one support. I also want to note that why Messi is the best because the number of dribbles he did, the ending of each dribble what is very different from other players even Maradona. What on earth people can compare a player can score after dribbling with players mostly pass or get fouls! I bet these typing heroes never ask themselves how many solo runs through 3-4 defenders Maradona scored a goal?

[@subratamahapatra7562]

@@quanthehiep absolutely correct..This is exactly what I wanted to tell and what I have written earlier..Now there is system. Now a defender study so much about a player.they do proper homework before going to the pitch..the games are also fast than before....I mean everyone aware of these thing and this espn panel talk about it as well but when choosing they forget or ignore all these..

[@CyrilMphanga]

If the era argument can be used in favour of Maradona then it can be used in favour of Messi too. The pace of the game now compared to then is ridiculous. Messi is doing what maradona did but at breakneck speed. The fitness levels now are way beyond what they were then. Case in point: name one world class chubby player from the last 15 years.

[@Henry-jy1hp]

well said bro

[@FountainOfYoot]

At their very best, Ronaldinho and Zizou were truly out of this world.

[@17Jnico]

At his very best, Messi scored 72 goals in a single season, 91 in a calendar year, 21 matches consecutively scoring at La Liga, all of that while leading on assistances and dribbles completed. That is truly out of this world. No to disrespect both magicians but Messi is an alien.

[@akashmandave8049]

At the absolute best it's always Maradona and Zidane, don't put Ronaldinho in that list.

[@damn798]

@@17Jnico dumb argument of typical messi fanboy😂

[@vb2388]

In terms of Ball Control.. 1. Zinedine Zidane 2. Dennis Bergkamp 3. Diego Maradona 4. Ronaldinho 5. Dimitar Berbatov 6. Andrés Iniesta 7. Xavi Hernandez 8. Lionel Messi 9. Marcelo 10. Roman Riquelme

[@barcaforever5074]

They're talking about ball control when dribbling. Most those players aren't bettee than Neymar

[@The_Bahamian_Intellectual]

For me: 1 Messi 2 Maradona 3 Zidane

[@koley5550]

@@The_Bahamian_Intellectual non of those guys is comparable to Zinedine Zidane. A lot of those players idolised him. He was also a very good dribbler in the grand scheme of things because he’s taller and technically more difficult. Fabregas said with Zidane’s built by, you’d expect him to be clumsy, but he controls the ball elegantly and brings such under his spell.

[@fc-ff5vy]

@@The_Bahamian_Intellectual Stick to Messi you biased stupid.

[@fc-ff5vy]

Baggio? Messi what? You are very biased for including Messi.

[@ashenafiwolde8982]

According to status, Messi is the greatest dribbler of all times. the ball is literally glued to his feet. he takes four five six players, as though he were playing against mental patients. 2 is Maradona what makes Maradona special is tour de force. he dribbles with finesse, beauty and power. And he doesn't usually waste effort. 3 is Neymar. Neymar's dribbling is like cooking. it has a lot of flavors. the only reason he is ranked third is he loses the ball a lot. He is also fragile. Messi's dribbling might not be as pretty as Maradona's or elegant as Neymar's, but they are still spectacular. He is king of dribbling.

[@dpanman]

Ronaldinho never existed then?

[@ashenafiwolde8982]

@@dpanman Ronaldino is 4. Just because of he breaks the 1 rule of dribbling. You are supposed to lift the ball in the air (juggling)... unless it is absolutely necessary. If it wasn't for that, he would have been number 1 or 2. Nobody has more football IQ than Ronaldinho.

[@robbiethepict2783]

There goes Maradona, he's marked by two, Maradona steps the ball, he sprints by the right, the world football genius, and he gets away from the third one and he's going to pass it to Burruchaga, always Maradona! Genius! Genius! Genius! That's it! That's it! That's it! Goal!!!!!!! Goal!!!!! I want to cry, my godness, viva the football! Great goal!!!!!! Diegoal!!!!!! Maradona!!!! It's for crying, pardon me. Maradona!!!! In a memorable race, in the best play of all times!!!! from which planet did you come? To let on the way that amount of Englishmen, to let the country as a tighted fist, shouting out for Argentina, Argentina 2 England 0, Diego!!! Diego!!! Diego Armando Maradona. Thank you God for the football, for Maradona, for these tears, for this...Argentina 2 England 0.

[@serranop60]

@@wooodstock4158 Ankara Messi Ankara Messi Ankara Messi …

[@robbiethepict2783]

D10S.

[@justinfrazier9555]

You can't compare eras chief. A player in the 80s did not have to worry about being under the level of scrutiny in 2021. The amount of data and stats allows managers to create tactics that are more precise and use players more effectively. Players run faster. Have better diets. And are more intelligent than ever. If someone like Mbappe with his level of speed played in the 80s no one would ever be able to catch him. He could run in a straight line each possession. There were professional players in that era who held secondary jobs especially in the lower tier leagues. This argument is always hilarious to me. You ever tried to study game film on a VHS using an 80s television? You can click zoom pause edit a video any way you want. In the 80s? You are pausing and rewinding the tape.

[@robbiethepict2783]

Baresi and Maldini would've had Mbappe in their hip pocket for 90 minutes. No danger.

[@DevadathanM]

​@@robbiethepict2783We would never know

[@rasalphar5519]

To be honest everything is in Messi magic

[@kevinphilips5237]

I don't want to offend anyone but for me it's Messi and it's not even close

[@kingdj2451]

Messi, Hazard, Ronaldinho, Neymar, Iniesta, Xavi, Zidane, Prime Marcelo mainly (in no order)

[@williemafia4189]

i was wondering why marcelo wasn't apart of it.

[@kingdj2451]

@@williemafia4189 yeah bro Guy controlled the ball like a beast back in his heyday

[@kingdj2451]

@Reagan Laffite That doesn't even make any sense kid You don't even know me + if I thought that then why did I bring up Maradona then? You logic is pathetic...I just named a few

[@MarkHogan994]

10:40 Frank was talking about spare ribs. How none of them got that amazes me lol.

[@jpk1700]

They are all not American

[@ejoviu4911]

Messi hands down. At his best , the ball stuck to his feet. He replicated Maradonas 86 goal and improved upon it. Furthermore, Messi never showboat. All his dribbles are necessary and productive!

[@jaypears291]

MeSsI nEvER sHowboAts😁

[@znhait]

Wrong. Watch the pitch Maradona scored his goal on. To say Messi improved on it without bringing up the difference with regards to the surface shows your bias.

[@westonmacks6478]

Hands down you crazy if you think he is better than the magician neymar.

[@Tyler-jh9uq]

@@znhait yeah? How about the actual defenders they were up against? The ones defending maradona looked like they were still tired and hungover from the night before, and they probably were. Probably had a few cigarettes too before stepping on the pitch. Football is played at a much higher level now than ever before.

[@techfanatic1310]

Maradona literally scored the goal of the century with just ball control and dribbling 🔥

[@JG-fx8jm]

Against a terrible defence and the ball left his foot by at least a meter twice. Cmon.

[@techfanatic1310]

@@JG-fx8jm Does it really matter? He scored it anyway

[@JG-fx8jm]

@@techfanatic1310 yes it does. The whole point of that was to demonstrate the DRIBBLING! And the DRIBBLING in that example was NOT exceptional.

[@techfanatic1310]

@@JG-fx8jm But bro effective dribbling is when you can beat defenders on the run without losing the ball, and Maradona was able to do so until he scored. And the ball kept tumbling because of the bad pitch so anyone would have faced a problem, right

[@ShivSai123456]

2 words. Enkara messi.

[@ripudamansingh4854]

Is there any debate in this🤣🤣.. These pundits are fool. Messi is stand alone.

[@jobinjose6753]

With all due respect, neymar doesn't belong in the same conversation as messi and maradona

[@mohammednihal8861]

Have you guys seen neyamr controlling an air ball.he does it in unconventional way🔥

[@thebat7048]

Maradona hands down or should that be hands up ✊⚽

[@baboucarrchune7673]

Considering the bad pitches maradona played on. He is the best.

[@footballanalysis3182]

Best Ball control - Zidane Argue with your keyboard (P.S - Zidane is not a better dribller than these 3, ball control is completely different than dribbling)

[@Stewie-A-Simpson]

Andres Iniesta has to be up there and Ronaldinho.

[@ansubarclay5817]

Like seriously I guess these guy's gave forgotten about exactly how Messi Dribbles,. There have never been a single soul,that have kicked football that dribbles than Messi

[@pedropierre9594]

I prefer Zidane but out of these 3, Messi for me

[@letshaveadiscussion5113]

Bergkamp? One of the best

[@Libinkttm]

Zidane was not a dribbler

[@pedropierre9594]

@@Libinkttm you might have forgot but the title says ball control

[@pedropierre9594]

@@letshaveadiscussion5113 Oh yeah that front to back against newcastle is a classic

[@Libinkttm]

@@pedropierre9594 I said about dribbling.. Because they are talking about dribbling also

[@arnabbagchi4260]

Yeah i get the point that tackles used to be reckless at Maradona's era, but it was still not at all easy before 2015 or so. Moreover the defensive tactics and drills have also increased and it's much difficult to dribble, thanks to video highlights. So I think both of them had their own problems.

[@handzar6402]

Stop talking about football cricket boy. Look at the pitches in the 80s and tell me Maradona is not the greatest.

[@harshareddy5407]

@@handzar6402 he's not

[@coreydon7097]

Maradona is by far number 1. If you saw the pitches they played on in those days and the way he was still able to keep the ball glued to his feet while dribbling around players was a miracle in itself. Plus when Diego played defenders could kick the living ish out of players, now if you breathe on a player to hard it's a yellow card

[@josephomoyajowo8509]

Privileged to have watched all 3 play...by far Maradona. His ball control was insane

[@Darkclouds666.]

By far? Ppl like u shouldnt talk football9

[@agnarsidhu7722]

There is only one Leo, and his name is Messi :)

[@menandroplan1554]

Messi is so good he doesnt need to revert to using skills to pass defenders.. He has perfected the basics of dribbling, and thats the only level he needs to show to put a defender on the floor. Thats greatness.. edit: dont forget ball control also takes into account passing and shooting, as you are controlling flight and trajectory of the ball

[@kingtshilobo1849]

Zidane has the best ball control I’ve ever seen

[@thedon897]

Don is 100% CORRECT. Movies are far better with the visuals compared to staring at paper💀💀

[@edge803]

Maradona is a better all round player. He was dribbling past players trying to break his legs on rugby pitches. The goat.

[@Ronny_Ron]

No one who has watched Maradona - even just videos - can have any doubt he's untouchable. He's the best - that's it. Messi 2nd with ball control but Neymar is more skilled & better dribbler

[@hulk8384]

No messi is the best

[@saneledlamini285]

This is a fair judgement

[@endervibez3259]

I’d say 1. Messi (3. In ball control) 2. Maradona (1. In ball control) 3. Ronaldinho (2. In ball control) 4. Iniesta (5. In ball control) 5. Zidane (4. In ball control) 6. Neymar (7. In ball control) 7. Prime Hazard? (8. In ball control) 8. Xavi (6 in ball control) Tell me who I’m forgetting :) and your opinions

[@vnnxyz1473]

Blasphemy! Noone is ,was and will be like the only god of football: Maradona!

[@thegaijinsoprano1457]

Waiting for the childs to say Messi, but it`s obviously Maradona and it`s not even close.

[@OthoDeLagery1096]

Exactly

[@chiatriani]

Yup. I've watched all of them play and the things Maradona has done and could do, only Ronaldinho comes close in terms of ball control. The only thing that Maradona didn't have was the numbers.

[@OthoDeLagery1096]

So as I... from the early eighties. Maradona alone made ordinary teams great. He was the Greatest. The warm up in Munich with the music of Opus "Life is Life" says it all.

[@Tyler-jh9uq]

Messi is so clear of maradona. You are not a student of the game if you think otherwise. Messi is an alien

[@OthoDeLagery1096]

@@Tyler-jh9uq MARADONA has made ordinary relegation teams great. He has lead them to total success....he alone. With a club or the national team and as a captain...leading. It is silly only to compare them, so i not spend words on Messi in comparison to the GREATEST.

[@maceykimberly7659]

Hasn't Micheal already given the answer??? 1.Messi 2. Neymar 3. Maradona. ESPN needs to be refreshed.

[@pgachoka3403]

Neymar has had more attempts on dribbles,more successful dribbles and a higher risk factor than Messi since he joined Barcelona,come on now give this guy his flowers and he does it with skill too.I think at this point it's just like a trend to hate on Neymar and most people judge his antics on the pitch more than his talent but one thing we can all agree he's been on of the most complete fowards in the past decade but people just won't appreciate that,especially the media.

[@Liamkod1233]

Well that's a lie

[@pgachoka3403]

@@Liamkod1233 how so??

[@jaysmith2858]

Maradona by a country mile. He had to control the ball whilst playing on pitches that lower division sides would be ashamed of, all whilst opposition players tried to kick him or similar players such as John Barnes out of the game. Compare that to Messi who gets to play on pristine pitches, and who gets more protection from referees than any other top flight player in history. If an opposition player so much as breathes on him he gets given a free kick or penalty.

[@abhishek5643]

exactly Jay, the pitches were bad, defenders were kicking him and too hurt him. don't forget the game was far too physical back then, the infamous copa del ray final which barca lost turned into kicking spree after and throughout the match. Maradona most of the time played with carrying some or other injury throughout as because of the physicality. Today's generation of players are too much protected, the challenges he faced will be straight red challenges in today's era but still people are arguing about messi's case. Even R9 was better than Messi in his prime and probably these guys wouldn't have watched him, he was a beast, could dribble, have pace, have strength, better finisher for sure than Messi.

[@Libinkttm]

Der is nothing like Country mile ... you can say Maradona may be slighly better that's it ..messi is just as good as him ..

[@DirtyJamesUK]

@@Libinkttm I think Messi is way better. I've never seen such close control and dribbling skills. Second to absolutely none in that regard. He's alien level.

[@3issam969]

Yeah true, but messi is playing against a lot better defenders. They are faster, smarter and stronger than back in the day. There are also systems that are created purely to stop messi from playing, that wasnt the case in maradonas time. The pitches were bad, but the opposition that messi faces is levels above maradona.

[@sentm7362]

Country mile😂😂 i think u have not watched football for the last two decades wen messi can do against ramos and pepe he can do it against anyone i know maradona was the best even messi is not far from him

[@桥南]

Ronaldinho best dribbler in history. shame, he was not mentioned.

[@UncouthTiger]

Maradona was nuts! No surprise he is #1.

[@drewchk5254]

Real Madrid's summer of 2009 when they signed Xabi Alonso, 24 year old Cristiano, 21 yr old Benzema, and 28 yr Kaka, plus bringing Arbeloa back was a much better transfer window than PSG's.

[@Jaheeem]

Your Crazy

[@drewchk5254]

@@Jaheeem so you’re stupid enough to claim that PSG signing 36 yr old Ramos, 34 Year old Messi, plus Wijnaldum is a better than that summer?

[@vesang4543]

Ball control and dribbling :Messi , Maradona did not have the speed or acceleration Messi has with great consistency too... sorry . Watch some clips and will see it right away

[@paolopjc]

Have you seen Maradona play? His acceleration is better than Messi he was absolutely dynamic. Speed very good too

[@vesang4543]

@@paolopjc I have watched Maradona , he was very good but never had the acceleration or the speed ball control of Messi

[@paolopjc]

@@vesang4543 I disagree with you but it's good to have different opinions

[@vesang4543]

@@paolopjc Its all good brother ! Thank you for the replies. There are a lot more important things in life than our opinions on Messi or Maradona. God bless you !

[@jkidney100]

I saw all three play, Maradona’s left foot was magical, he took crazy shots, made unexpected passes. He had to constantly jump over defenders trying to tackle him - kicking his legs, not the ball!! Moves completely differently than Messi. I’m a huge messi fanboy but Madonna was more exciting. Neymar has insane skills and feints while Messi is just sooo quick w his feet and more lethal w his dribbling.

[@wiseonwords]

Finally, someone who has a good sense of history and knows something! Most of the commentators simply haven't been around long enough to comment.

[@alexandragomes7087]

Maradona is the legend of Argentina. Messi is the legend of those who never watched Maradona play. He was magical

[@lookingfortheend]

For me the only guy slightly better or comparable to Neymar is Ronaldinho. Neymar lacks the decisions like Messi, but purely based on ability control the ball Neymar is better then everyone else in world football.

[@shahabuddin2802]

Neymar is better at beating defenders, Ronaldinho was "maybe" a better ball handler.

[@adamyaaggarwal3149]

Add eden hazard to the list

[@edu1113]

Neymar shouldn't even be in this conversation

[@tevincoley7970]

If it came down to ball control I would put neymar over messi even bertova man control the ball and make it look so effortless

[@greatestanalyser2354]

Zidane and Ronaldinho are above all 3😎🤩

[@rubamann]

They are not in the question.

[@peterjazii6925]

Ronaldinho is terms ball control and ball mastery. The type of things he did with a ball... look at his freestyle videos in training.

[@lostgalaxy8704]

These espn fc pundits or what ever they r, just love to create controversies. Messi is the god of ball control and dribbling. There is literally no one comes close to him in this attribute. And this is coming from a CR supporter.

[@JayzsMr]

It isn't even close , you can watch 30 min highlights of him dribbling through multiple players like no one ever has . The sheer amount of dribbling runs he did through his career blows every other player of of the water

[@jimcaalefarax2506]

Neymar best technical player and dribbler off all time so far

[@cbscboys8784]

Messi has the best ball control of all time

[@pspaulstewartinterviewinspires]

Yes Frank. It was a dangerous time for dribbling back then. But you might agree, all that diving can be very high-risk too these days.

[@fanpundit9262]

Messi obviously

[@baboucarrchune7673]

Maradona all day considering the bad pitches he played on.

[@vik24oct1991]

neymar does lot of trick but also wastes a lot of possession by dribbling when it is not needed, while messi is great in tight spaces and more effective and efficient and maradona played in completely different era so it is difficult to compare, 1. messi 2. maradona 3. neymar.

[@El_Diego86]

Maradona easily has the best ball control in History! Watch one of he's highlights and you can't deny that.

[@johnchristopher3032]

Ronaldinho

[@The_Bahamian_Intellectual]

Tho I see where you’re coming from Messi also has crazy close control even when he was a youth player in 2006

[@kevinmark2146]

Johan Cruyff, obviously 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@brunofernandes2799]

You can debate about ball control as you like,but noone matches Ole when it comes to Wheel control

[@perfectchampions8971]

People haven’t seen maradona even and straight up say Messi. Maradona literally was Messi but better. There’s a reason even Messi admits it.

[@yviewond3r476]

Maradona is great but the leo and ney have to deal with defenders who can actually defend

[@bonkerzisgood]

Messi's is 3x better than Maradona. These guys pick Maradona now but 5 years ago they picked Messi

[@moyndebs6759]

First Touch Skillful control Neymar, Close Solo goal Dribbling Messi, Chest & Knee control Maradona. ❤️

[@vnnxyz1473]

Blasphemy! Noone is ,was and will be like the only god of football: Maradona...in all !

[@WildBillHickums]

I'm from Lexington NC, and can verify we have the best bbq in the states.

[@kazimd.jukrufbinrashid3512]

When it's the era of Messi and Ronaldo, no matter how good Neymar is, he will still come third.

[@mikemike-vo1fz]

Zidane by far

[@davehill5764]

Saying who has best ball control is irrelevant. There are possibly Freestylers and Futsol players with better ball tricks / ball control than any of those 3 players. But they cant do it on a football pitch. This game also comes down to drive, heart, stamina, power, positional awareness, work rate, footballing IQ. In my opinion Cristiano is probably very slightly behind Maradonna or Messi when it comes to pure ball control. But his trophies and stats are greater than anyone except Messi (whom he ties with). And that is because his heart, commitment, power, stamina, positional awareness are all off the charts.

[@rajeebdas1724]

Our memories become a salad overtime...rusty and hazy... Marradona was incredible and otherworldly.. But when you think of Messi , you tend to think of a messi you saw last week...or last month... Not a young bloke from 2007- 2016/17... So personally I think messi and Marradona are level...And they're level with any other OG contenders who have been possibly left out.. Neymar is awesome.. He's unstoppable at times. But what places him a tire below them is his decision making.. In the fraction of a second that they'd have, you'd expect a Messi or Marradona to make a better decision of whether to pass the ball, dribble in, dribble out or take a shot.... Neymar would probably mess it up more than these OGs... So I'd place him second... There's no third..

[@bravo5713]

The goat Messi

[@ragecandy]

Ronaldo was a better dribbler than Messi (R9)

[@msoo391]

I think Luuk de Jong has the best ball control

[@znhait]

Maybe, maybe not, but he's certainly the most dangerous in the box.

[@rubamann]

He is not in the question, unfortunately for you.

[@Sabet-plays-roblox]

Dan: Where is messi and ramos? Frank, He's in paris is big city a lots things going on.

[@RushStriker9]

I respect these guys and I understand the Maradonna thing but Im sry both Messi and Neymar (regardless of whether you like him or not) literally perform dribbling/control MAGICCCCCC!!!!!!!

[@Sheepwillbesheep]

You haven’t a clue.

[@felixroj81]

🤣🤣🤣

[@shem8729]

The best ball controller in history is berbatov

[@jagannathadas108]

The dribbling strategy that Maradona had to employ earlier due to rough tackles was different from what Messi does now. Messi could afford to get close to the defender Maradona could not, Maradona had to deal with uneven pitches. Maradona had better speed and could control the ball at a higher speeds. His passing, vission, free kicks are all better than Messi. Maradona even defended well, he was all over the place. Even leaving aside Maradona's charisma, Maradona is the GOAT.

[@suryakantpanda1785]

Best ball control : Marcelo no one near him 😎

[@keeganjeremiah208]

Ronaldinho had the best ever ball control

[@suryakantpanda1785]

@@keeganjeremiah208 not like Marcelo

[@keeganjeremiah208]

You clearly weren't around in the Ronaldinho era lol

[@suryakantpanda1785]

@@keeganjeremiah208 have seen many of his highlights 😅

[@keeganjeremiah208]

Lol you're too young to know then, Marcelo is good, but Ronaldinho, if you were there to see it, best ball control of all time, was so good that real madrid fans gave him a standing ovation when he came off

[@chrisallen6428]

Comparing neymar to these legends is belittling them😞

[@footballinvestorsclub]

Messi and Neymar do it on pitches that look like carpets, Maradona did it on swampland. Whole different challenge.

[@vnnxyz1473]

What is this ''swampland''?

[@whitemtl370]

In psychology this is known as romanticising memories. Maradona’s ball control and dribbling were inferior to Messi’s

[@vnnxyz1473]

Hahahaha....Both Psychology and Fottbal are not in your knwledge!

[@whitemtl370]

@@vnnxyz1473 apparently English is not “in” yours.

[@vnnxyz1473]

@@whitemtl370 , that might be true! But we're talking football here; not english!

[@whitemtl370]

@@vnnxyz1473 well, my expert friend who has determined that psychology and football are not in my knowledge. I’m a sports psychologist… I know a bit more than you think ;)

[@BabsW]

What about Ronaldinho?

[@chagavah]

Any footballer knows Gaucho and Berbatov have to be in this conversation

[@saqibu5]

Maradona was never the best dribbler. These guys are saying that era was more dangerous which is hilarious. Maradona can't keep dribbling with such close range and with such pace constantly what Messi has done since 2006 along with ball control. On top of that, Maradona is a cheat with drug abuse and he shouldn't be in the discussion at all.

[@vnnxyz1473]

Blasphemy! Noone is ,was and will be like the only god of football: Maradona! You're telling craps!

[@G.Mouries]

Messi is goat in dribbling

[@vnnxyz1473]

Maradona the best in all!

[@shango7942]

That's true, I don't think there's a greatest player of all time. First of all, All Time is forever and second, unless a player is the best at all positions, then that's really a non argument.

[@sameerhossain5428]

Easily Messi 👍