Rio Ferdinand Meets Yaya Toure | Is Messi The Best?

Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand meets Manchester City's Yaya Toure to discuss former team-mate Lionel Messi in more detail.
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[@Calyx_SZN]

Play with him-fantastic! Play against him- worst! I think those words from Yaya sum it up really. The man is a genius!

[@dannyduan9436]

Dynamo EVERYDAY

[@aikinsyeboah3086]

the best description of messi

[@PanjshirAfg]

Exactly

[@nismocash]

defenders smile when messi plays with the argentina shirt cus they know hes average, only with a barca shirt does messi do anything at all and thats with the barca squad doing all the defensive and build up work, just like stupid ronaldo

[@teenentertainingtech6823]

Nismo Garcia are u mad bro..

[@allegrot438]

People always say that they are both good players, but always end on Messi.

[@kay2382]

people dont like ronaldo because he is arrogant at ties thats why they choose messi but deep down they all know ronaldo is better

[@allegrot438]

Na. These days Ronaldo's lost a lot of pace and is just a tap-in expert.

[@SandeepSingh-jq7iu]

These days a lot many players are almost as good as or even better than both Ronaldo and Messi. Hazard is playing really well. So is Griezzman!

[@allegrot438]

Sandeep Singh I'm sorry, but no. Messi has undoubtedly been the best player of 2016. His stats are ridiculous right now.

[@SandeepSingh-jq7iu]

Talking about stats, Ronaldo has played 4-5 seasons less than Messi. But he is the second highest goal scorer and assist maker in La Liga already, that too by a narrow margin! #Consistency

[@alainegbe]

At the end he said "Playing with him is the best but playing against him is the worst"..that just shows how good Messi is.

[@Hieillua]

Prime Ronaldo was still defendable imo. Prime Messi, needed 5 Real Madrid defenders around him and that was still not enough. While Barca let Ronaldo come towards Pique and Puyol all the time. Dani Alves was way up. Abidal on the other side or Alba years later. Meanwhile Pepe, Ramos, Marcelo and Arbeloa/Carvajal etc. are all being dribbled away and need to resort to kicking him.

[@fahimahmed6939]

I think it was more to do was the way barca played - that barca team was untouchable Messi though was stopaable while playing for Argentina

[@Username-mn7pc]

@@fahimahmed6939 He is unstoppable everywhere. 7th ballon dor is coming

[@sianwa11]

@@Username-mn7pc Vamoos LM7

[@rtxmax8223]

The only guy Leo to keep winning the Ballon Dor on streak was CR7. Yes Leo has an edge because he is natural, God gifted with abilities that anyone else can emulate. Ronaldo is the epitome of human genetics when it comes to football, just a step short of the greatest of all time who is LM10.

[@Armeniozo]

@@fahimahmed6939 Definitely because of how Barca played. Prime Barcelona was by far the best performing team in the world at that time. And what the main comment says about Barcelona letting Ronaldo go up far to their defenders is partially true. They at first tried to have Alves mark him but that didn’t go so well and it took a lot of offensive play out of their game, Alves alone was responsible for a big portion of assists on Messi, let alone on the others. But just to be clear I’m not picking sides. Both Messi and Ronaldo are equal to me, both are the greatest of their era.

[@forevergooner4400]

Thierry Henry said the exact same thing about Messi.

[@eddiespectral]

We miss you Yaya Toure. You will always be applauded in Camp Nou. Best luck in your career from a FC Barcelona supporter.

[@albertchigoche727]

Pep was the problem ,did not lyke our black African Legends Yaya & Etoo !!!

[@ronaldogoat1924]

@@albertchigoche727 Abidal?? Dani alves?? Sterling?? Alaba??

[@shaeendawood4409]

if u player in barca u forced to say Messi is the best

[@eddiespectral]

@@shaeendawood4409 Convinced, not forced

[@erdodogan28]

Messi is the Greatest Player in History!

[@JackMacdonaldjackman111]

yep

[@truefutbal9916]

+Messi TheGreatest without a doubt

[@nanimichael6914]

+TrueFutbal cr7 is greatest without shadow

[@gkus7008]

Lol foh

[@juanbecerra4268]

Messi TheGreatest lol

[@shomainaga2580]

Dear CR7 fans.. He is your favourite player not the best.. Like Griezmann is my favourite player but i know he is not the best.. The best is Messi!

[@randysatrya]

Stop comparing Messi with Best. Best is the best.

[@saukangchew1347]

@@randysatrya well, he did not compare messi with messi tho 😂

[@arjenrobbed1294]

He chokes in big games without Xavi and iniesta in their primes. Zidane showed up in big matches with different players around him he took the game by the scruff of the neck

[@Quebec4519]

don't ever compare ronaldo to griezmann hahaha

[@godydibbs2918]

Well said

[@LikeAcrid]

Yaya cracks me up. Summed it up perfectly there

[@wiggyswaine2336]

Ronaldo is specimen the greatest athlete who ever played football but messi is just gifted with the greatest natural ability to play football who ever lived

[@babuvikas2998]

Agreed but it doesn't mean messi won't go for training...he trains a lot too.even gifts will be go damage if not they are in use. May be natural talent but continues to maintain that not easy .

[@G4MBIT]

Messi was born to play football.

[@daveneo3580]

Yaya was a beast...he was literally a box to box player...he would pick the ball up on edge of own box and run past the whole opposition to score

[@kieran29700]

Ferdinand is blagging that he even understood a word of that.

[@LikeAcrid]

hahah

[@jeffreyfay1849]

HAHAH

[@joaquinsilva6447]

1:38 "he's brilliant, it's unbelievable... him and Ronaldinho... they tell us, guys be careful if you come to close...(Caño or Nutmeg) be away." hahaha very funny to be a true story of two great living legends.

[@Miraie93]

Joaquín Silva hahaha Everybody knows that Ronaldinho is the magic of skill, he will nutmeg u if getting close to him. Even u realize that he will do it but still u get in his trap.. But now on messi era, messi do that nutmeg twice better than Ronaldinho did. Like what yaya said "becareful when u getting close to them"...hahahah

[@Naxoocr7]

Messi is a natural genius. Cristiano Ronaldo is a genius of the hard work.

[@kanejos]

+Astral Door hard work of the team? ronaldo? ok man ook....................

[@therealistOba]

ronaldo is captain America and messi is superman he was born great

[@King_Fi5h]

+Denis Victor Thats a statement of wisdom. You could not make a better statement.

[@avfcsouthpaw]

messi is goku and Ronaldo is vegeta

[@andrecardoso1568]

Ronaldo isn't only hard work I remember watching him play since he was 14 and he was already a star. He even broke the record for most goals in the Portuguese U-15 squad. He's just not as talented as Messi.

[@Seriously4991]

YAYA Toure ,, One of the best Midfielders !!

[@quality6823]

Messi is the sign of God's perfection. He is the gift of God to the people who love the beautiful game. praised be God for giving him to the world. with him, the world is a better place, a beautiful place. Mey God keep him always good and well for his family and us. Amen

[@fraser9748]

go away

[@itsmeMM254]

Amen 🙏

[@davidduah2664]

yaya toure is such a cool guy

[@dghimkarim4200]

we all knew that messi is the best now we should focus on the new talents like verratti reus james douglas costa isco coutinho martial .... Just stop comparing messi with ronaldo messi is way much better

[@AdvocateSpirit]

Kylian !!! Mbappe !!!

[@rodnejean9880]

Wait until they show some consistency

[@riskyrici]

This comment didn't age well.

[@Elijah-qx3qn]

@@riskyrici like milk

[@ameennazeer12]

Messi is miles better than those "new talents" even after 5 years of ur comment Let that sink in

[@stephenazare8386]

I love how mature he speaks

[@rohithreddy5769]

Agreed!! Never come close to Messi and Ronaldinho. It's just that one dedicated complete life to Football and the other wanted to enjoy the life. Ronaldinho could have been the greatest ever if he focused more on football. An utter genius👌👌

[@animesh_01]

And they always shout Messi is not a hard worker lol

[@zac9068]

Ronaldo doesn't come anywhere near to messi

[@kay2382]

haha nice joke

[@zac9068]

It's true tho

[@SandeepSingh-jq7iu]

I agree. He is very much ahead of him.

[@lilrogue6869]

Sandeep Singh he's so much behind messi

[@SandeepSingh-jq7iu]

Rupert: I disagree.

[@kaltumaahmed8367]

Talent vs hardwork Talent wins.

[@animesh_01]

Many player are talented but they don't do that for 15 years and the other hand every body works hard but didn't get chances or could not reach that level bro so don't compare talent and hard work

[@sankalpdutta6743]

@@animesh_01 talent without hardwork is useless

[@lakshyapatwari6026]

@@sankalpdutta6743 right

[@San-ju2xu]

Messi has talent but also works hard on improving his skill.. Dribbling is natural for Leo Messi but what he has improved with hard work is his passing and free kick ability.

[@Mongalingalong]

Messi also works hard, but I guess since he doesn't have nice abs nobody cares .... 😒

[@gabrielmcgann7736]

What a nice guy this Yaya Toure

[@yolybooty2200]

I love Fer, great video This question is the most easy question to answer Messi is the king, the genius, the magician, the greatest footballer player ever MESSI is Messi the rest is history Rondando is nothing just marketing

[@sungkarcityzens5555]

None of single player on this earth could reach the same level as Messi ... Your like plz

[@usamaumar4142]

year 2021 and this video is still valid

[@abhishek4749]

Messi Naturally talented

[@BRRTa10]

this is way we love Yaya Toure

[@ktrein3729]

Messi : born with the talent ! the others : 20% talent 80% hard work! with his physique, it's really impossible for him to survive in this modern football ! but he was born to be better than any other including Christiano.

[@animesh_01]

People always talk about Messi's talent but they forget that many players had also gifted talent but they aren't the best for more than a decade because they lacks in hard work . every body needs hard work to stay at the top not talent ❤️❤️❤️

[@ahmad_razaaa]

And people compare him to a merchant

[@aamirbangash985]

I don't waste time comparing MESSI 👑 with Ronaldo

[@Pintkonan]

[@chrisrougue]

Legend

[@ashleydavis2663]

Great interview

[@22ashwinkrishna51]

Messi is just on another level.

[@DavidGoodland]

for those who could not under stand him. "I really like birthday cake, I eat it and it gets very messy, birthday cake is the best, it is very good".

[@SiDanil]

lmao youre the best

[@eniojunior7202]

+David Goodland SO just realized that u are better than messi u idiot

[@RadaRadaYadaYada20]

Racist whites everywhere

[@DavidGoodland]

+RadaRadaYadaYada20 its a joke about his old birthday cake issue, your comment is more racist than mine. By the way, your mum like cake too, she gets very messy :)

[@ManoharRajanlalala]

why can't we all get along, hmm?

[@dhritimansen3307]

toure is on my dream team in the mid with ballack.

[@kidroid1]

30 dislikes? How? He speaks pure truth

[@dayenned.9501]

MESSI MESSIII MESSIIII ❤

[@Eudemoni_]

It seems like a lot of legends, even some that played with Ronaldo, all agree to say that Messi is the best over Ronaldo. I can remember Scholes, Lampard, Henry, Ibrahimovic, Yaya Touré saying that in interviews.

[@richardcalisi9188]

BRING HOME LA COPA LEO!!!!!!!!!!! 20 18!!

[@Paragon.Academy]

It's 2020 and Messi is still on the top

[@El_Zarco]

Thanks yaya 😚

[@foodlover3190]

True respect yaya

[@subzero871NL]

Magical messi ❤❤❤

[@thekillerab8232]

How can ny person be soo good..i guess god doesnt want 2 3 gr8 players at a time like 90s football times where many gr8 players in one generation.he puts many g8 players in one messi only

[@bifftannen66]

There is plenty of good players at their generation as well. Just Messi and Ronaldo are so ridiculously good it makes the rest look average

[@amaratraore2535]

Lionel Messi greates fantastic player in thé World

[@elita17913]

Messi is always the best!!

[@amaratraore2535]

Lionel Messi is thé greatefu unbelievable player in thé World

[@imsuwatijamir4645]

Well that sums up all..hope now your confusion is clear now??or just gonna ignore and deny he is the Best of all time..iam talking about Messi

[@recruitmentch]

Respect to Toure. Arguably one of the most underrated players. He was underrated and under appreciated at Barcelona and for what he gave to city, he deserves a lot more respect. The likes of Aguero and Silva wouldn't have had the joy to express themselves if Toure wasn't in that midfield. 13/14 season, he was immense. When he was at his best, he literally could play in every position.

[@shantel9392]

Some people are just born with it! Periodt

[@Vijay30i]

Messi man😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@leothe7664]

Nobody comes close, nobody ever will come close 🐐

[@tsb3208]

I have no idea what Yaya Toure said in the first minute of this video.

[@alanrose5603]

Yes, Messi is better than Ronaldinho. How is that even a valid question? I remember 2002 - 2006, when Ron was beyond beautiful. Messi has left him in the dust. The greatest of all time and by a huge distance.

[@sharkyh7327]

Messi was like 18-19 in ‘05/06 plus ronaldhino did it for maybe 4 years whilst Messi has been doing it for atleast 11 years consistently

[@sharatchandrapullabhotla2505]

Messi is a very good player he can inject pace in attack by taking down 3-4 players which is not easy because generally what managers tend to do with no 10's is either they're going to mark him like Bruno Fernandez but this guy in 1-1 he can kill his marking but if u put more bodies out there ur creating more space out there in the pitch especially when u have Iniesta , Neymar on other flank. He is genius.

[@VillaBoys123]

Subtitles please.

[@ariasophia1606]

Ronaldinho and messi they're two great players

[@telmolicious]

I'm struggling to understand everything he says but apparently I'm not alone, the subtitles are in Portuguese 😅

[@pilaraluchahermoso521]

¿estàs convencido ya, Ferdinand? pues crèelo, Toure sabe de fùtbol y de excelencia, no se equivoca

[@SoulJourneys20]

Messi is the greatest hands down, I have never seem Ronaldo dribble past half the team consistently and either assist or score! Messi is football!

[@MESSI-fx1ob]

Man Yaya is a gorgeous man

[@tigerarmyrule]

It truly amazes me that there is even a discussion..........Messi is so obviously the greatest player that it is just silly to even think about denying it. The likes of CR7, Ronaldinho are great great talents....the underrated Henry as well. but in the past 30 years only Real Ronaldo 9 compares to Messi at all and unluckily for him injury limited him. Messi is the best of the past 30 years.

[@user-yj5tc9pr7v]

Messi best player ever CR7 best athlete evee

[@manzilla48]

Toure like laughing a lot

[@Pintkonan]

ive been to poor regions all over the world. africa, south east asia. they have one thing in common: despite having nothing, they laugh a lot.

[@amaratraore2535]

Lionel Messi is thé unbelievev

[@sherwindlamini5995]

Nice shirt toure for Africa *Nelson Mandela*✊✊✊

[@leylatanlar3382]

Yeaa messi is da best❤

[@mas-udal-hassan9277]

2:18 left of Pep, that old dude isn't smiling 😕

[@akshaymahapatra1818]

We fans are divided by our wars... But all the great players who know the game better than us have always picked Messi..... And most of them have played against Ronaldo too. But they still choose Messi.... Coz he is the best... Now someone would come and say but but Ronaldo won here and there..... The places he has gone were already the champion clubs there. And Real Madrid, lol prime Messi schooled them everytime

[@balaji1423]

*CR7 AND MESSI WILL BE THE POWER COUPLE PEOPLE ADORE❤🔥*

[@chijiokeokafor983]

Play with him, it's fantastic....against him its worst

[@joshuabonyam1541]

Leo ⚽🐐🇦🇷👑❤✊✊✊

[@fuzzupuzzu]

Messi the best ever!

[@liaqatrezaie9750]

the best Messi;-) :-)

[@aymanburayou7453]

argentina needs to have more players attacking NOW GET ON IT JONNY NOW !!!!!!!!!!!!

[@gabrielmcgann7736]

+worstrobloxgamerEVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Really? Messi best player in world, Higuain and Dybala (Best Strikers of Calcio) Tevez (former striker on Juventus), Aguero, Di Maria. Argentina needs 2 things: 1) Defenders and 2) Give the fking ball to Messi ALWAYS like Barcelona does

[@aymanburayou7453]

oh...(facepalm)

[@miguelrodriquez7094]

+Marcus Crassus Well no messi anymore.

[@aymanburayou7453]

the penalty was higher than his international career

[@Agent.K.]

HeHeXD All time top scorer. Not bad for a team that had maradona, Gabigoal, etc...

[@dellboy1775]

Messi is the best it's natural he's the best

[@abdiali6114]

not only a very nice guy also a brilliant midfielder one of the best ive ever seen.would of loved yaya at OT

[@solcporter]

Messi has more achievements but ronaldhinho is better at football, just didn't have his head in the technical game

[@smilesdpan-africanist4455]

Leo Messi is a genius

[@rz9018]

Messi is a natural genius. Ronaldo is a hard working gem of a player

[@somaliland247]

Yaya Toure 👍

[@joodslife]

Messi

[@yo_shooting]

Play with him is fantastic, play against him it’s the worst...

[@sibusisosiso9727]

i know messi fans always avoid this. ..but we all know the greatest player is Ronaldinho the player that was loved by his rival fans the player that made many ppl support barca the players that started the barca domination thats Dinho yes messi n ronaldo r great players who scored many goals but ronaldinho is the player that made many ppl love soccer

[@cool28990]

@_bshxh fck mesi. Don't compare him with ronalhinio.

[@fktuhin2540]

Messi is greatest of all time no doubt.

[@catarinobernardojoao1824]

I don't want to be ignorant but messi is the best is spanish ligue with spanish support.... The club with more tittle of champions ligue is in spain... Wich is help in the merchandising... Now i recognise guardiola's value he is England with english Mans.... Premier ligue is the NBA of football the salary are amazing

[@jasybrigde4136]

Messsssiii

[@commentstealer4460]

even i am a ronaldo fan i saw these videos i lost hope, messi is going to win the ballon dor :(

[@wolvestribe6435]

Ronaldinho

[@caetanocosta4406]

Ramon from bang bros

[@nahuelcutrera]

HAHA

[@biterlombi1689]

Messi.. Is different...

[@dons8108]

As for me united is my club forever but Ronaldo is great ,hard working,and skillful ,fast,and aggressive meanwhile Messi is very skillfully and and a great finisher but what I see defender are afraid to even put a foot they don't play in that hard the way they tackle Ronaldo period but I will always rate CR7 he will always be the best for me he don't have to prove nothing more in soccer but he will in England before he retires peace out

[@simplyballing1592]

What's Ferdinand's opinion?

[@iyerzzzzz]

Messi from 2008-2014 is the greatest player I have seen in 20 years.

[@McFlashh]

In 20 years?

[@ganjamozart1435]

While Ronaldo is doing his third step over to beat one player, Messi has already slalomed past three players and either scored or assisted a teammate. It's telling that the only players who rate Ronaldo higher than Messi are those who played for United.

[@thefan974]

Cr7s scored plenty of solo goals where he's gone past multiple players without doing any stopovers even though no one complained when R9 or Figo did stepovers

[@jasonscorner8747]

simple answer guys, Messi is genius, Ronaldo is power, speed and skill. ( Best header of ball)

[@outofthebox3653]

Where's the cake🎈🎂

[@crochharachharachhakchhuak2634]

Messi the greatest