Thierry Henry believes that his formerBarcelona team-mate Lionel Messi isuntouchable in terms of pure talent, even from Cristiano Ronaldo.
The Camp Nou star was unseated as Ballon d'Or holder earlier this year bythe Real Madrid forward, but he starred in the World Cup as Argentinareached the final and won the tournament's Golden Ball for his efforts.Henry, who played with Messi at Barca before joining New York Red Bullsin 2010, stressed that he rates Ronaldo but just does not think that thePortugal international - or anyone else in the world - can match Messi toe-to-toe for talent.
"Lionel Messi is the best player in the world but I respect the amount ofwork Cristiano Ronaldo has put into the game,
" Henry told BBC in a chatwith ex-Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand."But Messi is just a freak. It is nice for kids to watch as they can see oneguy who was given a gift and the other guy who does it through hard work."Louis Saha used to tell me Ronaldo was the hardest worker at ManchesterUnited.
I am not saying Messi does not work hard - but it is more natural.
"Ronaldo had to work really hard to reach the top. They have the samementality but that's the difference."Arsenal legend Henry also weighed in on the future on Luis Suarez, whohas joined Luis Enrique's side this summer for €88 million, and suggestedthat the Uruguayan would be a massive hit in La Liga. "He has everything. He's in your face, he's arrogant in a good way, he canvolley it, he can score headers," the Frenchman added."He has that vicious side to his game - I will not call it cheating. He knowshow to score goals. We have seen it against England. They gave him two chances and he scored two goals.
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