Gennaro Gattuso (twice)
February 2020: "He [Messi] is the best in the world. (...) He's always literally perfect, he's an example for everyone. He does things I only see on the PlayStation. He has incredible quality and he has been the best player in the world for many years."
August 2020: "I can mark Messi only in my dreams. Or if I set Napoli vs Barcelona on my son's PlayStation, trying to catch him there when I played for Milan with 10-15 kilograms less than today."
Arsene Wenger
April 2010: "He's like a PlayStation. I think he can take advantage of every mistake you make. Barcelona are a very good side but of course, they have Messi who can make the difference at any moment in the game."
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
2012: "I know he's won it [the Ballon d'Or] several times but it is deserved. He plays like he's on PlayStation, it's unbelievable. People who say otherwise either don't know anything about football or are just talking nonsense."
John Toshack (ex-Real Madrid manager)
February 2019: "You have to talk about great players and then Messi as he looks like a PlayStation player. I'm 69 and I've seen many players, but he is something else."
Luis Suarez
December 2016: "Messi's second goal [against Espanyol]? It's simply amazing. It's like what we see in PlayStation."
