“I think his place is assured there (among the greats) and was even before he came to the World Cup. The providerMessi’s role in that World Cup was to be the provider and he did that as well as he could. “Messi had an exceptional World Cup with me ... and no one said so. The match ended 1-1 but again, like my past encounters with the football’s little, gentle giant, Messi hadn’t done much. I remember people venting from Kolkata after the penalties meant another World Cup stayed away from Argentina.

Source: Hindustan Times June 27, 2016 12:33 UTC