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Originally Posted by penguinz
Messi chokes on PKs and then cries and retires from national team. Being the best is mental as well. Messi is great but not the best.
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Oh please. The best penalty takers aren't necessarily the top 50 players in history. Guys like Le Tissier, Brehme, Shearer were awesome penalty takers, but they're not on Messi's level as players. Messi is the best player of our generation, along with Ronaldo. He's decent at penalties but not great. There's other things he's not great at offensively (headers). I wouldn't call him a choker or question his mental fortitude. He's been playing under immense pressure for over a decade now and delivering unlike anyone else.