Nigerian international, Ademola Lookman, has spoken out on the eternal debate over who is the Goat between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
The man who caused a lot of ink to flow during last season’s Europa League final match between his club, Atalanta Bergamo, and Bayer Leverkusen, was very clear.
For Ademola Lookman, Lionel Messi is undoubtedly the Goat and there should be no debate on this subject.
According to the former Leicester City striker, it is the press that forces observers to compare other players to La Pulga.
Otherwise, the Argentinian is actually, according to him, the best player in the world and by far ahead of the other players to whom he is compared.
“If we were in an era without social media, everyone would say Messi is the best player of all time.
Everyone has eyes and sees, but the press and the pages make you doubt the comparisons and influence minds. If there is a player who runs well, he is better than Messi.
If he has muscles, he is better than Messi. If he is handsome, he is better than Messi. Do you see how the press affects minds?
Comparisons are related to football. When they failed, they started comparing appearances as if Messi was a model. Stop this farce and enjoy football,” explained the Nigerian player.
As a reminder, the latter scored a resounding hat-trick in the Europa League final last May and saw his name voted for by several fans to become the 2024 African Ballon d’Or.
