I have played against Platini, Maradona, Cruyff and played with George Best — a lot of big names, but none of them has been able to do what Messi does. Two years ago I said that the best player I played against was Maradona and the best player I have played with was Bestie. But I can now say I have never seen a player as good as Messi. He’s in a league of his own.

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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I have played against Platini, Maradona, Cruyff and played with George Best — a lot of big names, but none of them has been able to do what Messi does. Two years ago I said that the best player I played against was Maradona and the best player I have played with was Bestie. But I can now say I have never seen a player as good as Messi. He’s in a league of his own." in the context of "Gerry Armstrong, 2010 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/european/gerry-armstrong-lionel-messi-is-the-greatest-28526228.html" to mean that wisdom is timeless.