Pele lashes out at ‘one-trick’ Messi in bizarre attack

Lionel Messi has been dismissed as a “one-skill” footballer in an extraordinary attack by none other than Pele.

The Brazilian legend has never been shy about claiming how good he was, but he added to his self-love by claiming the Barcelona and Argentine ace was not a patch on him.

“How can you make a comparison between a guy who heads the ball well, shoots with the left, shoots with the right and another who only shoots with one leg, only has one skill and doesn’t head the ball well?” Pele told Folha de Sao Paulo when asked about Messi. “How can you compare? To compare with Pele, it has to be someone who shoots well with the left, shoots well with the right, and scores headers.”