Why does Messi needs to win a major tournament in order to be compared to Pele and Maradona?

[Goatseye]

pastro243 said:

Goatseye said:

At the time when Pele was playing in the 60's, many Brazilians thought that Garrincha was more technical than him. The disparity wasn't that big.

Could be, but you could say the same with Ronaldo, Xavi and Iniesta now, there are some people that put them above Messi in times where most considered Messi above them.

 

Messi is still Young, he could well win this copa América this week and the world cup in Russia, but my opinion is that if you ended his career now, Pelé would be above

How would you measure that?

And for the comment above, Messi had most assists and goals when Iniesta and Xavi were at their best. I love Xavi and Iniesta but Messi transcends their magical abilities with more than just passes.