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

[pastro243]

Goatseye said:

pastro243 said:

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.

I just put his personal achievements over Messi's 

 

And it's not what I think but I remember many people saying Messi couldn't shine without those two, especially when they won World cup and euro and Messi was questioned by the media because of how he played for Argentina.