The Cameroon international has spoken about the Argentine's personality on and off the pitch and also praised the influence of Ronaldinho during his time at Barcelona.
The
pair spent five years together at Camp Nou between 2004 and 2009, and
having formed a firm friendship with the Argentine off the pitch, the
Cameroon international is desperate to see him add international honors
to his trophy cabinet.
"Messi is a god, as a person and even more as a player," he told RT.
"Messi is a god, as a person and even more as a player," he told RT.
"I hope that he wins the World Cup with Argentina. To the gods of the
world, all I ask is that you give him that chance, because I have seen
him grow. I can only hope for the best, because I have seen and know
what a good boy he is."
The 31-year-old also spoke about the
effect former Blaugrana teammate Ronaldinho had on him during his time
with the Catalan club.
Messi hapa akishangilia uvunjaji rekodi ya Gerd Muller ya mabao 85 iliyodumu kwa miaka 40.
"He is a genius, and not just in football. The day I was upset, I did not play well, but when you saw him arrive in the locker room with a smile on his face, you knew he was going to roll," said Eto'o, who moved to Russian club Anzhi in 2011 after a two-year spell with Inter Milan.
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