By Jeff Powell Follow @@jeffpowell_Mail Lionel Messi is the greatest player in the world, perhaps of all time, and after a few minor adjustments Argentina will be on their way to winning the World Cup. That is how life looks inside the self-deceptive bubble which this Messi band of brothers inhabit. Alejandro Sabella tells it thus: ‘Whatever Messi does or doesn’t do in this World Cup he is the greatest player in the world and one of the greatest in the history of football.’ VIDEO All Star XI: Lionel Messi Moment of genius: Lionel Messi scores a superb goal to put Argentina 2-1 up against Bosnia and (below) Sportsmail's graphic of the strike
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Messi had a nightmare for 64 minutes against Bosnia-Herzegovina
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He is a terrific player but needs a big World Cup to prove himself
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Pele, Alfredo Di Stefano and Garrincha should be slighted by comparison
Well, you could say he was for the duration of the 10 seconds it took him to collect the ball, dance past an assortment of @placeholder defenders and fire his exceptional goal in off a post.