Best player.....WC awards at Qatar were a big fat joke.
Don't believe me? Tell me why CR7 won man of the match in Portugal's first game despite playing poorly.....
Most of Messi's goals were penalties and he was poor against Saudi. Mbappe outplayed him in the final and was comfortably the best player in the WC. Just like James was back in 2014.
This WC campaign is being overhyped and history is being rewritten by the Messi PR propoganda machine. He had a very good WC for his age but it's nowhere near a historical Maradona esque WC campaign lmao. Messi had some magical assists, 1 really good goal and took the penalties under pressure well. No doubt he did his job but he didn't carry Argentina like his fans say.
International Football is slower and Messi gave his all for 5 odd games and was good in moments. 8 outta 10 WC. Great for his age. Club Football is very different and a higher level. World Cup is greater in terms of recognition and legacy obviously.
For PSG, he's been awful to say the least and literally got kicked out of the club by match going fans. No amount of brushing it under the carpet will change that narrative.