Edilson claims he is better than Neymar and Lionel Messi

DBasia.news – Success in winning the 2002 World Cup with the Brazilian national team, Edilson confidently claimed he was better than Lionel Messi, Neymar, and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Edilson is proud to be part of the Brazilian national team squad during the 2002 World Cup champion. In fact, he was only a reserve player with a total of 170 minutes on the field.

“At the peak of my career, I played better than Neymar. He needs to win the World Cup to be better than me, “Edilson said confidently to Bandeirantes, as quoted by Infobae.

The 48-year-old man added, “I have a personality. For Messi, to be better than me, he also has to win the World Cup. “

More striking claims were made to Cristiano Ronaldo. He considered the Juventus superstar was nothing compared to himself in terms of football. He considered the Portugal national team captain was no more than a goalscorer.

“Cristiano Ronaldo only has one strength. He is able to shoot the ball well with both feet. However, I am far more skilled than he is, “continued Edilson.

The claim has somewhat become sensational. The reason, Edilson’s achievements has not been as great as Lionel Messi, Neymar, and Cristiano Ronaldo. The easiest, he never won Ballon d’Or. He also only appeared 26 times with the Brazilian national team with a score of 6 goals.

In addition to winning the 2002 World Cup with the Brazilian national team by beating Germany 2-0 in the final match, Edilson’s other achievements were the four-time Brazilian League champions and once the Club World Cup champions.

Edilson won the FIFA Club World Cup title with Corinthians in 2000. At that time, Oswaldo de Oliveira’s team won a 4-3 penalty shootout against Vasco da Gama. The striker was chosen as the best player despite only scoring 2 goals.