what has Rooney ever done in the Champions League, what has he ever done against the likes of Chelsea & Arsenal in the Premier League, he is a bully who eats up little teams.
Messi has double the skill of any young midfielder in the world, thats not to say Rooney is sh1t, he is a great player and I'm not going to be bias and have a go at him because I don't like the EPL or the English NT, Rooney cops too much sh1t in terms of his on-field actions which is very undeserved, but the amount of sh1t he gets for his temper and control is deserved.
@ the Aimar & Saviola references, Aimar was never as good as Messi was when he was 17/18, Messi was said to be the greatest young talent to have ever played at Barcelona's youth club (before he even played a senior game). If wanna make stupid comparisons, why not bring Paul Gascoigne into the argument? he was a tempered player with massive talent then turned into a bottler, why not bring up Robbie Fowler, who was a great player and even more massive potential, or why not bring up Michael Owen who was incredbile in 98 and won European player of the year, but now has burnt out.
Comparisons can be made with every players, not just South Americans who are always compared to Pele & Maradona.
I've seen players come and go for years, but never have I seen a young talent as good as Messi, he oozes class and intelligence on the field, he stole the headlines from the best in the world in Ronaldinho when they played Chelsea and its not as if Messi is injury prone, he's just suffered one injury which has kept him on the sidelines.
I'm also not gonna go say that Messi is gonna be the greatest in history (cozzi, you joke, Rooney is gonna be the greatest
) because a lot of things can happen from now up until he finishes his career, but now with a hand on heart and no absolute bias, Rooney (nor Tevez, or Aguero [who is the better dribbler than Messi]) are not better than Lio.