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Lionel Messi isn't exactly immune to criticism.

You don't become one of the greatest sportspeople in history without amassing thousands of haters and Messi's place in the GOAT debate has been the cause for plenty of heated arguments.

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You daren't ask people who they think the greatest player of all time is without the comments section being filled with passionate arguments either backing Messi or one of his mercurial rivals.

Messi's place in history

Besides, whether you regard the Barcelona superstar as football's number one or not, you can hardly deny that the six-time Ballon d'Or is firmly in the conversation.

We are talking about someone on course to finish their career as the highest goalscorer in the history of the beautiful game, after all, not to mention his astonishing collection of trophies.

But that hasn't stopped the 33-year-old from being treated harshly for certain aspects of his career, namely only having played for Barcelona and having failed to win the World Cup.

Criticisms of Messi

One of the biggest arguments lodged in favour of Cristiano Ronaldo is that the Portuguese has proven himself across bountiful spells in England, Spain and Italy.

Messi, on the other hand, is viewed by many with great suspicion for having only cut his teeth in La Liga and some fans even speculate that he would flop in competitions like the Premier League.

That's not to mention the fact Messi is yet to win a major honour with Argentina, suffering a heartbreaking string of final defeats in the World Cup and Copa America between 2014 and 2016.

Fascinating new Twitter thread

But to what extent are those two weighty points valid criticisms of Messi? Well, a fascinating new Twitter thread by football writer Paul Murphy has provided a brilliant angle on the status quo.

Murphy has attracted thousands of 'likes' and hundreds of retweets by way of mocking the criticisms against Messi by speculating how fans would view other legends if they were treated similarly.

In other words, how would we look at various football legends if we judged them in the same way as Messi? If you're intrigued by that concept, which I suspect you are, check out the thread here:

Should we rethink how we view Messi?

While it might be deliberately exaggerated in places, I'm inclined to think the Twitter thread does a fantastic job of highlighting certain areas where Messi is treated a little harsher than others.

Naturally, Messi is being held to a higher standard than, say, David Beckham or Kenny Dalglish, but it's interesting to see how easily you can flip perceptions of Diego Maradona or Zinedine Zidane.

It's also amusing to see modern Twitter language used against stars like Pele who played decades and decades ago with accusations of playing 'pub teams' ringing so true in a 2020 context.

Besides, I think we can all agree that the various legends being branded frauds is absolute nonsense - deliberately so, of course - and similar accusations are Messi are equally bogus.

It doesn't mean that you should suddenly change your GOAT answer to Messi, don't get me wrong, but it's simply fascinating to see the way he's discussed on social media put under the spotlight.

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are two of the greatest players in history.

Over the past 15 years or so, the duo have dominated football, scoring goals and winning trophies for fun.

Both players have a plethora of incredible records next to their names, with Ronaldo recently adding the prestigious honour of becoming the sport's leading goalscorer to his collection.

It really is an incredible achievement by a man who will do whatever it takes to put the ball into the back of the net.

His obsession with doing just that is why many believe that he is a superior goalscorer to Messi.

The Barcelona legend is viewed by most as the better creator and team player of the two, but when it comes to goalscoring, Ronaldo is usually the winner in the eyes of the public.

But should that be the case? Well, according to one devoted Messi fan on Twitter, it certainly should not be.

@TotalLeoMessi has created a very detailed thread explaining why Ronaldo being a better goalscorer than Messi is a 'myth'.

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Let's take a look at the evidence they have provided...

Messi vs Ronaldo

The numbers are certainly in Messi's favour.

In certain areas, Ronaldo has scored more goals, but much of that is down to the fact that he is over two years older and therefore played more games in his career.

When it comes to goals-per-game in various different departments, Barcelona's little magician reigns supreme.

If the Argentine maintains his current overall goals-per-game ratio of 0.81 for the foreseeable future, Messi will surpass Ronaldo as the sport's leading scorer.

However, that's certainly not a given and Ronaldo's goalscoring days are far from behind him, with the 36-year-old Juventus star still in impeccable physical condition.

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But at the end of the day, it's usually best to not get too involved in the never-ending Messi versus Ronaldo debate.

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While it's nice to compare their numbers on occasion, it's much easier simply appreciating and enjoying both in equal measure.