In Sergio 'Kun' Aguero and Lionel Messi, Argentina posses two of the world's greatest young talents. Both are fast, direct, extremely skillful and above all, destructively creative.

Sergio Aguero holds the record for being the youngest player to ever apper in Argentina's first division at only 15 years old. Playing for Indipendite he has scored many a wonder goal. A dynamo of an attacking midfielder, he has since moved to Atletico Madrid where he scored a fantastic goal on his debut, a friendly win against Atletico B. He has much to prove this coming La Liga season, however there can be no doubting his immense potential.

However after last season, Leo Messi will have little to prove. Ripping teams apart single handedly, he was a constant threat to La Liga at times outshinig Barca team mates Samuel Eto'o and Ronaldinho. He was a constant fixture in the side, changing games and determining the outcome of the league. Perhaps his best performance came against Chelsea in the UEFA Champions Leaue. After getting Asier Del Horno sent off he tormented the English side shattering the impervious defence.

So in your opinions who is the better player and the brighter prospect, Patetico's 'Kun' Aguero or Farcelona's Leo Messi? (I had to insult both clubs at least once btw )

not many people will have seen much of aguero outside comps, anyway you might as well educate me of Aguero, what are his strengths?

my only criticism of Messi is that he needs a little bit more variation in dribbling, is Aguero better than Messi in this respect

Argentina have got so many of these support strikers like Messi, Aguero, Saviola and Tevez yet they lack a true goalscorer.

I'd say Tevez was quite a good goalscorer

Messi doesn't need need variation in his dribbles IMO. He just has a simple way of dribbling unlike the likes of Ronaldinho or C.Ronaldo (If you want to call what he does dribbling).
I like the way Messi dribbles, he uses his pace and without being flashy gets through his guy.

I haven't seen enough of Aguero but if he's as good as you claim he is for such a young kid, then Argentina sure is coming up with an amazing array of young talents with him, Messi, and Tevez.

Until people see more of him, I'm pretty sure Messi will have most people's vote. He was great the little bit of time he played in the WC, nothing seems to overwhelm him.

right now id say messi. the way he destroys any defender in front of him is amazing. I have seen a bit of Aguero and yes he is very good, but for now its messi. In the future i dont knw who'll take top spot.

I am a big Messi fan. But Aguero is one hell of a player and will be better. He has better goalscoring skills than Messi.

Kun is a better finisher than Messi. Their pace and dribbling are about equal although Agüero's dribbling is slightly flashier, which is actually not saying much because Messi just pokes the ball and runs like the wind. Messi's passing is better as of this moment as well, but now that he's moved to Europe, depending on the system in which he's placed, Kun has the potential to equal him I think.

as great as messi is i feel that aguero will be better in the FUTURE. messi is playing brilliantly in a side where only brilliance can keep you at the club, aguero, however, is a better shooter and his teamwork is greater. i feel that the tricks messi uses ( such as basic acceleration and the v-faint and other faints) are of a similair style to agueros, but aguero is a faster dribbler, which theoretically is more helpful, as there other dribbling attributes are equal. but, messi's role is somewhat different to agueros. messi plays his support striker role in a somewhat more playmakerd fashion, whereas aguero plays his in a more centre forward fashion. in conclusion at the moment i shall tell you this, maradona (who has an immense liking of messi) has stated that sergio aguero is as good as messi at the present, being 2 years younger....

Aguero.
Dribbling, pace and acceleration they are equal, but Aguero is stronger and a better fnisher/shooter. He is like Messi and Rooney put together.

Aguero wins it for me.

Aguero can do what Messi can do but also Aguero is an excellant finsher, were as Messi isnt.

Hard one, ive seen a fair bit of both players wathc Barce alot recently and also watch alot of Southamerican footy.

Aguero imo probably just edges it he is stronger and an awsome finisher, but he also has the dribbling skills and pace that messi posseses.

Only thing is i think we should wait till the end of the season they both play in LA Liga now so will give a good indication.

Also Aguero almost made WC2006 but was seen as a lil to young, its Messis European expiriance that gives him an edge but i would still go for Aguero.

How bout putting it like this>

Messi is the La Liga version and Aguero is the EPL version. Im talking about Physical atributes that is and not flair. And to acall him a mix of Messi and Rooney is Wrong completely im afraid he is mor elike a Messi/Kaka player.

The Argentina 2010 WC team will be freakin scary!

wow, I didn't expect Aguero to be considered so good. Can't wait to see how he does in la liga now.

And agreed, if argentina are well managed they'll be real scary to play against in 2010.

This topic must be posted after one year, I think.
I doubt that many of the people here have watched even one full game of Aguero ..

Yeah, haven`t seen Kun almost at all. But one thing is sure, Argentina will be very strong in WC 2010. Messi, Kun, Tevez - what a trio it wil be.

It'll be nice, but if we won't see another Pekerman, lol ..

Yeah and then Argentina can be Snow White and the 3 Dwarfs. Trust me Argentina are never gonna win anything with these tiny players. Didn't you see the Argentina - Germany match? Germany were bullying Argentina with their superior height and strength.

Bla-bla. You are saying that weight and lenght are most important in football? Dream on, mate. These 3 will be world most dangerous attacking trio in national level for sure. Maradona was a little man but he is the best of all time. So this kind of things do not show a shiet. Plus Tevez is quite an animal.

The three may be small. But they hardly lack tenacity and strength. And what strength they lack, they definately make up in skill, speed, shooting, passing, etc...

In this day and age you need stronger, taller players to succeed. Look at Brazil, in the last decade they've had Ronaldo, Rivaldo, Ronaldinho, Kaka, Adriano. All tall fast powerfull attackers who can run at defenders. Argentina on the other hand have had small weak players like Ortega and Aimar as their dribbling attackers. You're living in some dreamworld thinking a trio of attackers less than 5'7 will win Argentina the World Cup. I remember the World Cup qualifier against Brazil in 2004, Argentina dominated the game but didn't have any powerful players to run at Brazil, Ronaldo with his powerful fast dribbling won 3 penalties in that match and won it for Brazil.

size and physicality are overrated imo, skill, intelligence and determination can compensate for it

Argentina had a great chance of winning the world cup imo, it was very close between them and Germany, and it was very close between Germny and the eventual winners

@ reckless.

I think it is pretty dumb to think an attacking trio of Aguero, Tevez, and Messi providing for a goalscoring forward won't be the most destructive attack we have seen in a while.

Tevez, Messi, and Aguero can all run powerfully at defenders. Especially Tevez who is a bull.

And where did you come up with Ortega and Aimar?

Look at what Julio Grondona the president of the Argentinean FA said about all the small attackers - http://english.people.com.cn/200601/06/eng...106_233204.html

he's the one who said the original snow white and the seven dwarfs comment.

It's ok having one small attacker but not 3. Maybe some of you want 5 small players in the team. Aimar, Saviola, Tevez, Aguero, Messi.

Also Tevez, Messi and Aguero all play in pretty much the same position.

They are no doubt very talented but i fail to see how Anderson, Kerlon and Robinho are any worse a trio if not better!!! IMO aguero is the best of the three!! Trust me!! A lot of ppl will be surprised when they see him in europe this season!! The man is better than messi in my opinion!! I still think that anderson will be superior to both of them in no-time

do you think Kerlon is that good, I havent seen much of him apart from his seal trick, so maybe you can tell me something about him

The thing about kerlon is his ball control!! the ball is glued to his feet (and his head ). Players usually cant take the ball of him without fouling him! His dribbling is top draw and his short passing is very,very good!! But imo anderson is better

Maradona's time was different,20 years passing has made a difference with development of defensive techniques and organization skills of teams ,plus, where's the aerial superiority that is certainly necessary for domination of games...

Simply put, you have to be a footballing genius in this day and age to be under 5'7 or weigh less than 140lbs. The game is a ton more physical than the older days.

Tevez, Messi, and Auero are footballing geniuses.

-Tevez-Aguero-Messi-

That midfield trio feeding a goalscoring forwarrd with Gago and Mascherano beind them will be the best midfield/attack, no matter how small they are.

They may be geniuses, but it won't take a genius to play two no-nonsense, break-your-legs defensive middies to counter that threat, which is not something most international coaches are above doing.

Also, the only way I think you'll accomodate all of those players is either in a free flowing front 3 with every behind them, or in a system like Portugal's with a pure striker in front and two defensive middies removing the defensive responsiblities of the three free-roling attackers in front of them.

--Tevez---Palacio---Messi---

-----------Aguero------

------Gago-------Mascherano--

The future looks good for the tinos, which is unfortunate for me

------------Palacio-----------
--Tevez---Aguero---Messi--
-----Gago--Mascherano-----

Is there anything closer to perfection? Tevez, Aguero, and Messi would give any defense hell no matter how small they are. They would all have free roles, moving and switching sides constantly. And any of the three could move up and accompany Palacio as a striker. Their pace and skills would drive any defense crazy. And they all have good passing skills to feed a goalscorer like Palacio or Saviola. And then you have Gago, the next Redondo, and Mascherano, soon to be the world's best DM covering their asses.

Aguero for me hi is just unbeleavable and his potential seems to be just unlimited. Its very sad he chose patetico.

Both are fast and have the same playing styles. I just like Aguero more hi has so much class. Hi is just one of those players ho you can't dislike even if he plays in teams you hate (Argetina,Patetico) After him people will not be looking for the next Maradona. Nuffsayed

Well, skillwise they both possess two different style of soccer and comparing in this criteria involves more on the person's flavor than actual facts. However when I compare players I always like to emphasize on their achievements and I think Messi beats Aguero in this category hands down. Messi won La Liga, Champions League, Youth World Cup (awarded best player), and let's not forget he participated in the WC; whereas Aguero only won the Youth World Cup as a substitute. I am not trying to discredit Aguero's talent, however at his moment I believe Aguero is a promise, and Messi a reality.

This is a relatively old thread, however worth reviving given the form of both these youngsters. Atletico sit 4th in La Liga whilst Barcelona sit 2nd, unfortunately for Atletico they were taken out of the UEFA Cup by Bolton, a game in which Aguero was red carded in the first leg and missed the 2nd, whilst Barcelona are in the latter stages of the CL with the upper hand against Celtic, going into the 2nd leg.

Today however, Messi was left on the bench by Rijkaard whilst Aguero ran circles around the Barcelona defence to win the game 4-2 for Atletico, with two goals, an assist and a penalty. Messi came on late on, showed glimpses of his skill and created for Eto'o, only for him to miss.

Both their overall seasons have been successful, scoring goals and assisting regularly, despite Messi's injuries he has returned to the side and improved Barcelona immensely. Many predicted Atletico to struggle without Torres, however they brought in some good players and the partnership of Forlan and Aguero has worked wonders for them, and are chasing a Champions League spot.

Messi is hailed as the best player in the world, and understandably so, however is he overshadowing his fellow countryman, who himself is having a fantastic season, showcasing his ability to the world and leading the attack of Atletico in La Liga?

Is the gulf in class between these two players really that much, or are there more similarities than there are differences? Does Messi get more recognition because he is the better player or because he players with better players and in a bigger club?

How good can Aguero become at Atletico, or do you people believe he may need to move on to pastures new? We all know how much of a player Messi can become, whereas discussions regarding Aguero are limited.

IMO Aguero is, like you said, overlooked because he plays for a "small" club. I think Atletico will get some great offers in the next season especially when they can make it into the CL.

Actually this was Agüero's first good game in a while. Our whole team has been poor in 2008, but today we arose above ourselves, and Kun was brilliant. As you said he scored twice, won a penalty and gave an assist. He could've easily scored two more.

I rather think of Messi + Agüero than of Messi vs Agüero. They are close friends (google Messi Agüero and you'll find tons of pics of the two), and to answer your question, I think there are more similarities than differences. There is indeed a huge difference in the way they're regarded. Messi is already up there, in the Top 3 of best players in the world. It helps Messi a lot that he's playing for Barcelona, a team with only topplayers. I think Agüero would be considered a level higher if he had that kind of players around him that Barça has. Plus that people would actually see Agüero play, whilst now nobody sees the wonderkid in action.

I do believe Agüero could be at Messi's level if he played for Barcelona, but that's only guessing. It has to be said that this is the first season Agüero's shining in la Liga, after a hesitating start in Spain in his first season. Messi's been terrorrising Spanish defenses for three years now, and simply has proven more. He's a year older though.

One can only dream of seeing Agüero and Messi together for Argentina, lets hope Basile can find a way to make optimal use of the two and all the other quality players Argentina has.

isnt aguero a forward? he's more like a del piero type to me, a kid with huge potential and the fantasia quality. messi is more like ronaldo, a flashy wing player.

Aguero needs to prove more at higher level

I agree to an extent but I followed Aguero since he came to Atletico...I tried to follow him as much as I could before since I heard about him being this 15 year old professional who was another future Maradona but honestly, if their situations were reversed, I don't think Aguero would necessarily be much better. You look at the both of them play and Messi just seems to be on a clear level above Aguero, not just in consistence but just the way he glides across a football pitch and is always capable of being dangerous when he wants to be.
Only problem with Messi is his damn injuries!

Aguero's a great youngster, he's got the same build as Messi and has shown that he can have that scorer's instinct but I think he'll only be the better player if Messi can't stop his injury woes.

Aguero does more to change the results directly, messi sort off just dribbles, he should score more than he does. Aguero for me, maybe just because im an atletico fan.

and on a more consistent basis.

iv found him rather hot and cold this season...one month brilliant, another month invisible. there was that period where he was getting sent off, not scoring nor playing at the standard he set himself earlier on.

one thing iv noticed about Aguero is that hes hardly ever injured. that could be down to luck or just his body in general, but its something that could influence his career. no?

Noone EVER called him a new Diego. His style reminds everybody of Romario.
Aguero would get the same hype than guys like Messi if he played in a top club with regular CL action.

As I re-read my words that you quoted, I saw I didn't put that well. I didn't mean Agüero would be at the same level as Messi if Agüero would've played at Barcelona.

It's more that I tried to point out Agüero would perhaps be much more hyped to be the next best player in the world if he would play at a club like Barcelona. Like the way Pato is hyped now, because he plays for Milan. If Pato would've played for Lazio, would everybody still hold him in such a high regard?



I agree with you, but you should know that Agüero has barely had any rest this season. Firstly he played the World Cup U20 in Canada, and after that he and Atlético had to play 3 rounds of early Intertoto Cup/Uefa Cup games. His season has been much longer than any other player's.
From the start of that World Cup in Canada, until mid-November, Agüero was in superb form, not hot and cold. He was like our Cristiano Ronaldo, scoring in every freaking game.

But Agüero's only 19, we can't expect a youngster to carry a team that plays 2 matches every week, for an entire season. From December till the end of February Agüero has been performing less than he used too, but the last week's he has been great again. Demonstrated to the world by his performance against Barcelona.

Atlético have some huge fixtures coming up, starting with playing Sevilla (away) this weekend. Lets see if Agüero can lead his team to success, by reaching the Champions League. He'd better pray his defence doesn't let him down though

Are you joking? That's the huge tag both he and Messi have had to carry for years before things became clearer. It didn't help that they both won the golden ball there along with golden boot for Aguero. I can agree that Messi isn't as impactful as he could be but remember the beggining of the season, before he went down with an injury? He was joint top scorer and literally seemed to be scoring for fun, he was impacting the defense and making goals out of nothing. Aguero was also great this start of the season but you compare the two players' goals and there is a clear difference to me as to who's the better player right now. Not to mention after five or so weeks of la liga, it seemed already everyone started to think Messi was the definite best player in the world (then injuries came, Ronaldo decided to be incredible again, yaddiyaddiyadda).

They're both gonna grow into world-class players, Messi worries me with his fragile health but as I said if he remains healthy, I think he'll be the best argentine player since Diego Maradona. I've seen players like Sergio Aguero before, I've never seen a player like Lionel Messi before....wait, maybe 20 years ago or something...

When Aguero was just breaking out at Independiente there was a fair portion of hype surrounding him that labeled the lad a bigger talent than Messi. I think that view of the two players came about because Aguero is more of a forward player. A much stronger player as well. Messi is strong with his low center of gravity, but Aguero is visually physically superior to the lad.

Both players are incredible. Messi is magical and probably is as close to Maradona technically as we will see, but Aguero is far more comfortable playing as a striker.

If it is a question of who I would rather take at full strength, it would be Messi in a heartbeat...but considering the injury worries, Aguero is more tempting to me because he is more of a goal scoring threat, imo. That is, even though Messi can score from anywhere, Aguero has been able to do it with lesser talent around him.

Cristiano Ronaldo is my favorite player and I would probably take him over any player out there...He is a complete footballer because he has the size, technique, shot, passing, vision, etc...but if both Messi and Cronaldo are healthy I can't deny the fact that Messi is more of a purely effective and superior player...but that is a BIG 'if' because Ronaldo is able to stay healthy and Messi has had injury problems. The difference may not be much between the best couple of players in Europe, but Messi does have him in that regard.

Talent wise, Messi is probably the biggest talent in the world today, but like I said...I would probably take Aguero because of a couple of reasons. He is younger, stronger has been able to take the pressure.

That doesn't mean I would actually take Messi or Aguero. Ick, a Cule and an Indio...

At least you have Higuaín, eh ?

Yes sir. I'd say out of the 3 Higuain has the best vision. They could make a pretty fantastic forward three in a couple of years. Hopefully by the time the next World Cup comes around Higuain will have forced his way into the starting XI at Madrid.

I dont understand where you dudes are living in, If messi is already a better player than ronaldo then are you tyring to say that Aguero is the best in the world. Ronaldo Vs Messi is a whole nother topic (we all watched the Champions legue Semi, and we saw the better player) But which club really brings more pressure to play for, BARCA or A. MADRID??????? Messi is not an out and out striker so obvously Aguero scores more goals coz hes a striker and goal wise Aguero started on fire and then now he scores now and then... Aguero is younger by a year, next year well see if Aguero is better than messi was at this part of the year... I do understand that Physically Aguero is stronger tho...

Messi is always a constant thorn in any team... I can understand if people say Aguero could be as good as messi, but to say hes better already or gonna be better.... You guys are on "E"

Dont get me wrong, Aguero is a great talent and gna have a great future but Messi is the future already...