Aaron Cresswell and James Ward-Prowse 'ahead of' Lionel Messi as best free-kick taker
dailystar.co.ukLionel Messi, according to ex-West Ham and Aston Villa star Carlton Cole.Once amongst the conversation for the greatest dead-ball specialist of all time, Messi is yet to find the net from a free-kick at new club PSG.
The silky magician surpassed long-standing rival Cristiano Ronaldo for set-piece goals when he netted his 57th career free-kick for Argentine at the Copa America - but he is yet to net one since his summer switch from Barcelona.Meanwhile, Cresswell and Ward-Prowse both bagged sensational set-pieces at the weekend against Everton and Leeds United respectively with their free-kick pedigree significantly rising in the eyes of Cole.
The former Premier League forward believes both Englishmen are now greater than Messi as strikers of a dead-ball.Responding to Darren Bent's claim that Messi is the best free-kick taker, Cole told talkSPORT: "What?!
You think Messi is better than Ward-Prowse right now? I'm not sure. I think Ward-Prowse is up there definitely. But I would put Cresswell above all of them."Although Cole's smirk at the end of the conversation confirmed he was just trying to rile up his colleagues on the radio.
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