Lional Messi is a very great player because he can effectively pass the ball, shoot amazingly and is just good all around and anything else you might think of or come up with. He is a good player on the team because he fits perfectly with the Tika Tata system and just plays well too. He has got some magical moments when he scores, but he is also very effective passing the ball and makes good plays off the ball. He almost never loses possession of the ball. This is why he is a star player.