FC Barcelona defender, Javier Mascherano, believes that Lionel Messi is in the form of his life heading into the 2015 Copa America.
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Messi has been superb in 2015, helping the Catalan giants secure the club's second treble, while the Argentine scored 43 times in La Liga and assisted a further 21.
However, Messi has yet to win a major international trophy but Mascherano feels his countryman is now the 'total player'.
"Messi is in the best moment of his career. Not because of his body, or everything that's been said [about his new diet], but because years pass, and this is a game," Mascherano told Ole.
"With more experience, you get a better understanding. And Leo has reinvented himself.
"From a winger he turned into an incredible forward, a record breaker. Now he is a total player, in every aspect of the game.
"Assisting, playing away from the goal, passing, making the difference, playing one-on-one out wide, he is a football leader. We're now enjoying a 'global' version of Leo.'
Argentina begin their Copa America campaign with a clash against Paraguay on Saturday night.
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