Cristiano Ronaldo
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I honestly don’t think Messi compares at this stage. A great player no doubt but also a hormone assisted shyster, afraid to challenge himself outside the comfort zone of Barcelona and her superstars and has achieved nothing with his country, despite being surrounded by elite payers there too.
Unlike Ronaldo - who has excelled in 3 (of the top 4) divisions, led his very average national team to European glory, consistently turns up for club and country, changes games and breaks records. The greatest of all time.
Unlike Ronaldo - who has excelled in 3 (of the top 4) divisions, led his very average national team to European glory, consistently turns up for club and country, changes games and breaks records. The greatest of all time.
The Messi not playing in another league is nonsense.
Ronaldo playing for the best team in England at the time.
Real.....
Then goes to a totally dominant Juventus.....
Where is the challenge in that?
Now if he went back to Man Utd and pulled that pile of keech out the crapper we could be impressed.
Ronaldo playing for the best team in England at the time.
Real.....
Then goes to a totally dominant Juventus.....
Where is the challenge in that?
Now if he went back to Man Utd and pulled that pile of keech out the crapper we could be impressed.
ColdoRS said:
I honestly don’t think Messi compares at this stage. A great player no doubt but also a hormone assisted shyster, afraid to challenge himself outside the comfort zone of Barcelona and her superstars and has achieved nothing with his country, despite being surrounded by elite payers there too.
Unlike Ronaldo - who has excelled in 3 (of the top 4) divisions, led his very average national team to European glory, consistently turns up for club and country, changes games and breaks records. The greatest of all time.
Doctor ColdoRSUnlike Ronaldo - who has excelled in 3 (of the top 4) divisions, led his very average national team to European glory, consistently turns up for club and country, changes games and breaks records. The greatest of all time.
I can remember Ronaldo at United doing these constant tricks on the left wing, mainly step overs. Trying to pass every opponent while lacking in effectiveness. Critizited for it as well back then. Ronaldo really started to excell at Real.
United fans always seem to put Ronaldo on a pedestal in a way no other fanbase does. United fans seem to have this permanent inferiority complex, boasting themselves with this "biggest club in the world" nonsense. While for instance Barcelona and Real are the bigger clubs in every measurable way.
But back to Lionel, greatest player of our time, more talented than Ronaldo, better stats. And just more naturally gifted. And didn't do too bad for Argentina by the way:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi
During the 2008 Olympic Games
In 2008, Messi won gold with Argentina at the Beijing Summer Olympics. In the final, Nigeria won 1-0. Messi scored against Ivory Coast in the group stage and against the Netherlands in the quarterfinals.
Top scorer of all time
On September 1, 2016, Messi scored the only goal during a World Cup qualifier against Uruguay, won 1-0. This was his 56th goal for the national team of Argentina, making him a shared top scorer of all time with Gabriel Batistuta. On November 16, he made the 1-0 from a free kick in a 3-0 World Cup qualifying match against Colombia. With that, he only became top scorer of all time of the Argentinian team.
During the 2014 World Cup
At the 2014 World Cup, Argentina lost the final 1-0 to Germany. At the end of the tournament, Messi was named best player of the World Cup, ahead of Thomas Müller and Arjen Robben.
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