So, Messi plays more, scores more, assists more, but the Media and a lot of fans are convinced that Ronaldo is a beast, the complete player, the perfect attacker, the one to look when things are going bad.
It s not just about stats. The notion that CR is "more complete" was always ridiculous. I usually just ignore this statements, but every once in while i get annoyed and try to explain the facts.
CR is a better athlete. He is actually genetic super freak, but that doesn t make him a better player. Messi has that spark of a genius, which makes him do things that nobody expects. Ronaldinho had same spark.
To me watching these 2 play one game on their top level is worth more, than CR s whole career. He doesn t have same spark, but he is an awesome, one of kind player.
The fact that Messi and CR are even compared just shows how shallow people are. It s about image. We live in a image oriented society and CR wins this over anyone on the planet. People want to be him
they want to be build like a greek statue, be rich and adored with this cocky personality and have supermodels running around in their ultra mansions. Of course you will root for a guy you want to be or be with (women).
He wins popularity contest, but he is not and will never be a better player.