Dribbling? I'll take peak Messi dribbling teams from the halfway line and scoring. I only ever saw one player on youtube with Messi's dribbling ability and that was Maradona.
The myth that prime R9 is better than Messi should be put to sleep. Prime R9, amazing as he was, is not touching maradona or messi.arguibly is not even touching Ronaldinho 2005 2006.
True that. Messi is absolutely better at least at:
1. Dribbling
2. Free kicks
3. Fast combination play
4. Through balls
5. Finishing
Allegri: "He will have a completely different and greater responsiblity...Cristiano can't just be a goalscorer."
Did you even watch R9 play back then? Like actually watch the games. His dribbling and control was other-worldly, just like Messi. Except he could do it with both feet. Same with his shooting and finishing.
Everyone has their opinion on what makes a player great. Titles, goals, personality. I look at Ronaldo as a taller, stronger Messi. As I mentioned, he dribbled at pace the same way Messi did, but with both feet. His finishing was clinical with both feet as well. He had the pace of Cristiano and the acceleration of Messi. Not to mention he had the same flair Dinho did, except he used it quickly and efficiently, and while Dinho did as well...a lot of it was showboating. He and Messi are the most entertaining players I've ever seen.
Messi is not a superior dribbler to Ronaldo. If you guys don't know that, I don't know why you're even talking about R9 in the first place because you clearly never watched him before. They are both best of the best regarding dribbling. Freekicks, sure, Messi is likely a lot better. Fast combination play and through balls factor into vision, which I already stated Messi was superior in, not just to R9 but to everyone. Finishing? Again. No way. Ronaldo was clinical with both feet- from range, dribbling around the goalie or shots from inside the box. He was the beast of beasts.
Messi is not a superior dribbler to Ronaldo. If you guys don't know that, I don't know why you're even talking about R9 in the first place because you clearly never watched him before. They are both best of the best regarding dribbling. Freekicks, sure, Messi is likely a lot better. Fast combination play and through balls factor into vision, which I already stated Messi was superior in, not just to R9 but to everyone. Finishing? Again. No way. Ronaldo was clinical with both feet- from range, dribbling around the goalie or shots from inside the box. He was the beast of beasts.
You should look into actual data not your feelings. Nothing you've said is factual. Of course everyone can have their own preference.
R9 is one of the all-time greats but Messi is clearly better in pretty much every department. The debate should be R9 vs CR7. R9 was better in every department, except for heading.
CR had a much better career than Ronaldo.
As did Pedro and David Villa.
Why would I look at career statistics when the point was comparing them and their traits while at their best. Ronaldo blew out his knee 3 times during his career and had thyroid disease during half of it. I physically watched them play while at their best. You dont need to dish out stats to accurately describe a players traits. We all know Messi's stats on paper are uncomparable.
No, I did not mean in terms of trophies. CR's stats and decisive moments speak for themselves.
Stats? Well, Im sure Lewandowski has better stats than R9 had. Is he in any way in the same class as the original Ronaldo was?