Pepe Silvia
Active member
Just keeping it real. Some Barcelona fans, probably only Messi fans, sound quite ridiculous with these excuses that no one really wants to here. Plain and simple it is what it is.
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tariqo
Guest
+1
its crazy to see some fans here don't praise ronaldo for what he did against rayo vallecano
when its count ,,e.g vs barca & atletico we saw him doing well
S7_MUFC
New member
even yaya toure is nominated.............
Kerrybai
New member
While Ronaldo had the better year with Messi's injuries, Messi is the who picked up silverware and it's his team who are top of La Liga.
Ronaldo's time at Madrid has been sensational and he will retire as one of the greatest goalscorers of all time, but having said that his silverware haul has been greatly under-whelming. 4 seasons, 1 league, 1 cup. This season he could finish with nothing.
Its beg's the question, should he have ever left United? Where would he be now if he stayed and how will Madrista's place him in history if he doesn't deliver La Decima.
Ronaldo's time at Madrid has been sensational and he will retire as one of the greatest goalscorers of all time, but having said that his silverware haul has been greatly under-whelming. 4 seasons, 1 league, 1 cup. This season he could finish with nothing.
Its beg's the question, should he have ever left United? Where would he be now if he stayed and how will Madrista's place him in history if he doesn't deliver La Decima.
Mitchell1978
Senior Member
He's been more consistent this year then Messi, mostly because of injuries but injuries are part of the game. So yeah he has a good chance of winning it this year.
CatalinR10
Senior Member
If you don't have any trophies , you need to do something out of ordinary to win the Ballon d'or . Messi scored 91 goals in a year and assisted 33 goals . Ronaldo isn't even close to those numbers so no records broken and no silverware = no ballon d'or .
barcafan89
Member
I'm not taking goal scoring into account, because some of them were scored from "ghost penalties" whistled by terrible referees in La Liga, along with Messi being injured, so scoring comparision doesn't look like very fair, except for the last 4 matches. I'm talking about being interested and consistent, even against big clubs like FC Barcelona and the ones in UCL.
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Luftstalag14
Culé de Celestial Empire
It is truly amazing that CR7 rarely gets injured, his work ethic, consistency, drive to success and perfection are second to none. At almost 29, he is still going strong, without any signs of fatigue and slowing down.
Am I far off to think CR7 will have a longer professional career than Messi will? Will he end up scoring more goals than Messi in the end?
Am I far off to think CR7 will have a longer professional career than Messi will? Will he end up scoring more goals than Messi in the end?
WallBreaker
Member
I've said it before and ill say it again, ronaldo would do good to move to the middle, to get away from the left but hes too much of a moron. Most of his goals this season have come from situations in which playing as LF has been almost irrelevant, if u watch all his matches, hes not good enough to have him as a liability in the left, thats my gripe with ronaldo, such a talent, but such an idiot.
TBH i do think that cr7 might have a longer career but bcuz of age difference messi will score more goals in the end. Who knows.
Surely opinions will change once messi is back to full flight.
Anyways, id only count goals these two score in top clubs, if messi goes and scores a billion with newells i personally wouldnt count them. :tata1:
TBH i do think that cr7 might have a longer career but bcuz of age difference messi will score more goals in the end. Who knows.
Surely opinions will change once messi is back to full flight.
Anyways, id only count goals these two score in top clubs, if messi goes and scores a billion with newells i personally wouldnt count them. :tata1:
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The Observer
New member
Yes, you are, I think. Playmakers last longer. When Messi loses his explosiveness and fails to get behind defenders as easily as now to score goals you can still put him behind a striker and even at 35 he will be able to ping passes around and create chances. His excellent first touch and game intelligence will also remain. Watch Maradona in 1994 when he was 34, fat and full of drugs and what happened to Argentina after he got suspended.
I see Messi without goals, acceleration, and dribbling as a Riquelme. When Ronaldo loses his explosiveness and pace I don't know what he'll do. His game revolves around movement and pace to run into space to get at the end of passes. If he can't lose his marker as easily as now that'll be it for him. He's very similar to Torres and Kaka in that respect who also relied on their explosiveness and once that was lost they struggled mightily.
Aryagorn
Improvin' Perfection!!
exactly... I knew some one would say this... I felt the same when Madrid bought Bale for record transfer fee. Even CR7, a Ballon d'Or winner by then, had not truly gained himself much after moving to Madrid, would Bale really live upto the expectations? Utd were finalists a year after CR7 moved to Madrid too, could he have helped them, and hence himself, grab the CL? Could he have beaten Messi for a Ballon d'Or by winning the trophy with Utd?
I hope he does not deliver them the La Decima
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