Messi?s prime by great players? standards was 2009 to 2019
By GOAT standards it was 2010 to 2015,that was his peak.
I haven?t followed CR?s career so closely but I guess that his prime was between 2008 and 2018,while his peak was between 2011 and 2017.
But all this is subjective and as we can see it is highly dependent by the overall team quality.
However,you keep hailing CR(in Barcaforum mind you
) as the ultimate clutch player,but let?s see how he fared in big tournaments and competitions,when he did not have Modric,Kroos and the other guys with him:
Euro 2008: 1 goal
WC 2010: 1 goal
Euro 2012: 3 goals
WC 2014: 1 goal
Euro 2016(his GOAT tournament
) : 3 goals
WC 2018: 4 goals(that was good)
What about El Clasico?You seem to troll Messi on every given moment about his failure.
CR?s Clasico record: 30 games.18 goals(0,6G/M,closely similar to Leo?s CL KO ratio after 2016...Curious) and an astonishing number of 8 wins.
Also,let?s freshen your memory,in his 9 years in Madrid he won only 2 La Ligas.Real Madrid won 2 La Ligas the 3 years before his arrival and at least 1 more the 3 years after his departure.Talking about greatness...
Also,an added point,during his 30 games vs Barca,CR gave...1 assist