It's CR7 for me...Cristiano Ronaldo.
Lets do a poll for fun
Lets do a poll for fun
Quote: (12-30-2018 05:51 AM)JimBobsCooters Wrote:
Let's be honest, this is just a "Messi vs Ronaldo" thread. Maybe in a decade someone will be in touching distance of them but no one compares in the current players list.
Quote: (12-30-2018 10:39 AM)Day Game Bang Wrote:
Quote: (12-30-2018 05:51 AM)JimBobsCooters Wrote:
Let's be honest, this is just a "Messi vs Ronaldo" thread. Maybe in a decade someone will be in touching distance of them but no one compares in the current players list.
Yeah, agreed. I'm genuinely sad that both Messi and Ronaldo have never won the FIFA WC. Messi's golden chance came in 2014; if Ronaldo and Portugual had beaten Uruguay in 2018, I think they would have gotten a good chance to challenge France/Croatia to win it all.
Quote: (12-30-2018 05:35 AM)NomadofEU Wrote:
Lionel Messi changed the game with Pep's Barcelona. They've repeatedly destroyed Ronaldo's Madrid by margins of 3, 4, 5 goals..
Chess vs. Checkers:
Madrid is bigger, stronger, faster - so how is this possible?
Yes, Ronaldo is a great player and dragged Portugal to a EuroCup win, but he didn't invent a play style that forced everyone else to adapt to. What saddens me the most is how bureaucratic the AFA is. If Simeone was brought in, Messi would finally have a chance to win it all
Quote: (12-30-2018 06:22 PM)Labienus Wrote:
Alpha Ronaldo over beta Messi anyday.
Quote: (12-30-2018 06:06 PM)Rob Banks Wrote:
Quote: (12-30-2018 05:35 AM)NomadofEU Wrote:
Lionel Messi changed the game with Pep's Barcelona. They've repeatedly destroyed Ronaldo's Madrid by margins of 3, 4, 5 goals..
Chess vs. Checkers:
Madrid is bigger, stronger, faster - so how is this possible?
Yes, Ronaldo is a great player and dragged Portugal to a EuroCup win, but he didn't invent a play style that forced everyone else to adapt to. What saddens me the most is how bureaucratic the AFA is. If Simeone was brought in, Messi would finally have a chance to win it all
I'm Argentinian, and I was in Argentina during this year's world cup back in June. I remember the commentators on the radio saying something to the effect of "We (Argentina) have the best player in the world." I remember hearing that and thinking to myself "That's weird. I never knew Cristiano Ronaldo was Argentinian!"
Messi is great, but succeeded because of the Barcelona system he played under. Ronaldo, on the other hand, has better individual skills, and is a more valuable player overall.
Remember Spain in 2010 (which was made up of mainly Barcelona players, using the same style of play as Barcelona) won the world cup without Messi?
As far as the AFA (the group that runs the Argentina national team), yeah, they are pieces of shit. They had Diego Maradona as the team's coach in 2010. Fucking Diego Maradona. That tells you pretty much everything you need to know about the AFA.
Also, the fans and sports commentators in Argentina put way too much pressure on Messi. I remember being in Argentina back in June during the world cup, and the commentators were basically putting the entire world cup on Messi's shoulders, and then they would berate him endlessly after games if Argentina didn't win. Ronaldo is the kind of player who loves the spotlight, but Messi is the total opposite. He just seems like he wants to be part of a team, and doesn't really like being in the spotlight.
My wife, who is from Argentina, said it best: At Barcelona, they (the players and the fans) treat Messi like just another part of the team. On the Argentina national team, they treat him like a god (and then they berate him when he doesn't live up to these expectations).
If I were Messi, I would just become a citizen of Spain and go play for their national team (although it's too late for him to actually do this, even if he wanted to). Fuck the Argentina national team.
Quote: (12-30-2018 07:31 PM)Rob Banks Wrote:
Quote: (12-30-2018 06:22 PM)Labienus Wrote:
Alpha Ronaldo over beta Messi anyday.
Why do you think Messi is beta?
Have you seen his wife? She is beautiful. Also, he and his wife have known each other since elementary school. This means there is a good chance he is the only man she's ever been with. They have 3 kids together.
How exactly is this beta? Is it because he's not out banging sluts every night?
Quote: (12-30-2018 07:31 PM)Rob Banks Wrote:
Quote: (12-30-2018 06:22 PM)Labienus Wrote:
Alpha Ronaldo over beta Messi anyday.
Why do you think Messi is beta?
Have you seen his wife? She is beautiful. Also, he and his wife have known each other since elementary school. This means there is a good chance he is the only man she's ever been with. They have 3 kids together.
How exactly is this beta? Is it because he's not out banging sluts every night?