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Cal?

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He didn't say that it was easy to retain.. I've already tried to explain to you why it's so difficult to win back-to-back CL's but judging from your reply I guess you didn't listen. Any competition where you can get eliminated by losing one single game (or not even that, a high scoring draw at home is enough sometimes) or losing a penalty shootout is extremely hard to win every year. It's more than obvious that you know this but you still pretend that you don't just so you can knock Barca/Messi for it.

I also seems as if you are getting more and more childish by the minute. Try to debate like an adult for a while and maybe people will actually start to respect your opinion.
Bold part - so we are in agreement then.
 

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I doubted.

It's always the same with Barca, never their fault:


Ignore the Chinese, the footage is kind of fun.
I'm going to act as the grown up here, and not answer with videos of Ronaldo's "art" in a Messi vs Ronaldo thread, for the sanity of everyone.
 

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Well, the retaining thing was more because of the change in number of teams than anything else imo.

They did indeed lose to Kyiv, some Andriy guy put 3 goals on them (two at the Bernabeu), and then Kyiv lost vs Bayern 3-4 in the aggregated, Real got eliminated by Bayern (winners) the other season, really not a lot of shame in those runs.

The problem that team had is that they ended 4th, 2nd (11 points behind Barcelona), 5th and 3rd behind Valencia and Deportivo in those seasons, almost the same hex that this squad carry, with only one league title, ending 3rd in 14' and their current league form.
Again, you have not address why it wasn't a problem for that Milan side 89 & 90. They didn't win Serie A in either season.
 

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It's not about being aestethically pleasing or looking at scorers, it's about who is the better footballer. Only looking at stats is like going to a resturant and only looking at the menu to decide which meal tastes the best.
That's exactly where the Messi vs Ronaldo discussion is.
Most people find Messi more aestethically pleasing because he dribbles and passes more, generally this kind of players are what people generally enjoy.
But being more enjoyable is not the same as being better.
Messi's ability to dribble can get space to get a goal, just as Ronaldo's ability of high jump can also get a goal without barely space.

They're both monsters and so balanced the differences between them is aestethical and depend mostly on circunstances they can't control (like their team and manager).
 

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Again, you have not address why it wasn't a problem for that Milan side 89 & 90. They didn't win Serie A in either season.
But I did?

That's trickier, because that Milan is usually linked in time with Capello's era with 3 extra leagues and another EC. And still Sacchi represents a change in the concept of how football should be played in the 90's, that team legacy was beyond their silverware.
You know, his titles weren't only titles, they were the culmination of fotball evolution since Rinus Michels, with this thing?


They took that 5 league Real Madrid that we were talking about and destroyed their identity, 5-0 might tell enough, but Real Madrid getting caught offside 22 times in the whole games adds the extra layer to why that Milan was so iconic.


It was the extreme exploting of an extreme rule that led to that team changing the game and, eventually, the rule.
 

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Bold part - so we are in agreement then.
Everyone is in agreement. Which begs the question why you keep asking why "the bestest Pep team ever couldn't retain the CL title"? You even argued against me when I tried to explain that a cup competition is easier to win by fluke than a league title, which you made into some "oh you're just making excuses for Messi not winning back-to-back CL's" type bs.
 

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Everyone is in agreement. Which begs the question why you keep asking why "the bestest Pep team ever couldn't retain the CL title"? You even argued against me when I tried to explain that a cup competition is easier to win by fluke than a league title, which you made into some "oh you're just making excuses for Messi not winning back-to-back CL's" type bs.
The simple answer is they weren't good enough to retain it.
 

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That's exactly where the Messi vs Ronaldo discussion is.
Most people find Messi more aestethically pleasing because he dribbles and passes more, generally this kind of players are what people generally enjoy.
But being more enjoyable is not the same as being better.
Messi's ability to dribble can get space to get a goal, just as Ronaldo's ability of high jump can also get a goal without barely space.

They're both monsters and so balanced the differences between them is aestethical and depend mostly on circunstances they can't control (like their team and manager).
No, it's not where the discussion is. Very few people have been making arguments that they like Messi more because he is more fun to watch, and the majority of the people in here are arguing that Messi is better because he does more (and more difficult) things on the pitch.

I couldn't disagree more on your argument that the differences between Messi and Ronaldo are aestethical and depend on things they can't control. Just watch 3-4 games and you will see that the difference between them is absolutely massive in how they play the game.
 

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But I did?

You know, his titles weren't only titles, they were the culmination of fotball evolution since Rinus Michels, with this thing?


They took that 5 league Real Madrid that we were talking about and destroyed their identity, 5-0 might tell enough, but Real Madrid getting caught offside 22 times in the whole games adds the extra layer to why that Milan was so iconic.


It was the extreme exploting of an extreme rule that led to that team changing the game and, eventually, the rule.
Interesting videos.

But the point remains. Bayern only won the Bundesliga once when they 3-peated the EC, but are still remembered as being one of the best ever, because of the EC.
 

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The simple answer is they weren't good enough to retain it.
While you are fundamentally right about that, it still misses the point of what I've been trying to say by so far that I'm not even going to continue this discussion with you.
 

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While you are fundamentally right about that, it still misses the point of what I've been trying to say by so far that I'm not even going to continue this discussion with you.
Your argument is basically, winning the league takes consistency, winning the CL requires some luck. Right?
 

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Messi isn't even fit to clean Ronaldo's match day worn underwear when it comes to the CL over the last 5 years.
 

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The greatest ever champions league player and one of the best ever big game performers of all time.

Can’t say the same for Messi. Hate all you want, it’s true.

Messi no-show in the 2 legs but hey I guess he held onto the ball longer than CR7 did :rolleyes:

...imagine what would be said if it was Ronaldo with such performances...there’s a reason why Cristiano is the CL GOAT / KING


PS - point isn’t to knock on Messi as he is Messi but to knock some sense into the Messi fanbois who turn a blind eye into the legendary efficiency of Ronaldo. Like me some instant karma :D
 

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To all Messi fanboys can this be put to bed now? This is exactly why Messi will never be better then Ronaldo NEVER. Messi had a 3 goal load vs ROMA and let it go they were eliminated. Quit on his country. Never won a major trophy for his country. For all of Messi superior natural ability he simply is not and never will be the better PLAYER. NEVER. Ronaldo would NEVER let a 3 goal lead like that go its simply not in him. He would Never allow it that intangibles like the are exactly why Ronaldo is the greatest player of his generation BY FAR. This debate is over fellas im sorry. If Ronaldo wins the 3 peat then its even more so dead and buried. Please stop the ignorance. Ronaldo will go down in history as the better player Period and will be remembered as such.
 

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I knew this thread would immediately be bumped and I knew who would do it.

That Donald Trump comparison was well earned. :p
 

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Messi isn't even fit to clean Ronaldo's match day worn underwear when it comes to the CL over the last 5 years.
Messi never was the better player though he always has more talent and that is FACT. Ronaldo is the greatest of his generation.
 

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To all Messi fanboys can this be put to bed now? This is exactly why Messi will never be better then Ronaldo NEVER. Messi had a 3 goal load vs ROMA and let it go they were eliminated. Quit on his country. Never won a major trophy for his country. For all of Messi superior natural ability he simply is not and never will be the better PLAYER. NEVER. Ronaldo would NEVER let a 3 goal lead like that go its simply not in him. He would Never allow it that intangibles like the are exactly why Ronaldo is the greatest player of his generation BY FAR. This debate is over fellas im sorry. If Ronaldo wins the 3 peat then its even more so dead and buried. Please stop the ignorance. Ronaldo will go down in history as the better player Period and will be remembered as such.

100% with you but I’m afraid it’ll be completely ignored by Messi fanboys. They can’t accept it and never will.
 

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To all Messi fanboys can this be put to bed now? This is exactly why Messi will never be better then Ronaldo NEVER. Messi had a 3 goal load vs ROMA and let it go they were eliminated. Quit on his country. Never won a major trophy for his country. For all of Messi superior natural ability he simply is not and never will be the better PLAYER. NEVER. Ronaldo would NEVER let a 3 goal lead like that go its simply not in him. He would Never allow it that intangibles like the are exactly why Ronaldo is the greatest player of his generation BY FAR. This debate is over fellas im sorry. If Ronaldo wins the 3 peat then its even more so dead and buried. Please stop the ignorance. Ronaldo will go down in history as the better player Period and will be remembered as such.
I am starting to go Ronaldo's way now but you make the worst arguments ever... it is so cringe.

Ronaldo certain for Balon d'OR now unless Messi puts it all to bed with a miraculous world cup.
 

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All set up for Ronaldo to decimate the remaining teams and win another Ballon D'Or.

I just hope he demolishes Pool.
 

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I am starting to go Ronaldo's way now but you make the worst arguments ever... it is so cringe.

Ronaldo certain for Balon d'OR now unless Messi puts it all to bed with a miraculous world cup.
World cup usually decides the balon d'or in a world cup year. But now Ronaldo is the big favorite.
 

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If there is one thing to hold against Messi, it is that Ronaldo has a more extensive career in that he has been the PL's and the Ballon D'or player of the year whilst playing for United, and he's done the same at Madrid. In addition, his CL stats are off the charts. Messi has been good in the CL, but not Ronaldo good, which one may argue further proves that Messi is best suited to the Spanish league and that Barca team. He isn't carrying this Barcelona team to the CL final, and he isn't carrying Argentina.

Ronaldo, one may argue, carried RM to CL victory last season, and is on track to doing the same this season. In addition, he has a slightly better record for his national team, although I would be hard pressed to argue he dragged Portugal to victory.

Messi is the better player in Spain, but his he a better player everywhere else? There seems to be evidence to indicate that is not the case.
 

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Whenever people say ‘by far’ when debating the two. It makes their point totally invalid. There’s not a chasm between the two, no matter who you think is better. There’s no ‘fact’ as to who will be remembered as the better players in decades to come.
 

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I am starting to go Ronaldo's way now but you make the worst arguments ever... it is so cringe.

Ronaldo certain for Balon d'OR now unless Messi puts it all to bed with a miraculous world cup.
How are they bad arguments its fact I always saw it as did other Ronaldo fans. Messi fans wouldn't because he was "humble". My arguments are valid 3 goal lead and quitting on your country among others are fact.
 

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They're just as good at scoring goals as eachother though... everyone knows the total amount of goals matters more than when those goals come, right?
 

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To all Messi fanboys can this be put to bed now? This is exactly why Messi will never be better then Ronaldo NEVER. Messi had a 3 goal load vs ROMA and let it go they were eliminated. Quit on his country. Never won a major trophy for his country. For all of Messi superior natural ability he simply is not and never will be the better PLAYER. NEVER. Ronaldo would NEVER let a 3 goal lead like that go its simply not in him. He would Never allow it that intangibles like the are exactly why Ronaldo is the greatest player of his generation BY FAR. This debate is over fellas im sorry. If Ronaldo wins the 3 peat then its even more so dead and buried. Please stop the ignorance. Ronaldo will go down in history as the better player Period and will be remembered as such.
Delete asap. This looks like a major jinx lol
 

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Winning the CL certainly involves not bottling 3 goal leads. :lol:
Messi isn't even fit to clean Ronaldo's match day worn underwear when it comes to the CL over the last 5 years.
Messi never was the better player though he always has more talent and that is FACT. Ronaldo is the greatest of his generation.
The thing is, we can debate that Messi only won the CL because he had a great team with him along with Xaviesta.

But barring poor form in the league this season, Real Madrid have had the best team in the world for the last 3-4 years, with or without Ronaldo.

I am team Ronaldo if Liverpool draw Real though. Come on Ronny, smash them dippers!!
 

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To all Messi fanboys can this be put to bed now? This is exactly why Messi will never be better then Ronaldo NEVER. Messi had a 3 goal load vs ROMA and let it go they were eliminated. Quit on his country. Never won a major trophy for his country. For all of Messi superior natural ability he simply is not and never will be the better PLAYER. NEVER. Ronaldo would NEVER let a 3 goal lead like that go its simply not in him. He would Never allow it that intangibles like the are exactly why Ronaldo is the greatest player of his generation BY FAR. This debate is over fellas im sorry. If Ronaldo wins the 3 peat then its even more so dead and buried. Please stop the ignorance. Ronaldo will go down in history as the better player Period and will be remembered as such.
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