Could not have put it better myself, well done Sir!
MJ also was probably the most skilled basketball player ever, which CRonaldo is nowhere near in football...
Barcelona and Argentina supporter talking about Ronaldo.
The thing is some people just view the 'natural skills' of footballer and rate their ability at that. Messi has always had more magical skills than C Ronaldo but Messi is a player who is scared to prove himself in different environments to scare away his accomplishments at Barcelona and so reverts to playing the same football, doing the same skills at the same league.
It's just so dull to watch. The guy still produces numbers, he can have a game where he does nothing (games before yesterday) before he has 2 or 3 assists in one game like yesterday - but La Liga has always been his territory.
It's exactly Ronaldo's wanting to be known as the GOAT that makes him stand out to the people who think of him as the best, moving to different leagues, breaking all types of records, winning national league stuff, playing in different tactics, playing with different managers, playing in teams who dont go quiet after legends retire like Barcelona does.
All messi has now is magic and numbers - he stopped wanting to compete with Ronaldo a long time ago and decided to take the easy way out whilst Ronaldo took a little more varied route in Football.
Some people are happy enough to rate players by their magical abilities they see even if it's against one of the most lopsided leagues for the entirety of their career - but ultimately some people felt Ronaldo wanted to prove himself to the world and that was important to them because he was highly successful.