Grande
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It has to be Ole for this one.
Great postI would go with Oliver Bierhoff.
First and foremost, he has previous for coming off the bench and having a galvanising influence. The most notable example being the Euros 1996 final between Germany and Czech Republic. When Bierhoff came off the bench, Germany were trailing 1-0 with just 20 minutes to go. It only took him 3-4 minutes to get the equalizer. Talk about an instant impact! The game goes to extra time, and what happens? That's right, Bierhoff scores in extra time which proves to be the winner.
Secondly, its no secret that when teams are desperate for a goal, they tend to be more direct. One of the most direct strategies adopted in football is crosses. Well, when it comes to aerial presence he's one of the best in history as exemplified by:
Even till this day, he has the Serie A record of most goals from headers in a single campaign
Furthermore, we need to think about the mindset a player needs to be expected to make the difference. Remember, this will be when the crowd become restless. Or when your teammates start gesticulating. Confidence is paamount in football, and yet, in these latter stages where a players mental fortitude is challenged. Its this stage of the game where self-doubt creeps in, or players defer to bigger names to take that risk. Now I want to quickly pivot back to what I mentioned in the first paragraph, he scored both the equalizer and the winner. Different things were at stake at both stages of the goals right. With Germany trailing, the headspace being do not lose, but then the headspace following the equalizer lets go for the kill. Now to come back full circle, its important to emphasize that this was a player that was not only far removed from the starting berth, he wasn't even getting cameo appearances as far as the knockout rounds were concerned. Prior to his substitue appearance, he last featured in a group stage game. So for him to do what he did speaks volumes of his mental fortitude.
This.. No one better
I don’t know what this was supposed to say but if it’s bashing Messi I agree. Some of the rest of you need to check where your loyalties lie. Ronaldo is Utd through and through.I find if funny how Messi stats had 0 international trophies
Also wasn't Messi in the barca squad for 06? Didn't he play a part and should have 4 champions League ?
This is not true.Ronaldo scores you big goals in big moments. The greatest big game player in the history of the game IMO.
The script has been totally flipped post 2015This is not true.
So just to clarify I'm not calling him a bottler or anything... He has a good number of big game performances... But I don't think he's top in that regards history wise. As much as I think Ramos is... but anyways, he seemed to be the bigger big game performer while Ronaldo was at Madrid...The script has been totally flipped post 2015
We have a winner. That is exactly how Gallardo used him in his last few seasons back from Europe.Recoba and just tell him to shoot from anywhere. Sort of like Fulton Reed mentality with 1 in 5.
He also missed key penalties in the CL for us (final) and Madrid (Bayern semi). And has been average in a few finals which was I'd assume were the biggest games. But I'd he's definitely good in big games, like all great (elite) players are.So just to clarify I'm not calling him a bottler or anything... He has a good number of big game performances... But I don't think he's top in that regards history wise. As much as I think Ramos is... but anyways, he seemed to be the bigger big game performer while Ronaldo was at Madrid...
I don't think he was.So just to clarify I'm not calling him a bottler or anything... He has a good number of big game performances... But I don't think he's top in that regards history wise. As much as I think Ramos is... but anyways, he seemed to be the bigger big game performer while Ronaldo was at Madrid...
I think Carragher using the stat of saying Messi has come off the bench and scored more goals than Ronaldo has is a bit of a silly comparison as there is no context. I.e how many of them ended up being match winners. Also, messi has always had a better team around him in his career. Ronaldo is famous for playing virtually every game in his career and hardly ever coming off the bench.Question Gary was posed and he went with C.Ronaldo.
Perhaps a contrivance, or maybe what he genuinely thinks, who knows… other than it being MNF’s segway into another Messi vs. Ronaldo eternal conflict.
Who would you go with if posed the same question from anyone who has ever played the game? Before anyone asks, no further context was given than given in the header, so I guess it’s open to interpretation what type of team or service this player will get.