Worse than Ali Dia
Cristiano Ronaldo - 971/1000
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Didn't realize he even played.
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This guy is amazing. It's like a movie character but in the wrong way. The guy literally stopped playing and went on a strike and now that they're literally rigging the league for them he says this
Only 29 more goals until your thread ban
Do you actually watch the games or just check the score and post whenever he's scored?
I watch most of them live on YouTube.
Impressive. What % of Al-[Ronaldo's team]'s games do you watch?
Now that’s commitment!
That's true love.
The majority of the league matches this season, since they're so easily available now.
Siiuu...
Someone put this on my twitter feed. It might take him longer than expected to reach 1,000…
I'm astonished he's even going to the world cup and that the manager doesn't have the balls to drop him.
He's going to be 42 in less than a year for crying out loud. Please retire. At least from international football.
He's going to be 42 in less than a year for crying out loud. Please retire. At least from international football.
We all know Ronaldo is 41 years old now. As a Portuguese fan, I agree he shouldn’t be starting for our national team, which today is one of the very best in the world. But the guy has 26 goals and 3 assists in 31 matches played, and people take some random clip to make it look like he is struggling even in the Saudi league. I will never understand this need to downplay everything a once-in-a-lifetime player does.
Is there a quicker way for you to write his age other than “he’ll be 42 in less than a year” do you think?
Nah, that's as quicker as I could do it.
He's 41 until he's 42.
If he reaches 1000 it'll take 'homer Simpson as leader of the stonecutters' sort of help.
If he reaches 1000 it'll take 'homer Simpson as leader of the stonecutters' sort of help.
The context being, that it is the South African league.
He's got something like 25 goals in his last 30 matches for Portugal.
It's because he's so throughly annoying
No it’s not
Including goals vs Spain and Germany in semifinal and final of the NL less than a year ago. But time goes by, he is a year older now and he will be even less productive in the team play this upcoming WC…
What do you mean?
He’s not playing in South Africa? What do YOU mean?
It's a reference to when Ronnie called Saudi Arabia, South Africa instead.
I know this is just a small sample from the game but that looks like Sunday league football. And Ronaldo looks cooked. He is running like a old man with a million miles on those knees. Which he is.
I think that Ronaldo played a poor hand while at United. His ego put him in a position wear no one wanted him in Europe. Then to sooth his broken ego he thought he would do the Beckham and get the big contract and promote a league. Unfortunately SA isnt the US. It's like LIV golf. No one cares. They don't have the people nor the economy to support that league. I never see any highlights or hear anything about Ronaldo anymore. Only in here. Messi on the other hand i hear about all the time. However I am Canadian. And american sports are more relevant here as they are intertwined with Canada.
However again. Seeing that clip and watching some MLS games it seems like the Saudi pro league is miles below. Anyone who watches both feel free to correct me.
I think that Ronaldo played a poor hand while at United. His ego put him in a position wear no one wanted him in Europe. Then to sooth his broken ego he thought he would do the Beckham and get the big contract and promote a league. Unfortunately SA isnt the US. It's like LIV golf. No one cares. They don't have the people nor the economy to support that league. I never see any highlights or hear anything about Ronaldo anymore. Only in here. Messi on the other hand i hear about all the time. However I am Canadian. And american sports are more relevant here as they are intertwined with Canada.
However again. Seeing that clip and watching some MLS games it seems like the Saudi pro league is miles below. Anyone who watches both feel free to correct me.
I’m not versed in my CR7 lore clearly. That is quite funny. Sorry I made you explain your joke
The Saudi League has much better players than the US league.
They were even able to attract the reigning Ballon d'Or winner, Benzema.
They have also attracted some very good players in their prime, like Rúben Neves, Darwin, Cancelo, Theo Hernández, Milinković-Savić, João Félix, and Coman.
On top of that, even top prospects like Gabri Veiga and Roger Fernandes have gone there. Then you have players like Mahrez, Firmino, Mané, Kanté, Brozović, Fabinho, and Otávio, who may be past their prime but are still very capable players.
If this isn’t proof of what Cristiano Ronaldo has done for that league, I don’t know what is.
A certain player won the Ballon d'Or while playing in the MLS, so this isn't the flex you think it is.
You don't think its because of the ridiculous amount of money they are offered?
Pointing to random players and claiming the league is better is pointless. Might as well say China has at times been better than both.
MLS is a top 10 league in most rankings. Saudi Arabia isn't even top in Asia, Japan's overall quality (not picking a couple choice teams) is superior.
He is going to cost his country their best chance at a WC in history. They arguably have the best midfield in the competition, but while other countries will have athletes in their prime at No.9, they will have an immobile poacher who already looked retirement age at the last WC.
The MLS is really shite though. I don't know why it would be a top 10 league.
No, they are just there because of the nice weather and the chance to play with or against Ronaldo. In all seriousness, the top Saudi clubs might be better, but MLS is a better league top to bottom.
Random players? All of the top five or six teams have far better players and coaches than any team in the MLS.
Suárez is still playing there, and he’s limping because he basically has no knees.
Of course, players are going there because of the money - that’s a given.
But the money was always there, and they only managed to attract truly top players after Ronaldo went there. That’s a fact.
As for MLS having a Ballon d’Or winner, he was actually at PSG when Argentina won the World Cup.
The only reason Messi won the Ballon d’Or that year, despite a mediocre season at PSG: MLS had nothing to do with it.
It’s really annoying how there’s such a lack of objectivity when people debate anything related to Messi or Ronaldo.
It’s like you have to downplay their achievements to argue that one is better than the other.
They are both once-in-a-lifetime players, and anyone can have their preference while still appreciating the other.
I only wish we had another pair of players like them in their prime today. It was a blessing: just enjoy them both.
Suárez is still playing there, and he’s limping because he basically has no knees.
Of course, players are going there because of the money - that’s a given.
But the money was always there, and they only managed to attract truly top players after Ronaldo went there. That’s a fact.
As for MLS having a Ballon d’Or winner, he was actually at PSG when Argentina won the World Cup.
The only reason Messi won the Ballon d’Or that year, despite a mediocre season at PSG: MLS had nothing to do with it.
It’s really annoying how there’s such a lack of objectivity when people debate anything related to Messi or Ronaldo.
It’s like you have to downplay their achievements to argue that one is better than the other.
They are both once-in-a-lifetime players, and anyone can have their preference while still appreciating the other.
I only wish we had another pair of players like them in their prime today. It was a blessing: just enjoy them both.
It's true that the constant comparisons between players, the obsession with GOATs, with Tops, create usually an scenario were mostly ends in demeriting at times to ridiculous levels the players involved.
Yet in this particular case between the two, I wouldn't complain much if my favorite player was Cristiano in creating such comparisons since those are the ones that build the narrative of him even be considered as the best ever. Comparisons and rating that even himself self promete. Those created an scenario were it would be easier for those not liking him, take a pun on him.
PD: Even if in general I agree with your notion when comes to Tops, comparisons, etc, and you even kind of fall in it with that "mediocre PSG season". It was not a mediocre one, less in the context of how Bad the team was at that time. Comparable with his best numbers? Nope. Enough to win a Ballon d'Or alone? Nope, yet more than enough historically in a WC year and more given the whole carreer to even push harder his chances.
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Yeah, but Benzema's Ballon d'Or had nothing to do with the Saudi league either. You can't use Benzema as evidence of the Saudi league being amazing compared to the MLS because he was the reigning Ballon d'Or winner when Messi won his last Ballon d'Or after going to the MLS. And he won the Ballon d'Or the year before Benzema too.
It's not about WHY Messi won the Ballon d'Or. It's about your argument being full of shite. The Saudi league is a terrible league propped up by state-sponsored investment, just like the Chinese league was before it.
People are more than anything taking the piss because of silly fanboyism against him no matter what and at times also, because of a reaction against the silly fanboyism of his fans and let's be real, his very own opinions about himself and some over the top reactions or declarations.
PD: In an strict football sense, that play isn't that isolated. His dexterity has been far from great since some time, and these days will be more notorious in certain situations, specially when at times he tries to show off pour le galerie (not the case of the particular played posted).
His dexterity never was his main asset, age only makes it worse and those with an agenda will pile on those.
He'll have to be really focus, really assertive in the WC to take advantage of what a very good to great team Portugal it's going to have if they click in the competition. He did it at times recently more than even the last WC, so there is a Window still there.
He'll retire the second he hits 1000.