Totally agree with the above.
If we analysis Ronaldo game from the beginning and up to this moment, we can group them into 4 different phases:
Phase 1 - age 18-21
- very talented winger with electrifying pace and lots of dribbling and tricks
- among top 3 young talent in the world (Rooney, Ronaldo, Messi)
- lack of end products, show pony
(no full stats available - assume he has very high dribbling stats as his game is all about dribbling)
Phase 2 - age 22-25
- World class wing forward with high end products
- equally good at shooting, dribbling, skills/tricks, running, long shots, freekicks etc with insane athleticism
- in terms of eye test, this version of Ronaldo is most exciting to watch, as he had insane pace, and doing lots of dribbling, tricks, long shots, knuckle ball freekicks
- turning into best 1-2 player in the world (beginning of Messi vs Ronaldo era)
06-07:
- 28 goals, 16 assists in 61 games
(no full stats available)
07-08:
- 46 goals, 8 assists in 61 games
(no full stats available)
08-09:
- 27 goals, 9 assists in 60 games
(no full stats available)
09-10:
- 34 goals, 10 assists in 46 games
- 8.48 avg rating, 17 motm
- 3.1 avg dribbling
(assume he has similar or higher dribbling stats and avg rating from 06-09)
Phase 3 - age 26-30
- Truly all round all action attacker with insane stats and unreal performance level, he is simply at perfect shape with no weakness
- running, skills/tricks, shooting, finishing, heading, long shots, freekicks, pace, strength, athleticism, drive and determination etc he has it all
- At his physical peak and most productive period, can lead his team attack all by himself and score goals out of nowhere and everywhere
- start to cut down his dribbling (ever since he came back from months of injuries in 2010) and put more focus on other aspect of his games
- by far the best 1-2 player in the world (Messi vs Ronaldo era in full force)
10-11:
- 56 goals, 17 assists in 59 games
- 8.35 avg rating, 15 motm
- 2.2 avg dribbling
11-12:
- 69 goals, 18 assists in 69 games
- 8.28 avg rating, 14 motm
- 1.9 avg dribbling
12-13:
- 59 goals, 14 assists in 64 games
- 8.15 avg rating, 15 motm
- 1.6 avg dribbling
13-14:
- 62 goals, 15 assists in 57 games
- 8.27 avg rating, 14 motm
- 2.2 avg dribbling
14-15:
- 66 goals, 21 assists in 60 games
- 8.48 avg rating, 19 motm
- 1.65 avg dribbling
Phase 4 - age 31-36 (current)
- Turning into worldclass poacher and pure goal machine, maintain insane goal stats
- drop in performance level in general, getting less involved in build up play
- physically start to decline, become more reliance on his teammates for supply
- becomes more efficient and experienced, scored lots of crucial goals in big moments, exhibited high level of football intellects and was often most decisive player on the pitch
- breaking a lot of all time records, winning a lot of big trophies, true definition of success
- still mostly among best 1-2 player in the world, but the gap is getting smaller and smaller as he aging and declining (still mostly rivalry with Messi, but the era is slowly approaching to an end as they are approaching their retiring years). At age 35-36, he is still keeping up among top 3 players/goalscorer, but nowadays, Lewandowski is regarded as best striker/goalscorer instead. But 15 years at the very top, I am sure that’s a world record.
15-16:
- 57 goals, 17 assists in 61 games
- 7.99 avg rating, 15 motm
- 1.4 avg dribbling
16-17:
- 56 goals, 13 assists in 56 games
- 7.61 avg rating, 7 motm
- 0.9 avg dribbling
17-18:
- 54 goals, 11 assists in 55 games
- 7.94 avg rating, 11 motm
- 1.1 avg dribbling
18-19:
- 31 goals, 10 assists in 47 games
- 7.68 avg rating, 12 motm
- 1.5 avg dribbling
19-20:
- 48 goals, 5 assists in 52 games
- 7.82 avg rating, 12 motm
- 1.6 avg dribbling
20-21:
- 40 goals, 6 assists in 53 games
- 7.61 avg rating, 8 motm
- 1.8 avg dribbling