I am not comparing. Just saying that at-least since seventies, there hasn't been a better player in club level than Messi/Ronaldo.So you do consider them to be better than Messi as well if I understand you correctly?
I am not comparing. Just saying that at-least since seventies, there hasn't been a better player in club level than Messi/Ronaldo.So you do consider them to be better than Messi as well if I understand you correctly?
No, until today they have no left back, their goalkeeper was Subasic deputy, their Center midfielders aren't great. They have incredible attacking players, 1 very good right back and a handful of good center backs.And Argentina doesn't?
He won player of the tournament lmao is that seriously your argument? Thats why there was so much fuss about that afterwards right? He wasn't 1/10th of Robben at the WC or some germans.He won player of the tournament, and in the group stage was excellent despite not playing at his highest level.
You don't remember Ronaldo's amazing 2006 World Cup then? Incredible penalty goal to make it 2-0 in the group stages which propelled them to a 4th place.
erm. messi had a wonderfull copa america with tevez and riquelme, we lost the final against brazilSo just to add to it: If neither Ronaldo nor Messi have performed well for their respective national teams, how can they be the undisputed best players in the world? Especially if Messi has only really performed at his outstanding level while he was with Barcelona?
Take a guy like Zidane for example, who was world class no matter where he played, whether it was at Juve, Real or with the French national team. The Brazilian Ronaldo is another example of a player who has performed for several clubs, in several different leagues and systems and for the national team as well.
I hate Philipp Lahm, but the guy has performed at a superb level for both club and country and has been touted as arguably one of the best defenders in the world for a while now.
4 times in a row MVPYou are joking right? Messi was absolutely horrible at the WC.
Do other Argentines share your view as well? I'm genuinely curious. Messi's career at the NT level gets underrated or goes unnoticed IMO.erm. messi had a wonderfull copa america with tevez and riquelme, we lost the final against brazil
messi won the gold medal in the summer olimpics in a team that didnt concede a single goal
messi won the u 21 world cup with argentina
messi made us qualify first to the last world cup
messi is the second top scorer in argentina national team history
messi made it to the final game in brazil 2014
but keep on thinking that messi never performed "well" in his national team
whatever it takes to undermine him can be handy
Absolutely horrible He scored in all group stages games and his performances in the knockouts weren't even that bad, they were all about 7s. Absolutely horrible FFS, the same sort of performance from any other player would have been called good but because he'd set such high standards for him he's somehow managed to make people think he's terrible when he's actually good.4 times in a row MVP
did your mother hit you in the head often? you cant be THAT dim
yes. some maradona lovers claim he should have done more in the final game against germany, totally forgetting that we lost in over time against the same team that beat brazil 7-1Do other Argentines share your view as well? I'm genuinely curious. Messi's career at the NT level gets underrated or goes unnoticed IMO.
he scored four goals in seven games, i dont know what more he has to do.Absolutely horrible He scored in all group stages games and his performances in the knockouts weren't even that bad, they were all about 7s. Absolutely horrible FFS, the same sort of performance from any other player would have been called good but because he'd set such high standards for him he's somehow managed to make people think he's terrible when he's actually good.
Without 1 single forward playing up to their standards, bar Lavezzi maybe.yes. some maradona lovers claim he should have done more in the final game against germany, totally forgetting that we lost in over time against the same team that beat brazil 7-1
You need to score at least 2 goals in each of the World Cup game for your WC performance to be considered good.he scored four goals in seven games, i dont know what more he has to do.
Great infoFunny but ultimately pointless information: Ronaldo played only once against Stoke at Brittania stadium. Interestingly, it was a Tuesday night. Ronaldo neither did score, nor had a fantastic game.
So, we can easily say that Ronaldo cannot do it in a Tuesday night at Stoke. We don't know if Messi can do it or not. Another Messi victory.
There's only so much you can do when your partners up front are impotent, but great to hear they appreciate him.yes. some maradona lovers claim he should have done more in the final game against germany, totally forgetting that we lost in over time against the same team that beat brazil 7-1
You're on fire.You need to score at least 2 goals in each of the World Cup game for your WC performance to be considered good.
Unless you're Ronaldo. In that case you only need to score a penalty against Iran.
Horrible? FFS.You are joking right? Messi was absolutely horrible at the WC.
didnt know thatFunny but ultimately pointless information: Ronaldo played only once against Stoke at Brittania stadium. Interestingly, it was a Tuesday night. Ronaldo neither did score, nor had a fantastic game.
So, we can easily say that Ronaldo cannot do it in a Tuesday night at Stoke. We don't know if Messi can do it or not. Another Messi victory.
exactly, what messi needs to do to be GOAT, Ronaldo doesntYou need to score at least 2 goals in each of the World Cup game for your WC performance to be considered good.
Unless you're Ronaldo. In that case you only need to score a penalty against Iran.
I'd like to think I'm not a Messi fanboy, purely because I look at posts by the likes of marcos and amol (no offence fellas) and can tell that's what a true, unashamed, mental Messi fanboy is and that's certainly not me (and I've rarely posted in here, either), but I can safely say that everything you've sad in here is a complete load of horseshite. Very smelly horseshite, too.Me saying he was horrible is as much true as you fanboys saying he was fantastic.
Nothing you say has any credibility, you've got a bad case of the verbal shits, and it's stinking the place out pretty bad.Me saying he was horrible is as much true as you fanboys saying he was fantastic.
Youth tournaments are irrelevant, as are the Olympics since a lot of great players aren't involved there. The Copa America is also a weak tournament compared to the Euros for example.erm. messi had a wonderfull copa america with tevez and riquelme, we lost the final against brazil
messi won the gold medal in the summer olimpics in a team that didnt concede a single goal
messi won the u 21 world cup with argentina
messi made us qualify first to the last world cup
messi is the second top scorer in argentina national team history
messi made it to the final game in brazil 2014
but keep on thinking that messi never performed "well" in his national team
whatever it takes to undermine him can be handy
cant argue with that, if winning the u 21 world cup, the olimpics, doing it very good in the copa america and in the qualifying, scoring four goals in the world cup, giving magic assists are not enough then you are right, messi doesnt play well for argentinaYouth tournaments are irrelevant, as are the Olympics since a lot of great players aren't involved there. The Copa America is also a weak tournament compared to the Euros for example.
As I said, I don't rate his 2014 WC performance highly, others contributed as much or more than he did.
As for the topscorer story, well Rooney is one of the topscorers for England and his national team career hasn't been great, so that's not much of a factor either.
I'm not trying to belittle Messi, I just don't see anything close to the magic he's performing with Barcelona during his spells with the national team.
A competition that has Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Colombia, five teams that made it through the groups at the last World Cup, is anything but weak. Not like Messi had the chance to impress at Euros either.Youth tournaments are irrelevant, as are the Olympics since a lot of great players aren't involved there. The Copa America is also a weak tournament compared to the Euros for example.
As I said, I don't rate his 2014 WC performance highly, others contributed as much or more than he did.
As for the topscorer story, well Rooney is one of the topscorers for England and his national team career hasn't been great, so that's not much of a factor either.
I'm not trying to belittle Messi, I just don't see anything close to the magic he's performing with Barcelona during his spells with the national team.
You always make me laughI'd like to think I'm not a Messi fanboy, purely because I look at posts by the likes of marcos and amol (no offence fellas) and can tell that's what a true, unashamed, mental Messi fanboy is and that's certainly not me (and I've rarely posted in here, either), but I can safely say that everything you've sad in here is a complete load of horseshite. Very smelly horseshite, too.
While this being true, it doesn't mean Messi hasn't done well for Argentina either. His club performances are considered among the best ever performed by a player in the history so naturally his national team performances won't be of the same level, they're still very good though.Youth tournaments are irrelevant, as are the Olympics since a lot of great players aren't involved there. The Copa America is also a weak tournament compared to the Euros for example.
As I said, I don't rate his 2014 WC performance highly, others contributed as much or more than he did.
As for the topscorer story, well Rooney is one of the topscorers for England and his national team career hasn't been great, so that's not much of a factor either.
I'm not trying to belittle Messi, I just don't see anything close to the magic he's performing with Barcelona during his spells with the national team.
I'm almost tempted to say he's worse than Cal?To be fair, I'm glad @Cal? has got SOMEBODY arguing his corner now too. It makes this a little more entertaining.
Not yet but he's started off with a bang.I'm almost tempted to say he's worse than Cal?
He's "just" Ronaldo. Expectations set on him are too high. With scarcer service and much poorer players upfront with him his impact diminishes substantially, as he's incapable of running matches on his own, and he doesn't create something out of nothing that often. We can only see Real's Ronaldo on occasion, like against Sweden, because rarely the team will provide him that sort of chances (which weren't easy chances at all, it must be said). I think his productivity is perfectly acceptable given the circumstances. He's similar to what he looks when Real plays poorly, it's just that Portugal plays poorly a lot more often.While this being true, it doesn't mean Messi hasn't done well for Argentina either. His club performances are considered among the best ever performed by a player in the history so naturally his national team performances won't be of the same level, they're still very good though.
Some Portugal fans should really give us more detailed information about how Ronaldo truly performs for them (@Arruda ?) because the truth is, he is average with them.
That's nonsense, as evidenced by his performance against Sweden that you noted. He played injured for his country in the World Cup too. What more can you want?He's "just" Ronaldo. Expectations set on him are too high. With scarcer service and much poorer players upfront with him his impact diminishes substantially, as he's incapable of running matches on his own, and he doesn't create something out of nothing that often. We can only see Real's Ronaldo on occasion, like against Sweden, because rarely the team will provide him that sort of chances (which weren't easy chances at all, it must be said). I think his productivity is perfectly acceptable given the circumstances. He's similar to what he looks when Real plays poorly, it's just that Portugal plays poorly a lot more often.
I don't see that much of Messi for Argentina so my sample is small and limited to the World Cup, but from what I saw I think he influences the team far more than Ronaldo. I think that's expectable because Messi is a better and more complete player by a comfortable distance, in my opinion at least. They both score and assist less than at club level, but Messi adds something beyond that which Ronaldo just can't do.
I have more problems with Ronaldo's attitude and demeanour than with his productivity. He's obviously not "captain material". The (admittedly subjective) impression I have is that he somehow blames his national team-mates for not being as good as his club team-mates. When things aren't going well he seems to pout instead of trying to lift the team's spirit and motivate them.
I agree with everything in this post.He's "just" Ronaldo. Expectations set on him are too high. With scarcer service and much poorer players upfront with him his impact diminishes substantially, as he's incapable of running matches on his own, and he doesn't create something out of nothing that often. We can only see Real's Ronaldo on occasion, like against Sweden, because rarely the team will provide him that sort of chances (which weren't easy chances at all, it must be said). I think his productivity is perfectly acceptable given the circumstances. He's similar to what he looks when Real plays poorly, it's just that Portugal plays poorly a lot more often.
I don't see that much of Messi for Argentina so my sample is small and limited to the World Cup, but from what I saw I think he influences the team far more than Ronaldo. I think that's expectable because Messi is a better and more complete player by a comfortable distance, in my opinion at least. They both score and assist less than at club level, but Messi adds something beyond that which Ronaldo just can't do.
I have more problems with Ronaldo's attitude and demeanour than with his productivity. He's obviously not "captain material". The (admittedly subjective) impression I have is that he somehow blames his national team-mates for not being as good as his club team-mates. When things aren't going well he seems to pout instead of trying to lift the team's spirit and motivate them.
The game against Sweden was more of an aberration than the norm, seeing that he averages less than half a goal per game for his country (52 goals in 119 games), and considering Portugal finished behind Russia in the WC qualifications in the same year, and bowed out in the group stages of the WC (by finishing below the US) in the next year.That's nonsense, as evidenced by his performance against Sweden that you noted. He played injured for his country in the World Cup too. What more can you want?
He's a preening, pompous, arrogant ***, but he's carried Madrid and United on his shoulders when his teammates have been playing poorly many times.
He has done well for Portugal before and had good tournaments at Euro 2004, 2012 and World Cup 2006, getting into the team of the tournament at both Euro 2004 and 2012 and finished runner-up for young player of the tournament at World Cup 2006 (and was in the lead for the award until his antics vs England as behaviour is taken into account for the award). Overall he has had a good international career.The game against Sweden was more of an aberration than the norm, seeing that he averages less than half a goal per game for his country (52 goals in 119 games), and considering Portugal finished behind Russia in the WC qualifications in the same year, and bowed out in the group stages of the WC (by finishing below the US) in the next year.
Nobody is saying he has a 'horrible' international career. Comparatively though, Messi's is still much better imo.He has done well for Portugal before and had good tournaments at Euro 2004, 2012 and World Cup 2006, getting into the team of the tournament at both Euro 2004 and 2012 and finished runner-up for young player of the tournament at World Cup 2006 (and was in the lead for the award until his antics vs England as behaviour is taken into account for the award). Overall he has had a good international career.
Compared to a competition that has Spain, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal in it, I'd say it's weak.A competition that has Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Colombia, five teams that made it through the groups at the last World Cup, is anything but weak. Not like Messi had the chance to impress at Euros either.
Who apart from Mascherano contributed as much or more than Messi's 4 goals at the WC?
I asked the question to Arruda because apparently Messi did nothing at an international level. They're both great players, much better at their clubs than for their national teams. One is simply better than the other.Nobody is saying he has a 'horrible' international career. Comparatively though, Messi's is still much better imo.
If you're talking about me, I'm not taking any corner. I don't give enough of a f*** to debate who's better between the two. I'm just here because I don't see either of them being as good as they're sometimes hyped to be. I think with the emergence of social media and video availability, players in today's era are being praised a lot more than years ago. I just don't see what Messi or Ronaldo so clearly hold over the likes of Zidane and the Brazilian Ronaldo for example.To be fair, I'm glad @Cal? has got SOMEBODY arguing his corner now too. It makes this a little more entertaining.