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Cristiano Ronaldo Impossible to Ignore
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Just my opinion but having watched him a lot in the last 18 months he appears to have become obsessed with stats ie scoring as often as possible, to the detriment of the team.
On so many occasions he is shooting from ridiculous angles and distances when quite often team mates are in better positions, including goal scoring ones.
It is all about finishing with more personal achievements than Messi. The problem for him is that Messi is a couple of years younger.
As United have always been my second team I was dismayed when they signed him and delighted he has now left them.1 -
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He’s undermining his legacy a bit now.2
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The question now is will he retire from international football or will he be eyeing up the fact they have Luxembourg and Liechtenstein in their euro qualifying group.0
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He’s no spring chicken so he’s bound to be declining but just last season he scored more Premier League goals than Harry Kane and only Salah and Son scored more.0
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Blokes a knob. Showed no class in defeat.6
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Just seen that with his appearances at the world cup, Ronaldo now has the most appearances in football of any outfield player, currently at 1181.
The 4 ahead of him being goalkeepers who all played well into their 40s. He still needs another 220 games though to overtake Peter Shilton who tops the list.0 -
Chris_from_Sidcup said:Just seen that with his appearances at the world cup, Ronaldo now has the most appearances in football of any outfield player, currently at 1181.
The 4 ahead of him being goalkeepers who all played well into their 40s. He still needs another 220 games though to overtake Peter Shilton who tops the list.
Hopefully Messi doesn't retire for another 5 years and overtakes Ronaldo appearances by a country mile1 -
Ronaldo ,hard to ignore , but you have to try0
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I easily ignore his off field antics. I'll always remember his on field antics.redashdave said:Ronaldo ,hard to ignore , but you have to try
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Given that Ronaldo has expressed a desire to play until he is 40, i can't see Messi getting anywhere near.Dave2l said:Chris_from_Sidcup said:Just seen that with his appearances at the world cup, Ronaldo now has the most appearances in football of any outfield player, currently at 1181.
The 4 ahead of him being goalkeepers who all played well into their 40s. He still needs another 220 games though to overtake Peter Shilton who tops the list.
Hopefully Messi doesn't retire for another 5 years and overtakes Ronaldo appearances by a country mile0 -
It’s poetic that Ronaldo’s career is seemingly slumping just as Messi single-handedly wins the very same World Cup. I think that might go some way to answering the GOAT arguments8
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Been a tough year for Ronaldo.Swisdom said:It’s poetic that Ronaldo’s career is seemingly slumping just as Messi single-handedly wins the very same World Cup. I think that might go some way to answering the GOAT arguments
The interview with piers and his world cup have been a complete disaster.
Never mind.0 -
Or perhaps that one is born in Argentina and one is born in Portugal?Swisdom said:It’s poetic that Ronaldo’s career is seemingly slumping just as Messi single-handedly wins the very same World Cup. I think that might go some way to answering the GOAT arguments
Alvarez is the star coming out of this World Cup.0 -
Signs for Al Nassr until 2025. 177 million pounds per year, the biggest football salary in history.
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Sad way to end a fantastic career, playing in the arse end of nowhere just for money when he is already worth £500m for Christ’s sake! Definitely tarnishes his legacy imo. I can’t see Messi doing the same.Raith_C_Chattonell said:Signs for Al Nassr until 2025. 177 million pounds per year, the biggest football salary in history.0 -
Fair play to him, he's had an amazing career and will now finish up in an easy league scoring loads of goals and earning an absolute fortune. This is a league where Gomis and Ighalo score loads of goals.
Obviously it's the end of his top level career, but people didn't criticise the likes of Xavi, Desailly, Guardiola, Batistuta who ended their careers in the middle east. Ronaldo isn't the first and definitely won't be the last.
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Difference is... Cristiano Ronaldo had the opportunity to end his career at a big club like Man Utd, just as a squad player... He didn't need to follow those others to the Middle East, but couldn't keep his ego under control, now no one else wants himChris_from_Sidcup said:Fair play to him, he's had an amazing career and will now finish up in an easy league scoring loads of goals and earning an absolute fortune. This is a league where Gomis and Ighalo score loads of goals.
Obviously it's the end of his top level career, but people didn't criticise the likes of Xavi, Desailly, Guardiola, Batistuta who ended their careers in the middle east. Ronaldo isn't the first and definitely won't be the last.2 -
Good news is he has a soft spot for Charlton so can buy us in a week if he wanted, ground included2
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That interview with Piers Morgan just seems all that more cringe now.Chris_from_Sidcup said:Fair play to him, he's had an amazing career and will now finish up in an easy league scoring loads of goals and earning an absolute fortune. This is a league where Gomis and Ighalo score loads of goals.
Obviously it's the end of his top level career, but people didn't criticise the likes of Xavi, Desailly, Guardiola, Batistuta who ended their careers in the middle east. Ronaldo isn't the first and definitely won't be the last.
I think people are to caught up in the whole Messi vs Ronaldo debate, they forget to appreciate just what a brilliant player Ronaldo is/was.
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Definitely makes himself difficult to ignore:
“For me, it’s not the end of my career to come to South Africa.”
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Portugal played better without Ronaldo. We’ll never know for certain but I’m confident in saying that Argentina couldn’t have won the WC without Messi.SELR_addicks said:
Or perhaps that one is born in Argentina and one is born in Portugal?Swisdom said:It’s poetic that Ronaldo’s career is seemingly slumping just as Messi single-handedly wins the very same World Cup. I think that might go some way to answering the GOAT arguments
Alvarez is the star coming out of this World Cup.2 -
Don't get this obsessive need to compare the two, or decide that Ronaldo is suddenly worse because Messi won the World Cup.
If Kolo Muani scored that last chance for France rather than Martinez saving it, Messi wouldn't have been any worse.
Ronaldo not doing well at a World Cup at 37 while Messi does at 35 doesn't make Ronaldo's career worse than Messi's.
Portugal were better without Ronaldo at the World Cup, but they've won their only two trophies ever with him in the team, whereas Argentina did well without Messi too....
(Messi is better).
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Such a modest fellow.
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You're right Messi would never be so cynical...meldrew66 said:
Sad way to end a fantastic career, playing in the arse end of nowhere just for money when he is already worth £500m for Christ’s sake! Definitely tarnishes his legacy imo. I can’t see Messi doing the same.Raith_C_Chattonell said:Signs for Al Nassr until 2025. 177 million pounds per year, the biggest football salary in history.
(Tries to get away with millions of euros of unpaid taxes)1 -
And potentially bankrupts Barcelona with his wage demands (that they were daft enough to agree).Dazzler21 said:
You're right Messi would never be so cynical...meldrew66 said:
Sad way to end a fantastic career, playing in the arse end of nowhere just for money when he is already worth £500m for Christ’s sake! Definitely tarnishes his legacy imo. I can’t see Messi doing the same.Raith_C_Chattonell said:Signs for Al Nassr until 2025. 177 million pounds per year, the biggest football salary in history.
(Tries to get away with millions of euros of unpaid taxes)2 -
A complete myth. Messi earned the club far more in sponsorship deals and merchandise sales each year than he took home in wages.North Lower Neil said:
And potentially bankrupts Barcelona with his wage demands (that they were daft enough to agree).Dazzler21 said:
You're right Messi would never be so cynical...meldrew66 said:
Sad way to end a fantastic career, playing in the arse end of nowhere just for money when he is already worth £500m for Christ’s sake! Definitely tarnishes his legacy imo. I can’t see Messi doing the same.Raith_C_Chattonell said:Signs for Al Nassr until 2025. 177 million pounds per year, the biggest football salary in history.
(Tries to get away with millions of euros of unpaid taxes)
The club was completely mismanaged and paid stupid wages to so many players. They were paying players like Umtiti, Coutinho, Pjanic and Lenglet well over 150k a week. Pique/Alba/Busquets all past their best, all earning 250k+ a week. Griezmann was on about 350k a week.
They spent over 250m signing Griezmann and Coutinho who aren't even there any more.6 -
Cute thought put out by Messi.Chris_from_Sidcup said:
A complete myth. Messi earned the club far more in sponsorship deals and merchandise sales each year than he took home in wages.North Lower Neil said:
And potentially bankrupts Barcelona with his wage demands (that they were daft enough to agree).Dazzler21 said:
You're right Messi would never be so cynical...meldrew66 said:
Sad way to end a fantastic career, playing in the arse end of nowhere just for money when he is already worth £500m for Christ’s sake! Definitely tarnishes his legacy imo. I can’t see Messi doing the same.Raith_C_Chattonell said:Signs for Al Nassr until 2025. 177 million pounds per year, the biggest football salary in history.
(Tries to get away with millions of euros of unpaid taxes)
The club was completely mismanaged and paid stupid wages to so many players. They were paying players like Umtiti, Coutinho, Pjanic and Lenglet well over 150k a week. Pique/Alba/Busquets all past their best, all earning 250k+ a week. Griezmann was on about 350k a week.
They spent over 250m signing Griezmann and Coutinho who aren't even there any more.
It's the same 'shirt sales' argument that is nonsense whenever a big money move happens.0
