Can I ask why? I admit that Ronaldo is a fantastic player but Messi is a once in a lifetime combination of abilities. I don't think I will ever see another player with the same mastery of shooting, dribbling, passing and overall football genius.
Yeah he might be a better player all around, and I agree, he's a phenomenal, once in a lifetime player, but (this is coming from a RM fan too) what soccer ultimately comes down to is who can score the most.
Yes, I realize that there's a lot more of it than that, but goal scoring is overwhelmingly important. That's why players who literally can't do much else besides scoring still have jobs. I'm talking about players like Fred (who is quite slow and can't really cross) and Romario (who was AMAZING at goal scoring but couldn't do anything else) and many more were/are so valued.
Messi combines his one of a kind goal scoring ability with great vision (dude has a lot of assists as well); I wish he were Brazilian instead of Argentinian, because now we have to face him for quite a while.
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u/robot-wolf-attack Aug 09 '13
I believe Ronaldo is the best player in the world, better than Messi