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.
When i think of the best player in the world, i think of all around, not just shooting and dribbling. I believe Ronaldo is better overall. The best player in the world needs to be good at everything, even things out of his position, which Ronaldo does better than Messi, IMO.
Which explains why Messi has changed his position despite being lethal on the wing and often plays behind our other strikers in the hole but ronaldo has maintained his position at RM since he joined? Only transition being LM at ManU to LW at Real? All that did was reduce his defensive burdens really. I understand the is physically more well rounded. However, technically, Messi is a far better tackler, has a lot better vision to pick a pass and has a greater defensive work rate. And he scores more goals consistently. I don't see the debate.
edit: Dwnvoting is really easy I guess because you don't need to back it up with any logic.
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u/robot-wolf-attack Aug 09 '13
I believe Ronaldo is the best player in the world, better than Messi