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CR7 is the better athlete dude, he is faster, stronger, have more endurance for the entire match ( not saying Messi Doesn't have endurance but CR7 is a beast in the field ) and have better and more skills than Messi and don't forget he has the best free kick shot in the world.
Ronaldo can shoot and play with either feet, on the other hand Messi stumbles when he decides to take the ball with with his right feet.
Messi has unbelievable dribbling and better vision, his passes are incredible, he tops Ronaldo in those departments only ( not by a huge margin ), but if you ask me who is the complete footballer my answer is always going to be Ronaldo.
Ronaldo's task is way harder than Messi's since Ronaldo plays on the wing which is a position harder to score goals from and he still managed to be last years best scorer in La Liga ( 41 goals ) with a whooping 9 goals difference from Messi.
Barcalona is not dependent on Messi, on the contrary, the team is waaaay better in the midfield thanks to Xavi and Iniesta which makes the ball come to Messi waaay easier, don't forget the possession play, the ball is always with Barca, on the other hand Real Madrid possesses less and still Ronaldo manages to score.
And because of that Messi changed his position from winger to center attacker because he wants to score more.
Let me ask you this question, put Ronaldo in Barca and Messi in Real Madrid, do you really think Ronaldo can't do as good as Messi or even better?
I don't know why people forget what Ronaldo have already achieved, he got the Ballond'Ors before Messi, he had the Champions League with Man United and he is the one who helped Portugal go to the semi-finals in World Cup 06, Messi didn't s*** in that world cup and both played in that world cup AND before that Ronaldo went to the final match against Greece in Euro 2004, that's international for you.
When I see Madrid, I see it as Ronaldo's team, when I see Barca, I don't see it that way, I can't say Messi is not a major factor in the team but I don't see him as the number one factor for winning since Barca have major players like Villa, Sanchez and Pedro and Iniesta all strong attackers and they can easily score like Messi but they give the finishing touches to Messi to make him compete with Ronaldo in the scoring records.
EDIT: lol at total edits, long post don't laugh guys :P
Aljosa23
Might be a better athlete physically but it was pretty clear I was talking about skills on the pitch.I'm not really sure how Barcelona isn't dependent on Messi. Out of the top 15 scorers in La Liga, he's the only Barcelona player there. The second highest scorer on Barca is Alexis Sanchez with 11 while Messi has 50. While Real Madrid alone has 3 players in the top 5, Ronaldo has 45 goals. Out of all competitions this season, Messi has 72 goals I'm also not sure how you can downplay Messi by saying others give him the "finishing touches" even though he also has the most assists on Barcelona.
Even if Messi came second last season in La Liga play, him and Ronaldo were tied with 53 goals out of all competitions. This year it's not even close, 72-59 for Messi. Messi even set the European scoring record this year alongside winning La Liga's golden boot. Might even win another Ballon d'Or this year.
Again, it's okay if you prefer Cristiano Ronaldo to him but Messi has the stats, records, and awards to be better than Ronaldo. Ronaldo fanboys just can't accept the truth that he will never be as good as Messi.
Messi is a dribbler, Ronaldo is a dribbler AND also have skills/tricks on the pitch, Messi is amazing but he is becoming repetitive in each match because he doesn't develop himself as much as Ronaldo, Im really surprised of his shooting power, he is like the only superstar ( especially as a center forward ) I've ever seen in my entire life that doesn't have shooting power , I'd like to see him next seaon with stronger shots, on the other hand Ronaldo can always surprise me with a new trick and thats why I watch football, I watch it to see the best players offering something new in every match.
Like I said Messi changed his position so he can score more and be seen as good as Ronaldo in scoring, plus your stats further prove that Messi is getting the final touches more than his colleagues.
As far as Ballon d'Or goes it is a fact the player who wins big competitions gets it so it is not possible in the slightest for Messi to get the trophy sinceMessi didn't win any big competition this year, it should go to Ronaldo specially if he also wins the Euro cup in the summer unless there is major bias in the votes.
As I said before, I'd like to see Messi in another team because Messi is playing with arguably the best Barca ever in the history of Barcelona, the task is easier for him to win and score stats, he would be tested in another team or when Xavi and Iniesta retire, this way we will see the true Messi, there is also proof that he is not as good when he plays with his international team, lastly, what did he do in the most important 3 matches this season, he didn't do s*** .
Ronaldo is as good as Messi and the stats are not that far away from Ronaldo to act like Messi is untouchable plus it's not like Ronaldo is retired :?
there is so much both can achieve and there is so much room for Ronaldo to be equal in the stats, don't forget that both got the champions league, both got the ballon dor, both won tons of league cups.
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