Is Lionel Messi really better than Cristiano Ronaldo?
There have been many comparisons between the two top players in the world – Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Even though both of them can operate on the wings and both of them are currently in extraordinary goal scoring form, there is no doubt that comparing the two is an act of stupidity.
The Argentinean winger Lionel Messi is a prolific goal scorer and so is Cristiano Ronaldo but there is no doubt that the style of play that both these players possess is totally different.
There is not a single thing that is common between the two players except the goal scoring figures in the Spanish La Liga.
While Cristiano Ronaldo is busy scoring goals from the left flank, Lionel Messi is finding the back of the net from the right wing.
The Argentine is a left footed player while Cristiano Ronaldo is a right footed player.
While Lionel Messi is busy playing for the whole team because he has been with them since he was a child, Cristiano Ronaldo is scoring goals because that is what the Los Blancos want from him.
The question is whether goal scoring is the only thing that matters in football? If that is the case then goalkeepers and defenders should not be a part of the team.
Each and every player in the team has his own role to follow and that is the reason why players like Andres Iniesta and Xavi Hernandez – who are not prolific goal scorers – were included in FIFA’s Ballon d’Or final three.
Firstly, football is a team game rather than a “solo” effort. For obvious reasons there have been exceptions throughout the history.
Players like Joan Cryuff, Diego Armando Maradonna and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Pele-c40189 are exceptional cases just like the current stars Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. The reason why such players come into notice is because of their dribbling and goal scoring abilities.
Lionel Messi showed extraordinary statistics last season and that is the reason why he became the World Player of the Year two times in a row.
Not a single player in Europe managed to score 47 goals in a single season and that is definitely something that many players can only dream of accomplishing.
On the other hand, Cristiano Ronaldo delivered but could not keep up with his fitness and was injured for a part of the season and “maybe” that is the reason why he could not cope up with the pace of Lionel Messi.
In case anyone follows tennis, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi can be compared to the two biggest names in tennis – Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer.
While the Real Madrid striker, Cristiano Ronaldo, can be compared to Nadal because of his reliance on power rather than skill, Lionel Messi can be compared to Federer who relies too much on technique.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296 would take things slow because he knows what his team can help him with while Cristiano Ronaldo is a player who relies too much on pace and power with which he can get past all the best defences in the world to find the back of the net.
FIFA is a body that can easily see what a player brings to the team rather than himself. Cristiano Ronaldo has finally started playing along with the team with Jose Mourinho in charge.
With Lionel Messi a part of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-Villa-c10629 during the El Clasico?
That is the reason why the Italian centre back, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fabio-Cannavaro-c13164, was awarded the Player of the Year award over other extraordinary midfielders, wingers and goal scorers.
The truth is that both these players cannot be compared at the moment.
While Lionel Messi is playing football with a team that is extraordinary, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cristiano-Ronaldo-c9629 is playing for self glory.
“Leo” has been operating in the system since he was twelve while Cristiano Ronaldo has adapted Spanish style of play. One school of thought would say that it is difficult to adapt a totally new style of play while the others would think that it is not Lionel
Messi’s fault that he is in a team full of stars.
Comparing the two players is an idiotic act as both of them are totally different from each other. It is just like comparing a player like Luis http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Nani-c27299 to Cristiano Ronaldo which would be wrong because they have a different task up their sleeve.
The views expressed by the writers are his own and do not reflect the editorial policy of
www.bettor.com
Tags: