The retired veteran has rated his compatriot over the Portuguese skipper, claiming that the former Red Devil can never be as good as La Pulga.
Retired Argentine footballer, Diego Maradona, has expressed that Barcelona’s Lionel Messi is way better than Real Madrid’s Cristiano http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ronaldo-c31734.
Maradona maintained that Messi is more skilled, talented and can dribble better than Ronaldo. The Argentine claimed that La Pulga does not require the shooting prowess of the former Manchester United player because he can dribble much better than him.
This is certainly not the first time that the two athletes have been compared to one another. Prior to the statement of the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Al-Wasl-c38380 head coach, many other experts had taken out the time to voice their opinion regarding the two footballers.
It can be easily observed that the two men are currently at the very top of the footballing world. Both Messi and Ronaldo have demonstrated super human ability in terms of performance and both have become household names across the planet.
The modern game has seen http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Leo-c22011 establish himself as one of the most prolific players of all time, whereas Cristiano has not been far behind him. At the moment, many believe that the Argentine is the better player.
However, it is important to note that his Madrid counterpart has excelled in the English Premier League and reached his peak way earlier than the Argentine.
The recently passed season was excellent for La Pulga, especially in terms of individual accolades. The player scored a total of 73 goals for Barca and claimed his third consecutive FIFA Ballon d’Or, along with winning the Pichichi.
While sharing his thoughts regarding the Ronaldo-Messi comparisons, Maradona was quoted as saying:
"http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cristiano-c9622 Ronaldo's powerful shot. Messi just dribbles towards the goal with the ball at his feet. When Cristiano Ronaldo won the Ballon d'Or he told Messi 'No more second places'. Now
silver is the best he can achieve."
"The world's best player, along with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Portugal-c2984."
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Diego-Maradona-c11160 was recently sacked by UAE Pro League side, Al-Wasl, after spending only 14 months in the Middle-East.
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