Who is the better player in your opinion?? Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi
By lakerfanster
@lakerfanster (2577)
January 18, 2010 1:24am CST
They are rated as two of the top players in the world but who would you rate as the best??. I have to go with Cristiano Ronaldo.
6 responses
@matusalem (53)
• Romania
18 Jan 10
Well this is a tough one. They are both very good players and can win a match by themselves. I have to go with Messi for a very good reason in my opinion. He doesn't have the big star attitude on the pitch and outside also. He still has some modesty in him, and I can't say this about Cristiano Ronaldo.
@lakerfanster (2577)
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19 Jan 10
I can't ignore that Messi is a great player too but I just feel that he is so petulant, He kicks out at players and has dived to win penalties. A lot of people say Ronaldo dives but when you look at the replay the player has often brought him down and there is certainly contact.
@matusalem (53)
• Romania
19 Jan 10
I'm sorry but regarding the divings... Ronaldo is the master. He had during his career some incredible divings and he won lots of undeserved penalties like this. I really think that Ronaldo is a bigger cheater compared with Messi. But everyone is entitled to his own opinion.
@lakerfanster (2577)
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19 Jan 10
I am going on replays. Do you remember when Man United were playing Middlesbrough and Gareth Southgate had said that Ronaldo had dived to win a penalty, he saw it on the replay and then retracted that it was a penalty.
I also remember another incident when Ronaldo was denied a clear penalty against Tottenham when he was caught by Ledley King. I go on replays. What instances can you give to where Ronaldo cleary dived?
@numberoneplayer (18)
• Romania
19 Jan 10
They are definetly the two best players in soccer at the moment.I say that Cristiano Ronaldo is better than Messi.Firstly becouse I consider him the most complete football player in the world in activity.He can score goals with his right foot,left foot,header and has a unique style of taking freekicks.Both of them drible a lot but not always in benefit of the team.Messi scores most of his goals from close range and only with his left foot.I can't remember any recent goal scored by him with his right foot.For me Cristiano Ronaldo is with at least 30% better than Lionel Messi.
@lakerfanster (2577)
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20 Jan 10
What do you mean "with his life outside"?. What is he doing off the pitch that is so wrong??? he is one of the most dedicated hard working athletes in the world.
@matusalem (53)
• Romania
19 Jan 10
I have to say that I don't really remember any recent game when Messi scored with his right foot, but also I haven't seen many games lately. But I can definitely remember that last year in February in a game Racing santander - Barcelona 1-2 Messi scored both goals with his right foot. And maybe he doesn't score with his head as much also, but he did score once in the Champions League final against Manchester United. They are both great players, but I trust Messi more. If Ronaldo continues with his life outside the pitch like this, I think that in maximum 3 years he'll be just another player that you have in the squad for rotation, or even worse, his career will be over.
@matusalem (53)
• Romania
25 Jan 10
And he is also dedicated to the girls. Already they start to have pictures with him in clubs in Madrid. This kind of life affects his game. And I think that yesterday in the Spanish League we had a great example. He played very well, scored 2 goals and after that what was his reaction??? To break a players nose and take a red card. His second red card this season and both in games when Real was leading comfortably and he had no reason to react like this.
@inlaviola (241)
• Indonesia
18 Jan 10
i rate for l.messi i like l.messi. l.messi is best striker with complete skill i know ronaldo have too but i chose l.messi. in this year l.messi be the best player version fifa defeat c.ronaldo
@lakerfanster (2577)
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19 Jan 10
Cristiano Ronaldo is as much of a team player as Messi if not more. They both get a lot of assists as well as scoring a lot.
@Nemonezonicamidecus (247)
• Italy
29 Mar 10
No doubt: Messi! But it all depends on the team, beacause Messi in the Argentinian team doesn't play well. In Barcellona he is excellent, but Iniesta helps him quite a lot!
@lakerfanster (2577)
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30 Mar 10
If Messi scores a decent goal he is lauded, if Ronaldo scores an amazing goal he's lauded the same as a decent goal from Messi.