Originally posted by LaBrujita
I didn't see the game tonight, so take that into account.
Ronaldo is NOT the best player in teh world. NO ****ING WAY. Honestly, think about it. Yes he scored 8 goals in the WC, and 2 goals tonight. Big f-ing deal. Unless he scores 20+ goals at RM this season and is the Ronaldo of old, he is NOT the best player in the world. He is a great striker on a FANTASTIC TEAM (Club and Internationally, pardon the pun).
What about Figo's performance? If he was returning from a 4 year absence, would you be saying he is the best player in the world? What about Zidane? Henry? Inzaghi? All outstanding players, playing outstandingly.
Are you basing it on goals alone? See Inzaghi of late.
Playmaker? Zidane
All around? Veira
Defensive? Campbell, Ferdinand, Nesta
He is not a complete player, and he is yet to prove that he is the most valuable player in the world.
I am not a Ronaldo hater, I am not a Ronaldo fan. I think I am being realistic.
Well, you missed fantastic game, Evan.
Why is Ronaldo way above his peers? You must be right, man, Zidane and Figo are more complete, Inzaghi and Totti are scoring like hell. We, Ronaldo fans, must be all nuts!
You are a soccer coach, so you have to know that, in the professional competition played at the highest level, the difference between the value of the teams is very small. We can't say that Roma is better than Milan, or that Arsenal is worst than Real. If we had those match ups today, the result would probably be different from tomorrow.
I've seen Figo dribble everybody in front of him and score a goal, but he only did it a couple of times; Zidane can run and make the decisive pass, but he needs a quality finisher like Raul to put his team ahead; talking about finishers, Inzaghi is one of the best, but he can't do much without a Rui Costa or a Seedorf to feed him with great assists; Nesta is a giant on defense, but he can't do anything all by himself.
Ronaldo
is the difference; Ronaldo
can steal a ball, dribble everybody and score; Ronaldo is also a superb finisher; In his first times at Barça he didn't play as a striker, so I've seen him dish a couple assists. I've also seen him score a couple headers, score from FKs, PKs, shots from outside the box, you name it.
But, most importantly,
he's the difference. He is a gem, one of those that only land on this planet every 20 years.
We've had Maradona, Pele and him.
People who've seen Eusébio play, say that Ronaldo reminds them of him. [Funny that most of you have never heard about one of the 8 best footballers ever.]
Ronaldo was very unlucky with his injuries. Had he stayed healthy and he'd be among those other 2 names without a doubt. Well, he still has 4 more quality playing years to convince us all, so sit back and enjoy!