5 Reasons Why Messi Is Better Than C.Ronaldo
Posted on 09. Jun, 2009 by Borris Becker in Real Madrid Football Club
Disregarding FIFA, Messi is the best player on planet Earth(and probably Mars too)
Ok. I just thought I would write this so that may be, JUST MAY BE. Florentino Perez reads this and decideds to wait for Messi than to break the bank for Ronaldo (which seems immensely likely though).
There are many reasons why Messi is a better player and I say it again, PLAYER, not PERSONALITY than Ronaldo. Ronaldo is way better than Messi off the court but right now Real Madrid are in need of some serious silverware, Copa Del Rays will not do the job and in my opinion, neither will La Liga, we need Champions League crown. Real Madrid needs the Champions League crown to reclaim it’s status in Europe. Ok, so here we go.
- Messi is by far a better thinker than Ronaldo on the field. The plays he makes at Barrcelona are (as rightly said by Theirry Henry) unreal for a 21 year old. He knows how to unlock any defence with slick and fast passing (assuming that on the day, he can’t do it all by himself) and most of all, he anticipates where the defenders are and what are they going to do next. Ronaldo just comes onto the field and starts shooting the heck out of the ball. He wants to dribble defenders the way the coach told him too. I mean, that is by no means a bad thing but in matches like this year’s Champions League final or any tight game in the league where the coach’s tactics are not working, sometimes you have to think on your own like Zidane did and that is why he was able to split 10 men defences in mere seconds.
- Messi is simply better than Ronaldo technically. Messi dribbles instinctively unlike Ronaldo, who always tries different moves which he learns while training. Messi is always watching the defender, waiting patiently for any mistake, lapse in concentration or slight off balance. One mistake and boom, Messi skips past in a flash. This is I think the sole reason why Messi is able to perform where C.Ronaldo fails ie against the big sides with good defenders. World Class defenders are not fooled easily with fancy step overs and the like, they like to play hard and if one is playing like Ronaldo, they just go in and tackle the crap out of that player whereas in case of Messi, Messi’s feet are so quick that he is able to change his direction as soon as he sees the defender coming in with a challenge and he is able to pull it off, more frequently than any other player of the planet. In a nutshell, Ronaldo is a little bit predictable with his style of play whereas Messi adapts more easily and more quickly.
- Messi is short but still manages to tough it out when he needs to and I have watched both players since the last 4 years and Ronaldo dives like about, 5 times more than Messi. Just look at the goal Messi scored against Getafe (the Maradonna goal) in Copa Del Ray Semi Final in the season 2006-2007, I bet Ronaldo would have dived like thrice had he been subjected to the pushing and tackling that Messi was subjected to while he was on that magical surge into towards the Getage goal.
- Messi does not need his teammates to beat players and to perform at his best whereas Ronaldo does. Look at the goals that both have scored this season (2008-2009). Most, if not all, of Ronaldo’s goal are team goals. Like, Rooney sets him up or Giggs makes a run along the flank and takes a defender with him. Space opens up for Ronaldo and he then takes advantage. Not an easy thing to do but compared with Messi’s, it is. Messi just takes the ball and beats players and then sets up his teammates or mostly, scores himself. He does not need space (though obviously, would be more destructive in that situation) to be efficient on the field. Ronaldo was dead in the Semi Final against Barcelona in 2007-2008 when he was playing all on his own upfront. Barcelona also did a great job on him in this years final, you cannot do that against Messi. His quick feet and acceleration in changing direction is too much and hence makes him, UNMARKABLE. The best example where my point is prooved like a hundred times is when Ronaldo is playing for his national team. He was a complete zilt in the Euro’s and has never really performed for Portugal in any tournaments. Sure he always has done his tricks and flicks, but that does not neccessarily means, PERFORMANCE.
- Messi can and infact, has scored goals with the mere touch of his hands (lolz on that). Yeah, as silly as that sounds, that is a big advantage. Messi can pull of stunts like those, I have seen him try a few times and he has succeeded. But only once.
So there you go, 4 legit and 1 a bit peculiar reason, of why Messi is better than Ronaldo. To sum it up, Messi can inspire his teammates better than Ronaldo and Messi obviously has a better touch than Ronaldo, plus Messi knows his angles better than everyone else and that is why he can and does, use every inch of the football field.
messi fan
Jan 3rd, 2010
u ronaldo fans are all idiots who dont know anything about football. messi doesnt let his physical attributes stop him from being the best! unlike that one trick pony, ronaldo!
Nazeef
Jan 18th, 2010
Messi is better than C.Ronaldo because Ronaldo plays in Portugal and Messi plays in Argentina. Messi has a ability to do all the skills.Messi has guided Barca to win the 6 cups.
Ronaldo cannot do skills like Messi
Gambit
Feb 10th, 2010
also guys the character of Messi is fantastic..he's humble,honest,gentle..parents will say to their lads to be gentle like Messi…there is no comparison b/w a satan(cr) and GOD (Messi)..
Mak
Feb 10th, 2010
Cristiano Ronaldo is the best!!
Cristiano Ronaldo
Feb 10th, 2010
Cristiano Ronaldo is way better than Lionel Messi.
erick
Feb 17th, 2010
messi is way better than ronaldoand he knows it
Hugo André Cruz
Mar 18th, 2010
ronaldo have a strenght, is powerfull ,but this caracters receive a psysical type.
Messi have a skill, tecnical, tactical, dribliging, and score beautiful gols.
leonis
Mar 23rd, 2010
hey messi ich finde dich klasse c.ronaldo eben soo
ich habe thema messi un mein freund hat c.ronaldo.
thoyyibpv
Mar 25th, 2010
messi he is great!
yorgeus
Mar 30th, 2010
RONALDO IS THE SUCKIEST PLAYER MESSI WILL BE WINNING THE 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP AND RONALDO IS NOT GOING TO WIN ANYTHING
Borris
Apr 1st, 2010
You would not bet your house on it or would you? Nobody can be sure about
anything now that we all have seen what happened last night when Arsenal
totally neutralized the supposed best player in the world Lionel Messi
bocajrs
Apr 7th, 2010
Your a retard. Maradona is the best player of all time. No one can match the absolute skill he had. Ronaldo does step-overs and can't get by defenders and passes the ball back. Messi can actually beat players and he can score.
Borris
Apr 7th, 2010
Well. On current form I do not think Maradonna ever played as well as Messi.
The only question that now remains is not whether messi can perform in big
matches or not (unlike Ronaldo) but can he win the world cup. With the
current situation of Argentina, I say, its going to be impossible unless
Argentina also copy Barcelona, as in, just give the ball to Messi and he ll
do the rest.
c_ivan
Apr 9th, 2010
both of them are good but i like c.ronaldo the most (there's only one ronaldo)
ronaldothebest
Apr 9th, 2010
2 morow we can f u c k barchalona guys 2 morow we can say c.ronaldo he's the best player on earth fu ck messi ronaldo is the best
arrogantronaldoreject
Apr 11th, 2010
i think it's proven in previous el classico. messi did better than ronaldo. he is smart. just see their head to head record. i think messi have won more head to head games than ronaldo did. 3 for messi and1 for ronaldo may be
blackheartsumon
Apr 12th, 2010
messi can do everything i think so he can he could he should he might if not thats tragic for whole world .he gave a real life to me he is the best best best best
anton
May 13th, 2010
messiiiiiiiii he plays soccer way, and waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay better than mister i'm the best ronaldo, i mean common, am i with normal peaple.
the only thing ronaldo has is good looks, messi has soccer in his heart.
yorgeus
May 24th, 2010
look we all know that ronaldo is going to choke in the fifa world this and messi is not going to choke because messi is the best player in the whole world last week he just did a league record for most goals in clubs 33 could ronaldo do that hell no
yorgeus
May 24th, 2010
ronaldo is goin to choke in the fifa world cup and messi is goin to win
Iyaz1010
May 28th, 2010
What the. Messi rules!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ronaldo is very cocky!!!!!!!!! Messi is much faster than rubbish RonRon!!!!!!!!!!
futbolphenom
Jun 3rd, 2010
are you an idiot messi scored 47 goals in 53 matches so he averages 0.88 goals per match as to where ronaldo scored 33 in 35 matches and averaged 0.94so he averages so you can talk all you want about messi's goal scoring but the fact is ronaldo averages more goals a game then messi so if ronaldo played 53 matches he would have scored 50 goals witch is 3 more then messi
yorgeus
Jun 5th, 2010
so whats ur point messi is still the best in the whole world
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orange
Jun 6th, 2010
in my opinion, ronaldo doesn't prove the point that he deserves to be called themost expensive player in the world.
he should stop acting so cocky, and show the world how great he is (IF he really is). oh, i do dislike him.
messi? he's not cocky and he IS great.
Jo
Jun 22nd, 2010
also, Messi is alot faster than cristiano
ugg boots
Jul 11th, 2010
FIFA World Cup Golden Ball award given in the list of 10 candidates, reached the final of Spain and the Netherlands a total of 5 short-listed, what is surprising is the golden boy Lionel Messi of Argentina is also impressively. Messi is very depressed at this World Cup, not only into a ball, but the team also missed the semi-finals by Germany humiliation, his dream can only wait until the World Cup four years after the Brazilian had.
In my opinion, this award belongs to his original
Ajibola Olatunji
Aug 7th, 2010
its a lie dere is noreason y messi is better dan c ronaldo…..
Abbouditahan
Aug 24th, 2010
go ronaldo bou messi madrid has 9 trophee and fcb has 3 trophee that means ronaldo is better than messi