At their absolute best who was the better player?
Ronaldinho but it's close
Ronaldinho
Ronaldinho had maybe 3 times the talent ronaldo had in every regard.
What ronaldo was better at was longevity and work ethic.
Ronaldinho would literally go out be the clásico party.. Drink... Fuck 4 bitches then wake up in time to go best Madrid by 4 making them look silly in the process.
Ronaldinho.
Pure magic.
>le ronaldinho talent but lazy meme
I'll pick ronaldo this time
>>68285789
Ronaldinho
Ronaldo
Even in his prime, Ronaldinho was lazy.
dino but cristiano has a better career
Ronaldinho, its not even close
Dino wasting his talent was a crime against humanity
Ronaldinho's 2005/2006 is fucking MAGIC. Ronaldo looks like a kid near him.
I've never seen anything that can compare to Ronaldinho in his days at Barça. Unbelievable in every aspect of the game.
>>68287100
this, i kind of hate him for it. if he'd had the drive gaynaldo has he'd have been one of the top 3 players of all time.
Ronaldinho not only was better but had a better career (won practically every trophy he could). He was only 22yo at the 2002 World Cup and played a key role, Cronaldo was 21 at the 2004 Euros, did nothing and you can't dare to point that out. Ronaldo Fenomeno was 21 when he carried the National Team to the World Cup final in 1998.
Both players are horrible overrated but Ronaldinho is probably the better one
>>68287230
this desu
>>68287326
A better thread would've been the real ronaldo (fatnaldo) vs ronaldinho
again id go with dinho
>>68287326
Cristiano had a better career.
1 World Cup doesn't outweigh 2 more Ballon d'Ors, 2 more league titles, 2 more CLs and his longevity.
>>68287326
Portugal sucks though, you cant blame ronaldo for not doing much on that shitty team.
>>68287417
Cronaldo failed time and time again at international level, with a great team against weaker opposition. Also, put Ronaldinho at Fergie's 00s ManU and of fucking course he'd have a bunch more titles, they were the English Bayern.
>>68287524
Yeah we do,who even draws agaisn't america on the wc?FUCKING USA KEK
>>68287524
>american
>football
Pick one.
Messi wouldn't be the player of today without a Ronaldinho.
He was Messi's master.
>>68287565
Competitive international football is ~10% of a player's career. Ronaldinho wins in this area, Ronaldo wins in the other areas.
>with a great team against weaker opposition
>weaker opposition
Can you please go back to 2002 and look up what opponents Brazil had to beat to win the WC?
I'll even help you out - China, Costa Rica, Turkey, Belgium, England, Turkey, Germany
>>68287694
dont even bother to reply this macaco bro, you're absolutely right in your tought
>>68287694
at least they made it into the World Cup unlike Greece.
>Competitive international football is ~10% of a player's career
and not coincidently the most important part.
>>68287903
>at least they made it into the World Cup unlike Greece.
>le donaldo is bad bcuz he lost a final when he was 18 xd
This board is so dumb that it makes a Barcelona fan defend Ronaldo from retarded abuse.
>and not coincidently the most important part.
No.
A 7 game summer tournament held once every 4 years is not more important than consistent quality over 50 games a year.
Too young to see the peak of both.
>>68287953
he's not bad, he just has a huge gap in his career, unlike Ronaldinho who won practically everything he could (including a fucking Libertadores title).
>A 7 game summer tournament held once every 4 years is not more important than consistent quality over 50 games a year.
You're wrong, ask any player.
>>68288048
Ronaldinho also has a huge hole in his career. It's everything that happened after June 2006
>>68288135
Nope, his only real "hole" is not having won the Brazilian league and maybe the French league. Everything, la liga, serie A, world cup, confederations cup, copa america, champions league, ballon d'or, copa libertadores, he has it all.
Superb career, probably only matched by Zidane in the modern age.
>>68286919
but its true. What Ronaldo has going on for him is that hes dedicated as fuck and his life is football. Ronaldinho had a short period cause he wanted to party.
>>68288233
You operate under a weird assumption than a good career means ticking every box and leaving it at that.
Winning the CL 3 times is much more impressive than winning it 1 time. Winning the league 4 times is much more impressive than winning it 2 times. Winning everything doesn't mean a perfect career.
>>68288346
then Seedorf clearly should start showing up in GOAT discussions and Dalglish was better than Maradona, my friend.
>>68288442
>false dichotomy
Ronaldinho. He made everyone else look like kids.
Much harder to call between Messi and Ronaldinho though.
>>68285789
Ronaldinho.
He was a savage genius, while C. Ronaldo is a good boy who worked a lot.
>>68287565
>portugal
>literally 1 man team
At his absolute best, there aren't many players that can top Ronaldinho. It's kinda good that he couldn't stay at his peak for long, if he had the consistency of Messi/Cristiano no one would watch football anymore after he'd retired.
I don't think ronaldo should even be in the best 5 ever.
Like, what has he been doing for the last 3 years?
Sure he scores a lot of goals, however, he has been playing mostly to score goals, instead of being a key player in the offensive construction.
All he does is stay in the box and wait for the ball. You will see how bad he will struggle at the NT
Prime ronaldinho>everyone
