What a time to be alive, where we can see the objectively, undisputed GOATs of the sport play live week after week.
Maradona who? Pelé who? Cruyff who? Messi and CR7 are the GOATs.
>Messi
Agreed, GOAT
>CR7
topkek brah
>>67975855
CR7 won't be remembered 50 years from now. He'll be as famous as Gerd Muller.
>>67975861
>implying that after CR7 retires, /sp/ won't be sucking his cock like they do with the other retired legends now
You guys only hate him because he has a huge ego and is successful. Once he retires and isn't all over the news all the time, you'll recognize him as the (second) GOAT.
>>67975867
basically this
>>67975867
>this delusional
A 3-time, possibly 4-time this year if he does well in the Euro, Ballon D'Or winner with multiple records broken and won 3 CLs and was deemed as Messi's rival won't be remembered 50 years from now?
You're fucking delusional.
>>67975881
Just because he's from your nation you feel compelled to defend him. Only the English media and Marca make him Messi's rival. Everyone else agrees its not even close.
>>67975881
>was deemed as Messi's rival
lel
>>67975881
Ballon d'or lost all meaning.
>>67975881
Nobody remembers Maradonas teammates from NT to Napoli days so yeah he will be lost in time and space. Ronaldo can always be next Beckham and whore himself out to lingerie companies ect to stay relevant.
>>67975896
>>67975904
Ronaldo's the sole reason Messi hasn't won 7 Ballon D'Ors in a row or the golden boot ever year (except this one, which is Suarez's fault), lmao.
I'm not even saying he's better than Messi. I said he was second best, Messi is the undisputed GOAT. But they're rivals, if CR7 didn't exist, then Messi would dominate every kind of individual award there is.
>>67975913
Maradona's teammates didn't win Ballon D'Ors or stole the spotlight from him in 3 separate years.
>>67975917
>Ballon D'Ors in a row or the golden boot
these are not as important as you think they are
>>67975939
>the most important individual awards aren't important
>>67975867
>muller isn't famous
>>67975855
>GOATS
>implying there can be more than one GREATEST OF ALL TIME
What Ronaldo will solely be known for 50 years from now:
"Did you know that during Messi's prime there was another guy called Cristiano Ronaldo (no, not the Brazilian one!) who actually managed to win a few Balon D'Ors over Messi?"
"Oh really bro? Damn, he must have been good!"
"Not really, I watched his highlights on XzorxTube and he was a glorified tap-in merchant"
>>67975953
>did you know there was this guy named cristiano ronaldo that won everything with man united and then won everything including two champions leagues with real madrid
>did you know that messi guy was a systembabby that was too scared to leave his systemclub
>oh and btw, that messi manlet never won a world cup lmaooo
>>67975855
Dos Santos Aveiro plz
>>67975944
Yes, basically. No-one cares about individual awards.
>>67975953
>Cristiano won't be remembered 50 years now despite winning 3, if not 4, Ballon D'Ors, stealing the spotlight from Messi in 3 separate years of their careers, breaking multiple Champions League, La Liga and Real Madrid records and winning 3 Champions Leagues
>but Brazilian Ronaldo who won LITERALLY NOTHING club-wise, was invisible for half his career and only has 2 Ballon D'Ors will
topkek
>>67975944
they are no indicator of anything. This season ronaldo almost won the golden boot, is the high scorer at cl, close to high scorer in liga, yet would you say he personally had a great season? It was a complete shit with the only highlight being the hat trick against wolfsburg, the 8th team in bundesliga against who lewandowski scored 5 in 9 minutes. The golden boot is no indicator of anything. Same goes for ballon dor, it means nothing nowadays
>>67975976
>le trophy as indicator
underage plz
>Three CLs with two clubs.
Of course he'll be remembered.
Like Messi though there'll be the morons talking about the lack of international silverware.
>>67976026
what else is success in sports measured by?
>>67975855
>Messi in 2015 UCL's final
>overloads the midfield, being a part of why Barcelona dominated that hard on the first half
>makes the 40 meter pinpoint pass that tempos up the play of the first goal
>juve equalize in the second half
>messi dribbles past two, shots on goal, buffon leaves the ball floating for a suarez second
>last minute neymar scores from a counter when juve where all in, takes off his shirt, puts on a jesus bandana
>newspapers spotlight neymar's bandana and suarez goal
meanwhile
>cristiano ronaldo in 2016 UCL's final
>be invisible all game
>madrid literally carried by their midfield and bale's offensive
>everytime the ball goes to ronaldo he loses it
>miss a header on goal
>shot a shitty power shot
>literally zero(0) creative passing, almost no inside movement
>only make a good play in the entire game
>penulties
>shoots the last one after an aleti player fucks up
>TSUUUUUUUU
>newspapers the next day have ronaldo tsuuing on the cover
>subsequently threads like this appear
>>67976021
Of course he had a great season, you utter spastic. Most footballers in the world would kill to have the kind of season he had.
He had an average season for HIS standards, that's it. He didn't have a shit season at all.
>>67975976
If we're talking legit Ballon d'Ors, Cristiano only has 1 while Ronaldo has 2.
They're tied at 3 for the FIFA version
>>67976078
>Ronaldo doesn't defend, he just stands around with his arms in his hips
>he defends
>oh he was invisible all game
Fuck off.
Not sure why you're complaining about Messi's performance not being recognized though. EVERYONE recognizes him as the GOAT and /sp/ sucks his cock over EVERY game he has, even the average ones (which are few and far between, admittedly).
Forget stats for a minute, can anyone here honestly say that they've ever watched Cristiano play and thought to themselves 'wow, this guy really could be the best to ever play football'? Be honest.
Not once for me, and this is why he's not in the GOAT tier imo, because he just doesn't have the footballing talent to match the very best.
He's probably the greatest athlete though, i'll give him that.
>>67976078
yeah, but in 50 years no one will remember in what way anyone won a trophy - just how many they won.
same as today.
>>67976078
>2015 final
>playing vs an italian team
they could have just handed the cup to barça lol
Ronaldo played his best football at Man Utd
>>67976262
Not really. Maradona didn't win that many trophies, neither did Zidane or Ronaldo, yet they're remembered today for their ability and big moments.
Nobody considers Giggs GOAT tier and he won shitloads of trophies.
>>67976290
Mou's second year in Madrid was best CR.
>>67975953
cr7 will be remembered for much longer than fat ronaldo
You actually have to win the world cup to become a legend.
>>67976302
Nah senpai at United he used to pick the ball up on half way line, before dribbling to the D and unleashing a shot cross or pass. At Madrid he just hovers around the D
Pic related, my fav Ronaldo season
>>67975867
If an American knows who Muller was...
>>67975976
This.
>>67976073
Perfomance duh, Brazil ronaldo is more strong, skilled, fast, great at link-up, has vision to provide pass. Donaldo is shit, dive every little chance.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVueW6X7TM0
>>67976489
>le speedy put ball past player and run man xDDDDDDD
>rolando s-surely will be forgotten
>>67976364
that's not true but whatever m8
>>67976708
>biggest used tag: #cr7underwear
wew
>cryuff who
where is my rightful sticky
>>67976242
07-08 ronaldo definitely made you think he was GOAT
any other year i'll agree with you
>>67976809
Cryuff is the historical equivalent of le Cut Inside Man just doing the same move over and over and over to the point of getting it named after you
>>67976708
I'm sure all those big numbers will be really relevant in 50 years.
>>67976242
Yes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GzuhpgoFEg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpBmBbZtVJY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WmpgeY7tow
The man can shoot from anywhere and score. The man can get past any defender and score.
>>67975872
Not really, his motivation is indeed goat tier but his play isn't as good. The RM propaganda just keeps hyping and everyone keep sucking his dick even when he underperforms( like during The last CL final, he was invisible The whole game and yet everyone was sucking his dick) . That guy is like Zlatan, the team always tries to make him score so he can inflate his stats, that's why he is known as penaldo and a tap-in master. He is a great player but to call him goat is just too much.
Also doesn't it feels like he is declining recently? He doesn't seem as good as dribbling his opponent and shooting freekicks
>>67976306
>0 WC and 0 euro will be remembered longer than 2 WC
Whatever senpai
>>67976990
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoDb4t9N3c8&t=17m43s
Look t #6 and #5 here too, if you doubt his dribbling skills.
What a fantastic player.
>>67977007
you're an idiot
>>67976307
Maldini is recognized as one of the best, if not the best defenders of all time and he is a legend, and he has never won WC.
So you are not only wrong but also wrong.
>>67977083
Nice argument
>>67977174
Give me one good reason why anyone should bother to tell you why what you said is wrong.
>>67977220
>Give me a good reason to explain my unexplained point
Too hard desu
Do you really think people in 50 years will talk about all the amazing tap-ins he scored?
Cristiano is a shame for R. Madrid
>>67977297
See >>67977042 and >>67976990
Can we stop this meme that all his goals are tap-ins?
Neither are the greatest of all time and it will take until both their careers are over for people to finally realise this.
/thread
>>67976708
This is not surprising, he's a gay icon.
