Wazza
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Not really. His role in the goal against Croatia was a big factor. Boring debate now, always gets petty.
Ronaldo CR7
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Wazza
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Didn’t lose a match either mind, helps in Tournament Football. Never won a tie on penalties either.
ssblue
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Nae bother Spooge.
Winning last season by 1 point and sitting 2nd this season does not suggest a 1 team league.
Hope you are sitting comfy in your Leo pj's.
Madjid Moments
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And Messi has only scored against the elite?
Any player can only score against what is in front of them. A goal again Germany or against Latvia is still of the same value.
The Dude
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Absolutely, it does massively help. Certainly isn't a tournament win you can say Ronaldo carried Portugal to.
Danger Zone
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Nope. Milan were the last team to do it in 2011. If CR7 got an injury next week and was out for the season Juve would still win that league.
HMS.Temple.Garden
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Ronaldo actually looks to be enjoying what he does.
Messi looked depressed.
Messi looked depressed.
SuperRanger
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FourFourTwo magazine recently listed ‘The 50 greatest footballers of all time’ and only rated him 5th...
5. Ronaldo
4. Cruyff
3. Pele
2. Maradona
1. Messi
5. Ronaldo
4. Cruyff
3. Pele
2. Maradona
1. Messi
The Dude
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Not only against the elite but the majority of his goals have come against tougher opposition
5 v Brazil
5 v Ecuador
5 v Paraguay
5 v Uruguay
Danger Zone
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Yeah it was, he fluffed a golden chance from 6 yards out and was lucky it fell for a team mate, a moment of genius people will still be talking about in 20 years time
Desperate stuff right up there with “he motivated his team mates from the touchline and that made them win the final”.
Wazza
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Crucial part played deep in to extra time v Croatia for the goal, easy to watch again on YouTube if you never watched it at the time.
ssblue
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That is a random journalist's thoughts.
It holds no more weight than any serious football fan.
ssblue
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Ecuador and Paraguay are giants of the game.
The Dude
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That makes all the difference then.
Wazza
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Again he resorts to making things up, never changes.Yeah it was, he fluffed a golden chance from 6 yards out and was lucky it fell for a team mate, a moment of genius people will still be talking about in 20 years time
Desperate stuff right up there with “he motivated his team mates from the touchline and that made them win the final”.
Danger Zone
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Anyone who knows football knows the CONMBEOL qualifiers are by far the hardest in the world and a damn sight tougher than the Euro qualifiers. Lots of tricky teams, you have to play at altitude, extensive travelling involved, and you don’t get the luxury of bullying amateur level sides like Luxembourg, Andorra, Estonia, Faroe Islands and San Marino.
Wazza
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Given it meant they went through I would say it does yes. Didn’t fancy them at all on pens, looked shot to bits.
The Dude
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In comparison to Andorra and Luxembourg? Positively goliath.
Ecuador scudded Colombia 6-1 a few day ago
Have Andorra or Luxembourg even scored six goals in a calendar year?
The Dude
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I'm sure if I had the inclination, I could probably pick several other moments you could credit as equally important in that game.
ssblue
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Madjid Moments
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So you are discriminating against Ronaldo because he is European?
Stats don’t lie. Ronald scores more,
Better mins per goal, better mins per assist.
Wazza
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Don’t do that, just say what you’ve been saying non stop - some crap about goals v Hungary and Wales!
The Dude
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No not ignoring any of his goals against good teams. He just doesnt score them very often. A flat track bully at international level.
The Dude
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Those are the goals that apparently prove he's not 'flopped at International level like Messi.
ssblue
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102 times.
The Dude
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That's true. Better goals per minute etc. Easier when you're playing against a much weaker level of opposition.
The Dude
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Against farmers and plumbers mainly102 times.
Mad that he isn’t even the best Ronaldo
The Dude
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Is he even the best Portuguese player ever?
Wazza
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A few folk must have said that or something so you’ve taken it for gospel. Tiresome topic now anyway.
Danger Zone
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Stats don’t lie, Lawrence Shankland had a better goals per game ratio than Morelos last season, obviously a better striker.
Haha I thought I was pushing it
You’re a bigger wind up than me
The Dude
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Eusebio himself would have something to say about it https://www.eurosport.com/football/...is-portugal-s-greatest_sto3954820/story.shtml
We don't need Eusebio@The Dude do you have a wife/girlfriend/sister that fancies CR7 by any chance?
Cause we have Colin Stein.
Old terrace chant.
I assume thats the Portu geezer he is on about.
Danger Zone
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Where’s the wind up? He’s going to come back and say “yeah but he was playing in the championship against dross” whilst continuing to ignore the fact that Messi doesn’t get to play teams of the quality (or lack thereof) of Luxembourg, Andorra, Faroe Islands, Latvia, Estonia, San Marino etc in his qualifiers.
If you want to just whittle it down to stats with no context then my Shankland/Morelos comparison is every bit as valid. I mean really we all know it’s bollocks, but by Wazza’s rules it’s perfectly fine.
Madjid Moments
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His boyfriend has his poster on the ceiling@The Dude do you have a wife/girlfriend/sister that fancies CR7 by any chance?
