hopefulLandlord:
Hey brother, been a long ass time
Ronaldo Delima wasn't known in a any way as a diver and he also knew how to skip over legs of defenders, defenders of the 90s, check out the kinds of tackles he faced against Lazio when Nesta was there for examples. Serie A at the time was known for not only stout defending but brutal tackles too, tackles that would earn a red card to someone who does it to Messi these days would probably be given as just a free kick then
while there might be some truth to it Ronaldo having height did not serve as an impediment to him in tight spaces during his prime, he could both dribble you using magical skills at such places or nutmeg you or use stopovers to throw you off balance and then go past you.
Talent is what I'm arguing but I would find it shocking if you think Messi dealt with as much problems with injuries as much as Ronaldo did.
who needs 2 blocks of four when a single defender is relishing the prospect of ending your ankle with a well executed tackle and a ref is ready to signal play on? also Italian league's defending at the time was well organised. Italian league teams defend well in numbers but also put in brutal tackles when they deem it fit

Swissh:

Godx was right. You haven't said anything sensible at all. What does morning devotion has to do with religion being the problem of Nigeria. Which school did you attend that you weren't taught evolution, biology, chemistry and physics?

Godx:

I don't get the question you are asking. At least what?

hopefulLandlord:


Exodus 12:43-45 (NRSV)
43 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron: This is the ordinance for the passover: no foreigner shall eat of it, 44 but any slave who has been purchased may eat of it after he has been circumcised; 45
no bound or hired servant may eat of it.

Leviticus 22:10-11 (NRSV)
10 No lay person shall eat of the sacred donations. No bound or hired servant of the priest shall eat of the sacred donations; 11 but if a priest acquires anyone by purchase, the person may eat of them; and those that are born in his house may eat of his food.


These passages show that there is a difference between someone who is hired, someone who is a bonded servant, and someone who is bought, paid for, and owned. These are laws for priests. If the Bible had a problem with people owning other people, why couldn't it at least ban the priesthood from owning slaves?

Ibime:
Make una drop these atheist/religious argument which brings problems between fellow Chelsea fans.

Religion is an emotive subject and when you have two extremists like gensteejay and Diggz, problem must surely follow.

Let all men follow Fenibeso to return peace to this thread.

randomperson:


Yeah, very long time. Was thinking you had left Nairaland for good

Anyways, remember Ronaldo was basically a 9, so he generally dribbles from an advanced position... Sometimes Messi picks the ball in midfield and dribbles straight into the box and scores...

I've watched a lot of Ronaldo's goals and I've never seen him score a goal like the one Messi scored against Getafe or Madrid in the ucl semifinals.

Melvyn11:

Guy why do you like to much Shalayes. Ronaldo has gone to two leagues and won every individual and collective awards it has to offer. That is the fact and the greatness of Ororo. Unlike a certain Camp nou legend without a spoon for his Nation.

Greatihex:
me I learnt evolution in my jss3 social studies, in the topic, "The origin of man".

randomperson:


Yeah, very long time. Was thinking you had left Nairaland for good

Anyways, remember Ronaldo was basically a 9, so he generally dribbles from an advanced position... Sometimes Messi picks the ball in midfield and dribbles straight into the box and scores...

I've watched a lot of Ronaldo's goals and I've never seen him score a goal like the one Messi scored against Getafe or Madrid in the ucl semifinals.

iamoyindamola:

Where did they come from?

randomperson:


[s] The only difference between Messi and Ronaldo's international careers is that Eder scored for Portugal... Ronaldo just like Messi has zero goals and assists in all his finals for Portugal.

When you cannot counter an argument, you resort to shouting 'shalaye' ...

Bring facts, No. Bring stats, No! Bring logic, No!

Just shouting shalaye like a robot [/s]

Swissh:

I tire for that Madrid guy. Maybe he dropped out of school at jss1.

Melvyn11:

First of all you claimed people that matter jornalist,coaches says Messi is better. I showed you where Barca fans ridicule and insult those same people opinion and call them rubbish now it doesn't affect you. Ok bro

Ibime:


I watched Ronaldo live at his peak in the 1990s. I did not miss a single match of his 1997/98 season.

Though I considered Ronaldo by far the best player of the 1990s, I can't lie to myself and compare him to Messi. Messi does almost twice what Ronaldo did with less space.

randomperson:


They are barca fans, that's what fans do...

I don't get the point you believe you're making

Ibime:


I watched Ronaldo live at his peak in the 1990s. I did not miss a single match of his 1997/98 season.

Though I considered Ronaldo by far the best player of the 1990s, I can't lie to myself and compare him to Messi. Messi does almost twice what Ronaldo did with less space.

randomperson:


I think the problem is most people fixate on his goals... They don't look at other areas of his game...

Melvyn11:

Guy why do you like to much Shalayes. Ronaldo has gone to two leagues and won every individual and collective awards it has to offer. That is the fact and the greatness of Ororo. Unlike a certain Camp nou legend without a spoon for his Nation.

randomperson:


I think the problem is most people fixate on his goals... They don't look at other areas of his game...

IIf they did, they would understand that for a single player to combine all those aspects of the game seamlessly is nothing short of genius.

Hazard has a cult following here because of his ability to take on players

Augers is an epl legend because of his scoring prowess

De Bruyne is considered one of the best in the world mainly because of his passing ability

Then for one person to combine all that and even do each of them more effectively is otherworldly

Neymar1095:


Messi for Argentina has only 4 goals in 21knock out games. With those miserable stats how can Argentina win anything.

Melvyn11:

Ronaldo dominated two leagues....fact

Ronaldo won every individual and collective awards in those league....fact

Ronaldo has delivered two trophies for his country....fact

Ronaldo has won every where both country and in every league....fact.

Don't bother replying with more Shalayes about your Camp Nou legend and Argentine flop. Not interested one bit.

hopefulLandlord:
Ronaldo wasn't just a goalscorer though, he was regarded to be the best dribbler in the world at his prime and one of the best dribblers ever.

liveLongNprospa:


Omo when Larride explained this.. My eyes became clear

Melvyn11:

Ronaldo dominated two leagues....fact

Ronaldo won every individual and collective awards in those league....fact

[s]Ronaldo has delivered two trophies for his country....fact[/s]

Ronaldo has won every where both country and in every league....fact.

Don't bother replying with more Shalayes about your Camp Nou legend and Argentine flop. Not interested one bit.

Melvyn11:


Portugal before Ronaldo Era...0 finals and 0 trophy
Portugal now.

Greatihex:
For the Suarez, Messi and Neymar picking, I will pick Messi and Suarez.


For the players that I have watched, I have never seen a better no. 9 than Suarez. Although, his pick was did not last for long, but for me, after Messi in football, na Suarez.

BlueRayDick:


Messi that scores as much as Ronaldo does
Messi that has unique passing ability that picks players out anywhere
Messi that dribbles and maintains ball balance on high speed
He even plays freekick so well.

I believe those People claiming Ronaldo Lima is more talented really need to walk us tru what it means to be “talented” as a footballer and what makes a player more talented than the other, because I can see a whole lot of things Messi can do and some other players(like Ronaldo Lima) cannot combine and do.

Swissh:

Why is Drogba not a better no 9 than Suarez? How many finals did Suarez score in than Drogba.