You can so easily connect with Ronaldo. He struggles like a normal man. He loses more often than he wins like the most of us. But when he wins, you can see an outpour of emotions in him. He gets criticized the most. His wins are undermined. His achiements are always under scrutiny. He is never good enough for people. He's the Vegeta to your Goku. He is Billy Butcher to your Homelander. He may not be the media's GOAT but he is the people's GOAT. He is my GOAT
Interviewer: “Enrique told you to go individual marking (one to one)”
Dembele: “Yeah on Pavlovic. He was running everywhere. Unbelievable! Unbelievable!”
Dayot Upamecano, the football litmus test
One of the most front-footed, aggressive defenders around and because of this, he can sometimes get caught out and make mistakes
But there’s a reason Deschamps, Nagelsmann and every manager he has ever had starts him consistently
1v1, there’s not many defenders better. We’ve already seen him keep up and stop Mbappe and Vinicius, two of the most explosive players in the world
And on the ball, he can carry, he can pass as well as most centre-backs. Provides so much value both on the ball and off the ball allowing his team to play on the front-foot
one of the best defenders in the world.