I apologize in advance if this applies to you but I sincerely believe that if you think Ronaldo was ever close to Messi, you are of an objectively lower mental status than me, something akin to a sea urchin or maybe a mussel.
@bootcutgenes Think it was to cement him as a Good Modern Bloke so people would have more time for him when they reboot, and to try give Craig's iteration a proper arc & sendoff. I think Danny Boyle quit because that was the planned direction and he didn't like it?