You're confusing the ability to perform different footballing actions with overall footballing superiority.
Nobody disputes Ronaldo's aerial ability, athleticism, heading, finishing or ability to use both feet. He's exceptional.
But can we discuss the aspects where Messi is superior?
Dribbling isn't just stepovers. It's close control, balance, manipulating defenders, beating multiple opponents in tight spaces and retaining possession. Messi is superior in that department.
Long-range shooting? Messi has scored more goals from outside the box in the available career statistics.
Free kicks? Messi has more direct free-kick goals.
Playmaking? Messi has significantly more assists, key passes and chances created. And playmaking isn't just about the final pass. It's also about progressive carries, vision, through balls, controlling tempo and creating opportunities before the assist.
Game management? Messi can drop into midfield, dictate the rhythm, progress the ball, create chances and finish attacks.
And here's the question: Why should heading ability, physical attributes and the number of ways someone can score be the only measures of a complete footballer?
Ronaldo is an extraordinary goalscorer. Messi is an extraordinary goalscorer, creator, dribbler and playmaker.
You don't have to diminish Ronaldo to acknowledge Messi's superiority in those aspects.
A complete footballer isn't simply someone who can score every type of goal. It's someone who can influence virtually every phase of attacking play.
๐ Most goals scored from outside the box in the last 10 years:
๐ฆ๐ท Lionel Messi: 103
๐ง๐ช Kevin De Bruyne: 48
๐ต๐น Cristiano Ronaldo: 47
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Harry Kane: 39
๐ซ๐ท Kylian Mbappe: 39
Different level! ๐
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Of course you know Ronaldo is yet to reach the failure of Messi and of course needed to use conspiracy theories to make yourself feel better ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ Negreria my foot and talking about Infantino that after him, Ronaldo 3 peated the UCL, won Euros after being qualified as third in their group for the first time, Nations league was created for Ronaldo to farm! While Messi before and after played in World Cup finals which Ronaldo is yet to achieve in his career! Messi won 4 UCL before Infantino and stop winning after Infantino ๐๐ I prefer a player that has legacy at both world cup and UCL, not a total failure in one competition and was able to succeed in other with his super club teammates ๐
@UtdDitu@MConnell51612@XBarcaLord More like itโs only Ronaldo fans thinks itโs rigged because their useless goat failed woefully in 6 attempts and wonโt even achieve any if Messiโs failures