Ernesto Santos

time is illmatic

[~ @saint7ii]

Imagine this 2012 Ronaldo in the current Portugal side man

[CLUB OF THE CENTURY 🥇 @Whyalways_rex]

The post I’ve been been dying to see.

Now we can all agree that regardless of the team structure every great coach has a particular player he trusts to lead his project. Ronaldo was by far the top scorer in Real Madrid’s 3-peat era by scoring an astonishing 43 goals in 33 games, UCL only. Benzema was the second top scorer with only 20 goals in three seasons. Madrid fans now want to tell me Ronaldo wasn’t a team player because he scored most of the goals?
Also the PSG you use to defend your stupidity. Dembele scored 35 goals in all competitions last season, the second top scorer was Ramos with 19 goals. That means Dembele played for himself alone?
But it’s Mbappe you draw the line because he outshines your said two time champion.
For all you know during those two UCL campaigns Vini managed to score only 10 goals. 4 in 21/22 and 6 in 23/24. Mbappe has 15 goals just this campaign in just 11 matches. And if you don’t understand why he didn’t win that ballon do’r then that’s your answer. Because as a forward they expected more. He wasn’t the leader or the team, he was just part of it with some few outstanding moments. The responsibility was shared because he can’t lead a team. If by any measure you think Vinicius lead this team to the UCL in 23/24 then I don’t know what to tell you. In La liga that season Jude was the outstanding one and that’s why he won the POTS and almost won the top scorer with 19 goals. With all this said you can tell Vini wasn’t the superior one but we managed to force him into the ballon dor debate because of the blind love we had for him.
Another example is Guardiola and Messi. During the 2011/2012 season Messi alone scored 73 goals in all competitions and they had only the copa del Rey to show for at the end of that season because Madrid won the league and Chelsea won the UCL. But guess guess who won the ballon dor that year. The second top scorer that season was Alexis Sanchez with just 14 goals in all competitions. Can you just measure the gap from first to second?
So is it allowed to say that Messi wasn’t a team player? or he preferred individual records over team glory? Or all his goals were useless that season? Can I say he only cared about the ballon dor? Can I say when he’s playing others can’t perform? Exactly that’s your answer right there. But the hypocrisy of Vini fans makes you wonder if a coach building around a particular player is a crime. Or a particular player scoring many is a crime. Xabi tried to build a special team with Mbappe as the leader but some jealous ones ruined it because Mbappe told them not to score and for whatever reason they ruined the project.
And after ruining the project with your so called team play what has happened afterwards? Another trophyless season but you know who they blame? The one who was leading the project because he over shadowed the cultists favorites.
My message to you all is Mbappe is here to stay and every coach who is appointed will build the team around him. So it’s either your favorites understand and play with him or leave. No team builds a team around a mediocre player who cannot score 30 goals a season. It has never happened and it will never happen. So as long as you hate Kylian try as much to love him because Real Madrid are determined to dominate again and Kylian will be the leader of the project.
And one thing is certain,
HE WILL SCORE GOALS 😁💡

[Kai🇩🇪 @Kaaiii29]

This is my biggest problem with Messi, what made him think he could pull the assist from that position??? ....show more https://t.co/heHNZqK8gI

[Crônica Alvinegra @cronicaalvinegr]

O futebol Americano só tem relevância nos Estados Unidos e seus atletas não podem estar na lista de maiores atletas do mundo.

Pra mim:

1. Para um atleta ser considerado ícone mundial precisa que seu esporte seja praticado no mundo todo, mesmo que não seja popular ou acessível.

O Tom Brady está atrás de pelo menos uns 20 nomes do esporte:

Pelé
Maradona
Messi
Cristiano
Jordan
Lebron
Kobe
Schumacher
Senna
Hamilton
Woods
Phelps
Ledecky
Bolt
Serena
Federer
Nadal
Djokovic
Biles

E dá pra citar muito mais.

[John H O N E S T Y (this is my only account) @JohnHonesty__]

This is what I'm talking about. He's the only one taking accountability, despite being the last person who should. He scores the goals, creates the chances, carries a toothless team, and still says "we deserve to be in this position". This is why I respect him. This is how a

[TREQUARTISTA @TatticaPassata]

Dismissing footballers from previous generations is one of the clearest signs of a casual fan.

It shows a lack of understanding of how drastically football and life itself has evolved.

The game was played with heavier balls, on rougher and often waterlogged pitches, with limited infrastructure and minimal medical support.

Training methods, recovery, nutrition, and sports science were nowhere near what they are today.

Judging those players by modern standards ignores the context they played in. More importantly, without their achievements, sacrifices and influence, the game wouldn’t be where it is now.

They inspired the generation that followed, which then inspired the next eventually shaping the players you idolize today. Football is a continuous lineage, not a reset every decade.

If those pioneers hadn’t existed, your favorite footballer wouldn’t either.

Respecting past generations isn’t nostalgia, it’s acknowledging the foundation on which the modern game stands.

[Rk @RkFutbol]

You know what's more impressive?

The sheer quality of those goals

[👍 @CLINT419]

No Risk No Rari

[𝚋𝚊𝚗𝚡 @bankolewya]

Get the interior designers back on cocaine please

[V 🇵🇹 🇹🇷 @ValvRmfc]

She thinks she loves him more than us 😭

[Real Madrid C.F. @realmadrid]

🥶

[🇨🇮 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🇸🇳 @V2GRML1VE]

Do some women have any idea impact of the words that come out of their mouths

[🥷🏼™ @UTDNosa1]

Here’s an update

[Twilight @the_marcoliboy]

You are 4-1 down against Madrid and you see these monsters warming up

[Rei @rlevi]

The masculine urge to launder money here

[🅓🅞🅝🅨 @Rmadonyfc_]

- Ronaldo won nations league
- Pedri didn’t make Ballond’or top 10
- Yamal lost to Dembele
- Inter Milan 4-3 Barcelona
- Top of Laliga

What is this life 😭😭😭❤️

[Xavrel @usdrippin]

then explain how i'm married to the game

[Hassan @GreatWhiteNueve]

Ngl he's the worst player in this list

[kira 👾 @kirawontmiss]

who the FUCKK is we?????

[Chelsea FC @ChelseaFC]

Chelsea? I thought it was London Blue?