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In 2006 he was 19 yrs old...

As for the Nat team I think you are right but his antagonist doesn't do much better ...

FCBayernMunchen wrote:That's what makes him a better player. But as far as magic solo moments are concerned, Ronaldo is ahead of Messi for me.

Have you ever seen Messi's best goals? Like when he dribbles past 4-5 players and scores? What Ronaldo does is score beautiful distance goals but he never was as good of a dribbler as Messi. For me its more magic to make your way through the defenders, not make one touch that goes into to top corner of the goal.

As for Messi's national team - in the WC2014 qualifiers he scored 10 goals in 14 games for Argentina...

Ronaldo scores beautiful goals more often though. And it''s also a matter of preference. While it varies from case to case, I tend to prefer long distance goals.

As for the NT yeah, Messi seems to have improved. We'll see whether he gives similar performances at the WC, although to be fair he'll need the players around him to play well as well, especially against the big teams.

Guys, this whole Messi-Ronaldo argument is pointless and makes you look like 10 year old fanboys, so knock it off

yeah mofattal's to cool for schoooooool (tm)

Messi a choker? wtf !!!!!!! Both Messi and Ronaldo always step up in big games.

I think there are two key factors here:

1- Big games are NOT only finals
2- Even if you don't score that doesn't mean you haven't played a great game


In fact Ribery scored very few goals in big games last season and he will mostly win the Ballon d'Or award

Yet he scored in both finals he played in...

Its just the statistics MUTU, Im sure you watched the Dortmund - Real semifinals. Ronaldo played absolutely NOTHING in both games, he scored a goal in Dortmund to the empty net because of Hummels' mistake but he also had 2 great chances on Santiago Bernabeu which he wasted and that led to Real being eliminated. He also let his teammates down, his performances were completely shit, Dortmund had him closed down for 99% of the tie. Stats can be very deceiving sometimes.

I dont know whats with people and stats, football is not statistics, sometimes a player can have an absolutely great game and dont even get an assist. And often it happens a striker scores 2-3 goals but his entire performance was at most decent.

YlonenXabi wrote:2- Even if you don't score that doesn't mean you haven't played a great game

This. The only times where he really disappeared were against Bayern.

Ronaldo missed a penalty in penalty shoot-out against Bayern.

Whoops.

Ronaldo missed a penalty in penalty shoot-out against Chelsea in 2008 final.

Whoops again.

MUTU wrote:Come on! The previous season he missed a penalty against Chelsea (shot against crossbar not a Cech save) and then missed another 1 on 1.

Against Chelsea he did not score because he was unlucky. If I remember correctly that was not the only post/crossbar he hit.

The fact he didnt score the penalty which led to his team losing the penalty shoot-out is his fault.

Besides, all you talk about is statistics. I dont remember Ronaldo having a great game at Allianz Arena and also on Santiago Bernabeu, especially in the second half. He scored two goals, great, but then he also went missing. Stats lie. Exactly the same thing happened against Dortmund. He was nowhere to be found in both games, somehow scored an easiest goal he could get in a semifinal but then he just wasnt there for the team.

What are we even talking about? We both know Messi and Ronaldo are great players and you even admitted Messi is the better one. So whats the problem? Both are great players who sometimes shine and sometimes dont shine in big games, happens.