Nah.....he sets a fantastic example....
Despite living under the most intense sports microscope on the planet since he was a teenager, he managed to avoid the kind of destructive off-field controversies that have derailed so many other generational talents.
Even with all the wealth, fame, and corporate machinery around modern football, whenever he stepped on the pitch, he always looked like a kid who just genuinely loved kicking a ball around with his friends.
And best of all....
He has inspired an entire generation of kids worldwide to play with joy, creativity, and humility rather than just physical dominance.
Thanks for proving one of my points. I don't like Ronaldo over Messi, but I hate that people have this constant need to prove one over the other.
Has Ronaldo not managed to avoid the off-field controversies? Ronaldo was also extremely strict about his body and lived up to the highest standards. With all the wealth, fame and money etc, he also was just a kid who wanted to be the best of what he did. I can't believe Messi is the only footballer in the world who has had such enormous pressure to deal with for their whole career. The poor guy.
- Look at all these times he carried himself with such amazing grace.
Again, I'm not arguing Ronaldo over Messi. i don't care about it. Just simply pointing out the double standard in your own messages. Someone wants to say they don't think highly of Messi, you attack them, yet in the very same breath talked bad of Ronaldo.
The points you are making are things I have acknowledged already, that he was a phenomenal player who inspired many with regards to the on field skills. He also inspired so many kids that it is ok to argue with refs and treat them with disrespect. His talent does excuse that he was a bellend at times. His actions in the World Cup final were enough to prove that.
Yes we have all watched Messi's rise peaks to the finish.
So - you have dislikes of him from your observations at X times, do they outweigh the positives that much ?
Yeah, they kind of do. A person can be the best at doing something, but if they have a bad character, it is quite telling
Am I reading clear that by those who admire Messi more but put CR7 down also influences your take on Messi ?
Football wise they both are amazing - personality wise chalk and cheese right ?
It doesn't influence me more, but I find it tiresome that there has to be this constant battle between the two. Why can't we just acknowledge both of them for the footballing talent they are. They were both at the top of their game and achieved some amazing things.
When it comes to personality, I feel like people keep bringing this up because of how much Ronaldo behaved on the sidelines sometimes. Was that not his innate desire to want to win? The same thing that Footballuslife said makes Messi amazing? I'm not excusing it. I don't think it is good to do that and behave in such a way, but Messi is by no means a saint with regards to his personality and behaviour.
You’re not even comparing apples and oranges, it’s almost literally chalk and cheese. As footballers they can be compared in the same sentence, but not as personalities/people. Man United Ronaldo bias there just a little?
It's not even a United bias. I honestly don't even care for the debate of who is a better footballer. I acknowledge both of them for it. But since you all want to say that every single person in football has nice things to say about him:
Lionel Messi has been called 'deceptive and unimaginably rude' for a quiet person by former opponent Jerzy Dudek.
www.sportbible.com
Lisandro Martinez has revealed how Manchester United players jokingly call Wout Weghorst "bobo" following criticism from Lionel Messi during last year's World Cup
www.mirror.co.uk
- Not like someone with a great personality to smash the ball at fans for no reason
You can all attack me all you want, but my view will not change. Amazing footballer, not a particularly nice person.
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