compo 6,076 Posted September 5, 2020 Author Share Posted September 5, 2020 7 hours ago, barca72 said: Don't think you'd ever see Messi jump this high to head a ball, that means that a whole big part of his game is missing ... Given that Ronaldo is around six feet three you could be spot on . 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig 5,195 Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 8 hours ago, barca72 said: Don't think you'd ever see Messi jump this high to head a ball, that means that a whole big part of his game is missing ... Hardly, when he plays with a team that keep the ball on the deck ? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig 5,195 Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 8 hours ago, barca72 said: Don't think you'd ever see Messi jump this high to head a ball, that means that a whole big part of his game is missing ... Where do you get “a whole big party of (Messi’s) his game is missing” ? He’s never relied on his height, but did manage to score a Champions League header against Man U in 2009... And, are you sure you’re right ? According to this article (albeit clearly pro-Messi... though NOT anti-Ronaldo) Ronaldo and Messi both got the same distance off the ground in that Ronaldo Juve goal (which was incredible) and Messi’s headed goal in the CL final (which was also amazing as he just seemed to defy gravity and float in the air). included in there is an instance where they went “head-to-head” for their countries and Messi actually won the duel. Im somewhat surprised you use this as a justification for Ronaldo, particularly when BOTH players rely heavily on their feet. Ronaldo scores more headers, undoubtedly though. But to suggest it’s a big part missing from Messi’s game when his team have ALWAYS played the ball on the deck is a tad unfair. I would actually contend that a more telling factor in the “versus” is the number of assists given it’s a team game. Messi has 79 more assists over his career than Ronaldo (Messi’s average assist is over 1 goal per game which is remarkable. 1.15 to be precise) whilst Ronaldo’s is 0.94. And not to be forgotten is that Messi is also a couple of years younger than Ronaldo and Ronaldo has played 145 games more than Messi. Messi’s goal contributions via goals or assists is better than Ronaldo’s. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
compo 6,076 Posted September 5, 2020 Author Share Posted September 5, 2020 Wish I could find the missing part of his game and install it in our lot . 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChelseaBoy 2,227 Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo became the first European to score 100 international goals in men's football and then passed that mark with both goals in the Nations League win over Sweden. Quality. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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