If I had to make an all time starting XI, Ronaldo would without a doubt be my striker. Who would you choose for yours? Leave a like if you enjoyed 👍 edit: pulled a wooops and kept saying hyperthyroidism instead of HYPOthyroidism, I know the difference between the two though, trust me 😭
Nah I’m a Messi fan but CR7 is more complete as a Striker but he’s not better then R9, Yes R9 has better Dribbling but everything else is all CR7, Heading, Positioning, Weakfoot, Pace, Strength and Especially His Workrate R9 had more Talent But CR7 had the work rate as Micheal Jordan did
Greatly put . There is no hate at all from this player R9 el fenómeno is the youngest player to ever win the balón d Or that is how good he was. He’s the only one named el fenómeno the phenomenon only Ronaldinho Zidane Messi and Ronaldo now mbappe and haaland but still none can ever come close
in Brazil, it was commonly said that if he never had any injury he would’ve surpassed Pele in greatness. To me the fact that he won Brazil the 2002 world cup after just coming back from injury was perhaps one of the greates feats ever in the history of the sport.
I once bumped in to him (or more like off one of his security) in the club Pacha, Ibiza. A few days earlier I'd watched Nani (Manchester united. Portuguese) have a caricature drawn, by a street artist.
Just for the young folks here. Ronaldo 9 El Fenómeno was so good that when I was in the stadium you could hear the fear (from the opposite team’s supporters) and gasping for anticipation (from the Barcelona supporters) every time he got the ball in the midfield ! In those days strikers were purely area players. He was so good and dangerous that catching the ball in the midfield everybody knew he could run and score. Only Ronaldinho and Messi later gave me the same sensations.
It really was a different game. Many strijers back then scored 15 to 20 League goals per season and were considered dangerous. And then there comes a strikter who is not only in the box or just waiting on the offside line, but is able to dribble past five defenders and play passes, AND he scored nearly one goal per game. That was totally different. Not that Messi and Ronaldo did not put the whole game on another Level. But still, the 90s were different football.
just because of media how is Ronaldo better than Romario!!! if you want to compare between them!! Romario is better. but what can we do for the people!! people always like this ignorant idiots ،,,,
That reminds me when we had to play against Brazil in the World Cup qualifiers in South America. It was impossible to stop him. If we saw we had just 6 players between midfielders and defenders we were screwed. We had to pray he would slip or make any mistake by himself because that was the only way to stop him.
Ronaldo currently owns Real Valladolid from Spain and Cruzeiro (the team that have shown him to Brazil before he being sold to PSV) from Brazil. Both teams made up to the first division this year and will play with the top teams in 2023.
just because of media how is Ronaldo better than Romario!!! if you want to compare between them!! Romario is better. but what can we do for the people!! people always like this ignorant idiots ،,,,
@@renanfilipe7459 No, he's a good business guy, too. People remember him way too much for some isolated quotes that make him look dumb politically, but that's journalism for you.
I´m spanish, and a Real Madrid´s supporter, and i remember perfectly Ronaldo´s first seasons with Barcelona. He was simply astonishing, like and adult playing with kids. I´ve never been so impressed with any other player since then, not even Messi, not even Cristiano, Ronaldinho or Halaand. He was literally unstoppable, a true miracle, a force of nature. Then, he suffered some severe injuries, and he still made a great career, but he never could be the same player. But those two o three first years of the young Ronaldo... My goodness. What a beast.
Totally mate, I remember this dude in his first match against Atletico de Madrid in the supercup... Many knew a football legend was born. Totally insane the best player ever without any doubt.
@@davidglaze5223 Maybe i didn't explained myself properly (sorry for my english). I didn't say i was never impressed with Messi. I have eyes, my friend. In fact, Messi is the player who most impressed me in his firts matches in La Liga after Ronaldo. And, of course, Messi's career is far way better than Ronaldo's. Totally. But speaking of first impressions, the young Ronaldo shocked me more than young Messi.
@@pedrohernandomenchaca9277 ahh, that makes a lot more sense. Yes, it was just lost in translation. No need to apologize for your English though. We all make mistakes in other languages. :)
It can’t be overstated how merciless he was on the pitch. He made a stray pass a defence-killing pass, his movement and his touch was out of this world. He only needed a sniff of a chance and the ball would be in the onion bag. What a player he was.
just because of media how is Ronaldo better than Romario!!! if you want to compare between them!! Romario is better. but what can we do for the people!! people always like this ignorant idiots ،,,,
The man played for the greatest rivalries in football: -Real Madrid & Barcelona -AC Milan & Inter Milan And everyone loved him, that is a testament of greatness
not just that, but later on his career when he came back to Brazil (2009 IIRC) he played for Corinthians and even their rivals would cheer for him when he was on the field, me and a couple friends are living proof of it! lol
I remember that he apologized once to all the mother's that saw their sons with his terrible haircut 😂😂 He did that haircut with the best of the intentions so i think that's all that matters
My dad loved him so much that he forced me to have haircut like him and at school my friends used to laugh at me(for my haircut) but my seniors who loved ronaldo absolutely loved my haircut and also the fact that my front teeths are big like him made me some how look similar to him.
just because of media how is Ronaldo better than Romario!!! if you want to compare between them!! Romario is better. but what can we do for the people!! people always like this ignorant idiots ،,,,
Ronaldo's story is that of a true champion. Not only is he one of the most skilled players to ever live, but all the things that he had to overcome as an athlete is an inspiring tale to anyone facing adversity in life. He's a prime example of why we Brazilians are so passionate about football.
The fact he is easily top 10 ever considering his prime was ended with two catastrophic injuries before he turned 26 should tell you everything you need to know about this player. Easily the best number 9 I ever saw.
@@alvaro4867 I'm a much newer fan, both in the US and my home country of the Dominican Republic we don't follow Soccer/Football much so I only recognized half of those names. I think I'll go and check out the other ones now. EDIT: The sport is becoming more popular in both of those countries now which I such a good thing to see.
Ronaldo after the 2 knee injuries was 70% of the former self, and progressively decreasing. Still, he was above everyone else. But the first Ronaldo is the most devastating player I ever seen.
If you want to have an idea, as a Corinthians suporter myself, even after his surgeries, he had higher goal rates than any of our other famous players. Guerrero, Romeiro, Emerson, Jadson, these dudes were good, but none of them came even closer to what Ronaldo was, when talking about skill.
for me, maradona asides, ronaldo in barcelona time is the GOAT, not human; then intel time before the injury, he was 90-100%, a little over weighted already, but not too much, still the GOAT; after the injury 60-70%, huge difference compare to what he was, but still won world cup; Madrid time, although he was still one of the best, but no more than 50%. but i have to say, the way he moves his body with the ball in THAT SPEED is too inhuman, it is his unique genius, but also increased the risk of him get injured dramatically.
He was my neighbour for some while in Belo Horizonte, when he played for Cruzeiro, at the very beginning of his career. He was already huge back then. Strange to realize how far this kid has gone.
@@africanvoyagesafaris3834 Unfortunately no. Actually, my mother's house is beside the "Toca da Raposa", the training headquarters of Cruzeiro, the team he trained for at that time. But my sister used to go to barbecues there, and knew him among other players.
For those of us who were fortunate to see him play, it was an absolute pleasure. Ronaldo accelerating with a football at his feet was on of the greatest sights to behold
He ones told his best player he ever played with, was Luc Nilis in PSV... if you ever want to see a career ending injury, look up how his career ended...
I remeber so many kids from our school getting this haircut back then. Super silly, it looked horrible, they looked like idiots but yea, whatever, we still kept impersonating Ronaldo and Rivaldo when we played as kids.
I was absolutely spoiled growing up in Brazil in the 90’s with this guy as one of heroes in the national team. It’s amazing to see what Messi and CR7 have done but there was a special magic back then that I haven’t felt it in the Messi, CR7, Mbappe era.
Messi has it and has proven and shown it over and over in club games. He just doesn't have a capable squad in the national team to help showcase his magic like Ronaldo did.
@@sonofaput Nah, Mesi doesn't have that magic, it was totally different. 2002 Brazil squad was basically a worn-out squad with Rivaldo and Ronaldinho as their only players that were considered very good, but R9's presence there was simply too heroic.
Follwed his career since 90s, what’s really insane was that almost half of the goals he scored were created on his own out of nowhere. Still remember vividly when he played he Serie A, very often the opponents has a dedicated defender man marking him even he was without ball 35 -40 meters from the goal.
Rondaldo screaming after the injury against Lazio tears me up every time. Heartbreaking stuff. It`s a shame the younger generations have no clue who this beast was.
His skills were extremely above his physical body. It's so sad how he was let down by his knee condition but he still managed to get back to play and win a World Cup, it's incredible. His desire to play and win was even stronger than his injuries.
I mean, a player with his speed, movement and agility it’s no wonder that his knees would give up at some point Being too strong too fast and to agile, can lead to that
That's his last name But the thing is, in Brazil, we only call players by their first names (Ronaldo, Neymar, Pelé, Ronaldinho) while in other places like USA and Europe they call by the last one (Lionel MESSI, Cristiano RONALDO, Micheal JORDAN, Gianluigi BUFFON)
My favourite player of all time ... I was obsessed since the PSV days, read books on him, the Barcelona season, Bobby Robson throwing his hands on his head in disbelief, I bought the shirts, the Inter transfer, the move from number 10 to 9, Zamorano 1+8, the WC98 seizure in the final. I followed him like he was my team & alongside my actual team, in 2002 I made money on him by betting on him to be the WC2002 golden boot winner at 20/1 when he was injured and looking like he wouldn't be fit in time, the Old Trafford standing ovation walk off, I lived it all and much more with this man, he distracted me from some difficult times in life and will always be my #1 player of all time. Thanks for the memories R9 - El Fenomeno
At club level was not as successful as Messi and renaldo because of injury. But for his national team was 100 percent more successful in the Copa America ,the world cup,friendlies and qualifying matches for major tournaments. The record is there to show it let the doubters Google and investigate .
@@georgegilbert8550 winning for yr Country at the highest level "makes u A god"....messi is not a god so is the fake Ronaldo...they cancel out each other..... Pele r9 Zidane for life...
I've been following football for over 50 years and seen many great players. In my humble opinion Ronaldo was the best I've ever seen. I remember watching games when he played for PSV Eindhoven and was blown away by what I saw. He could take the ball from the halfway line and dribble past numerous players and score. Not once, but time and time again. He'd just breeze past players as if they wasn't even there. His speed was breathtaking and his dribbling was just not of this world. I loved Ronaldinho, Maradona and still watch Barcelona play just to watch Messi. I can appreciate these world class players but Ronaldo Nazario was in a class of his own. People who say Messi was the best ever probably never saw Ronaldo play. There is no comparison. I feel blessed that I witnessed Ronaldo at his best.
here in brazil we used to say "if you pass the ball to big ronaldo in the big area is just a penalty kick" cuz he would straight up ignore defensive players
I'm still playing Fifa18, and I hate coming up against teams with him in.... One trick pony - pass to Ronaldo, let him run and score. Repeat. Wish I could get him for my team, even up the odds a bit........ xD
Ronaldo ,simply the best striker ever, he was lethal with both legs, his dribbling skills were incredible and he was stronger and faster that nobody...injuries were his worst enemy but even so he ruled the world of football.
I think it’s so unfair people judge him on the 1998 World Cup. He had a seizure before the game and shouldn’t have played. He was also just 21 years old in a squad that had Cafu, Roberto Carlos and Rivaldo, yet R9 is the one they relied on.
@@michaelpower4372 wasn't just that his legs was like a full grown adult when he was only 17 so things like hamstring injuries was always going to hit him hard(obviously defenders didn't help)
I am one of those 90's kids, and, as a brazillian, I will just say that I cried watching this video. This is how much we love ronaldo. Just the greatest ever in every single aspect of football.
this dude was on another level. Tall, fucking fast, body on point, balance, skills, tricks, finishing, both feet equally good, different leagues, club trophies world cup thropies, high efficiency, comeback king after 2 major fucked up injuries, etc..for me the best ever. A Diamond on your tv. The complete striker!
@@amjidali588 read my comments and the players that were able to win the CL too although they were injured even more often and longer plus not being injured all the time is also a quality in a player
For anyone who think he is hyped too much, he was truly great player. You realize that the most when he is playing against your team. When he played against my team, he always scored. Five touches all game, one chance one goal.
Being 9 years old in 2002 and seeing Ronaldo scoring and winning against Kahn's Germany at the Japan and Korea World Cup was outstanding. Everybody in my small southern Brazilian town went out to the streets to cheer and celebrate, and maybe I didn't figured out how special or 'not common' that was at the time. Watching his plays now almost brings me tears.. There's no heart in Brazil that hasn't been touched by Ronaldo's talent.
@@rushakgaming9732 I personally think Ibra is an outstanding player, but not at the level of Ronaldo. It is 100% subjective of course, so I very much respect your opinion, but for me Ronaldo is in a league of his own.
guys let's be clear, to everyone comparing him to Messi and Cristiano : the gap between him and the football players of his time was immensely bigger than Messi and Cristiano, he was truly an alien. It was like teleporting Mbappè of today to a 1985 match and let him play. The acceleration + dribbling skill and technique was seen for the first time with him. Don't forget that in Serie A at the time there were people like Maldini and Nesta, still they couldn't stop him.
😊😂😂😂if the players today play by the rules 25 years ago, on potatoes field like pitch , wearing those heavy boots n kicking those heavy football, Neymar n mbappe would be like shit.
and he thrived everywhere on pitch... zidane doesn't even hesitate when asked whos best hes ever seen... pace to run into space the skill to score from outside box either foot and class to round keeper and tap it in instead....he reminds me of prime suarez in his movement the way he could cut and slash wasso unique and dangerous like Mbappe,but the ability control ball like a mdifielder so patienthe was never always playing downhill like so many others in that spot... qualities of Ronaldo and messi. I dont think anyone will ever have a highlight film like messi because of longevity and touch also because of his unique environment coming up at Barca with Pep. Like maradona though at his peak before injury Ronaldo Nazario was perfect player I am still in awe haven't seen his likeness since.
@@carlnilssonyoung8961 Not to mention rules that allowed defenders to body check without much repercussions. Neymar or Mbappe would spend more time in hospitals than on the pitch.
I'm 35 and he's the best player I've ever seen. Unfortunately never got to see him in the flesh. His record is unbelievable and when you consider the knee injuries he came back from and how his game adapted, PHENOMENAL
about 8 years ago I've seen him, fat as hell, playing for Corinthians here in my hometown (Salvador - Brazil) Duuuuude even old and fat, he was a BEAST!
@@thefelipelacerda ditto...luckily I made an effort to go to Madrid to see the galactic side which Ronaldo was a member of in November 2001. He turned in a masterful performance in a 3-0 win over ath. Bilbao. To be fair it wasn't a tanking..athleti had plenty of chances. But Ronaldo scored 2 and set up Figo. I always remember him picking up the ball at the half way line.he perhaps wasn't as fast as before his injury but it didn't matter...he was so strong..players would just bounce off him. He picked the ball up at the halfway line went past 2vplayers and slotted it. He is like a combination of Mbappe ( with more skill) and with even more lethal finishing ( like the Portuguese ronaldo) He was the full package!
No one in any sport deserves the title of GOAT like R9 does. This man was beyond all others in his sport despite all the obstacles he faced. Absolute legend.
“And to some, he was even the greatest.” Thats me, since I first saw him play in late 90s. I know your Pele and Diego. I have seen your Leo and CR7, but with him its not only a complete footballer. Its a lifestory, a legendary one, a lesson and struggles and overcoming like a hero. He is like Ben Hur, Lightning McQueen.
@@domilesespartan3287 Messi had 169 goals by the age of 24. R9 had 200 by 23. Far better goal scorer. Injuries sadly ruined the greatest talent In football history.
@@davidbarker3374 He was a striker right? Messi wasn't a striker then.....buh after Guardiola's first season that was when he was deployed as a false 9. And you and I know the story by then.
@@domilesespartan3287 Or Maradona. But lets agree that as a STRIKER (which he was and Diego and Messi were not) "Phenomeno" was in a league by himself until 2002-2004 and the injuries thereafter. Ronaldo post injuries was still a Beast, a far cry from "phenomeno" status of before (where he was THE greatest goal scorer), SHARING the status with others as one of great goal scorers.
R9, by far the goat for me, el fenomeno, under appreciated, under recognised, and the fact that many people these days don’t know much about him deeply saddens me
In Brazil we also call him “Gordo” or “Ronaldo Gordo”… I thought you’d like to know lol 😂 Despite his nicknames, El Gordo was the most complete football player in the world… He’s a phenomenon inside and outside of the fields… A true hero and fighter… I wish we had more guys like him to inspire new generations in Brazil… Still loved by all !!
This man is so special because of the ultimate package of skills, speed and strength, and genius, before injuries he was like a cheat code, a package we didn't see after him and we will never see again. That's sad
He was the only player that could penetrate any defence without fear. Defenders saw him as a threat while he was unstoppable. He was the only player that had all the qualities of a striker. Perfect dribbling skills, both footed shot, speed, and perfect ball control. Up to this day, he remains the greatest player I have seen.
He played at a time where defence was an art-form, you could actually tackle/kick and rough players up as part of the game. Even then he would use his strength and determination to stay on his feet rather than dive. Unfortunately that may have contributed to his injuries but thats the player he was. The greatest forward i've ever seen!
Brazil was most loved team around the world majorly due to him. After him, it never reached that level. He was the best we saw in world cup in my times. Cosidering his injuries and rough game of that time, we was superb.
Look at his wikipedia page. The doctor said that in addition to a disorder to his knees, Ronaldo was also literally too fast for his own good. Like Ronaldo wasn't just super fast in straight line, he also extremely agile. Even if his knees were more powerful he would be still injured here and there.
And yet he is a human. This is our problem as human. We show too much exaggeration in praising charismatic figures. Ronaldo undeniable was good and above d level of many persons. But yo describe with ur words is too effusive to accept.
Now, he´s the CEO of Cruzeiro Football Team in Brazil, and he pushed back Cruzeiro from the C series to the A series of the brazilian league. So...hes doing well in business too! A great guy.
A little story I was about 7-8 years old when brazil won the worldcup and one of my uncles showed me this guy with a weird haircut and told me he was the best player in the world. I have faint memories of the worldcup and watching every game of brazil and argentina Time went on and I got more interested in cricket and didn't watch football at all 6-7 years later my friends were buying computers and video games and they kept saying the name Ronaldo , I just assumed it was him but someone showed me a playing card with Cristiano's face , and I said thats not Ronaldo! My friends laughed at the fact that I didn't know about Cristiano at all and apparently he was the best player in the world That incident shocked me like where is that guy (R9) wasnt he the best player? I didnt have a mobile back then and couldn't do a google search and my uncles also didnt know anything recent Eventually I did come to know about messi and cristiano Fast forward 10 years , it was 2020 lockdown and I started watching football stuff again and suddenly on one video I saw R9 , wow that magically took me back instantly into my childhood And I have been watching his videos ever since and its incredible how skillfull he was. This video too is a gem, i have watched it before but now as I have been a little nostalgic again I thought I would just share my story If you have read this through the end, thank you for your time , and wish you well in life❤️
Yes same here I was 10-11 years old when Ronaldo was the hero of 2002 world cup.. I think if it wasn't for his frequent injury.. Then he would have become the undisputed champion of football. That's how I feel.
@@bensmith5288 no he was like Barry bonds with the giants.. oh Waite it’s baseball. What a dumbass.. we all know Ronaldo and Jordan played different sports
My favorite player of all time. I remember my grandpa introducing me to this beast in the 1998 world cup! I was just a kid, and it was sad to watch Brazil take that loss. But I've never seen football like the 2002 Brazilian football! What a great return!
back then i only knew about ballon d'or i knew about ballon dor since i was like 6 in 1996 and until i was like 15 in 2005 i didnt even know fifa world player existed xD
He is a top 5 player of all time easily. Plus, the fact that even Messi admired him says enough, and the fact that players from that era ALWAYS name Ronaldo R9 as the best player they faced says enough.
Seeing how all the greatest Brazilian players started with futsal, I tend to think that all young players should probably start with futsal. It allows them to develop greater technical ability as well as quicker decision making, the most important attributes to become a world-class footballer.
Youre right but me as a futsal player, When Im out playing in a normal game it is hard af to see my teammates, playing too many futsals decreased my vision in a real football match
Not only futsal but street football, here in France we have a huge streetfootball culture like brazil and thats why we produce the most skillfull/techncal players : Zidane, henry, pogba, ben arfa, ribery, dembele, mbappe, payet, mahrez, martial, coman, boufal, Fekir, aouar, brahimi, bolasie, ndombele.. They all come from poor neighborhood were they play football in the streets or small pitch like futsal or handball pitch but outside, and we play all day everydays even with Adult so we have to developpe technic to face bigger men ..,
@@Anthonydu01630 I live in France too and I think that's absolutely true. Riyad Mahrez even said in an interview that almost all the most skillful players in France come from the Paris region (Île-de-France), because they're always playing street football.
futsal usually is meant for attacking players. if you like defensive, you should start straight on the grass. defenders need a wide vision and quick decision making.
I just feel so bad for the poor guy he suffered so many knee injuries and that weight problem he was such a great player to watch but I guess all good things have to come to a end
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@@Timbermannetje Both are greats ruined by injuries but I was just pointing out that they were different types of strikers. Van Basten was a classic no.9, Ronaldo not so.
I strongly agree with you! Ronaldo was the most complete forward in football the earth ever produced.. and It was a complete thriller to watch him scoring against any goalkeeper 1:1. None can produce those thrills nowadays..
Peak Ronaldo was probably of the if not THE most unstoppable player ever, he was absolutely insanely good and always seemed as such a nice and humble guy. He didn’t deserve his career to be disturbed so much by injuries. An absolute legend
Can you explain to me what makes Ronaldo Nazario so special? Everyone says he’s the best but personally I don’t see what makes him outstanding. I always felt he was an ordinary striker who’s reputation became way overblown after scoring in the 1998 Champions League final against Lazio as well as the 2002 World Cup. He’s not really impressive at all.
@@USMNTsoccerELITE I mean, have you really watched the video? Opinions on him don't come from one or two dudes, but from a ton of players, journalists and football lovers. What made him special? Well, in his physical prime, he had a good pace for a striker, really had that explosion, which allowed him to run past defenders. He also was a fine dribbler, and knew how to score goals. The thing everybody said about him as a downside, his heading was not good. When I mentioned his knees, is just because a player's body is his work tool. So, having as many bad injuries as he had, it really can bring a player down, for example, Van Basten, who also suffered. Another bad thing about him, his work ethic about his body, diet, not drinking, was a mess, he didn't take care of himself like Cristiano Ronaldo does, for example. To end my point of view, the goals in finals are just the icing on the cake, mate, not the cake itself.
@@MGLT1234 I saw Ronaldo play during his days with AC Milan and Corinthians, he didn’t impress me at all. I honestly don’t believe he deserves to regarded as a legendary soccer player. For me, he’s not top 100 of all time. He was overweight, slow & had no dribbling skills. I really don’t understand why he got so much hype as a once in a generation superstar. Thierry Henry was far better than him honestly.
@@USMNTsoccerELITE in these two teams he didn't perform. He was at the end of his career, with several fitness and injury issues, the video explains. I was born in 98, so I didn't see prime Ronaldo. His peak was in the 90's and early 00's.
@@MGLT1234 The thing is, if you actually followed Ronaldo’s career (which I did) you’d realize he was an extremely overrated player. Despite being an out and out striker, he only managed a career goal ratio of 0.67. That’s worse than a number of forwards from his generation (Shearer, Henry, Shevchenko, Batistuta, Van Nistelrooy, Inzaghi, Del Piero & Totti). And that’s not even comparing him to the all time legends like Messi, Cristiano, Gerd Muller, Van Basten, Romario & Puskas. It’s ridiculous how he’s held in such high regard.
I cried a lot watching this. It take me back to my childhood when I watched this legend playing with Cafu, Zizou, Ronaldinho, Roberto Carlos, Adriano... I'll never forget this legends 🙏🏻
I will never forget that Lazio game. Watching it live, the goosebumps when the camera showed him doing his warmup. The seconds before he enters the pitch, the first touches I remember everything like its yesterday. And of course the tears in front of the TV when I saw him going down like that, when I was hearing the terrified caster speaking about a horrific injury which I couldn't spot during the live replays. I know Messi is probably the best thing we have ever witnessed in football. I know Cristiano has set the record bar above anything we can imagine. I know they belong up there in the hall of fame. But I will never relate to any footballer like I did with the phenomenon. For everyone who shares the same feelings and probably started watching football during his era him and only him will be the real Ronaldo forever.
@MastiNox he is the real Ronaldo. The real GOAT, pure winner. Game changer. Best footballer i've ever seen. The way he play makes difference. Sadly, injuries stop him
@@mr.toyotalovers He is one of the unluckiest players in the history of the sport since he got 2 career ending injuries (Lecce and Lacio games) before even reaching his prime. We actually never saw Ronaldo at his best and although his comeback is memorable and another huge accomplishment I could totally feel he was never the same. He lost his explosiveness his fearlessness, even his careless solo sprints nutmegging anyone in front of him, you know all these things that made him a phenomenon in Barca and Inter before the injuries. On the other hand his gameplay became probably more mature, more efficient, more intelligent in Real Madrid and its still remarkable that he scored more than 100goals in 4+ yrs there which I'm not sure how many strikers could, can or will be able to do in the future in Primera. But he was never the same. We never got the chance to see his true potential unfolding in the field. That's why I can't compare him with Cristiano or Messi or any other potential GOAT because we don't really know what he could have achieved if he was healthy. Same thing like we can't say let's see how Cristiano's career would have been if he had 2 career ending injuries during/before his prime. It's just a silly argument.
@@1on1z3d who can feel this, just people who lived in his era. Seeing him play is great feeling. Honestly, i feel sad when nowdays people comparing him with cr7. I'm not saying cr7 isnt good. But to me, r9 is almost god of football. He was truly phenomenon.
I remember a younger me did not want this current ronaldo (Cr7) to become popular and outshine R9 because there was only one Ronaldo I knew, and he was riddled with injuries.
I know. Just tell me one guy which comes to europe, reaches Barcelona at the age of 19 and does the season he did. Not just numbers but what he did and how he did it. He has the truest nickname of all and he lived to it. I miss what we never saw of him.
@@Aden21 And do you think, Ronaldo didn't tap in? Is not a shame, that Cristiano Ronaldo is the better player. Maybe R9 could have done better without injuries, but Cristiano Ronaldo is just a sick machine.
@@Myllhahn I remember Ronaldo and I've seen Cristiano and there's no comparison Ronaldo was twice the player Cristiano is. Ronaldo was god gifted, Cristiano has work ethic.
It’s a shame his prime was so short because of injuries, otherwise he’d still be relevant today, and would’ve probably retired only a few years ago, I mean he was overweight at Corinthians in his mid-30’s
Pele was exactly that and even more 30 years earlier. Luis Nazario de Lima though is among the greatest ever, probably within top 5 ever and he may have become the closest to Pele if he wasn't plagued by injuries.
To me, he's the GOAT. No one could do what he did in his last years playing for Corinthians in Brazil in the same physical conditions, it was magical to watch as his fan and fan of the brazilian team
just because of media how is Ronaldo better than Romario!!! if you want to compare between them!! Romario is better. but what can we do for the people!! people always like this ignorant idiots ،,,,
he only had like 12 goals in champions league. never won the competition. he is automatically ruled out for being such a flop in the biggest club competition.
I remember watching Romario and Bebeto play and thinking man, these guys are something else, then Ronaldo and Ronaldhino showed up. Just incredible talent that elevated the bar.
In his prime he is messi and cr7 level no doubt but unfortunately we can't call him the goat when his numbers and trophies aren't anywhere near messi ronaldos ney saurez and lewa
@@levi-ih9wm Ronaldo has played 4 WC, 5 Euro cup Messi,4 WC ,6 Copa America Just compare the peformances of the GOATS against R9 The comeback of R9 after that devastating injury has cemented him as the true GOAT football has even seen Messi at the 11 of these big competitions,which he also values the most(than ucls) ,is just an average footballer,not An ALIEN as they say And whats up with his ucl knockout performances for the past 7 seasons? Just terrible. After 6 devastating exists at barcelona,he left to join psg , Scores none against Real madrid,where mbappe scores 2 And messi misses the penalty .Really? Is this the goat? no big injury, play 20 yrs ,and you are touted as the GOAT ,The alien For scoring 40+ goals a season ,but failing in the biggest games
@@aadharbagale8022 I don't do if buts and maybes messi has the trophies and has the stats if tht don't make him the goat idk wht would his dribbling passing and shooting all are goat status and thts not opinion tht facts backed up again by stats
@@aadharbagale8022 I´ve copied from other guy, its just: "guys let's be clear, to everyone comparing him to Messi and Cristiano : the gap between him and the football players of his time was immensely bigger than Messi and Cristiano, he was truly an alien. It was like teleporting Mbappè of today to a 1985 match and let him play. The acceleration + dribbling skill and technique was seen for the first time with him. Don't forget that in Serie A at the time there were people like Maldini and Nesta, still they couldn't stop him."
Great video Raymar ,I’m Brazilian currently living in the US ,I’m from Belo Horizonte where he played for Cruzeiro and I watched him closely his first years everybody knew right away he was special.My favorite player of all time!
Ivan Zamorano, a Chilean striker, was playing for Inter when Ronaldo and Vieri were signed. Zamorano has said that to survive and see minutes on the field he had to change his aim and become the best player to start along one of those two. And he did exactly that. That's how good Ronaldo was, if he came to your team you had to change how you played.
@Charlie Pryde he never had to dive cuz why dive when you can dribble past everyone, including the damn keeper, and that too over and over again. El Phenomeno🔥🔥🔥🔥
Watching him having this many injuries makes my heart bleed and tears dropped down my eyes while watching him today. After the two knee injuries R9 couldn't be in his former form again but he still ruled the world of football. I am glad I took birth to a century where he is alive.
You could go deeper on 'back to brazil/end of carrer' moment. Ronaldo played like a beast scoring some crazy goals while being super fat. No one here in Brazil could believe he would play like that. Because of this he earned even more respect. No one could stop him. Fat or Slim. NO ONE.
I haven't been interested in football for over a decade now, but when I used to watch, I knew I was watching the greatest player of all times when I saw the 'original' Ronaldo play. Hands down, no one was close until Ronaldinho came around after a few years.
Man, I miss watching Ronaldo play. I had the privilege of seeing him play for Corinthians and for the Brazilian national team. Unfortunately his European career I could only see on TV. But certainly a phenomenal player, he only brought joy to football lovers.
I was lucky enough to have witnessed Ronaldo Nazario....man he was truly fucking frightening and he would have won 10 Balon Dor of it wasn't for his bad injuries.
If I had to make an all time starting XI, Ronaldo would without a doubt be my striker. Who would you choose for yours?
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edit: pulled a wooops and kept saying hyperthyroidism instead of HYPOthyroidism, I know the difference between the two though, trust me 😭
Agreed.
Nah I’m a Messi fan but CR7 is more complete as a Striker but he’s not better then R9, Yes R9 has better Dribbling but everything else is all CR7, Heading, Positioning, Weakfoot, Pace, Strength and Especially His Workrate
R9 had more Talent But CR7 had the work rate as Micheal Jordan did
Could he even use his head I never saw any highlights of him using his head.
Agreed
@@Ry3nel of course he can tf
Ronaldo played for Milan, Inter Milan, Barcelona and Real Madrid. And he’s loved by all of those fans. That’s how good he was.
He also achieved top goal scorer in each league he went to
Also PSV
@@cjanoel yes but I listed clubs that have rivalries with each other.
@@doesnotexist305 Derby della Madonnina and the El Clasico
Greatly put . There is no hate at all from this player R9 el fenómeno is the youngest player to ever win the balón d Or that is how good he was. He’s the only one named el fenómeno the phenomenon only Ronaldinho Zidane Messi and Ronaldo now mbappe and haaland but still none can ever come close
in Brazil, it was commonly said that if he never had any injury he would’ve surpassed Pele in greatness. To me the fact that he won Brazil the 2002 world cup after just coming back from injury was perhaps one of the greates feats ever in the history of the sport.
If he didn’t have that panic attack in 98 and we beat France I think he would of been considered the goat
@@taxationistheft7047 that was a clear paid game, France bought that world cup. Ronaldo fell so many times in the box just to not score.
@@dochollywood79 You can't pay 11 eleven players to give up a World Cup and hope for them to never talk about it.
@@dochollywood79 no no, it was bc everyone was worried about ronaldo so they didn't focus on the game
Yeah I think he’s the only one who could actually have reached Messi, Cristiano levels
I met him in Paris during one of his recuperations. He was incredibly friendly and played football with my 6 year old son. Class Act.
your kid has a great story to tell his kids
Sure dude, that happened.
yes dad it's true. I was so happy that day
I once bumped in to him (or more like off one of his security) in the club Pacha, Ibiza. A few days earlier I'd watched Nani (Manchester united. Portuguese) have a caricature drawn, by a street artist.
lol lies
Just for the young folks here. Ronaldo 9 El Fenómeno was so good that when I was in the stadium you could hear the fear (from the opposite team’s supporters) and gasping for anticipation (from the Barcelona supporters) every time he got the ball in the midfield ! In those days strikers were purely area players. He was so good and dangerous that catching the ball in the midfield everybody knew he could run and score. Only Ronaldinho and Messi later gave me the same sensations.
It really was a different game. Many strijers back then scored 15 to 20 League goals per season and were considered dangerous. And then there comes a strikter who is not only in the box or just waiting on the offside line, but is able to dribble past five defenders and play passes, AND he scored nearly one goal per game. That was totally different.
Not that Messi and Ronaldo did not put the whole game on another Level. But still, the 90s were different football.
just because of media
how is Ronaldo better than Romario!!!
if you want to compare between them!!
Romario is better.
but what can we do for the people!!
people always like this
ignorant idiots ،,,,
Same, Messi and Ronaldo gave us chills
Lies again? USMNT CBF Ugly Childish
That reminds me when we had to play against Brazil in the World Cup qualifiers in South America. It was impossible to stop him. If we saw we had just 6 players between midfielders and defenders we were screwed. We had to pray he would slip or make any mistake by himself because that was the only way to stop him.
"If this boy never had any injury, he would be the Best player in history"
- Diego Maradona
Not including himself. 🙂💙
Puskas >>>>
@@scopwr nah bro
If r9 never had that inter injury
He would be the best player in the history ever
@@braenstefan man.... Fenomeno is far better than ronaldo n messi.
But D10s is something else.
Behind CR7 and Messi
He's that one character who got nerfed so he wouldn't break the game
On god bro 💯
No cap 🧢
💯
so true brother !!
Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo need other players to make them perform.
Ronaldo brazil only need himself in good condition... and the ball.
The greatest striker of all time in his prime.
Inter made one hell of a mistake rushing him back from injury.
Literally took years away from his career 😔
He’s the only guy I could argue could’ve made a better legacy than Messi and Ronaldo if he didn’t have those injuries.
@@MuttonBiryani1994
Prime Ronaldo > prime Eusébio and Müller.
@@Slim-Clips All were incredible. Dont forget Romario aswell 😊👍
@@MuttonBiryani1994
Yeah, Romário was underrated.
Ronaldo currently owns Real Valladolid from Spain and Cruzeiro (the team that have shown him to Brazil before he being sold to PSV) from Brazil. Both teams made up to the first division this year and will play with the top teams in 2023.
A smart man in and out the fields
Only smart when talking about football. Don't ask anything else.
The greatest.
Who cares what he says or thinks?
As long as it's about football, I've got nothing against the guy....
just because of media
how is Ronaldo better than Romario!!!
if you want to compare between them!!
Romario is better.
but what can we do for the people!!
people always like this
ignorant idiots ،,,,
@@renanfilipe7459 No, he's a good business guy, too. People remember him way too much for some isolated quotes that make him look dumb politically, but that's journalism for you.
he made the silliest hair cut ever look cool that how good he was
I had that cut during a tournament 2002 i was 8-9. this video made me happy that i did
it kinda grows on you right? i thought it was awful at first, but then i looked at it a few more times and i thought "maybe it isnt so bad"
@@muppeify yeah i also had that cut and everyone was cheering for me when i played football with that cut back then.
@@muppeify man it take some balls to do a cut like that at that age lol
It was tribute to his relative
He was literally the full package, great speed, strenght, poise, amazing ball skills, passing and high IQ.
Not to mention humble.
Didn't have good sight tho
He wasn't a tiktok dancer instead football player also very hard to taken down
THIS KNOWLEDGE OF THINGS.
He was the best I have ever seen. A true phenomenon.
I´m spanish, and a Real Madrid´s supporter, and i remember perfectly Ronaldo´s first seasons with Barcelona. He was simply astonishing, like and adult playing with kids. I´ve never been so impressed with any other player since then, not even Messi, not even Cristiano, Ronaldinho or Halaand. He was literally unstoppable, a true miracle, a force of nature.
Then, he suffered some severe injuries, and he still made a great career, but he never could be the same player. But those two o three first years of the young Ronaldo... My goodness. What a beast.
Totally mate, I remember this dude in his first match against Atletico de Madrid in the supercup... Many knew a football legend was born.
Totally insane the best player ever without any doubt.
@@davidglaze5223 Maybe i didn't explained myself properly (sorry for my english). I didn't say i was never impressed with Messi. I have eyes, my friend. In fact, Messi is the player who most impressed me in his firts matches in La Liga after Ronaldo. And, of course, Messi's career is far way better than Ronaldo's. Totally. But speaking of first impressions, the young Ronaldo shocked me more than young Messi.
@@pedrohernandomenchaca9277 ahh, that makes a lot more sense. Yes, it was just lost in translation. No need to apologize for your English though. We all make mistakes in other languages. :)
Completely agree, but seeing Haland mentioned with Ronaldinho, Messi and Ronaldo is just ridiculous man xD
@@kasperbroberg2242 yea,why was he brought up?
It can’t be overstated how merciless he was on the pitch. He made a stray pass a defence-killing pass, his movement and his touch was out of this world. He only needed a sniff of a chance and the ball would be in the onion bag.
What a player he was.
don't think he had as much exposure as Pele-but he was a very good player
just because of media
how is Ronaldo better than Romario!!!
if you want to compare between them!!
Romario is better.
but what can we do for the people!!
people always like this
ignorant idiots ،,,,
@@burlhorse61true
@@burlhorse61 true w w ballknwolege
onion bag🤣 never heard that metaphor but i love it
The man played for the greatest rivalries in football:
-Real Madrid & Barcelona
-AC Milan & Inter Milan
And everyone loved him, that is a testament of greatness
He always respected the opponent, and he played the best for his team. Everyone wanted him.
He should have played for Argentina too, then he'd have had the set.
@@rickelmonoggin hahaha! .. :)
Just one mistake Barcelona goes before R Madrid, never put FC Barcelona after Madrid
not just that, but later on his career when he came back to Brazil (2009 IIRC) he played for Corinthians and even their rivals would cheer for him when he was on the field, me and a couple friends are living proof of it! lol
Brazilian Ronaldo was a national name in kenya in 2002.Every boy had the Ronaldo shave.Thats how inspiring he was.
I remember that he apologized once to all the mother's that saw their sons with his terrible haircut 😂😂
He did that haircut with the best of the intentions so i think that's all that matters
He was a celebrity
My dad loved him so much that he forced me to have haircut like him and at school my friends used to laugh at me(for my haircut) but my seniors who loved ronaldo absolutely loved my haircut and also the fact that my front teeths are big like him made me some how look similar to him.
just because of media
how is Ronaldo better than Romario!!!
if you want to compare between them!!
Romario is better.
but what can we do for the people!!
people always like this
ignorant idiots ،,,,
I cut my Hair like him for the rest of that year ❤
90's kids always loved him the most
i wish someday hugh him... a mexican 90's kid. now 38 years old xd
I named my pet rat in 2000 ronaldo
Best player ive ever seen play the game
Yup lol
Yup.
Ronaldo's story is that of a true champion. Not only is he one of the most skilled players to ever live, but all the things that he had to overcome as an athlete is an inspiring tale to anyone facing adversity in life. He's a prime example of why we Brazilians are so passionate about football.
The fact he is easily top 10 ever considering his prime was ended with two catastrophic injuries before he turned 26 should tell you everything you need to know about this player. Easily the best number 9 I ever saw.
Easily top 5
Top 10? Are you kidding me ? Name your top ten
@@JuliusCeaser_ Pele Messi Maradona CR7 Cruyff Di Steffano Zidane Ronaldo Platini Van Basten.
@@JuliusCeaser_ dude quite lol stalking smack
@@alvaro4867 I'm a much newer fan, both in the US and my home country of the Dominican Republic we don't follow Soccer/Football much so I only recognized half of those names. I think I'll go and check out the other ones now.
EDIT: The sport is becoming more popular in both of those countries now which I such a good thing to see.
Ronaldo after the 2 knee injuries was 70% of the former self, and progressively decreasing.
Still, he was above everyone else. But the first Ronaldo is the most devastating player I ever seen.
If you want to have an idea, as a Corinthians suporter myself, even after his surgeries, he had higher goal rates than any of our other famous players.
Guerrero, Romeiro, Emerson, Jadson, these dudes were good, but none of them came even closer to what Ronaldo was, when talking about skill.
I'd say 60%
Before his injuries he was really really special
Even less, in Real Madrid he couldn't barely run except when he got the ball, and he won a Liga almost by himself.
for me, maradona asides, ronaldo in barcelona time is the GOAT, not human;
then intel time before the injury, he was 90-100%, a little over weighted already, but not too much, still the GOAT;
after the injury 60-70%, huge difference compare to what he was, but still won world cup;
Madrid time, although he was still one of the best, but no more than 50%.
but i have to say, the way he moves his body with the ball in THAT SPEED is too inhuman, it is his unique genius, but also increased the risk of him get injured dramatically.
exactly.
It's funny that he dropped school at 11, and now he speaks 4 languages and he is a successful entrepreneur!
well yeah, he made millions off football -_-
What business is he doing?
@@-Muhammad_Ali- he has clubs and owns football team rights in Brazil
@@-Muhammad_Ali- he owns real valladolid
He made money from football . Not from business. You prat
He was my neighbour for some while in Belo Horizonte, when he played for Cruzeiro, at the very beginning of his career. He was already huge back then. Strange to realize how far this kid has gone.
Wow you know him personally?
@@africanvoyagesafaris3834 Unfortunately no. Actually, my mother's house is beside the "Toca da Raposa", the training headquarters of Cruzeiro, the team he trained for at that time. But my sister used to go to barbecues there, and knew him among other players.
@@marendur wow that's awesome 👌. He is among the biggest names of our modern world.
Verdade mano, ele ajudou direta ou indiretamente o Corinthians ser campeão mundial em 2012 em cima do Chelsea!!!
he made it to the best footballer in human history ! The best the world will ever know !
For those of us who were fortunate to see him play, it was an absolute pleasure. Ronaldo accelerating with a football at his feet was on of the greatest sights to behold
Gorgeous way to put it. So true.
Or one of the most terrifying, if you supported the opposing team.
The man suffer 2 career ending injuries. But he come back and win everything, absolute everything in 2002
What a legend
3*
Two Inter, one Milan
He didn’t win UCL
He ones told his best player he ever played with, was Luc Nilis in PSV... if you ever want to see a career ending injury, look up how his career ended...
@@haridj8532 UCL is nothing compared to a world cup.
@@haridj8532
UCL isn't a personal but team achievement
His hair style in 2002 became a global sensation,
I remeber so many kids from our school getting this haircut back then. Super silly, it looked horrible, they looked like idiots but yea, whatever, we still kept impersonating Ronaldo and Rivaldo when we played as kids.
Lol I had it back then.
@@damasek219 he did that the media wouldn't find out he had and injury
his football boots in 98 was the thing. if u were not the best in school ud never be able to wear a boot thats bot black
TOTALLY! I remember that! hahaha
I was absolutely spoiled growing up in Brazil in the 90’s with this guy as one of heroes in the national team. It’s amazing to see what Messi and CR7 have done but there was a special magic back then that I haven’t felt it in the Messi, CR7, Mbappe era.
Messi has it and has proven and shown it over and over in club games. He just doesn't have a capable squad in the national team to help showcase his magic like Ronaldo did.
Did you feel that in Ronaldinho?
I watched both and definitely felt it with Messi. He bought things to an ever higher level.
@@sonofaput Yet he carried them to a Copa and World Cup. the goat
@@sonofaput Nah, Mesi doesn't have that magic, it was totally different.
2002 Brazil squad was basically a worn-out squad with Rivaldo and Ronaldinho as their only players that were considered very good, but R9's presence there was simply too heroic.
His goal ratio are actually insane, not to mention his dribbling skills, respect the legend.
Follwed his career since 90s, what’s really insane was that almost half of the goals he scored were created on his own out of nowhere. Still remember vividly when he played he Serie A, very often the opponents has a dedicated defender man marking him even he was without ball 35 -40 meters from the goal.
@@Kaleem78 lol
for a 16-19 years old, a goal to a game ratio. If in modern football, Haaland Mbappe will considered as average
he scored 15 penalties out of his 59 goals for inter 🤣
@@Sashimi404 ok
Rondaldo screaming after the injury against Lazio tears me up every time. Heartbreaking stuff. It`s a shame the younger generations have no clue who this beast was.
Same here, heartbreaking.
Yeah it pisses me off to hear him described as fat Ronaldo. He is the real Ronaldo.
His record even past his best at Madrid was great.
I m 19 I know about ronaldo
Haha believe me they know who he is because of the FIFA games. He is the 3rd highest rated legend after Pele and Maradona in that game.
what you mean by younger generations like today's kids ??
When Messi was asked who is his fav striker of all time, Messi replied, "Ronaldo, the phenomenon".
TRUTH
True
Facts☝🏾
Gran Verdad
Cris probably git upset 😂😂 im a madrid fan by the way and I agree he is one of the most iconic players ever
His skills were extremely above his physical body. It's so sad how he was let down by his knee condition but he still managed to get back to play and win a World Cup, it's incredible.
His desire to play and win was even stronger than his injuries.
I mean, a player with his speed, movement and agility it’s no wonder that his knees would give up at some point
Being too strong too fast and to agile, can lead to that
and that time there was no modern physiotherapy that can properly coach him. Imagine if he were born in the modern era
He’s so good, most people don’t even know his last name is Nazario. He has always just been, “Ronaldo”.
his name is "Ronaldo luís nazário de lima"
No need for last name! There's only one Ronaldo, the phenomenon!
search engine messed up because of the ronaldo who still in the field now! :))))
That's his last name
But the thing is, in Brazil, we only call players by their first names (Ronaldo, Neymar, Pelé, Ronaldinho) while in other places like USA and Europe they call by the last one (Lionel MESSI, Cristiano RONALDO, Micheal JORDAN, Gianluigi BUFFON)
I tought that his name was Ronaldo el Fenomeno
Dude had no knees but still was considered the greatest striker ever. Crazy.
Yeah if he was neymar, he wouldn’t even be playing in division 3
@@bobbycosby5880 Neymar gets too much hate.
@@lilsquirticus7720 but I just saying if he was at neymars talent level he would probably be playing for a division three team
@@bobbycosby5880 so youre saying neymar has no talent? Are you nuts?
@@bobbycosby5880 Neymar is literally one of the most talented players of this generation.
My favourite player of all time ... I was obsessed since the PSV days, read books on him, the Barcelona season, Bobby Robson throwing his hands on his head in disbelief, I bought the shirts, the Inter transfer, the move from number 10 to 9, Zamorano 1+8, the WC98 seizure in the final.
I followed him like he was my team & alongside my actual team, in 2002 I made money on him by betting on him to be the WC2002 golden boot winner at 20/1 when he was injured and looking like he wouldn't be fit in time, the Old Trafford standing ovation walk off, I lived it all and much more with this man, he distracted me from some difficult times in life and will always be my #1 player of all time.
Thanks for the memories R9 - El Fenomeno
I feel the same 100%
@@MrKINGRAMA Good man 👍
At club level was not as successful as Messi and renaldo because of injury. But for his national team was 100 percent more successful in the Copa America ,the world cup,friendlies and qualifying matches for major tournaments. The record is there to show it let the doubters Google and investigate .
@@georgegilbert8550 winning for yr Country at the highest level "makes u A god"....messi is not a god so is the fake Ronaldo...they cancel out each other..... Pele r9 Zidane for life...
He was so good, even his own body couldn't handle it
who are messi and cr7 they talk about? should i know them?
@@im11yearsold63 they are good player
I've been following football for over 50 years and seen many great players. In my humble opinion Ronaldo was the best I've ever seen. I remember watching games when he played for PSV Eindhoven and was blown away by what I saw. He could take the ball from the halfway line and dribble past numerous players and score. Not once, but time and time again. He'd just breeze past players as if they wasn't even there. His speed was breathtaking and his dribbling was just not of this world.
I loved Ronaldinho, Maradona and still watch Barcelona play just to watch Messi. I can appreciate these world class players but Ronaldo Nazario was in a class of his own. People who say Messi was the best ever probably never saw Ronaldo play. There is no comparison. I feel blessed that I witnessed Ronaldo at his best.
He was the cheat character for every football games. A living legend, most of the kids born in 2000++ don't know R9 Ronaldo.
here in brazil we used to say "if you pass the ball to big ronaldo in the big area is just a penalty kick" cuz he would straight up ignore defensive players
@@drewinsur7321 surely like nothing can stop him
I'm still playing Fifa18, and I hate coming up against teams with him in.... One trick pony - pass to Ronaldo, let him run and score. Repeat.
Wish I could get him for my team, even up the odds a bit........ xD
I would say 2010+
@@jonnysolar5068 woah fifa 18. It's not difficult for you at all to find opponents?
Ronaldo ,simply the best striker ever, he was lethal with both legs, his dribbling skills were incredible and he was stronger and faster that nobody...injuries were his worst enemy but even so he ruled the world of football.
Injury because opposition players could'nt handle Ronaldo so they kick out at him.
I think it’s so unfair people judge him on the 1998 World Cup. He had a seizure before the game and shouldn’t have played. He was also just 21 years old in a squad that had Cafu, Roberto Carlos and Rivaldo, yet R9 is the one they relied on.
he should have been the greatest of all time
His head too
@@michaelpower4372 wasn't just that his legs was like a full grown adult when he was only 17 so things like hamstring injuries was always going to hit him hard(obviously defenders didn't help)
In my opinion this man was the best I have ever seen. It's like he was from another planet. Amazing skiils.
So you didn't see shit
People tend to forget that he's very humble too . Never disrespectful to others.
Yup hard to find for those who have the fame, wealth & power. Always a respectable quality
@@CarlUsana-o3l kante is the best example for it
Messi is humble too
@@CarlUsana-o3l messi,kante,pirlo,iniesta
VERY humble mister de lima
I am one of those 90's kids, and, as a brazillian, I will just say that I cried watching this video. This is how much we love ronaldo. Just the greatest ever in every single aspect of football.
I was a kid at that time. For me he was the best I’ve ever seen. Such wonderful memories. Thank you, Ronaldo
@@Nigel74587 i wonder why you wonder
You should be proud ...you are Ronaldos countryman. 👍
I envy you tbh. He was a truly phenomenal in every aspects of football. Glad to see him play in my lifetime
I was also blessed to see ronaldo play and score at the stadium a couple of times. It was just pointless to guard him
this dude was on another level. Tall, fucking fast, body on point, balance, skills, tricks, finishing, both feet equally good, different leagues, club trophies world cup thropies, high efficiency, comeback king after 2 major fucked up injuries, etc..for me the best ever. A Diamond on your tv. The complete striker!
Yet, no CL
@@ageongki6744 if he wasn't injuried he would had them as well, best no 9 ever...!!
@@amjidali588 read my comments I already adressed the "injury excuse"
@@ageongki6744 how that even an excuse it's the truth
@@amjidali588 read my comments and the players that were able to win the CL too although they were injured even more often and longer plus not being injured all the time is also a quality in a player
For anyone who think he is hyped too much, he was truly great player. You realize that the most when he is playing against your team. When he played against my team, he always scored. Five touches all game, one chance one goal.
4 dislikes are the goalkeepers he scored 5 goals past
And dribbled around
Maybe who hates raymar
Messi or CR7 fanboys
Oliver khan😭
@@muleyamwiinga3988 nahhh it was Pele's dislike.
Being 9 years old in 2002 and seeing Ronaldo scoring and winning against Kahn's Germany at the Japan and Korea World Cup was outstanding. Everybody in my small southern Brazilian town went out to the streets to cheer and celebrate, and maybe I didn't figured out how special or 'not common' that was at the time. Watching his plays now almost brings me tears.. There's no heart in Brazil that hasn't been touched by Ronaldo's talent.
Best brazilian player of all time no doubt about it
There is no heart in all of football that hasn't been reached by Ronaldo
I was 17 during that World Cup, Ronaldo was AMAZING!!
I was 11 in 2002 watched the match on our new colour TV with my daddy...
I was 16 years old and crying on the other side of the world in Cologne Germany. 😂 In 2014 it was payback time...
How good was Ronaldo, simple answer BETTER THAN EVERYONE ELSE.
if it wasn't for his injuries, he could have been the greatest striker of all time
@@walaowei1446 anyone who watched him play knows even with his injuries he still arguably is the greatest of all time.✌🏽
BlazinGunz 365 Unarguably**
Ibra is like him, can't win it yet. Hope he win UCL before back to home for last season in carrier
@@rushakgaming9732 I personally think Ibra is an outstanding player, but not at the level of Ronaldo. It is 100% subjective of course, so I very much respect your opinion, but for me Ronaldo is in a league of his own.
the fact that he never truly peaked, yet his actual peak is higher than pretty much everyone else, is why he's the goat in my book
guys let's be clear, to everyone comparing him to Messi and Cristiano : the gap between him and the football players of his time was immensely bigger than Messi and Cristiano, he was truly an alien. It was like teleporting Mbappè of today to a 1985 match and let him play. The acceleration + dribbling skill and technique was seen for the first time with him.
Don't forget that in Serie A at the time there were people like Maldini and Nesta, still they couldn't stop him.
Ronaldo have more qualities than mbappe...a lot
😊😂😂😂if the players today play by the rules 25 years ago, on potatoes field like pitch , wearing those heavy boots n kicking those heavy football, Neymar n mbappe would be like shit.
LoL are you comparing a god to human being?
and he thrived everywhere on pitch... zidane doesn't even hesitate when asked whos best hes ever seen... pace to run into space the skill to score from outside box either foot and class to round keeper and tap it in instead....he reminds me of prime suarez in his movement the way he could cut and slash wasso unique and dangerous like Mbappe,but the ability control ball like a mdifielder so patienthe was never always playing downhill like so many others in that spot... qualities of Ronaldo and messi. I dont think anyone will ever have a highlight film like messi because of longevity and touch also because of his unique environment coming up at Barca with Pep. Like maradona though at his peak before injury Ronaldo Nazario was perfect player I am still in awe haven't seen his likeness since.
@@carlnilssonyoung8961 Not to mention rules that allowed defenders to body check without much repercussions. Neymar or Mbappe would spend more time in hospitals than on the pitch.
You know he is the best when he's Zlatan's favorite player.
Zlatan is a hater u mug
@@bigshoes5228 except Ibra is right
@@bigshoes5228 zlatan doesn’t hate, hate zlatans
Zlatan got Ibrahimoviched
OR
Ibrahimovic got zlatanized
@@flaming_21savage52 LMMFAO 😂😂😂😂💀💀💀
I'm 35 and he's the best player I've ever seen. Unfortunately never got to see him in the flesh. His record is unbelievable and when you consider the knee injuries he came back from and how his game adapted, PHENOMENAL
about 8 years ago I've seen him, fat as hell, playing for Corinthians here in my hometown (Salvador - Brazil) Duuuuude even old and fat, he was a BEAST!
@@thefelipelacerda ditto...luckily I made an effort to go to Madrid to see the galactic side which Ronaldo was a member of in November 2001. He turned in a masterful performance in a 3-0 win over ath. Bilbao. To be fair it wasn't a tanking..athleti had plenty of chances. But Ronaldo scored 2 and set up Figo. I always remember him picking up the ball at the half way line.he perhaps wasn't as fast as before his injury but it didn't matter...he was so strong..players would just bounce off him. He picked the ball up at the halfway line went past 2vplayers and slotted it. He is like a combination of Mbappe ( with more skill) and with even more lethal finishing ( like the Portuguese ronaldo) He was the full package!
No one in any sport deserves the title of GOAT like R9 does. This man was beyond all others in his sport despite all the obstacles he faced. Absolute legend.
“And to some, he was even the greatest.” Thats me, since I first saw him play in late 90s. I know your Pele and Diego. I have seen your Leo and CR7, but with him its not only a complete footballer. Its a lifestory, a legendary one, a lesson and struggles and overcoming like a hero.
He is like Ben Hur, Lightning McQueen.
Under no circumstances would someone convince me he was better than Messi. He doesn't do anything better than him.
@@domilesespartan3287 Messi had 169 goals by the age of 24. R9 had 200 by 23. Far better goal scorer. Injuries sadly ruined the greatest talent In football history.
@@davidbarker3374 How many ballon d'ors did he have when he was 24?
@@davidbarker3374 He was a striker right? Messi wasn't a striker then.....buh after Guardiola's first season that was when he was deployed as a false 9. And you and I know the story by then.
@@domilesespartan3287 Or Maradona. But lets agree that as a STRIKER (which he was and Diego and Messi were not) "Phenomeno" was in a league by himself until 2002-2004 and the injuries thereafter. Ronaldo post injuries was still a Beast, a far cry from "phenomeno" status of before (where he was THE greatest goal scorer), SHARING the status with others as one of great goal scorers.
R9, by far the goat for me, el fenomeno, under appreciated, under recognised, and the fact that many people these days don’t know much about him deeply saddens me
In Brazil we also call him “Gordo” or “Ronaldo Gordo”… I thought you’d like to know lol 😂
Despite his nicknames, El Gordo was the most complete football player in the world… He’s a phenomenon inside and outside of the fields… A true hero and fighter… I wish we had more guys like him to inspire new generations in Brazil… Still loved by all !!
@@AndreNizzai never seen anyone call him that, just Fenômeno or Ronaldo.
He was called Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Fenômeno, Ronaldinho gordo, O Gordo.
Sometimes we call him Ronaldo Leitão.
@@pazamor9164 Ronaldo Latino
Me and everyone who watched him play still refer to him as the " the real" Ronaldo.
That doesn’ give more glow to nazario but surely kinda shady on ronaldo jusy saying
Fact, and this is coming from a huge fan of CR7.
He was amazing to watch. Definitely my favorite.
That's true, CR7 is great but Ronaldo was a non rational talent.
R9 himself
This man is so special because of the ultimate package of skills, speed and strength, and genius, before injuries he was like a cheat code, a package we didn't see after him and we will never see again. That's sad
Agree
He made me love football. Every time I see him on TV, I'm always happy till these days.
Yeah,he is like m.jordan on NBA and m.ali on boxing.
I saw him play when he was at psv. He could outplay 4 defenders with just one move. Best player i have ever seen live.
Bobby Robson was he's manager if am not mistaken
u r lucky!
He was the only player that could penetrate any defence without fear. Defenders saw him as a threat while he was unstoppable. He was the only player that had all the qualities of a striker. Perfect dribbling skills, both footed shot, speed, and perfect ball control. Up to this day, he remains the greatest player I have seen.
Wow how do you know so much....😳
and headers
He played at a time where defence was an art-form, you could actually tackle/kick and rough players up as part of the game. Even then he would use his strength and determination to stay on his feet rather than dive. Unfortunately that may have contributed to his injuries but thats the player he was. The greatest forward i've ever seen!
his incredible dribbles + incredible strength + incredible speed + incredible physique + smart mind was something that football will not repeat..
Maldini already confessed in a interview that he had fear when he knew the game would be against Inter with Ronaldo at his prime unstopable...
Brazil was most loved team around the world majorly due to him. After him, it never reached that level. He was the best we saw in world cup in my times. Cosidering his injuries and rough game of that time, we was superb.
Raymar's voice is lit af
True
He sounds like a stoner I'm gonna be honest
He's JxmyHighroller
Makes harder To do nnn
Relax mate
I have a lot of respect for Messi, Romario, Maradona, Zidane and all the other greats. But El Phenomeno was in a class by himself.
THE GOAT. PERIOD.
U forgot the real Ronaldo CR7
@@skinnyweenie5107 theres only one real ronaldo and thats Brazilian one
@@skinnyweenie5107 Not the same class of player.
@@skinnyweenie5107 cr7 is not in the same class as r9. By far not. Cr7 prime was left wing. R9 is the best striker there ever was
@@skinnyweenie5107 Ya you're definitely trolling
His skill and speed exceed what human body can sustain.
This is sad and beautiful at same time, congrats mate.
Look at his wikipedia page. The doctor said that in addition to a disorder to his knees, Ronaldo was also literally too fast for his own good. Like Ronaldo wasn't just super fast in straight line, he also extremely agile. Even if his knees were more powerful he would be still injured here and there.
And yet he is a human. This is our problem as human. We show too much exaggeration in praising charismatic figures. Ronaldo undeniable was good and above d level of many persons. But yo describe with ur words is too effusive to accept.
Now, he´s the CEO of Cruzeiro Football Team in Brazil, and he pushed back Cruzeiro from the C series to the A series of the brazilian league. So...hes doing well in business too! A great guy.
B, not C
A little story
I was about 7-8 years old when brazil won the worldcup and one of my uncles showed me this guy with a weird haircut and told me he was the best player in the world. I have faint memories of the worldcup and watching every game of brazil and argentina
Time went on and I got more interested in cricket and didn't watch football at all
6-7 years later my friends were buying computers and video games and they kept saying the name Ronaldo , I just assumed it was him but someone showed me a playing card with Cristiano's face , and I said thats not Ronaldo!
My friends laughed at the fact that I didn't know about Cristiano at all and apparently he was the best player in the world
That incident shocked me like where is that guy (R9) wasnt he the best player?
I didnt have a mobile back then and couldn't do a google search and my uncles also didnt know anything recent
Eventually I did come to know about messi and cristiano
Fast forward 10 years , it was 2020 lockdown and I started watching football stuff again and suddenly on one video I saw R9 , wow that magically took me back instantly into my childhood
And I have been watching his videos ever since and its incredible how skillfull he was. This video too is a gem, i have watched it before but now as I have been a little nostalgic again I thought I would just share my story
If you have read this through the end, thank you for your time , and wish you well in life❤️
lol same. my father told me that. i think i was 8-9 years old
Yes same here I was 10-11 years old when Ronaldo was the hero of 2002 world cup.. I think if it wasn't for his frequent injury.. Then he would have become the undisputed champion of football. That's how I feel.
@@theimirashadang8465 yeah absolutely
wow what a story! thanks for sharing it
@@forestlink6673 hey welcome!
if you have ever watched this dude play, you know he is the GOAT
Absolutely!
messi and Ronaldo are better.
@@serpur405 bruh
@z come on Pele is over rated. Ronaldo is way better
@@serpur405 prime r9 was waaaaaay better
I remember him, it was like watching Jordan with bulls.
💯
Better
That's basketball you doofas
@@bensmith5288 no he was like Barry bonds with the giants.. oh Waite it’s baseball. What a dumbass.. we all know Ronaldo and Jordan played different sports
Exactly the same! Never forget all those 3 pointers Ronaldo scored and the way he could make one half seem like two quarters.
My favorite player of all time. I remember my grandpa introducing me to this beast in the 1998 world cup! I was just a kid, and it was sad to watch Brazil take that loss. But I've never seen football like the 2002 Brazilian football! What a great return!
Who cared about ballon d’or back then?
I cared about Fifa World Player of the Year. Which he did win twice by age 21.
This comment is grossly underrated!
EXACTLY!!!
yea awards means nothing
back then i only knew about ballon d'or
i knew about ballon dor since i was like 6 in 1996 and until i was like 15 in 2005 i didnt even know fifa world player existed xD
He is a top 5 player of all time easily. Plus, the fact that even Messi admired him says enough, and the fact that players from that era ALWAYS name Ronaldo R9 as the best player they faced says enough.
Seeing how all the greatest Brazilian players started with futsal, I tend to think that all young players should probably start with futsal. It allows them to develop greater technical ability as well as quicker decision making, the most important attributes to become a world-class footballer.
yeap, futsal makes you better every time you play it
Youre right but me as a futsal player, When Im out playing in a normal game it is hard af to see my teammates, playing too many futsals decreased my vision in a real football match
Not only futsal but street football, here in France we have a huge streetfootball culture like brazil and thats why we produce the most skillfull/techncal players : Zidane, henry, pogba, ben arfa, ribery, dembele, mbappe, payet, mahrez, martial, coman, boufal, Fekir, aouar, brahimi, bolasie, ndombele..
They all come from poor neighborhood were they play football in the streets or small pitch like futsal or handball pitch but outside, and we play all day everydays even with Adult so we have to developpe technic to face bigger men ..,
@@Anthonydu01630 I live in France too and I think that's absolutely true. Riyad Mahrez even said in an interview that almost all the most skillful players in France come from the Paris region (Île-de-France), because they're always playing street football.
futsal usually is meant for attacking players. if you like defensive, you should start straight on the grass. defenders need a wide vision and quick decision making.
I just feel so bad for the poor guy he suffered so many knee injuries and that weight problem he was such a great player to watch but I guess all good things have to come to a end
When we were kid, we just used to sledge our friend during football matches that " Do not try to be Ronaldo".... He is an icon , phenomenon
Ronaldo is the reason i fell in love with this game
"Ronaldo could dribble a tennis ball through a pack of angry Dachshund." - Claudius Ptolemy
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@@dwiputrawahyukusuma7821 If you've made it this far then you can probably do a search on youtube or google.
@@timbrink you're a gem dude.
4 dislikes are the goalkeepers he scored 5 goals past
bravo
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The best player to ever set foot on a football pitch in history, no doubts about it! ❤
How good? He is the greatest striker ever! EVER! Every comparison sounds like a blasphemy. Ronaldo is unique.
No sorry he he one of the best, the best is Van Basten.
@@robsonfr-qv5yt May God forgive you.
@@robsonfr-qv5yt HAHAHAAHAH, i mean i would take pele/ronaldo/romario any day of the week
@@robsonfr-qv5yt dude what have you been smoking and can you fix me some
He kinda defined what a pure striker is all about.
A pure striker is someone like van Basten or Lewandowski, who would look like a fish out of water in other positions. Ronaldo is the complete striker.
@@ETin6666 Van Basten is right up there with Ronaldo, I think.. Damn injuries spoiled it al!
@@Timbermannetje Both are greats ruined by injuries but I was just pointing out that they were different types of strikers. Van Basten was a classic no.9, Ronaldo not so.
@@ETin6666 dont act like you know what you are on about haha
@@bensmith5288 I know what I am on about. Would you like to add anything yourself?
I strongly agree with you! Ronaldo was the most complete forward in football the earth ever produced.. and It was a complete thriller to watch him scoring against any goalkeeper 1:1. None can produce those thrills nowadays..
Peak Ronaldo was probably of the if not THE most unstoppable player ever, he was absolutely insanely good and always seemed as such a nice and humble guy. He didn’t deserve his career to be disturbed so much by injuries.
An absolute legend
Ronaldo is the reason I started loving football. Watching him at the WC of 2002 as a ten years old was a marvel
True. That wasn't even 100% r9 so imagine how good he was before the injuries
@@nathanndabambi477
Definitely.
@MMA - NBA - MLB - Bodybuilding - Science Wow that team was legendary. My mom is Brazilian so we rooted for O Selecao. Such good memories
Deam bro same here. We the same age.
@@notoriousmiks1927
Cool man haha where are you from?
As a brazilian pundit once said: Ronaldo played without knees, that's how great he was.
Can you explain to me what makes Ronaldo Nazario so special? Everyone says he’s the best but personally I don’t see what makes him outstanding. I always felt he was an ordinary striker who’s reputation became way overblown after scoring in the 1998 Champions League final against Lazio as well as the 2002 World Cup. He’s not really impressive at all.
@@USMNTsoccerELITE I mean, have you really watched the video? Opinions on him don't come from one or two dudes, but from a ton of players, journalists and football lovers. What made him special? Well, in his physical prime, he had a good pace for a striker, really had that explosion, which allowed him to run past defenders. He also was a fine dribbler, and knew how to score goals. The thing everybody said about him as a downside, his heading was not good. When I mentioned his knees, is just because a player's body is his work tool. So, having as many bad injuries as he had, it really can bring a player down, for example, Van Basten, who also suffered. Another bad thing about him, his work ethic about his body, diet, not drinking, was a mess, he didn't take care of himself like Cristiano Ronaldo does, for example. To end my point of view, the goals in finals are just the icing on the cake, mate, not the cake itself.
@@MGLT1234 I saw Ronaldo play during his days with AC Milan and Corinthians, he didn’t impress me at all. I honestly don’t believe he deserves to regarded as a legendary soccer player. For me, he’s not top 100 of all time. He was overweight, slow & had no dribbling skills. I really don’t understand why he got so much hype as a once in a generation superstar. Thierry Henry was far better than him honestly.
@@USMNTsoccerELITE in these two teams he didn't perform. He was at the end of his career, with several fitness and injury issues, the video explains. I was born in 98, so I didn't see prime Ronaldo. His peak was in the 90's and early 00's.
@@MGLT1234 The thing is, if you actually followed Ronaldo’s career (which I did) you’d realize he was an extremely overrated player. Despite being an out and out striker, he only managed a career goal ratio of 0.67. That’s worse than a number of forwards from his generation (Shearer, Henry, Shevchenko, Batistuta, Van Nistelrooy, Inzaghi, Del Piero & Totti). And that’s not even comparing him to the all time legends like Messi, Cristiano, Gerd Muller, Van Basten, Romario & Puskas. It’s ridiculous how he’s held in such high regard.
I cried a lot watching this. It take me back to my childhood when I watched this legend playing with Cafu, Zizou, Ronaldinho, Roberto Carlos, Adriano...
I'll never forget this legends 🙏🏻
Mind bending team
I will never forget that Lazio game. Watching it live, the goosebumps when the camera showed him doing his warmup. The seconds before he enters the pitch, the first touches I remember everything like its yesterday. And of course the tears in front of the TV when I saw him going down like that, when I was hearing the terrified caster speaking about a horrific injury which I couldn't spot during the live replays. I know Messi is probably the best thing we have ever witnessed in football. I know Cristiano has set the record bar above anything we can imagine. I know they belong up there in the hall of fame. But I will never relate to any footballer like I did with the phenomenon. For everyone who shares the same feelings and probably started watching football during his era him and only him will be the real Ronaldo forever.
@MastiNox he is the real Ronaldo. The real GOAT, pure winner. Game changer. Best footballer i've ever seen. The way he play makes difference. Sadly, injuries stop him
@@mr.toyotalovers He is one of the unluckiest players in the history of the sport since he got 2 career ending injuries (Lecce and Lacio games) before even reaching his prime. We actually never saw Ronaldo at his best and although his comeback is memorable and another huge accomplishment I could totally feel he was never the same. He lost his explosiveness his fearlessness, even his careless solo sprints nutmegging anyone in front of him, you know all these things that made him a phenomenon in Barca and Inter before the injuries. On the other hand his gameplay became probably more mature, more efficient, more intelligent in Real Madrid and its still remarkable that he scored more than 100goals in 4+ yrs there which I'm not sure how many strikers could, can or will be able to do in the future in Primera. But he was never the same. We never got the chance to see his true potential unfolding in the field. That's why I can't compare him with Cristiano or Messi or any other potential GOAT because we don't really know what he could have achieved if he was healthy. Same thing like we can't say let's see how Cristiano's career would have been if he had 2 career ending injuries during/before his prime. It's just a silly argument.
@@1on1z3d who can feel this, just people who lived in his era. Seeing him play is great feeling. Honestly, i feel sad when nowdays people comparing him with cr7. I'm not saying cr7 isnt good. But to me, r9 is almost god of football. He was truly phenomenon.
I remember a younger me did not want this current ronaldo (Cr7) to become popular and outshine R9 because there was only one Ronaldo I knew, and he was riddled with injuries.
I know. Just tell me one guy which comes to europe, reaches Barcelona at the age of 19 and does the season he did. Not just numbers but what he did and how he did it. He has the truest nickname of all and he lived to it. I miss what we never saw of him.
34 goals in 47 matches and that's his worst scoring season at prime.. wow
Probably half of them penalties and tap ins that even a blind donkey could finish lol, give me a break.
@@Aden21
And do you think, Ronaldo didn't tap in?
Is not a shame, that Cristiano Ronaldo is the better player. Maybe R9 could have done better without injuries, but Cristiano Ronaldo is just a sick machine.
@@Myllhahn I remember Ronaldo and I've seen Cristiano and there's no comparison Ronaldo was twice the player Cristiano is. Ronaldo was god gifted, Cristiano has work ethic.
@@boxingexpert5427
And the work ethic made CR7 the better player in the end...
@@Myllhahn
Anyone who's old enough will tell you who is better than who
Nobody can match this guy in football.He is actually the legend.
It’s a shame his prime was so short because of injuries, otherwise he’d still be relevant today, and would’ve probably retired only a few years ago, I mean he was overweight at Corinthians in his mid-30’s
He’s the real Ronaldo.
But Cristiano Ronaldo will take his glory because of his name
@@thebestever42 not really most people know cris by name CR7 and ronaldo by name R9
Pele was exactly that and even more 30 years earlier. Luis Nazario de Lima though is among the greatest ever, probably within top 5 ever and he may have become the closest to Pele if he wasn't plagued by injuries.
@@giannistsoukatos4205 he’s better than Pele for crying out loud
To me, he's the GOAT. No one could do what he did in his last years playing for Corinthians in Brazil in the same physical conditions, it was magical to watch as his fan and fan of the brazilian team
just because of media
how is Ronaldo better than Romario!!!
if you want to compare between them!!
Romario is better.
but what can we do for the people!!
people always like this
ignorant idiots ،,,,
he only had like 12 goals in champions league. never won the competition. he is automatically ruled out for being such a flop in the biggest club competition.
I remember watching Romario and Bebeto play and thinking man, these guys are something else, then Ronaldo and Ronaldhino showed up. Just incredible talent that elevated the bar.
He is definitely THE GOAT. His talent was unmatched. His presence on field was astonishing. I grew up watching him play.
In his prime he is messi and cr7 level no doubt but unfortunately we can't call him the goat when his numbers and trophies aren't anywhere near messi ronaldos ney saurez and lewa
@@levi-ih9wm Ronaldo has played 4 WC, 5 Euro cup
Messi,4 WC ,6 Copa America
Just compare the peformances of the GOATS against R9
The comeback of R9 after that devastating injury has cemented him as the true GOAT football has even seen
Messi at the 11 of these big competitions,which he also values the most(than ucls) ,is just an average footballer,not An ALIEN as they say
And whats up with his ucl knockout performances for the past 7 seasons? Just terrible.
After 6 devastating exists at barcelona,he left to join psg ,
Scores none against Real madrid,where mbappe scores 2
And messi misses the penalty .Really? Is this the goat?
no big injury, play 20 yrs ,and you are touted as the GOAT ,The alien
For scoring 40+ goals a season ,but failing in the biggest games
@@aadharbagale8022 I don't do if buts and maybes messi has the trophies and has the stats if tht don't make him the goat idk wht would his dribbling passing and shooting all are goat status and thts not opinion tht facts backed up again by stats
@@levi-ih9wm read all of it before replying,my brother
@@aadharbagale8022 I´ve copied from other guy, its just: "guys let's be clear, to everyone comparing him to Messi and Cristiano : the gap between him and the football players of his time was immensely bigger than Messi and Cristiano, he was truly an alien. It was like teleporting Mbappè of today to a 1985 match and let him play. The acceleration + dribbling skill and technique was seen for the first time with him.
Don't forget that in Serie A at the time there were people like Maldini and Nesta, still they couldn't stop him."
Great video Raymar ,I’m Brazilian currently living in the US ,I’m from Belo Horizonte where he played for Cruzeiro and I watched him closely his first years everybody knew right away he was special.My favorite player of all time!
Ivan Zamorano, a Chilean striker, was playing for Inter when Ronaldo and Vieri were signed. Zamorano has said that to survive and see minutes on the field he had to change his aim and become the best player to start along one of those two. And he did exactly that. That's how good Ronaldo was, if he came to your team you had to change how you played.
When Ronaldo was born, he had already rounded the keeper.
He probably rounded the doctor that delivered him and went straight to his crib 😂
No he rounded the doctor first
@@kendyjapri7869 thats... what... i.. said....
@@ssgssbeet4133 hear that the doctor was an amateur goalkeeper...
😂😂😂
Without injury, he would’ve been the best footballer of all time with no competition
He "IS" the best footballer of all time🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
Cr7 the boss
Bro, you play fortnite lol you’re probably 16-17
@@marcosetnavrec899 hell naw. More like 6-7
Absolutely correct....RESPECT
"The best player I ever saw on the pitch." - Mourinho
@Charlie Pryde he never had to dive cuz why dive when you can dribble past everyone, including the damn keeper, and that too over and over again.
El Phenomeno🔥🔥🔥🔥
Watching him having this many injuries makes my heart bleed and tears dropped down my eyes while watching him today. After the two knee injuries R9 couldn't be in his former form again but he still ruled the world of football. I am glad I took birth to a century where he is alive.
Mad respect for bringing up this content!
Not everyone can play for Rival clubs and still get applauded.
You could go deeper on 'back to brazil/end of carrer' moment. Ronaldo played like a beast scoring some crazy goals while being super fat. No one here in Brazil could believe he would play like that. Because of this he earned even more respect. No one could stop him. Fat or Slim. NO ONE.
Definitely the most underrated segment of his career. He still had it well into his thirties
Quando eu vi ele gordão, jogando daquele jeito, não dava pra acreditar, o cara é monstro demais
Indeed!
It was unbelievable to see a guy who was clearly out of shape, weighting a lot more than all the others, doing what he did.
Only player to receive a standing ovation at Old Trafford….. from rivals😳
Del Piero as well
Ronaldinho as well, from Madrid's fans in Santiago Bernabeu
@@kudalumping so? That guy was talking about Old Trafford...what Ronaldinho has to do with it? Lol
@@madeinsicily6335 lol, just want to point out something
@@kudalumping looool
The greatest player I’ve ever seen grace a football pitch. Doesn’t matter how long he was at the top he was the best player ever.
He was so loved and still is ive never seen a person who hates him
I haven't been interested in football for over a decade now, but when I used to watch, I knew I was watching the greatest player of all times when I saw the 'original' Ronaldo play. Hands down, no one was close until Ronaldinho came around after a few years.
God said “I’ll make the perfect player but his kneecaps are glass”
Stop talking about God
Don't bring God into a footballer that's just dumb😠🤬😠🤬
@@alialabadi2146 chill out.
Just stop talking about him ok 👌
Ya so true unfair of god
Man, I miss watching Ronaldo play. I had the privilege of seeing him play for Corinthians and for the Brazilian national team. Unfortunately his European career I could only see on TV. But certainly a phenomenal player, he only brought joy to football lovers.
I was lucky enough to have witnessed Ronaldo Nazario....man he was truly fucking frightening and he would have won 10 Balon Dor of it wasn't for his bad injuries.