Who is the next best player after Ronaldo and Messi? | Paul Merson & Mark Bowen | The Debate
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Paul Merson and Mark Bowen discuss Cristiano Ronaldo's achievement of reaching over 100 Champions League goals, and ask whether anyone can come close to him and Lionel Messi.
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“He’s not far away from the end”.....I’m watching this nearly 3 years later and cr7 is about to be the highest ever goal scorer and international scorer respect
Yes, and just reached 100 goals with Juve and is the top scorer of Serie A. Respect
@@vegeta3757 and now has 815 goals to his name
@@kebbs9875 he's at the end pal.
@@JAD7807 no
@@_kkyt2 he’s playing in a desert league
But let's say it Ronaldo and messi best footballers of all time for me. Phenomenal just incredible
@Fred Sausage who?
That's my opinion too I think ronaldo end messi the best in history after them I think zidan
Yacine Terki pele, marradona, Cruyff, Gullit, Shearer, Henry, Ronaldinho, Zico, Muller, Puskas, Brazil Ronaldo, Di Stefano, Maldini, Del Peiro, Nedved, Romario, Stoichkov, Hagi etc etc. Are you sure?
@@10TEN-10 it's not what I think it's what I see the reality , and like it or not no one you mentioned come close to messi and Ronaldo level yes everybody has there favorites but it's not mean its better than the best 2 in history the best 2 who stay in the top for 15 years the best 2 who dominate in time where football is profession the best 2 who literally broke every record possible stood up in big games more then every body in history(cr7) the best talent in history (messi) . I respect your opinion but its completely fouls
Yacine Terki sorry but Pele, Maradona, Henry and a few others on this list won world cups, messi or ronaldo haven’t. Shearer is the record goal scorer in the prem another record or title neither have. Puskas has an annual award named after him, messi or ronaldo dont. Pretty sure Di Stefano scored more for his country than messi. Football did exist before 2001
Seriously Ronaldo's resurgence since January this year is unbelievable, everybody kept writing him off, lost a yard, getting too old, Real Madrid have to move him on, etc, he spends half a season missing chance after chance in the League but doing well in Champion's League games and then January comes round and all of a sudden he becomes the most dangerous forward in world football again... Like he turned on a switch... It's just insane...
And this is coming from a Barca & Messi fan.
Respect
Paddy Mc yea thats what happens when u decide to take 6 months off🤣🤣🤣
Yea but it seems to really be catching up to him at Juventus. Messi doubled his stats this season so far
@@ezraprzytyk He's at a new club against a FAR more defensive league.
AgenetAMAN exactly. Kids these days think they know the game lmao, and it’s Messi’s comfort zone he’s used to the defenders, referees, game style in Spain, teammates, stadiums, I mean there’s a lot to look at for a player to reach the level of comfort Messi is in really
Never compare Kane or Hazard to Ronaldo or Messi again. Ever
You're right! Kane's BETTER!!!
Curtis Bissitt You drunk?
@@kelvinshow4565 I've had a lemonade, but I don't think that gets you drunk. I think Kane is a world beater, maybe since this video was last year, he is better than Ronaldo now.
You shouldn’t even compare Kane to Hazard really
@@martinherrera4617 You mean you shouldn't compare Kane to that one trick pony that is Hazard!!
I swear if Aguero were English these pundits would rate him over Kane any day
Kondwani Mwanza kane has won the last 2 golden boots and will make it 3. Can't discredit that.
Kondwani dont think so 24 year old 2 time golden boot winner 100 club.
or a 29 year old striker 1 time golden boot winner and 100 club
im going with the younger more talented player KANE
Ye you forgot to leave out kane has NEVER won a trophy
ye you forgot to leave out 2 time golden boot winner anf young player of the year 2015
Jackops 06 that’s not a major trophy you spastic
The fact that the third best players are people like kdb, hazard etc just shows how much better ronaldo and messi are compared to everyone else.
Why is Messi better than Hazard? Ronaldo is just trash compared so won't bother with that.
We're lucky to live in the messi and ronaldo era
Mustaq Tahmid lets be honest currently salah hazard kdb are better than them
Hazard and Neymar are both more technically and naturally gifted than Ronaldo so I don't know wtf you're talking about. Have you even watched Ronaldo the past few seasons he is a goal machine yes but there's not much more to his game nowadays.
Khalid 47. 😂😂😂😂😂
I'm 71 years old I have watched amazing players all my life,but I have never seen a player more complete more consistent and a big match winner like Ronaldo. This man has every possible way to win a game
not messi has bottled it so many times, Ronaldos lost 1 final in his last 18, incomparable when it comes to big match players
not me and don’t forget Ronaldo has proven himself in 3 different leagues and clubs. Messi has played only for Barcelona, he hasn’t proven himself in other leagues or clubs and I feel he knows he won’t do well. The national team performances has exposed him. Ronaldo has carried Portugal on his back and won a trophy with them. This alone puts Ronaldo above him in my opinion
He won La liga twice lol...
Shreedhar pnr very well said 🔑
Anshul Naik gives me flashbacks to 11/12 UCL as a bayern fan 😭
merson 'the easiest thing in the world is to get to the top'
I''m glad I'm not the only person to notice how fucking hilarious that was hahaha
Definitely Bendtner
100% especially in his own head
I think you should your comment from 'Definately Bendtner' to 'Definately Lord Bendtner' show some respect dude
No he is better.
marcin4399 nah fam benzema😂
Lord bentdner indeed the true GOAT
Listen kids Harry Kane is no Messi or Ronaldo they're no next Ronaldo or messi or next best
What merson meant: its easy to get to the top in comparison with staying there.
Ronaldo is selfish? Y’all some real beta minded dudes, smh
This dude assists, defends, cheers on his team.. y’all dudes are so damn bias
King Kev!! I know right
Having assists can still mean your selfish I can play only 5 passes a match and one of them would be an assist while someone else will play like 50 passes
@@johndiggle656 you are right but he was really trying to get benzema to score when he was in a rough patch.. He let him take 3 penalties to get back on track
Who cares if he's selfish he's a goalscorer! Wouldn't u want ur striker to WANT to score as many goals as he can?!
How does that make them "beta" if they rate Messi better than Ronaldo? Football is built around being a team player it is more "alpha" to look after your team more than just yourself, so in contrast selfish people are the real betas.
Also Ronaldo does not Defend, he rarely cheers on his team and yes he's expected to assist since he plays as a winger, it's his role, it's his job to cross, pass and make runs. That's what is expected from every winger.
As soon as you see Paul Merson's name, you know you're about to hear absolute shite
How many times u played for England knob head ?
Yessir... these bozos said Harry Kane
sometime i can hear him in the cubicle
"The easiest thing in the world is to get to the top" 😂
another classic quote
Ronaldo is a brand, but to call Messi a working class player ahead of Ronaldo is baffling. Ronaldo has come from a very poor background from nothing and has worked his tail off to get where he is. I know his arrogance probably doesn't help him at times, but he is the model professional. I'm not saying Messi hasn't worked hard, but he's more a natural gifted talent than Cristiano. Such respect for Ronaldo though
Ronaldo simply displays a similar attitude on the pitch to that of a boxer. By many accounts he is completely different of it, in terms of humbleness and generosity. But people will find anything to dislike about players from the opposing team, unfortunately.
Chris Elphick Messi came from an even more poor background. But Messi has to grow through La Masia which is hard because most of those kids don’t get anywhere near the first team. But Messi did it and not only did he make it to the first team, but he became the cornerstone of the team and made himself the best in the world. Let’s not forget Messi had a growth deficiency that he had to pay for. Both these players worked hard to get where they are so let’s just enjoy them.
BK718 please stop fanboying. Ronaldo grew up in poorer conditions, everybody knows this. He also had health concerns when having a heart operation at 15 which could have prevented him from playing altogether.
Messi is still the better player though.
Luke McLellan Ronaldo in his prime will always be the better, more complete, most decisive player than anyone.
Navi decisive like missing the would-be winning pen in a CL final shootout?
I think hazard is 3rd best player in world. Proved he’s a better dribbler and more complete player than Neymar. All hazard needs is more goals. But Messi and Ronaldo are in their own world.
*They came from a world of their own
Neymar is the most overrated player in modern times
João Félix is the next
anyone who thinks Hazard is a better player than Neymar either knows absolutely nothing about football or is a Chelsea fan
Kingslayer Z okay buddy
Cristiano Ronaldo
Top assistser of all time in the Champions League
'Selfish player.'
Penassi He has became more selfish, he was much more of a team player and played more like a typical winger back in united. Nowadays he’s on another level but goes for goals rather than assists. Not hating him at all but he definitely was more of a team player back then.
Im more of a Neymar fan but I couldn’t separate messi and ronaldo... maybe back in the day messi was better but ronaldo keeps on getting better.
Penassi he is selfish
@@ujustgotdunkedon4523 no he is not he determined player. Stop bein a dumb ass. He 34 years old and know play in the box more often
shouldve seen him in thw euro 2016 against hungary
@@thisdude7569 That's 1 match dude
WTF are they smoking? Harry Kane the next best player after Messi and Ronaldo? By whose standards? He's a striker. Of course he's going to score goals. What else does he have? Nothing significant.
If we're going simply by goalscoring standards, then why not Salah as well? He's a wide player and has much more assists than Kane with only 1 less goals in much less number of minutes. How about that?
And I'm not saying Salah should be considered 3rd best player next to Messi and Ronaldo. No, not at all. I'm just saying that if we're going to list 3rd best player, there are others who offer just as much as Kane does and some, even more.
Dave Mitch Arsenal sucks bro give it a rest
but what does ronaldo offer atm other than goals?
Dave Mitch It's all relative my friend
you are obviously a jealous arsenal fan!...
Salah has had one good season. If he scores 30+ a season consistently and helps Liverpool to some silverware then yes he can be spoken amongst Ronaldo and Messi. Consistency is what makes those two the best. Although Kane hasn't won anything, he's consistently scored 30+ for the past 3 years, which is impressive in the premier league
Hazard isn't even the best in the Prem.
AKA-ART yes he is
Jim Carl no he fucking ain't. Wank
Jim Carl definitely not. He goes missing far too much
Jumbo not really..
Jumbo don’t know what Prem you’re watching
Merson "ronaldo is coming close to the end"
Two years later after this was shown live, ronaldo still bagging for fun and i DO NOT see him slowing down any time soon, merson is a mug 🤣🤣🤣🤣
His last 3 years has been better then most footballing greats peck...
He didnt say Ronaldo's career is over. All he said was he's getting towards the end of his career so he's not gonna try and dribble past lots of players like he did as a teenager, instead he's gonna stay on the last man, get into the box and poach a goal for his team because goals are what counts. His point was that a 35+ year old striker isn't going to be very involved in the buildup play. They're just trying to get goals. And he's completely right.
I can't remember the last time when the defensive players get credit or compared with the best in the world, like ever.. i mean not even kante? its a very unfair game..
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Saying that you can't be the best player in the world if you don't win a world cup is moronic. Hypothetical best player ever, better than anyone ever seen, can't win a world cup because he is from Scotland or the Maldives for example, he is still the best player ever, that fact doesn't change. Merson is a pillock and Bowen is a clueless prat.
Messi is from Argentina, and Argentina on paper is incredibly strong so there is no excuse. If he wants to be considered the Best player ever he must get the World Cup
Messi is only best in laliga that's it.
@@jonpool9030 ronaldo is only good in serie a , thats it.
@@IsuperGear really?
@@jonpool9030 yeah ? Real Madrid carried him in UCL , now look at him 😂. Only scoring against farmers but not in UCL.
When did the Aguero hate get so prominent??
Pharaoh Don They hate City
If Aguero were English they'd praise him as the best player in the world
Aguero is an overrated bum lmao. Injury merchant to only come back and play in a top system. Terrible vs top opposition.
Kondwani Mwanza,
More perceived bias.
Suraj's Opinion is Better Lol ur own legend Lampard said that Aguero is the best striker he played with.
No one is even going to mention Titus Bramble?
Ronaldos the greatest player of all time. The greatest big game player ever. The 2016/17 champs league was the best I've ever seen a player perform. He scored 10 goals against bayern, Atletico and Juventus. Dragged them on his back to that champs league. Then he ripped it up again the year after. What a player.
Ronaldo is a fuckin beast man. He the most complete player ever.
Neymar is obviously the 3rd best player in the world.
Malcolm Bravo ligue 1.
frosafrost Doesn’t matter, he also ripped up the champions league and La Liga.
wrong
Malcolm Bravo suarez then neymar
No he's second. Ronaldo is overrated, FIFA/UEFA is corrupt, and the idiot fans worldwide just follow what they say.
What is this working class nonsense. Nothing about top tier football these days is "working class". Messi is a multi-millionaire and has a massive brand with Adidas
They're referring to the way he carries himself but I agree. They could have explained that point better
The way he carries himself???)) Messi lives in luxury same as Cristiano, same type of wages, he has all the same luxury cars, jets, vacations in yachts and hot wife. Before he got with his wife he had couple of minor relationships with models as many footballers do.... from pretty young age both had lucrative contracts according to their talents.. the only difference I see between them is Cristiano definetely has extraverted personality, he seems to be a leader and alpha of the pack and more open with social media, whereas Messi is introverted guy, doesn't seem to be that alpha. But both extraterrestrials in terms of football
mark Umerah most footballers are working class, class is about family not money. You understand class in the shallow american way, class is about what the family talks about around the dinner table.
Messi has the smug arrogance, very similar to younger Roger Federer.
James harden is you prick
Keep ignoring Mo Salah, it makes him play even better :)
i doubt he plays better coz he is ignored
let's see him do it a few years in a row.....
Salah is scoring a huge amount of goals but he still misses a fair few shots, other players are more clinical and done it over a few years. Lets see what he does next season
Lukaku was on fire last year. Now he's shit. I'll believe in Salah when he's done it for multiple years.
It's his first session , he could end up as a one session wonder , show consistency to get into the list of best
"The easiest thing in the world is to get to the top" - I'm not sold on that idea
At this point you have to be blind to say Ronald is better then Messi especially if you base it of their international careers
How is that? Last i checked Ronaldo actually has a Euros, whilst Messi has nothing. Ronaldo also, in a much inferior team has become by far the best player they ever had and carried them countless times. Until Messi has a trophy with Argentina, his international career means nothing.
What? Facts contradict your opinion. CR7 has won everywhere, Messi does not.
candylover95 what did Ronaldo do in the finale Messi helped Argentina to 3 or 4 finales the only difference is eder scored the gonzalo didn't
The difference is that CR7 was injured, he was not on the pitch to be able to score, Messi was 4 times and did score 1 goal or made 1 assist in 4 games.
The closest thing Messi has won with Argentina was an Olympic gold medal in 2008. But I know, some fans would say it don't count.
This is so biased towards the Prem
Best league in the world thats why
The Saint ST1 Best league..La Liga
Most competitive league for sure. But not the best teams
Hahaha now its the best because there is many english team 😂😂😂 look how many english teams and spanish has been to the semi finals since 2010? Premier league is the most competitive league but la liga is the best
LOL
Messi for the working class??? What a load of nonsense!
Messi was born into wealth and funded to jet off to Barcelona to develop his football career under the best coaches in the best academy.
Ronaldo was born into poverty and had to work his way up the hard way. If anything, Ronaldo is the player that should appeal to the 'working class'.
into wealth? his first contract was signed on a napkin and his parents couldn't afford his treatment, that's one reason why he went to barcelona. doesn't sound like wealth to me. the reason why they say this is because he doesn't show off with private jets and expensive watches, cars, gadgets etc. on a daily basis, his social media activities are mostly focussed on his family and kids, and of course football, which is quite a big part in someone's life to relate to.
Messi’s grandfather had money, but not enough to send him to Barcelona. The upper class “wealth” in Argentina at the time was like upper lower class in America. Argentina I believed even used their own currency before switching to the Dollar. That’s how poor Argentina is.
Ronaldo was born into a poor family in a ghetto on an island off the coast of Portugal. He flaunts his wealth because I believe it helps him get over the pain he had in his past, in other words it’s his psychological medicine, keep in mind he fought to get recognized by Lisbon, only 600 miles away, at first they thought he was no good.
Messi was instantly recognized as having talent based off on video sent to Barcelona, other clubs weren’t convinced Messi was ready.
Hey man, if you tried to use any sense of common sense, you would understand theyre talking about their personalities NOW. Who do you think looks like an everyday joe who just likes to play football? Messi. In all honesty, CR7 is just to extravagant to be considered an everyday joe. Plus he is seen as arrogant..........
The way I see it is that Ronaldo has actually made his way from bottom to top and of course he is going to show it, maybe that's one reason why many people don't like him. He may come off as arrogant sometimes but that is mostly confidence in himself. Something I admire. He sells himself as something big and he does deliver most of the time. Messi is naturally talented and from a very young age he has had this skill. It doesn't mean he hasn't gone through hardships while playing but he is gifted and many people are in awe about that and I can see why. He doesn't really show himself to be anything big, he just wants to play football. That and his attitude just come off as humble. He seems very quiet at times aswell. In the pitch these guys are two different beasts with two different styles. I think it's just everyone's cup of tea, for me it Ronaldo. He comes off as something bigger than life and his working from bottom to top resonates with me.
Carlos Vargas Yes this exactly. It really is to the person in all honesty. Messi is just a guy whos really good at soccee, he really doesnt seem that much and honestly would blend in the crowd if you were to just drop him in there. Ronaldo started from the bottom and now lives far more extravagantly and presents himself far more different than the regular person.
Would messi be considered for the working class generally? Yes. But its all an individuals cup of tea with who they like
After Ronaldo and Messi who are in a tier of their own I’d probably say Neymar was the next best player
Lol.. Bahwhaha
he plays vs farmers and dives every game shite player
@@ianbeale7710 he's a good player but not as good as hazard or many others doubt he would survive the prem
Robert Lowendowski
Lingardinho or Phil Jones
how is paul merson a professional pundit? biased most of the time, poor evaluation skills and bad communicator. get him off
Andi Yurdi thank you
Andi Yurdi merson is good
You're wrong, Sky Sports are very lucky to have him. Paul Merson is a top top pundit.
Andi Yurdi Biased? Have you seen him talk about Arsenal?
Anfield Gang hahahaha
Merson will never give City players any credit. KDB has outshone Eden this year and even Eden admits it. But..,no matter how much info you give Merson it'll never be enough.
Because City constantly gets their dick sucked by the media
what a load of shite
KDB has been phenomenal. But he is playing in the best team in the world at the moment. Hazard has dragged Chelsea.
TNT-Kila what about sanchez with twice as good stats as hazard in a twice shittier team(arsenal)
MATE Kevin DRAGGED Wolfsburg to 2nd in the Budesliga with the most assists in Germany more than any Bayern or Dortmund player. HE HAS DONE IT ON HIS OWN
Did he just say that there are no top players in La Liga other than Cristiano and Messi? What about Modric, Kroos, Marcelo, Isco?
H or Suarez, Rakitic, Coutinho, Dembele
Yes. No comparison.
@@liamgorham9798 yes you mention hell lot of players... Madrid and Barcelona has got bunch of players who're better than Kane and KDB
Zeeshan Niazi hmmmmmm
This is hard to choose some good shouts in no particular order are:
Mo Salah
Kevin De Bruyne
Greizeman
Neymar
salah?? Mane, VVD are better in their positions than salah, tf?
@Obinna Momah maybe vvd but not mane, salah off form is just as good as mane in his best form, but when salah is at his best mane is miles behind. (This post was in 2018 btw when mane didn't score more than 12 league goals and no one even dared to compare mane to salah)
What about lewandowski. He better than griezman hazard neymar. Maybe kdb is on level with him
@@obinnamomah6559 he commented that when salah had just scored 32 goals in 1 pl season the guy was insane
Niranjan Rajesh are u talking about the award where salah has won 2 and mane has won 1...
I mean KDB, Neymar and even De Gea could be considered amongst the best players in the world. I think, whichever player that steps up and carries their team to a WC or CL can be considered the next best player in the world. ATM, i can’t pick 1 player that will rise up and take the throne from those 2 phenomenal players! Exciting times for football fans around the world!
If you don't think it's Hazard then something is seriously wrong with you.
Jumbo Okay.
Jumbo So it is Fellani
El General With the form KDB is on, i would say he is.
Jumbo yes if KDB starts playing Cricket
Neymar for me. KdB/Hazard/Kane haven't done what Neymar has done on an International level or Champions League level. The ability Neymar is superb, can easily become top 20 players of all time.
Neymar by a mile. It isn't even a question. This is why people outside England laugh at the PL. They genuinely don't even look outside their own league. The only other contender is Suarez (who is much better than Kane).
Also hilarious how they talk about international performances but don't mention that Kane was beyond abysmal at the Euros.
Cockoff Gewgle at the moment Kane is better than suarez
i need to repost this it just the truth
What has Neymar done on an international level ? Absolutely nothing ... selfish individual player .. why do you think Barca is doing better without him ?? They’re more of a team now . Can’t win with him on your team . Ala PSG vs Madrid ..
Personally for me both great but Ronaldo takes it on different reasons 1 International stage with Portugal. 2 he has done it the EPL. And he's done it now in Spain. 3 back to back champion league plus the amount of goals. But it's very close and I respect every one views football different
Neil Bradley i understand its ur opinion but i seriously disagree, the euros he won in france, he only played 30mins in the final and wasnt on the pitch when portugal scored. Btw, Ronaldo hasnt won 3 back to back but only 2(which is still remarkable) but this is very dependent on how good a side real madrid have been. Messi has been far more crucial to barca and argentina than ronaldo has been for real and portugal. Take away ronaldo’s league goals last season and real would finish 2nd, take away messi’s and barca would have finished way down in mid table. Furthermore, ronaldo is currently just a goalpoacher, you cant compare him to someone whom scores goals and at the same time beats 3-4 players and has one of the best playmaking ablities in the world. Messi is the far more complete player and for that reason, messi’s better
Erm Ronaldo scored/assisted 67% of Portugal's goals in their Euro triumph ... he wasn't as cruicial as someone who has never done that before? You're hate for Ronaldo has clearly clouded your logic.
In that same season he scored 71% of RM's UCL goals to win the tournament too.
HEYZZY_ _hon guan you do realize the players messi have with Argentina? Compared to Ronaldo with Portugal, and beside who care if he only played 30 mins in the final, he showed up in the games leading to it
Now hopefully he destroys the Italian league and proves hes the best once and for all
@@desporto6559 it is not his fault but the fact is his teammates were up to the task and won with out him
CR7 is the best. His body o work is unmatched. His personality make many people hate him and unable to really measure him as a player. He is out of this world.
Pedro Mota people want a nice guy like messi thats why CR7 alway getting shit for cause he expresses more
Pedro Mota Lionel Messi
What about him?
Pedro Mota loool
Then Messi is out of this universe.
Let’s just appreciate the fact that we live in an era of the two GOATs of football
Crash Woah
They are both over rated, Ronaldinho and Zidane and Ronaldo 9 were the way better than Messi and Ronaldo
Roy Dee If that’s your opinion that’s cool but for me personally I believe Messi is the greatest but I wouldn’t downplay the achievements of all the other greats. And I’d really like to know why you think they’re overrated. Thanks!
Crash Woah
Because they score a lot of goals so people think they are special, if you look at what Maradonna and Ronaldinho, Zidane and Ronaldo9 did at their prime, as far a pure wizardry. Dribbles, joga bonito, they were truly special......Messi has just speed, same with Ronaldo (with physical strength) coupled with forced dribbles ie the step overs, they don’t come natural as it does for Neymar or a Hazard (in his days in Lille)
Statistics Ruined football, infact I would argue Iniesta (in his prime) is levels above Messi and Ronaldo . If you understand what I’m trying to say then you’ll understand why I’m saying Messi and Ronaldo are just hyped up players, nothing special regardless of how many goals they score!!
Roy Dee I get your points but I disagree with you saying that Messi just has speed. He has passing, dribbling, long shots, heading(in some circumstances),acceleration and so much more. Same with CR7, when he was at Man U he had a lot more to his game than what I believe you give him credit for. But that’s just my opinion
Roy Dee ya right
English bias yet again
Thats because the BPL is the best league in the world
Jackops 06 the best league dosint have the best teams in it has the best completion
theres a difference between 'best' and most entertaining... educate yourself I challenge you to watch a single game of foreign football this weekend.
A J you think spains the most entertaining you mad could name the top 4 every single year you couldn't Evan tell me who's going finish in the top 4 now in the EPL
Jason Hellens clearly stated the prem is the most entertaining, La Liga is the best footballing league in terms of quality on the ball. Are you illiterate ?
Messi
Ronaldo
Neymar
Arsenal
This shows the Greatness of ronaldo and messi
They play in a league that is not competitive like the prem and when they reach the champions league
They do what they have to
These guys are so biased against KDB it's cancerous
Present the bias. He's just not that good.
Suraj's Opinion is Better - Do you actually watch football?
Au-Fam- e-Yang ignore him....you’ll lose a couple brain cells trying to communicate with it
Au-Fam- e-Yang,
Auba is average. Yes.
Lol this suraj guy is everywhere, i just saw him praising Lord Bakayoko how classy player he is. Now you say KDB not that good. sure bro sure
It has to neymar
Cristiano’s overhead kick vs Juventus - far from just “boof”
Well done Paul, that aged well . Ronaldo still banging them in 2 years later ⚽️
They dint even mention Mo Salah once ... Hasn't he performed upto that level ?? I am a gooner but I really appreciate what Salah has come upto ... Yeah ... Kane , Hazard , KDB and Aguero are definitely outstanding in premier league but so does Mo Salah ... You got to mention him in this list ... He is the one factor for pulling Liverpool up in top 4 ... Come on ...
Mo is definitely on fire right now but his sample size is still a bit small to make any overreaching conclusions...
*Arguments against Ronaldo 'only scoring penalties' in the Champions League*
Of the 116 goals scored by Cristiano Ronaldo for both Manchester United and Real Madrid, he has scored 14 penalties. Leaving 102 'legitimate' goals. Compare that with Lionel Messi who has scored a total of 11 penalties out of his 97 goals, resulting in 86 'legitimate' goals.
*Arguments against Ronaldo 'only scoring penalties' this season*
Of the 25 goals he has scored this season, 6 have come from penalties. That is legitimately only 3 more than Lionel Messi, who has scored 27 goals (with 7 more games) and 3 penalties.
*Arguments against Ronaldo 'not bringing Portugal to the final' and 'Messi carrying Argentina'*
Ronaldo scored those 2 goals against Hungary to clinch a 3-3 draw in the group stage which ultimately saw them come third and progress through the next round. Ronaldo motivated his team and took the first penalty to secure a win against Poland. Moutinho said "without Ronaldo's confidence, I would have missed". Ronaldo then scored and assisted against a heavily favored Whales team to secure a 2-0 win.
Everybody only remembers the final in which Ronaldo was injured, never the games leading up to it in which Ronaldo was absolutely influential. Compare that with Messi who chokes in the final but proves instrumental in the build up to that final (Copa America 2015) and is then hailed as the man carrying Argentina. Double Standards
*Conclusion*
They're both phenomenal players, unfortunately for the people who support one of them, they are discriminated. I for one enjoy watching these two play head to head for the top spot before it's over.
MM well said mate
MM finally someone on youtube with some logic
Waste of time this comment.
Elaborate.
Suraj's Opinion is Better MM has a point, in fact his point has more logic than everyones here on this comment section
The retired Paul Scholes is still 3 for me
3rd behind Lampard and Gerrard
Why?
20: Ngolo Kante
19: Antoine Griezmann
18: Sergio Aguero
17: Gianluigi Buffon
16: Edinson Cavani
15: Sergio Ramos
14: Luka Modric
13: Kylian Mbappe
12: Paulo Dybala
11: Isco
10: Cristiano Ronaldo
9: Marco Asensio
8: Harry Kane
7: Robert Lewandowski
6: Mohammed Salah
5: Kevin De Bruyne
4: David De Gea
3: Eden Hazard
2: Neymar
1: Lionel Messi
Messi is natural. Ronaldo is a machine. Some people like the almost robot like finishing when he shoots and scores. For me I like watching beautiful football and when you see Messi play you get that. Ronaldo may come back and defend more than Messi but Messi is a team player.
Hazard fits every description you've made of Messi, so why aren't the two compared?
Luis Bayern lol ur logic😂😂😂😂
Maisam Mohammadi are you kidding? He tracks back all the freaking time now, cr7 defends corners, helps his full backs too, sounds like cr7 hate
Maisam Mohammadi,
Hazard doesn't only dribble. And even if that was the case, that's a huge factor of what makes a player world class.
Can you explain why Hazard has an 80% dribble competition rate > Messi's 60%? They both played centrally. Hurry up and answer.
Devs2kwik I agree with he is a hater. Ever since I watched the euros ronaldos always in he's own box defending corners and he's does track back more often and if anyone disagrees then you can easily look for yourselves.
Currently it is definitely SALAH!!!
Umer Sultan Siddique De Bruyne over Salah all day.
Umer Sultan Siddique Hahahaha
Balon dor is given to the one who wins the CL....its a norm.
or the world cup.
ĸaιne Salah all day. In a worse team too
Funny how nobody ever calls a CB or CDM. The only thing that counts to be seen as a good footballer are goals...
Hhh Vcgh maybe I’m the past but no CB or CDM is close to the top
Salah
Cr7 is more suitable to play in any team strong or weak. Since he can head , hit with left or right and when going get tough he is even better. Messi is greatest in Barca but the moment he has to play in a Arg he is half effective. He need that set of players around him who is as intelligent as him to visualise his passes and ideas. Simioni put it as simple as he could Against ATM he had two chances to head and boom they are out. Juve didnt scored single goal from open play in 4 matches but cr7 scored 4 from headers. Messi cant do it. But its incredible to watch him play in Barca he does mesmerize me.
Dont be fooled By Jumla! True
Harry Kane is without a doubt one of the best strikers in the world but what I don't get is how people can say he's much better then the likes of suarez lewandowski aguero?? I really think it's cuz people don't watch the others on a weekly basis
free bones free bones he is because harry kane has been scoring alot of goals from a young age in the worlds most competitive league in a team that doesn’t have the same quality with the likes of bayern and Barcelona where as lewandowski he is one of the worlds best striker but is in a league not as competitive as the premier league n in a team that can easily dominate the league but I don’t think he is better than suarez because suarez has been scoring 30+ goals while providing 10+ assists so i think harry kane will soon surpass him as a better number 9 but i think suarez is the greatest all around number 9
It's cause Kane is English and the others aren't
I mean Lewa and Kane are probably equals, Aguero is below by a distance. Overrated.
I personally prefer aguero because he can do more than just score goals. I mean Liverpool pretty much shut down Kane , if we can , that’s sad 🤷🏻♂️
Nathaniel Watson you shut him down in 1 game, what about earlier in the season when he got 2 against you?
Hazard being inconsitent is such a myth.He plays in the worst system there is.Never played under an attacking manager aswell.Put salah in that chelsea team and he score half of them goals. We already saw how he done.Hazard gets critised for not scoring lol.He's top 2 when it comes to goals in every season but 1.and he will be our top goalscorer this season.Chelsea players dont score alot in general.Salah is further proof.
Hazard is Houdini. One season he is there, the other season he is not.
As of now, Neymar is said to be no 3 as he still gets the goals.
Suarez was reputated to be third best for a long time. Same for Neuer.
Other players worth mentioning are Zlatan (scored 50 goals for psg in 15/16 before joining united), Aguero, Hazard, KDB, DDG, Bale (during one season), Lewandowski, Aubameyang and Harry Kane.
Mo Salah is the next up and coming.
Imo, Cavani and Dani Alves are often overlooked but they are top top players.
As of 27 January 2021 with Ronaldo having moved on and dazzling Serie A with Juventus, I'd like a revisit of this panel with the same question.
Fact is, not only has Ronaldo done it and won it all with every league club in every country he's been in, he, as Portugal's captain, has won everything except the World Cup..... Messi has stayed at Barcelona and has not even come close to achieving what Ronaldo has done, in his international career with Argentina.
Ronaldo is the greatest of all time hands down..... and he's still going strong !
Messi the working mans player? Don't working men pay tax???
Eboue FuFu haha brilliant !
that’s wierd.. cuz i remember being accused of tax fraud for 4 times as much as messi
That working man comment was a joke. Everything was given to Messi while Ronaldo went from zero to arguably the best player in the world
Alex Ganxhi loool messi started from 0 but not only that, he had a growth deficiency
infernocombustion was given hormones
It has never made any sense to me that in order for a player to be considered the best of the best, that he has to have won a World Championship. What if the best player was born in Lichtenstein? There's no chance that he'd win anything then.
It may have seemed like Maradona pulled his team through to win the WC, but I bet you that there's a myriad of underlying reasons why that happened, that just made things "pop", that you just can't transfer over to todays Argentina team.
Also as a side note: When Messi was named the best player of the tournament back in 2014, it was just an embarassment, because he clearly hadn't played at his best then and you could see it in his face when he accepted the award, that he knew he didn't deserve it. Often these awards just go to the "hottest name at the moment", automatically, like we see with the Ballon D'or. It's the reason why Ronaldo got it in 2016 when Portugal won the European Championships, but clearly he didn't "do a Maradona" as he didn't even play the final, so the Portuguese team was clearly much more than him.
Portugal scored 9 goals in that tournament and Ronaldo scored (if I remember correctly) 3 goals, gave 3 assists - that is he was involved directly in 6 goals out of 9 that Portugal scored. In addition to that he gave confidence in his team mates (when he told Moutinho to take a penalty against Poland even though he didn't want) and in the final he was like a second coach after getting injured. He didn't "do a Maradona" but he WAS the most important player of the team.
Cnith Yh it's not Messi's fault Higuain is a clown in big games
vegasbeebi one of those asissts was abadly hit shot that went to a teammate Also, in the group stages he was appalling.
a.rnold appalling? He started poorly because he clearly wasn't fully fit. in the final group game he was involved in all 3 goals in a 3-3 draw. Wouldn't have got through without him
Involved in quaresmas goal in the next round and opened scoring against wales
He couldn't have done much more
Sufyan Ahmed, they finished third in a group of four. If it wasnt for the ridiculous rule changes they wouldn't have even qualified for the next round. But fair point, he did play well in the 3-3 draw. Overall they were a dreadful team to watch, much like Greece back in 2004.
11:43 "you got CAVALI playing there as well" ahahahah
I love Luis Suarez recently, he’s really made a home at Barca, love his passes to Messi lately, he’s looking more instead of impulsively taking shots
These people clearly don’t know a world class player called Salah
I bet you didn't even know who Salah was until he came to Liverpool.
KDB is better
Delusional if you think a goalscorer can be argued as the best. Hazard is levels above in every single way.
Its one fuckin season
You can't compare with them yet if he does this next season then yeah
The problem with these debates is that all players go in and out of form to some degree. Hazard, for example, was performing like a top five player in the world in 2014-15, and close to that in 2016-17. On the other side of the coin, he basically took a season off in 2015-16, and has been veey good without being amazing this season. In England, De Bruyne is what's 'in' right now, so hell get ranked higher. But go back 12 months, and it was the other way round. People have short memories.
I didn't rate Hazard in 2014/15, thought he was so overrated, he was a much better player last season and is a much better player now than in 2014/15. I've always thought De Bruyne was better, thought that when he was at wolfsburg and still do now. - united fan.
At least Hazard scored in the euros and was Belgiums best player. As for KDB I just remember seeing him constantly giving the ball away and actually feeling sorry for him.
What makes Hazard so special is that he can make something out of nothing. And his statistics doesn’t necessarily reflect he good a player he is.
Well currently, Ronaldo and Messi are so so so much better than anyone else. But if you have to pick whose the best after it would probably be between Neymar, Mohamed Salah and Kevin De Bruyne.
How the f is ibra not even mentioned
Before UCL Ronaldo get a lot of criticism,, after UCL, best in the world,,,
He is not close to Messi imo
Joe Ó Suilleabháin no 5 out of 8 last seasons has been Ronaldo with the better stats
Jordan Henderson.
Seriously
Is average.
He isn't even the 3rd best Liverpool player let alone 3rd best world player pffft!
JM 10 finally someone who isn't stupid!
cocobandit please tell me you’re joking
I also think Benteke deserves a mention
No one can substitute those monsters. They Will be in history of football 4 ever
KDB without a doubt. He is complete.
Complete at being a system player.
Hazard is clearly the best. If you disagree, explain why.
Suraj's Opinion is Better Just go and watch De Bruyne at Wolfburg
Eren Nova,
Terrible league, didn't dribble often, just a statpad assist merchant.
Suraj's Opinion is Better i think you're talking about hazard
Eren Nova agreed although you have to consider retrospective positions why can't De Gea be the third best or a Suarez
Kane, Neymar, KDB, Hazard,
Just hazard.
Neymar is way better than Hazard! How many goals in Champions League ? HA
Igor M look at the players that Neymar has been getting service from: Iniesta, Messi, Suarez, Rakitic, Mbappe, Cavani, Veratti and even Xavi. Whereas Hazard has had some great players assisting him I think Neymar has better players. Plus Hazard has performed outstandingly in a much harder league as well
Cristiano is THE GOAT. He dominates all leagues and internationally, he has all the attributes possible. 🐐
1. Messi
2. Ronaldo
3. Neymar
4. Salah
5. Lewandowski
6. De gea
7. Griezmann
8. De bruyne
9. Suarez
10. Kane
Comment if i missed someone
I think lewandowski should be above salah
Imo this years ballon d’or is between KDB Messi and Neymar if PSG can turn the tie around and go through vs Madrid
Merson; Kevin does it alongside great players.. because Chelsea, Madrid and Barcelona have a bunch of average players. Could someone please be employed to tell this guy what to say before he spouts mouth terds.
he thinks messi is best player cause he played in bad team ..cause Suarez,Neymar xavi inesta are very bad player..
Sure.
Bakayoko, Drinkwater, Moses, Alonso, Cahil, Willian, Pedro, any more you want mentioned? Watch football. Merson was right.
Of course context matters.
Ronaldo and Messi provide their players with irreplaceable qualtiies - KDB is only beginning to nurture those qualities.
well what have he really done and look where Chelsea is atm? RvP should’ve won the ballondor then when playing for arsenal. Only shit players around him and ended up at 4th? That’s better than hazard and Chelsea this season
actually barcelona were bad overall since 2012 when guardiola left them & since then they were mostly carried by messi only....
City have Jesus, Aguero, Silva
Chelsea have Morata, Willian and Pedro . Chelsea won’t even get top 4 without Hazard while city will still won the prem with over 10 points more without KDB.
we've got Neymar playing there, CAVALI playing there... LOL
Chelsea decided to sell Salah and kdb and lukaku so we would of had all of them and hazard.But hazard is 3rd best
I like the guy on the right, he has sense, Harry Kane is definitely up there, although, players in the premier league cant compete with Messi or Ronaldo until they've actually won major trophies - CL, World Cup
Joshua Matheus harry Kane? Better than neymar, Sanchez, hazard and Aguero? Pahaha!
Critical Thinker better than all of them apart from Neymar and even that's debatable
Tom Gerrard come on mate, you’re getting carried away on the media hype train. He’s not even on the same level as the other players I mentioned
Critical Thinker Harry Kane literally performs in every big game. You can't really criticise him. He has everything. He plays in a team no where near as good as PSG, City, Madrid, Barca, Bayern etc. Yet he puts up the same/better numbers than anyone apart from Messi.
Critical Thinker is that why he's playing in a shitter team and getting more goals then all of them
I Love Ronaldo but I hate how people say he won the euros for them, he had a terrible tournament. He had one a good game where he scored two goals agains hungry and that’s it. He came off early in the final. No problem with someone saying Ronaldo is better. It’s all subjective with who you think is best. But if you base it off of that tournament then you’re only fooling yourself
Sean Goulding he had a good tournament tf you on about 3 goals and 3 assists
Sabri Gaddari numbers aren’t everything, if you watched you would said he was poor, again nothing against him you can think he’s better it’s all subjective 😊
Sean Goulding i watched every euro game he wasn't poor and mind you he plays in Portugal they're a pretty defensive team
Sean Goulding haha you're intentionally ignoring the wales game
It was only a European championship Semi final and we all know Ronaldo doesn't contribute as well as he used to with his all round game but he's decisive when he's needed most
He scored and assisted against wales
Sergio Ramos 100%
You don't become and cement the real Madrid captaincy with luck.
Dirty thug cheat
Messi creates space, he is playmaker and he scores goals. Ronaldo and Salah score goals but they are not the ones who run the game like Messi.
Lazar the fact is that ronaldo with one touch could decide the sort of a game
Lazar well said
Ronaldo does run the game like Messi and has proven it in Epl, LA Liga and now Calcio A, best CL player by far last season at 33yrs of age. CR7 is the best athlete by far in terms of physicality, speed and explosive power. Athletically best in history, Messi most naturally talented in history.
This is not a debate for me. Messi is by far the best footballer in the world for the last 10 years and as for the future I have to go with the obvious choice Neymar if he goes to Real Madrid.
William Kelly lol by far.... did u see the comparison for UCL.
By far?That is being fanatic. They are in similar level, you can like one more than other, but none is far form the other. It´s a fact. It´s like Nadal Federe, Senna Prost, Magic Bird etc when you are at top of the top the difference is always short. People usualy mix style with substance. Playing a stylish or beautiful football is different than better.
Messi is better than Ronaldo, but not by much. the thing is that Ronaldo doesn't need to "take on 5 players and chip the ball over the goalkeeper". Ronaldo can take shots from distance, he can win headers, he can score in so many other ways to make up for what Messi does. basically, both players have different strengths and weaknesses, and if you add up the strengths they're almost equal in effectiveness. if you choose Messi over Ronaldo, that's just your preference...
Andrew P Well said
William Kelly I saw Ronaldo beating Messi in stats 5 out of last 8 seasons lol, You’re actually being a fanatic if you think Messi is the greatest..
Career wise: Effectiveness in Longevity
1.Pelé
2.Maradona
3.Cr7
4.LM10
5.whoever you like whatever
In terms of Players being the best in their Prime:
1.Ronaldo(Narazio)
2.Maradona
3.Pelé
4.Messi/Cristiano
5.Cristiano/Messi
They’ve always been close man
people love kdb. press love kdb. people hate pogba. press hate pogba. any correlation? yep.
no of times In world XI:
pogba 1, de Bruyne 0.
pogba is just as good as KDB. he has 9 assists and 3 goals in 16 games in the premier. the press will tell you how he's amazing one second and poor the other second. yes, pogba has had a few bad performances but he's been hindered by mourinho and his injury. LET ME ASK YOU ONE QUESTION - if pogba was managed by pep, would he be the best CM in the world? I certainly think so.
Haha Rip ur logic.
T Z are you Mourinho? Undercover?
You forgot Sanchez. Sanchez, Iniesta and KDB are on another planet. Because Scholes and Pirlo retired. So Pogba at Juve could be the best of the rest.
Hahahahaha did you check the most recent world eleven, the one without neymar but containing hazard and de bruyne
( NO POGBA)
"The easiest thing in the world is to get to the top..."
Did he really just say that? XD
If it was that easy, then everyone would do it! Lol!
It's a hyperbole. But lots of players have a peak in which they are considered very good players. Think of any player like Wilshere, Drinkwater, Moses etc where they have one or two good seasons but simply can't keep it up. Not only have Ronaldo and Messi gone to the very top but they maintained it for 15 odd years. Reaching the top was always going to be easy for players with that talent but staying there is the incredible bit.
Harry Kane...FFS
that Englishman is drunk...Great player harry kane but, no way he is the best after Ronaldo and Messi...
IMO Hazrd is better than Kane
Firmino's work rate is so much better than Kanes! He presses hard, he gets back to help the defence, constantly putting pressure on his opponents, and he's at 21 goals with lots of assists as well! I'm just saying he's very underrated. He deserves a mention at least 👍
jonathan parra if firmino plays like that for 4 seasons I'll agree with you
Adam Haroon that's fair 👍
"Ronaldo is selfish" although he's the top assister in RM history and in CL history lol these pundits are embarrassing and cringey. The amounts of salt.
well,assisting doesnt make a player less selfish,watch luis suarez,he have more than 150 assist but he is very selfish,its stupid to define the selfishness by number of assists since the likes of iniesta or zidane have less than 100 assist and they were very unselfish players,ronaldo in his prime was very selfish and so was messi in his early years
They said selfish yes but they dint say he doesn’t pass the ball they just said he doesn’t celebrate with the team, they just said he is flamboyant and that is right but, not all the time. He is flamboyant that is why they hate him. If he was humble they wouldn’t mind calling him the goat. ( from a die heart Ronaldo fan)
Juan Esteban Kruh Sanmguel well said
So Neymar, Dybala, Mbappe, etc - out of the occasion, just so we can talk some PL players? LOL
Yeah, more premier league teams in the UCL later stages and Liverpool back to back UCL finals
All forwards... Not saying anything against those players all top class. But there's KDB and VVD, Ter Stegen
Robert lowendowski or Aguero.
Can we finally say David De Gea
no.
Best keeper for sure -lfc supporter
Rahim A he is for sure the best in the world but it’s a shame because outfield players are seen differently by most people, honestly even if you bunched all players together I don’t think he falls at the #3 spot he hasn’t had the success yet, once he’s had a couple more titles and a champions league he’ll be up there
He’s a gold keeper pal unlucky
After the save he made tonight he’s defo top 3/5 in the Prem
Neymar, De Bruyne, Hazard, Kane, Salah
Only one player stands out there.
Hazard.
Suraj's Opinion is Better hes never scored more then 20+ goals a season and he only performs in small games
For this season? Salah ? Career wise? De Bruyne
First Name Surname am united fan but Mo sallah and Harry Kane are ahead of the pack..its an insult to mention hazard in the same bracket as them
2 prem titles in 3 years...... shhh
I don't know how you can say that Ronaldo won Euro 2016 for Portugal when he barely played in the final.
Maybe because to win it you play 7 games, not just the final
Zlatan Ibrahimovic.... Stuff of legend
Why are so many PL player overrated? yes, Salah is good, but can't be compared with griezmann, suarez, lewandowski and many more. Btw Busquets is the most underrated defensive midfielder, don't understand why people think Kante is better than him smh
INT do you even know what overrated means smh..
Who ever says Kante is better than Busquets is not right in the head😂 Kante does nothing except run Busquets doesn’t even need to run he’s that good on the ball👌🏻
INT Kanye is a lot better than Spanish faking diving queen BUSQUETS.He wouldn’t even survive a month in the EPL
Pritish Gupta why ?? Cos he doesn’t run around like a headless chicken. That’s all Kante does. Kante is a workhorse dont compare a workhorse to a ball player like Busquets. You seriously don’t understand the game if u think Kante is better than Busquets
are u mad ? Suarez in his prime in Liverpool scored 31 Goals
Salah now scored 30 Goals in 36 Games just till February in mid season
imagine Salah move to more quality players in Barca or Madrid
Would love to see a stat on who has scored more solo goals Ronaldo or Messi.. I think Messi has scored maybe double the amount of solo goals which in my eyes makes him the better player..Ronaldo is a fantastic team player the best ever.. but natural skill and talent there's no doubt it is Messi. . Sky please get this stat
Messi will have quadruple the solo goals, don’t recall ronaldo ever taking past 3,4,5 players
There’s many, but why dribble past 4 defenders when you can score from 35 yards out?
Art Rdz and when was the last time Ronaldo done that more than once in a season.. even when Messi has a rare bad game he's still the best plater on the pitch
when was the last time messi dribbled past 4 to score more than once in a season. Messi has always been the better dribber but versatlity wise, Ronaldo has him. Messi´s consistency outside of Barca has been relatively lacklustre and has been a big game bottler in recent years. Both are phenominal though, I just think Messi´s godliness is exaggerated.
Messi has numerous bad games for Argentina when hes not surrounded by his Barca stars.
What About Ronaldo Da Lima next to Maradona men?!
Danny shittu! Living legend