‘Ronaldo may be the best scorer, but in terms of completeness, humility and team leadership, he is inferior to Messi’.

“Honestly, Cristiano Ronaldo can be considered the best striker based on the record number of goals scored. But if we talk about the best player in the world or GOAT, there is only one worthy name, that is Messi.”

That is the sharing of reader Tony Ng around the assertion “I am the most complete player of all time” that CR7 recently made. Specifically, in the post made public early in the morning of February 4, Hanoi time, Ronaldo said he enjoyed the 15-year rivalry with Lionel Messi, but also thought that he was the best player in history.

“I score the most goals, and I’m the most complete. I’ve never seen anyone better than me, honestly. Saying I’m not complete is a lie. People can like Messi, Diego Maradona or Pele better. I understand and respect that,” the 40-year-old striker affirmed.

Evaluating the Portuguese star’s statement, reader Ban Chan Nho said: “If we only consider the ability to score goals in the penalty area, then no one is better than Ronaldo. Especially maintaining high performance for over 20 years is something that makes people admire CR7. But if we consider comprehensiveness, Messi is much better than Ronaldo. The title GOAT is only one and that person must be recognized by experts, coaches, and players around the world. And that person is no one more worthy than Lionel Messi.”

Sharing the same opinion, reader Le Bac commented: “To be exact, Ronaldo is only the best striker in terms of scoring goals. If you consider him the best striker, he must also have the skills to penetrate the penalty area, break through, and dribble in the penalty area like Ronaldo Lima, Romario, Baggio… CR7 is definitely not number one in those things. And if you consider the criteria to be considered the best player (assistance, organization, ball control, scoring…), then Ronaldo is definitely only at the bottom of the top 10.”

First of all, when it comes to Ronaldo’s qualities, reader Nguyenchihieu commented: “It must be admitted that Ronaldo is a good scorer and one of the best players on the planet up to now. However, in terms of overall ability, I think Ronaldo is not number one. Personality on the field, the role of captain leading the team… are still limited in CR7. Ronaldo should be more humble and self-respecting to be recognized for his talent. If he continues to be arrogant like this, it will be more difficult to win the hearts of experts and fans.”

“Individual titles lost, collective titles are not as good as anyone else’s, the number of goals in the finals is also less than others. So how dare Ronaldo claim to be the most comprehensive. CR7 scored the most goals in the national team but in the two most important arenas, the World Cup and Euro, he did not score a single goal in the knockout round. Even when Portugal won the Euro gold cup, was it because Ronaldo scored many goals? So what is the reason that makes this player the best player in history?”, reader Sang le analyzed.

Meanwhile, with a different point of view, reader Aidals argued: “What if I say CR7 defends better, jumps higher, and plays with his head better than M10? We cannot force strikers to play the ball. The main task of a striker is to score goals. Everyone must have some kind of talent, so we cannot use the reason that Messi plays the ball better than Ronaldo to evaluate, because simply each player has a different task on the field. I admit that Ronaldo is not the best player in the world, but we cannot say that Messi is better just because he plays the ball, basically we cannot compare like that.

CR7’s job is to score goals, while M10’s job is to play the ball, create play, and score if there is a chance. They have different roles and positions, so it’s impossible to compare who is better than who? And if we still want to talk about efficiency, before the age of 24, Ronaldo played as a winger, not a striker, but this player still had that record number of goals. For me, Messi is still my favorite player, but there is no factor that says M10 is the best.