One is fast,quick and tricky.The other is flashy,skillful and talented,who between the two would you prefer to be in your team and why?

u just said it al, the basis for comparison just do not exist, one is in a class of his own , the other is in his own world, i would prefer the two of them in my team to be invincible.,messi is skill ful on a one to one, he can hold his own. ronaldo, has an eye like an eagle, very sharp . nna i no fit choose. but if they both come to arsenal, i might be able to tell the difference.

messi all the way, ronaldo ke too much of hipe no good

You're sooo right @Wilfred84.
It's Messi all the way.

An overdiscussed topic on almost every soccer forum in the world. Well, I'll go with Messi. No disrespect for CR7 though

give it up 4 lionel messi

Well truth be told, Messi is a better individual player than CR7, but CR7 is a better team player. Messi's selfishness on the ball will kill his career sooner or later.

slimghost:

Well truth be told, Messi is a better individual player than CR7, but CR7 is a better team player. Messi's selfishness on the ball will kill his career sooner or later.

Is it conscious/deliberate selfishness just to steal show or a natural style of play? Think it's the former. Some players, especially very skilful midfielders are, as a matter of style, just addicted to holding on to ball, and dribbling everybody(including intruding own player), some have intention to show off(what is called playing to gallery) while it is just part of some's natural style. JJ and Ronni fall into former while I think Messi fall into the latter.

Also I agree CR7 is more of a team player than Messi, but a single individual effort/move by Messi can achieve what teamwork has failed to achieve!

Truly, Ronaldo has the record, but the talent belongs to merciless Messi.

Apart from skill, messi produces goals out of hopeless situation.

When i remember Beijing, i remember also that messi is a real class of his own.

I GIVE IT TO MESSI.

good points guy. but i hope you dont mind telling me what happened at beijing.

Messi of cos, the guy is more than 2 much. I give it 2 him with all my mind.

Christiano Ronaldo Vs Messi Who Is Better

To me the best is Messi because football is not all about showing fancy
skills, football is business you use your talent to win for your team and together
to achieve victory
Thanks.

for me i respect messi ooooooooooooooooooo

To analyse both players, Both are skillful but in terms of character play i believe it is messi. Messi stoped diving after Mourinho accused him fallen like a cartoon and he handed it over to CR7 who dives at every interval whether been touch by (opposing player,his own team mate or even the referee).

In terms of dribbling I believe Messi possess much dribbling skill than CR7 but ronaldo is better off in terms of pace. It will be very difficult to judge who scores more goals than each other

But overall i believe it is Messi. Mr crucial reason is individaul harvoc and maturity with the ball

Messi

http://www.goal.com/en/articolo.aspx?contenutoid=957530

Kaka has spoken again: http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=941366.html?cid=rssfeed&att=

Kaka is just trying not to hurt no one.

He has been quoted to favour Messi several times in the past so him saying this now makes no difference cos he would come out tomorrow to say something else

dayokanu:

Kaka is just trying not to hurt no one.

He has been quoted to favour Messi several times in the past so him saying this now makes no difference because he would come out tomorrow to say something else

This is his latest comment on the issue.
I would go with this one than the previous rants.

kaka's comment do not count any longer because he has switched position several times. That means he can decide on whom he thinks fit

dayokanu:

kaka's comment do not count any longer because he has switched position several times. That means he can decide on whom he thinks fit

Henry's comment can never count cos:

1) He is Messi's teammate.
2) He has never won the award. If u ask Scholes or Giggs, they would also say Ronaldo should win it.

So letz keep our fingers crossed.

Re: Cristiano Ronaldo Vs Messi Who Is Better
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Well truth be told, Messi is a better individual player than CR7, but CR7 is a better team player. Messi's selfishness on the ball will kill his career sooner or later.


I GO FOR THE (RED DEVIL'S MAN) CRISTIANO RONALDO. HE IS MY MAN
UP THE RED DEVILS' 4M UJ(ANDERSON)

A dead Lion Messi is better than a living,heathy and fully fit Cristiano Ronaldo. (EVEN IF MESSI'S BOTH LEGS ARE AMPUTATED HE HIS STILL SKILLFUL AND BETTER THAN A 10 LEGS RONALDO.<OTTU>, )

Messi All The Way

You no dey hear when Messi dribbles like 9 players all together the COMMENTATOR shouts " Messi Ooooooooooooooooooooooo "

Messi is an all-time player, because he has the skill and talent, while Ronaldo is just a seasonal player. Please, Messi cannot and will never be compared with Ronaldo. My Messi is far better!

www.premiershipxray.com/forum

@aalani
wat on earth makes messi an alltime player and Ronaldo a seasonal one? Do you even think b4 u post? 4 da past 3 seasons, Ronaldo has been sensational and yet u open ur mouth to call him seasonal. Frankly, Messi is the most skillful player on earth right now, but he is yet to attain great heights.[and dont tell me anything about olympic medals here]

For me Messi remain the best, they are both offensive midfielders, so they can be compared, Ronaldo has pace, while Messi have dribble skills and ball hoarding abilities, Messi can change the course of a match all alone, you need to watch La liga often to know what i am talking about,

I will give up Fu, king to have Messi come to Standford bridge

Who is comparing Messi with ronaldo??

Why do we call him Merciless Merci

MERCILESSS MERCI, His great grand fathers discovered football

cristiano ronaldo all the way, he play better, and he's better looking

Both players are great. Ronaldo is better for the fact that he scores with the head, he is a better set-piece taker than Messi. You see what ever Messi possesses Ronaldo does too, but what Ronaldo can do in the pitch I don't think Messi can. But I what Messi to succeed Kaka for the award

Villareal captain marcus Senna has this to say
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“Cristiano is a great player and I once said he made up 50 per cent of United’s strike force,” said Senna.

“Now I think I over-rated his importance. When Cristiano does not score, his role is limited. Yes, he is fast, but countless step-overs are not necessarily productive.”

http://www.goal.com/en/news/1716/champions-league/2008/11/23/977812/marcos-senna-slams-ronaldo

Brazil's Kaká, thinks that Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo deserves to be the favorite to win the individual prize this year.

"If Cristiano Ronaldo wins the Ballon D'Or it will be fully deserved," he said. "But he'll have to wait until December.
He deserves it, for everything he did with Manchester United and the victories he obtained with this team, in which he was a fundamental player."

http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/86/italy/2008/11/18/971068/ronaldo-deserves-ballon-dor-kaka

Kaka is a more credible voice than Marcus Senna who does not know what it takes to be a world player of the year.