phr0nesis:

Haaland had an amazing season, while Messi had a wonderful 6 world cup matches, and boom! Messi is World best. I really don't understand this award

it's the award for best player not Best goalscorer. Haaland best came in European competitions and he has won European best player, there's no way he's going to beat Messi to world best player when he couldn't take his country to the world cup. Mbappe is even more worthy of the 2nd spot.

FreeSpirited:
Waste of money as usual for Chelsea, when theres fantastic option
Romeo Lavia is better and way way cheaper......
Kudus is a better and well rounded utility player........way way cheaper

Getting those two players willl cost Chelsea way less than 115 million pounds altogether......Lavia can do all the job of Caicedo even with grace...while Kudus is a fantastic dribbler, scorer, tackler, midfilder, winger all roll into one player.......
.
But this is Chelsea....they love spending like a prodigal son......Caicedo is good but....not better than Lavia and its stupid to buy him for 115million....is he even better than prime Kante?.....yet on the eve of winning EPL with Leicester, Chelsea got him at a very modest price of i think less than 40....So whats the justification for paying 115 for Caicedo? How much would we now sell machine like Rodri?

Romeo Lavia is still overpriced at 50m
if you are a brilliant football analyst like you want to be, you would've understood the kind of profile Caicedo is and how DMFs are the hottest prospects out there right now and younger ones at that.Tchoameni was bought for 100m almost 2 years ago, Declan Rice with 1 year remaining on his contract was purchased at 105m, Bellingham 100m,Enzo at 100m. Young defensive Midfielders don't come cheap nowadays, the pros outweigh the cons. Imagine signing a 21 year old with 6 years contract,dude will be 27 after his contract runs out, a 27 year old player is considered to still be in his prime. Having a Midfield trio of 21 year olds offers you atleast 6 to 8 years of stability without looking to the market for another top players in that department. This is the exact thing Madrid is trying to do by bringing in Tchoameni, Bellingham and Camavinga to replace the deadly trio of Modric casemiro Kroos. With this plan, Madrid Midfield will be sorted out for another 7-10 years of stability.

Coronavirus1:

Please I don't know can you tell me please 🙏

Messi scored 91 goals in 2012 to hold the Guiness World record for most goals scored by a player in a calendar year.
He hold the record for scoring in 21 straight games.
Guinness World record holder for Instagram most liked post in history.
He also hold the record for most World cup appearances.

Wildkat02:


Oga professor of football. No one is arguing about how old the damn Copa America is.

But are u aware that it was played 4 times in 6 yrs prior to Messi winning his first international trophy? Nonsense and ingredients.... you dey form knowledge for me. Ozuor!

but it was played annually for 10 straight years before Messi was born right? I guess Messi made them organise it every year so that he can win an international trophy before Dem even born ham.

Messi era started from 2005 till present, only 6 Copa America tournaments were played in this time period, that same time frame saw 4 World Cups and 4 Euros been played too. The only time Copa was played back to back in Messi era was 2015 and 2016 to celebrate the centenary of the tournament.
I don't know where you guys inherited your foolishness and stupidity from, probably from Ronaldo himself.

Wildkat02:


The same way they started hosting the Copa America almost every year so Messi could win atleast his first international trophy 😂

You speak so ignorantly with a lot of confidence, typical Ronaldo fan that believes everything start and end with their Media motivated Messi Vs Ronaldo argument.
Just a simple research would've cured your ignorance, Copa America is older than World cup and has been played that way before Messi was born.

Beverlyjean:


Look at the nonsense u are typing and u are not even ashamed of it... that psg lost to lille on the final day of the season after they had won it 5 straight times ... u think they care about that crappy league ... it makes no difference... so u think Messi that cudnt score 10 league goals is the reason they won it... u must be living in a fools paradise ... if mbappe and Neymar dint miss over half of psg games between each other...they would have won it by many points as usual... even last season, they only won it by a point ... shows that messi made no impact in that team...what they wanted was UCL not league that they will still win next season and the season after and after and after

PSG wanted the UCL, so what did Juve want after winning Serie A for straight 8 years?

Beverlyjean:


Look at the nonsense u are typing and u are not even ashamed of it... that psg lost to lille on the final day of the season after they had won it 5 straight times ... u think they care about that crappy league ... it makes no difference... so u think Messi that cudnt score 10 league goals is the reason they won it... u must be living in a fools paradise ... if mbappe and Neymar dint miss over half of psg games between each other...they would have won it by many points as usual... even last season, they only won it by a point ... shows that messi made no impact in that team...what they wanted was UCL not league that they will still win next season and the season after and after and after

You lie Oga,PSG has never won 5 straight French league titles.

Coronavirus1:
Messi will be looking for guiness book of record now watch out.

Messi already has a Guiness world record 12 years ago and it still stands

Beverlyjean:


U are just saying trash... Argentina were number 1 favourites to win it ...they were ranked 2nd in the world b4 the WC and u say they were not favorites...I don't know whether u guys that post trash are robots

since you are so sure of this,How come you were ready to bet with everything that they will not win the World Cup? You agreed they were number 1 favourite but before the tournament, you were all Over nairaland explaining why Argentina can and will never defeat an European country in the tournament.

Beverlyjean:


Dutch league had history, Portuguese league had history as well... the Italian died off since 2010... after 2010 ...reason juve kept of winning the league back to back .... when he joined , it attracted alot of stars back to Italy...players that would not have joined started to believe in the league again ... reason why Milan couldn't attract great players again like In the past ...but when he joined , zlatan rejoined, mourinho cam e back , Sanchez lukaku went there , oshimhen, De lit , conte went back , Giroud , prospects like leao wudnt have reasoned milan ,

Ronaldo followed Ighalo,Banega and Marega to Saudi based on your logic?

princeade86:
dey play. Just dey play. Dey follow Media shotigbo. No team in Saudi Arabia league ever made such approach to sign him with such amount. Think well. What will he command for them if they pay him such amount.

Saudi team just signed Kante for 100m, Benzema for 200m and you think Messi fees will not be way higher? You guys Just comment with emotions most times.

Veezy4u:
five too much mention just three players he met. At United degea was brought by SAF, at Chelsea azplicueta is still there, at arsenal xhaka still there, Liverpool Henderson at spurs Hugo Lloris.... etc

Pep met KDB at City

IIdamuAdugbo:
Firstly, I'm Ma, I am not a sir.
Yes I am sure Sir. I undersstand you perfectly. The conversation is regarding legends and achievements, I said a player needs more than just goals to achieve the greatest of things. Canavaro won the ballon dor, Same as modric, they were not goal scorers, but were excellent in their positions. Haland is good no dobt, but still not exceptional,

I dont see Haland having the kind of Messi and Ronaldos spell in future. Messi at 23-28 was every teams nightmare,He was a match decider, you can not say you won a game when you still have at "Peak" messi on the pitch, He was a real threat. I am not a Messi fan, but I acknowledge his brilliance, same as ronaldo.

I cant say thesame for Haland. Hes just pass and shoot. And dont come to tell me Messi is not a striker. As long as you play as a 9 or a false 9 / winger, you are bound to score goals and doing other things isnt really necessary. The ones who achieved the best did more than Goals.

May I ask why Ronaldo is better than both Lewadoski and Harry Kane? are they not great goal scorers?

Your point is all flawed ma'am, You guys are always quick to bring Messi and Ronaldo into every discussion as if they are the standard for every footballer. Any player that couldn't measure to these 2 guys is not exceptional in your own book. How many players even did 50 goals in a season before these 2 guys came into the scene? Does that mean there were no exceptional Players back then? This boy you claimed isn't exceptional has been playing and scoring consistently for the past 5 years in 4 different leagues, if that's not exceptional, I don't know what it is. At 22, this boy already has better goal ratio than Drogba,Etoo, Aguero, Henry and Co. Ronaldo at 22 didn't even have up to 10 UCL goals and Haaland already has 35 in 27 apps, Are these guys not exceptionalI and regarded as legends in the game? Someone that could score 10 UCL goals in a season while playing for team like Salzburg, In your opinion, What do you think he need to do to be exceptional in your book ma'am?


And besides, Lewandowski and Kane might be great Goalscorers but they are just babies when it comes to Ronaldo,their best season is Ronaldo's Average. Great get levels and Harry Kane and Co doesn't come close,so there's no comparison here.

IIdamuAdugbo:
Goals dont make people legends, how many goals did Modric have? What about Pirlo? Legends are more than goals, they are exceptional in whatever they do. He has a very good stat, Its commendable, but its not worth the hype

are you sure you know what you are saying Sir?


Comparing Haaland with Modric and pirlo? Lol
Modric and pirlo as Midfielders will be judged By number of passes, chance created, interceptions made while Haaland as striker will be judged by his goals.mentioning Haaland in the same context as pirlo is like comparing John Terry with Van Persie

Ayo13945:



Trophies aside, Messi has a better playing style than Ronaldo, a playing style every aspiring
attacking player should emulate.

well, you might have a point after all. I was also once a Ronaldo fan(2007-2015)but the kind of football role Messi played from 2015 till date is scary and out of this world. It's no joke to keep competing with the greatest strikers of the game,the best playmakers,best dribblers and best Free kick takers all at the same pace at once. That's a beast player right there.
The fact is, football will keep churning out great Goalscorers like Cr7 from every generation and era but Messi type will be very hard to come by in generations and era.

Ayo13945:


But its true.

The evidence is there for everyone to see.

Messi is miles above Ronaldo.

Slapping me won't change that fact.

he will not agree with you, your co fans will not.
You are on your in this.


Besides, what makes you admit Messi is better? Don't tell me it's the World Cup

ecolime:
All these Messi fanboys sef.

Which one is "Ronaldo's Al-Nassr"? When PSG gets beaten, we never see titles like "Messi's PSG gets beaten"

you want to see "Messi's PSG" even tho you all claimed it was "Mbappe's PSG"?... ain't you guys confused?

Ayo13945:



You don't have to be harsh.

There is nothing wrong with Ronaldo being the
2nd greatest player of this generation,
behind Messi of course.

I know it, you know it, everyone knows it.

The debate ended when Messi won the world
cup.

But still, nothing wrong with Ronaldo being in
Messi's shadow, that is just the way life is, there
is always someone better than you.

Ronaldo,his fans and his family members will slap the shiit out of you for this statement

6 months ago, That troll was ready to stake his father's properties on Argentina not getting out of World Cup group stage.He was boasting all over nairaland with so much confidence Argentina will not score a single goal against European teams. He always wanted Argentina to lose regardless of whoever they are playing. I have never seen such a bitter football fan like that in my life.



Spit!!!

Wildkat02:


What about this? 😂

and Messi have more world cup Goals? Ronaldo has Never score in a World cup knock out stage.



So who is he scoring? If not Luxembourg, Liechtenstein in euro qualifiers

Fira09:

A team that lost to Southampton at Home.

Y'all Chelsea fans are ridiculous.

real Madrid have lost to malorca,Vallecano this season

Buddha3:


The moment the Qataris buy Man United, you'll see the bald headed fraud inclining towards being employed cause he knows there'll be massive oil money to be blown on potential stars.

I've always considered Carlo Ancelloti to be a more skilled coach than he is.

Lol
Every manager needs huge Budget to deliver, what did Carlo Ancelotti achieved with Everton? He couldn't take Roman Abrahamovic's Chelsea to UCL final neither could he finish runners up at Napoli and Juventus,he was average at PSG, same thing at Bayern. Infact Ancelotti Major success could be traced to AC Milan and Madrid who are very big clubs with elite and top quality players.

Strech:
yet Cassy has 5 champions league, 3 la liga, 1supa cup, 3 world club cups and more than 6 individual award..It's like comparing an aeroplane to a bicycle. Aside the world cup wey dis guy manage win from bench. Infact Cassy has also won the u20 world cup, with copa America trophy..casemero no be him papa mate abeg.

Kante a Bench player for France winning team, Na joke be dis? Ngolo Kante won EPL best player as DMF, do you even know what it means to win EPL Best player in the league that had Aguero, Harry Kane, Eden Hazard, KDB flying hard? He also won EPL with Leicester.There was no time Casemiro could even win player of the month at Madrid nor the best Midfielder.

Kingcalls:


After they stole penalty as Croatia were dealing with them...fifa had to activate fake penalty to give them the lead ... if fifa played fair , Argentina no foe smell final

E get people wey still dey engage you ontop the World Cup you claimed Argentina will struggle against European teams? Poland, Netherlands, Croatia and France couldn't register shot on target against them untill 80mins

Engaging you should be listed as one of the ways to kill boredom

TheKingIsHere:


Here's the proof

official music video is different from the song,the screenshot you posted is showing music video anyways

Iretii0511:



Hahahahaha!

I wish you knew me in person. Ronaldo’s best version for me was 96/97 version closely followed by his 2002 version. I still see some of his brilliance in my head as I’m even typing this. That not withstanding, CR7 prime was better.


CR7 has the most dibbles in a single match,
Is top 10 speedsters of all time,
Has more assists and passes than R9.

bros I'm more than convinced you didn't watch O Fenomenon playing days or probably you watch the twilight of his career after injury.2002 World Cup triumph and Madrid playing days was not even his prime. His prime started as a teenager moving from PSV to Barcelona 1996 and scored 47 Goals in 49 games in the Only season he spent as a Barca player.When it comes to pure talents,Cr7 no reach anywhere. majority of the football skills like faint dribbling,stepovers, bicycle kicks etc was invented by the O Fenomenon. You think it's easy for a South American teenager to conquer football at that Early level while competing with the Very Best of players from Europe? That guy was a Force, longevity is the only thing Ronaldo and Messi have Over that Guy.
Check these screenshots I dropped and also read about him yourself. we learn tru argument Lol

Iretii0511:


First, you are probably assuming CR7 is a striker. He played from the wings most of his career.

Can you name a footballing ability that R9 is better than CR7 at?

Free kicks,
Dribbling,
Passing(have you seen CR7 shoulder and chest passes)
Crazy goals,
Assists,
Heading,
Speed,
Skills


Do you want to talk about how he single handedly delivers his teams? Like scoring hatricks that actually help win for his team. (Can’t forget the Juve vs athletic o match).

R9 is great. But CR7 is a better overall player. The only players I might rate ahead of him slightly was Pele ( I only saw his highlights but baba was a beast to have delivered that much at the time he did and Messi who in my opinion is luckier in his career journey)

when you mentioned dribbling,crazy goals, speed,passes... that's when I know you didn't watch De Lima Ronaldo in his playing days.

Iretii0511:


First, you are probably assuming CR7 is a striker. He played from the wings most of his career.

Can you name a footballing ability that R9 is better than CR7 at?

Free kicks,
Dribbling,
Passing(have you seen CR7 shoulder and chest passes)
Crazy goals,
Assists,
Heading,
Speed,
Skills

if you believe Ronaldo is not a striker, that means this thread is unnecessary because the other 2 are strikers and we shouldn't be having this conversation because they're not comparable. Don't you think?

Delima that came back from career ending injury to win World Cup and the Golden Boot.


You guys are playing with me

Iretii0511:



Y’all are so negatively biased against CR7.

CR7
1 has one of the most dribbles in a single match
2 has more assists than R9
3 has more free kick goals than R9
4 played from the wing yet has more goals than R9


In what aspect of football is R9 better than CR7?

Do you know what it take to be a prem league player and win world best at the time Ronaldo won it while playing as a traditional winger?

Even in his days at Juventus, at 34/35, he was a winger with over 100 goals in only 3 years.

Abeg make una shift

R9 in his prime is the youngest to win the Best player in the World. At 19, he's already the most expensive player in the world. world Cup all time top scorer till klose.
If you want to talk of longevity in career,it's definitely Cr7 but when it comes to ability and on the pitch, Cr7 is not close to OPhenomena.
Delima Ronaldo is the greatest striker to ever kick football, when lot of football pundits and legends come to this conclusion, Just know they didn't do that because of stats.
Go read Jose Mourinho Autobiography, atleast he managed Cr7 and he even believed Delima is the greatest player ever.

Agbegbaorogboye:

I never said that. But I think you're being more unfair to R9.
Your mention of consistency and form was to water down R9 due to injuries that limited him at some point.
I'm terms of pure football skill and prowess, it's R9 over CR7 any day. Without any apologies

Stats is the only reason one will pick Cr7 ahead of player like O Phenomena.

Angelfrost:


Boss, Delima was amazing, but Cristiano edges him out in terms of consistency and form.

I think it's quite unfair trying to water down the latter's achievements by claiming he went up against weaker defenses.

will you pick Harry Kane ahead of Thierry Henry?