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deswiftfxn:
... yes, morocco need working on 'excessive backpass'.. and that have been their weakness so far as they prefer building up play from their own 18 and if you doubt me on this, you can watch their match against Spain and also Portugal so you see for yourself what I'm talking about..
.. Yes, France midfield isn't in shape at the moment, but morocco always sit deep and go for counter attack for tactical reasons and if you notice France game, they do have a more attacking pressure unlike Portugal, so let's see how it plays out. But I see morocco going through cos in most cases, France do struggle playing with francophone African countries..

In one breath, you say Morocco play from the back and play a lot of back passes, in another you say they go for counter attacks. How does that work out exactly? I watched both matches against Portugal and Spain and I hope you know Spain have the highest back passes in this tournament so far.
Morocco hardly pass back because they're a counter attacking team who intend to catch their opponents on the break while exploring the wings through ziyech and boufal. Their goal came through a long ball from the back to the left and a cross to neysr. They created another two decent chances through that method. So I'm at a loss at exactly how Morocco became a back pass team.
Are Morocco a francophone country? I'm just hearing that o. They don't speak French anyways. But I don't see what that has to do with football.

DareyFortified:
Messi Argentina creates space for his team, Portugal need to create space for ronaldo... totally different. Beside didn't they beat Switzerland 6 -1 without ronaldo?

So Ronaldo doesn't create any chance for his team?

Gwan2:
Guy, you made a salient point but countered yourself. You said people ignore the Nations league won by Portugal to help keep Messi in same rank as Ronaldo in terms of international trophies. But you forgot adding all those “inconsequential” national trophies put Messi above Ronaldo in terms of winning international trophies. Messi won Olympic gold medal with Argentina (that same gold wey Nigeria still take dey famz dem Kanu, okocha and the rest for Atlanta 96 triumph, and na Nigeria football team highest achievement for the nation on world stage) Messi won junior World Cup with Argentina, Messi won Copa with Argentina….now I ignored the silver medal won as finalist at the World Cup final against Germany

See ehn... no matter what u do, don’t even bring in that junior World Cup abeg. That was a junior competition. That’s why no great player like Pele is graded by junior competition

DareyFortified:
Messi Argentina creates space for his team, Portugal need to create space for ronaldo... totally different. Beside didn't they beat Switzerland 6 -1 without ronaldo?

Switzerland was a different game. CR7 would have attracted penalties yesterday. When a team is ultra defensive like Morocco, a player like CR7 will cause problems. Watch how France will use this against them, if they maintain their strategy.

Jokerman:
So Ronaldo doesn't create any chance for his team?

Which one did he create in this tournament please?

Mitsurugi:
Switzerland was a different game. CR7 would have attracted penalties yesterday. When a team is ultra defensive like Morocco, a player like CR7 will cause problems. Watch how France will use this against them, if they maintain their strategy.

Ohh... you mean dive like he did against ghana?

DareyFortified:
Ohh... you mean dive like he did against ghana?

That's part of it too. Messi as you're aware is not exactly a saint too at this WC

Mitsurugi:
That's part of it too. Messi as you're aware is not exactly a saint too at this WC

Unsaint him please?

When and where did messi dived and they gave him a Penalty in this tournament?

TristanX:
See ehn... no matter what u do, don’t even bring in that junior World Cup abeg. That was a junior competition. That’s why no great player like Pele is graded by junior competition

But great players are graded by winning National league right

TristanX:
See ehn... no matter what u do, don’t even bring in that junior World Cup abeg. That was a junior competition. That’s why no great player like Pele is graded by junior competition

Abeg stop mentioning Nations League
Thats the most useless competition i have ever heard...its inconsequential
A dubious tournament invented just for UEFA to generate revenue
Only a fool will mention Nations League as Int'l trophy

Shameless Penaldo fan girls

adebwalex:
Who praise Ramos Who know Ramos, if Ronaldo had play that game from start, he will have still score and win the game. Why will the coach keep benching him at the workd cup?? Was messi Bench in Argentina. Keep your hatred for him under your bed and accept the fact that he his a threat to opponent...

Why u dey cap nonsense bro?? Ronaldo had more minutes than Ramos on the field in this world cup, but Ramos have more goals!! Ronaldo is not on form currently due to age, which is quite understandable, Bruno Fernandes and Jao Felix are Portugals best player in this world cup! If I were Portuguese coach I would have looked for a way to start both Ramos and Ronaldo, but he opted to play the team that played Portugal best performance in this world cup! Portugal performance against Morocco wasn't bad, just that they were up against a determined team and luck wasn't on their side!! The Fernandes shot that struck the bar shows this.
Besides what da Bleep was Bernardo Silva playing yesterday

DareyFortified:
Unsaint him please?

When and where did messi dived and they gave him a Penalty in this tournament?

He deserved a red card against Netherlands even much more than the Moroccan striker

Tobijays:
this useless Barca fan thinks Messi have more fans than Ronaldo! Even in Spain Ronaldo has more fans! Messi never outsell Ronaldo in anything! So where are the fans lol! You better talk with sense! And you sef say you be registered fan of any club? Your ID make I enter am ! Abi you think nah to pay 100 naira go watch ball be fan!

sorry

angelEmade:
Honestly this is sad. I mean the one time great Ronaldo has now turned to someone that has to be benched for the team to perform well.
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Imagine it, just imagine that Messi is benched from the Argentine national team... What will they play? The only reason people believe Argentina will win the world cup is because they have Messi and we know Messi is like a magician. His assists, contributions and passes can hold a team together very well.
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I think this is the difference between the duo. Let's be sincere both of them are no longer prolific goal scorers but one of them still has 'so many tricks left in his sleeves' and this alone is enough to make him relevant.
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Imagine again, that Messi should leave PSG and no top club will bid for him... Even right now the top clubs are trying to grab him.
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Ronaldo was all about the goals. He got what he wanted and now, what he wanted has gotten him. Man is literally being carried.

That is an irony. He has given the game of football his all. The next is bow out honourably for younger talents to flourish. But his rivalry with Messi will not allow him quit. Meanwhile Messi is more than 2 years younger.

Jokerman:
Same as Pessi,that didn't do anything at the COPA final but still took all the glory even after Commebol organised the tournament every 2 years.. lol...

Ronaldo was Portugal highest goal scorer and assisted at the tournament. We don't care about this though, we prefer trophy over goals

Well Ronaldo is gonna be with the squad at2026 world cup though...

Messi was the joint topscorer in the competition with Colombia's Luis Diaz (4 goals) and had also provided five assists which is the highest in the competition. Contributing nine out of the 13 goals Argentina scored at Copa, Messi have scored 4 and assisted 2 in out Argentina's 9 goals so far in this 2022 world cup, that's approximately 67% of Argentinas goals in this tournament so far, please kindly show me the stat of Cr7 in international tournament!! Wetin Una just dey cap? Messi have better achievement than Ronaldo in both international and club side achievements. The stats is there for u to see.
Acknowledging that Messi's achievements is greater than Cr7 don't make u less of a Ronaldo fan, it doesn't stop u from preferring cr7 to Messi.

This Croatia and Modric all of una dey shout up and down
Let me remind you people that the difference between 2018 and 2022 is 4yrs
The Argentina of today is unpredictable and they are more united than before with a common team spirit plus they have something extra..... Messi

Tuesday will tell her story
Let wait and see

Eat which words? didn't you see where i said "anything can happen". quote author=SHOCK7 post=119064943]
Eat your words now!!![/quote]

Tobijays:
CR7 has more ucl than your club! No dy quote me again guy

I go quote you bcoz I want your pain to be more excruciating. Pendu fans sabi shift post walai. How many did he win when he was at the same Laliga as Messi? Is it not 4, then 1 with ManU? They were at the same league playing against themselves and the same set of clubs; who won more league titles? Who won more El_clasico?, who won more individual award, including MOTM award? Abeg shift. No just mention me again abeg, u just dey blab.

Tobijays:
guy shut the Bleep up! Check Messi all time shirt sales! Abi he fans go buy shirt! Guy you don’t want to even know the gap Ronaldo has! He begin call Chelsea call city join lol woh anything wey go make you feel good! [b]He say Madrid fans prefer Messi to Ronaldo lol [/b]you just wan crack me up this morning lol! Na only you out all Barca fans wey smoke Igbo begin talk your rubbish! You are not a registered fan! So why waste my time! Shey Barca sabi you! I dy ask! Shey ur Messi no dy IG Abi wetin

Omor na now I know say you dey take cheap weed sef. @bolded; when did I make the statement. You fit show me. Emotional trauma from yesterday Waterloo has beclouded your reading lens sef. Tell me the major Ronaldo and Messi fan bases if not what I mentioned. You are just a pained low-key fanboy that is always ready to like Wasiuu's ass and shift goal post when things has gone bad. If you want to compare, talk about their performance in every match, individual award/decorations. Don't just tell us about UCL . Getat abeg!

Ade1177:
Because Ronaldo is in the team
Any player that under performs will not be attacked by media

They focus only on cr7

Silva at man city run the whole right wing and midfield if de bryune is not around

Makes alot of dribbles and final passes and shots

All the matches he played for Portugal, he was below average asif he is avoiding injury always passing backward
Each team needs a player that can hold the ball in the middle and drive it forward dribble and make the final pass

France has mbappe
England has Bellingham
Argentina messi
Etc

Ronaldo does that before for 12yrs but can't anymore since 3yrs ago
Portugal knows Ronaldo can't Hold the ball anymore and drive through the middle with dribbles, Bernardo silva has the ability to and he didn't even do one


All they do is pass sideways and backwards
Spamming crosses into the box

I kept shouting each time they send in crosses, it's a waste

Cr7 is not the only player in the team
Can't they play with themselves and play on the ground against a team that sat back full 11 defence

Ball on the ground something will come or dribble and someone will hit your leg in the box or close to the box

I just hope Argentina wins this world cup
Atleast person will rest from the debate of who is the GOAT

All you have said are correct. But looking at both teams; you will found out that Argentina team is far below that of Portugal. That would've been easier for Ronaldo to thrive in buh it's not the case. Remove Messi in Argentina team, the whole team won't even qualify for world cup let alone winning Qatar. Age apart; Ronaldo was 33yrs in the past world cup and Messi is now 35. Compare Cr7 performance in 2018 wc to that of Messi in 2022 wc and tell who is better. Cr7 is good but Messi is better, that's it.

Centurion101:
Except for the racist b*stards among us who hate Muslims

THere must be a reason they hate muslims. There are thousands of religions in this world, why only una?

How many times have u spoken of Islamic terrorists like ISWAP, Boko Haram, bombing churches? Maybe that's why they hate you.

How many times did you people condemn the gruesome murder of Deborah in Sokoto? That must be some reason why they hate you.

If you are of such ideology or you pay lip service to terrorists like these, then I hate you too!

Wilson500:
Abeg stop mentioning Nations League
Thats the most useless competition i have ever heard...its inconsequential
A dubious tournament invented just for UEFA to generate revenue
Only a fool will mention Nations League as Int'l trophy

Shameless Penaldo fan girls

Same way the Copa is as useless as the “P” in Psychology. Yet it took Pessi years to win it

Abeg just end this talk because no need. I’m out

HateBigots:
How did you handle the issue of religion for the children? Will they be Christians or Muslims?

Must it always be christianity or islam? Don't africans have their own tribal religions before these foreign invaders forced us into their religions?

What is wrong with a typical black african man with black brain and his opposition to originality?

Tobijays:
I don’t care about that! So far puskas award go soon change name to Ronaldo! No living thing dead or alive get goals reach Ronaldo! No living thing get the influence of Ronaldo 1 Christian 2
Islam
3 China
4 India
5 Catholics
6 Ronaldo

Is this the new point of argument? hia! This world can be something else.

adebwalex:
You dont know football. So why cant him score Hattrick today again. Ronaldao made what portugal is in fifa Ranking. Just because media are painting negative things against him so the coach also giving media to keep writing negative things against him. That coach need to be sack. Ronaldo as help save the coach carrier.

Oga keep quiet if you don't know how football works. Current form Matters alot in Football. Ronaldo started other games, which impact did he make?

Somebody score Hattrick last game and you want the coach to keep him on the bench for the next game just to satisfy Ronaldo and his fans. Una Sabi argue rubbish.

Ronaldo started all 3 group stage games and managed to score 1 penalty as a striker. Against South Korea that Portugal lost, Ronaldo was Portugal's worst player on the pitch. Round of 16, Coach decided to give Ramos a chance. Ramos delivered and scored a Hattrick in that match. So you expect the coach to drop Ramos and still play out of form Ronaldo? Who use ur brain drink garri? Even Ronaldo played only 1 shot on target yesterday, and you are here talking nonsense.. Kai!

Tobijays:
shey you get sense like this! Ever since Ronaldo left Madrid ! El Classico lost massive view despite Messi still dy! Go check am! When Ronaldo moved to Juventus! Even gotv had to include serie A into Wetin dem dy carry( came to ur level) when he moved to England He sold most shirt ever sold by his viewers! go check fabrizo romano post let him post Messi check the engagement then let him post Ronaldo compare! Ronaldo garnered fans in Portugal in England in Italy for Spain sef Ronaldo get more fans! Everybody dy do sui because of him No one even knows how Messi celebrate! Basketball had more influence over football until Ronaldo came ! So guy just kill your dead arguments! Ronaldo is bigger than your entire continent!

Because he's more an Instagram lord than footballer. It's bitter buh swallow it bro.

Jokerman:
Ronaldo scored at knockout round for euro 2006 and UNL 2019... its only finals he didn't score. Even Pessi didn't score at the makeshift copa America finals too

Who dey talk about Euro shit. We dey talk almighty WC u dey even bring your overrated friendlies,aka UNL

Peacecore:
Who dey talk about Euro shit. We dey talk almighty WC u dey even bring your overrated friendlies,aka UNL

I don dey fast so... Pessi will never win the WC

Peacecore:
All you have said are correct. But looking at both teams; you will found out that Argentina team is far below that of Portugal. That would've been easier for Ronaldo to thrive in buh it's not the case. Remove Messi in Argentina team, the whole team won't even qualify for world cup let alone winning Qatar. Age apart; Ronaldo was 33yrs in the past world cup and Messi is now 35. Compare Cr7 performance in 2018 wc to that of Messi in 2022 wc and tell who is better. Cr7 is good but Messi is better, that's it.

I accept jare

If there was no Messi
Cr7 would have dominated the world

But Messi is just unbelievable when you actually sit down and watch him play

Most people that hate on Messi are those that he crushed badly or those that refused to watch his matches out of blind love for Ronaldo

Messi fans say alot of bad things about Ronaldo too but truth is

After Messi
Ronaldo is no doubt the best
Better than zlatan, haaland and mbappe (prime ronaldo)

I miss the days when this phrase was hot

"The most dangerous Ronaldo is the Ronaldo that didn't score in his last match"
Ronaldo of "1 chance, bang!"

Sadly age happened to Ronaldo faster than fans want to accept

Jokerman:
Same as Pessi,that didn't do anything at the COPA final but still took all the glory even after Commebol organised the tournament every 2 years.. lol...

Ronaldo was Portugal highest goal scorer and assisted at the tournament. We don't care about this though, we prefer trophy over goals

Well Ronaldo is gonna be with the squad at2026 world cup though...

Chai! You people are terrible. You want this old man to die. If couch no call you go call am.
Nonsense and Wasiu's fans

Jokerman:
Same way these ones are wasting his career of winning the world cup, after winning 2 trophies for them.

Ronaldo has two trophies for Portugal. Fifa recognises it.

I don't like it when you guys call UNL cup a trophy. KDB called it an overrated friendlies. Abeg delete that shit from his cabinet. He won only one trophy ie UEFA nation cup.
Messi won 3. It's bitter buh swallow it.