Cristiano Ronaldo

[Tom Shines]

Football takes me many places. Hot places. Cold Places. But I prepare for it all. People expect only the best performance. Even under extreme conditions. And...so do I.

Best ad ever.

 

[Ridders]

Best ad ever.

This

 

[abpanther]

Ronaldo also threw his coach under the bus, selfish twat.

 

[abpanther]

Infact against Mexico, he hardly had a touch in the second half and looked disinterested. At least Ronaldo ran a bit.

I don't understand the comparison.

Ronaldo did nothing and took selfish options when his team needed him most, down 1-0 and looking for inspiration from their leader, instead they got more whining and little impetus.

The entire Argentine side (including Messi) shut down and stopped playing once they were up 3-0 against Mexico, it's hardly a blight against Messi, when they needed him early in the game he took control.

 

[hybrid_tiger]

Anyone who thinks Messi "hasn't done much" at this tournament is clearly smoking some good sh*t.

 

[aqua_duck]

Anyone who thinks Messi "hasn't done much" at this tournament is clearly smoking some good sh*t.

Wireman must still be bitter over the falklands war. Messi had one of the most dominant seasons by a player in the last 10 years, some of his goals were out of this world. Alot of people said Messi would never be as good as Ronaldo until he scored 42 goals in a season, well he went 4 better and had quite a few assists aswell (equal 2nd in LA Liga)
This world cup he's been head and shoulders better than Ronaldo and Rooney combined (not that thats saying much) and I'd say he's had a hand in 85% of Argentina's goals yet somehow Wireman still can't see it

 

[Azkatro]

Messi single-handedly made the Nigerian keeper the man of the match in Argentina's first game.

 

[aqua_duck]

Messi has gotten the best of all 3 keepers he's played against, especially the Nigerian and Greek keeper, Rooney and Ronaldo hardly forced any saves out of the keepers they played against

 

[Mr Angry]

For every team that shines, there is another that fares badly. With South American nations having done so well, the flip side has been disappointment for Europe.
In addition, several big-name players have failed to fire in a tournament that has not, as yet, delivered a superstar individual - except, perhaps, for Spain's David Villa - or a dominant team.
The biggest disappointments have been Italy, not, as one might have popularly imagined, England. The Italians arrived as world champions. While few tipped them as outright winners, most expected them to provide far more than nuisance value.
When they started with draws against Paraguay and, unbelievably, New Zealand, most pundits were happy to put it down to the Italians' habit of being slow starters. But their loss to Slovakia confirmed what others had suspected: Marcello Lippi had stuck for too long with several of the heroes of 2006 and that Italy were too old, too slow and just not good enough to pull it off. That the world champions should finish bottom of a group containing New Zealand was astonishing. The gold medal for underachievement thus goes to Italy.
England escaped that ignominy, but in truth the Three Lions were not far behind. The fact that they qualified, albeit in halting, stumbling fashion, for the first knockout stage spared them that indignity.
But what a desperately poor display it was from the overpaid plutocrats of the English Premier League, who limped to a draw with the US, produced perhaps the most anaemic showing of the tournament in a scoreless draw with Algeria and then fell over the line against Slovenia before being humbled by Germany.
Too many England players looked tired, fed up and as if they didn't care. Blaming the pressure and exertion of the Premiership for their woes is fine … except that several other countries have players who operate in the EPL (including Australia) and their experiences did not seem to dim their effectiveness at the World Cup.
The other team to disappoint hugely was France, although they at least provided plenty of gallows humour with their implosion, incessant infighting and the fallout that left them a laughing stock.
Of the individual flops, Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo had an ineffective Cup, as did England's Wayne Rooney, as has Spain's Fernando Torres so far.

http://www.smh.com.au/world-cup-201...mal-and-feeble-go-to-x2026-20100630-zmtd.html

Still laughing at the french.

 

[WireMan]

:lol:

"Messi has made every goalie he has played against the Man of the Match."

Love it.

 

[Ridders]

I gotta say guys. I'm kinda coming around to Wireman's side.

Messi is a nice player with some nice skills but just can't take a game by the scruff of the neck like Rooney can.

I mean when his team needs him the most, Rooney steps up.

 

[aqua_duck]

I gotta say guys. I'm kinda coming around to Wireman's side.

Messi is a nice player with some nice skills but just can't take a game by the scruff of the neck like Rooney can.

I mean when his team needs him the most, Rooney steps up.

when has Rooney taken a game by the struff of the neck?
Messi scored 3 hattricks in a month during the season, including 4 against Arsenal in the champions league, if that isn't taking a game by the scruff of the neck I don't know what is. He does it in big games aswell, was fantastic in the champions league final and his goal scoring record in El Classico is exceptional, he scored a hattrick that salvaged Barcelona a draw against Real when he was 20 years of age. The bloke scored 46 goals last season, took home the Pichichi in La Liga, and was equal 2nd in assists, if you ask me thats more than some nice skills

3 games he took by the scruff of the neck
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJdx...A852C55E&playnext_from=PL&playnext=1&index=23

 

[aqua_duck]

:lol:

"Messi has made every goalie he has played against the Man of the Match."

Love it.

Rooney didn't even make the keeper work in any match, Messi made every keeper earn his paycheque

 

[Tommy Smith]

when has Rooney taken a game by the struff of the neck?
Messi scored 3 hattricks in a month during the season, including 4 against Arsenal in the champions league, if that isn't taking a game by the scruff of the neck I don't know what is. He does it in big games aswell, was fantastic in the champions league final and his goal scoring record in El Classico is exceptional, he scored a hattrick that salvaged Barcelona a draw against Real when he was 20 years of age. The bloke scored 46 goals last season, took home the Pichichi in La Liga, and was equal 2nd in assists, if you ask me thats more than some nice skills

3 games he took by the scruff of the neck
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJdx...A852C55E&playnext_from=PL&playnext=1&index=23

LOL Did you switch off your sarcasm radar when reading Ridders post?

Btw, just on an earlier comment, im pretty sure you'd have to be Argentinian to be bitter about the Falklands War.

But back on topic, Ronaldo had a poor tournament. No question. Messi on the other hand is having an excellent tournament, and he can seal his place alongside Maradona if he really turns on the style and leads the Argies to the title.

Which, IMO, he won't. Against Germany i suspect the Argies will find out, like England did, just what a slick attacking unit can do to a woeful defense.

 

[Napoleon Bonaparte]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twCYR44oxf0

Classy Boy.

 

[fish eel]

To be fair to Ronaldo, he was up front with not much help against brazil

And anyway, it's all about the liquid engineering

 

[Ridders]

To be fair to Ronaldo, he was up front with not much help against brazil

And anyway, it's all about the liquid engineering

But Ronaldo expects only the best performance, even under extreme conditions.

 

[Tom Shines]

But Ronaldo expects only the best performance, even under extreme conditions.

And... so do aye.

 

[Mad Dogg]

Ronaldo and Rooney can't seem to perform at international level like they do at club level.

There's a few players who have the opposite going on, Klose and Podolski come to mind. Micheal Crocker in Origin (if i can throw in a league example too).

Strangely, Ronaldo used to be the other way around. I remember the days where we Utd fans were wondering why he couldn't perform as well and score as many goals for us as he did for Portugal. But then ever since the 06/07 season when he became the player he is today, it's the national team where he struggles while dominating for his club.

 

[WireMan]

LOL Did you switch off your sarcasm radar when reading Ridders post?

Btw, just on an earlier comment, im pretty sure you'd have to be Argentinian to be bitter about the Falklands War.

But back on topic, Ronaldo had a poor tournament. No question. Messi on the other hand is having an excellent tournament, and he can seal his place alongside Maradona if he really turns on the style and leads the Argies to the title.

Which, IMO, he won't. Against Germany i suspect the Argies will find out, like England did, just what a slick attacking unit can do to a woeful defense.

Give the man a cigar. I wonder why there is no Messi thread?

Oh dear, Messi the Myth. Epic Fail. etc. etc. etc.