hovis_mavis@alien.topBtoGeneral Discussion@soccer.forum•Why do so many young football players look up to Ronaldo rather than Messi?English
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1 year agoRonaldo can be emulated. Messi can’t.
Ronaldo can be emulated. Messi can’t.
Figo and Sol Campbell stand out. Sol probably edges it having gone AWOL on a Bosman.
I’m a Villa STH - go to every home game unless I’m on holiday. Try to get to away games but tickets are scarce for allocation of 2500 or less.
My local team is now in the 6th tier and it’s walking distance from my house. I’ll go to their games if I’m not at the Villa.
Young Cristiano. Messi. R10. R9. Maradona. Neymar. Zidane.
I’ve always been a fan of the playmaker type players which is why I put Iniesta in that bracket too. Just pure footballing ability. Some have come close, like David Silva, Fabregas and Ozil.
Consistently doing that over a decade will cement him as a footballing great. Right now he’s had a banging start to the season at arguably the World’s biggest club.
His ceiling? Who knows. He may be burned out by the time he’s 24 or he may be able to do what the greatest players do and reinvent themselves when the going gets tough.
I have high hopes for him.