i live in madrid

real madrid fans dont care about la liga

they watch the first 2-3 games of the UCL just to check there are no surprises and then they only care from the round of 16 onwards

barcelona fans for some reason still put too much weight into la liga

ramos, xabi, cristiano ronaldo, hazard, kevin de bruyne

based mourinho as always

criteria to consider GOAT level changes over time, for example people nowadays shout “consistency” is a key factor but they still dont know how to measure it

ronaldinho got to GOAT levels and was/is in the GOAT conversation, its just there have been better players before so he will never be top 1 - arguably there have only been one better player than him after he retired

under this “consistency” label, people will say he lacked commitment or whatever, but forget that the guy won literally everything, so there was no need for him to keep pushing it after 10 years of amazing career

imagine: you are an outstanding young player, that even maradona invite you to play with him and says that you are truly great, you win copa america, you win world cup, you win national leagues, you win continental cups, you win ballon d’or, you are recognised as the best footballer in the world, as the face of football and SOME RANDOM LOSER THAT NEVER EVER KICKED A BALL PROPERLY WITH A COMPUTER IN REDDIT COMES AND SAYS THAT YOU LACKED DRIVE AND COMMITMENT because you didnt keep playing for another 10 years with the same intensity after achieving everything there is to achieve

its laughable

neymar got unlucky with injuries and not winning WC2014

in my book: quality >>>>>> consistency

show yourself having a football life

not just a guy analyzing stats

JUAN RAMON FLEITA against velez sarsfield

barcelona was the best team in the world

but they have always been small outside of spain and thats where RM shines the most

living here in madrid no one really cares about la liga, the just want to see the playoffs of the champions league