2007 Kaka won Ballon d’Or and was considered best player in the world. What a robbery. Inzaghi was the best poacher in the world that year. Ballon d’Or should have been given to him right ?
2005 Ronaldinho won Ballon d’Or and was considered best in the world. Such a lie since Henry outscored everybody that year, which means he was the best football player right ?
What is utter rubbish is your idea that best scorer = best player. Don’t come at me with your bullshit numbers, football is more than just numbers, I’m educated enough to know this. You might be a good numbers reader/analyst, but it looks like you don’t know shit about the game of football.
2014-2015 Neymar had a better season than Ronaldo, and it’s was pretty clear and easy to see. Since you only see numbers, Neymar finished top scorer in CL that year alongside Messi and Ronaldo. The difference is that his goals were far more clutch, he scored in every knockout round, scored in the finale, and won the trophy that year unlike Ronaldo.
September 2015 - January 2016: Neymar was best player in the world. It was prime Neymar and he played amazingly good, Ronaldinho level. Even some madridistas recognized this. Messi was injured for the biggest part of that period and Ronaldo was absolute shit over that time.
2016 end of the year: Neymar came to Ronaldo’s and Madrid’s home and ***** them, 4-0 at the Bernabeu, Ronaldo didn’t do shit except crying and asking Benitez exit after that game.
In January 2016 and later on, Neymar’s form dropped and he lost humility since, then became injury prone.
One of the most utterly shocking statements I have ever read.
Neymar was not better than Cristiano in the 14/15, nor was he even within a country mile.
I agree stats aren't the be all end all, but when there are such major discrepancies between the production of two players team trophies are not enough to compensate.
Neymar's stats in 14/15:
39 goals + 10 assists =
49 goal contributions
Ronaldo's stats in 14/15:
61 goals + 21 assists =
82 goal contributions
Despite no major team accolades, Ronaldo had one of his best seasons on an individual level ever and recorded absurd statistics. He out produced Neymar by 1.7 to 1 G/A margin. There is no treble that can make up for that.
What you're saying is equivalent to a delusional Liverpool fan claiming Mane had a better season than Messi this year because he scored some crucial goals and won the CL. In reality everyone knows that no trophy can make up for the fact Messi blew him out of the water statistically, had a much better individual season and is the far superior player.
Ronaldo also had a fine CL campaign himself. The bloke scored 10 goals and finished joint-top scorer with Neymar and Messi. He scored at least one goal in 4 out of 6 knockout matches and finished with 5 goals in total in 6 knockout games. He also scored in both Clasicos that season.
There is not valid argument for Neymar's 14/15 season to be placed above Ronaldo's, unless you are a believer that team trophies and clutch goals are more important than seasonal statistics and overall impact. In that case there is a strong argument to be made that Ronaldo is a greater player than Messi and Messi can never be the GOAT as long as he never wins a major international trophy with his nation. For some reason I reckon you won't be too fond of those arguments. Not that I agree, but I am merely applying your logic across the board to demonstrate it's flaws and display your inherent biases. Blimey, at least be consistent mate.
As far as your other points go I agree the Ballon D'or doesn't have much worth when comparing two players, but again, when one has won 5 and another has a best finish of 3rd it is absolutely fair to point that out.
Also agree Neymar was a better player than CR7 from September 2015 to January 2016. No issues at all with that as it was Neymar's best form and highest level he ever hit. He was multitudes better in that time period than he was in 14/15.
THIS GUY IS AN PROVEN IDIOT
