JamDav1982
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Nah he wont ever be in the debate for best CF ever not even close.
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Nah he wont ever be in the debate for best CF ever not even close.
Temptation
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'RL9' is a nobody in football pantheon compared to the respect R9 commanded
Show me one interview from a legendary defender or player absolutely gushing over him or crowning him the best. I'll take the word of football legends over some nobody on the internet and 'RL9''s padded stats versus minnows.
If we go by quotes and interviews, Paul Scholes would be Xavi Iniesta Modric tier.
R9 was dazzling and unique to watch. Players like that will always get great reactions and deservingly so. Entertainment is a big factor but we don't rate Jay Jay Okocha above Seedorf, do we?
Gnidrologist
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He's in the top 20, but certainly in the second tire. Especially given that his goal baggage comes in mediocre one horse league, while playing for the top horse most of his career. Nothing of note in european cups. R9 played in much stronger laliga and ridiculously strong and defensive seria A and dominated. Even fat post injury Ronaldo dominated LL. There. Lewy has nothing on him, not even close.
L3v1s
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Paolo Maldini
“He [Maradona] and Ronaldo [Nazario], the Brazilian, are the strongest. I did not play against Messi, thank God. "
Alessandro Nesta
“Ronaldo is the hardest attacker I’ve ever had to face. He was impossible to stop.”
Gianluigi Buffon
“The best I have ever played against. If it wasn’t for injury I think he would be talked about on the same level as Pele and Diego Maradona.”
Zinedine Zidane
"Without hesitation, Ronaldo is the best player I ever played with. He had such an ease with the ball. He is number one. Every day I trained with him, I saw something different, something new, something beautiful. That’s what makes the difference between a very good player, and the exception, who, for me, is Ronaldo."
Fabio Cannavaro
Arguably the best goalkeeper of all time and the best defender of all time named him as their best opponent they ever faced, but no. Bet they were some bums.
ajnotkeith
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R9 wasn't Jay Jay Okocha lol R9 was the best forward in the world for a number of seasons. Lewandowski has never been the best forward in the world in any seasons except arguably like one where Messi and Ronaldo had down years.
Tempt is doing the thing people do with Dembele where they conflate his injuries with what he actually does as a player, and to claim that because he hasn't got the stats due to being injured it means he wasn't as good when he actually did play.
Tempt is doing the thing people do with Dembele where they conflate his injuries with what he actually does as a player, and to claim that because he hasn't got the stats due to being injured it means he wasn't as good when he actually did play.
Temptation
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A positive post on R9 by me....... One thing everyone would agree is that he's the most respected player by his peers. Also, he's a very humble guy irl. Having met him briefly at an event, he was very nice to everyone and speaks decent English too. While, I don't rate him as highly as others do in all time discussions, he's one of the most entertaining players to watch ever!
Look at the respect one of the GOAT CBs has for him:
Look at the respect one of the GOAT CBs has for him:
What event lol.
Masalation has arrived. You seem like such a pathological liar I would bet you're an Indian working at a scammer call centre for a living.
Temptation
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Was a Nike launch event in London few years back.
Many celebs came and there were plenty of social media influencers too.
Me and my mate were in the press area where they do those lil interviews for YouTube channels and stuff - so we were in the same area. Those red carpet sort of walks where celebs give their thoughts before entering the main event place.
Didn't really talk to him or anything. But he was very polite to the fans and influencers around. Said hi to many people and smiled.
Btw, R9 is the best striker but to be fair, his achivements are not enough for his talent. He only won just 1 league tittle in his Europe career. No UCL. But it is his football and his Brazil NT career that made him the best. Similiar to Maradona (no UCL and only 2 league tittles).
JohnN
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He didn't achieve what he could have for his talent, but he was really unlucky with the bad injuries. Also, hard to recover from those and he made it work somehow, even if not ever reaching his original levels. Others would have quit.
Injuries indeed cut short his career. But R9 also didn't take care of himself and couldn't control his weights.
Still the most transcendent striker in history. A fat R9 can do this
Or when he was over 100kg
KingLeo10
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Globe trotting Temp who's in NYC one day, in London the other day, and somewhere premier in Europe yet another day...has met Lewandowski, CR7, R9 and a few celebs...still finds enough time in his day to conjure up 8,000 posts in a year on a Barca forum while not being a Barca fan.
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