Ronaldo

[vegitot]

Technique, strength, pace, precision. All blend perfectly for a striker.

If only he wasn't a snake.

 

[KingLeo10]

Technique, strength, pace, precision. All blend perfectly for a striker.

If only he wasn't a snake.

Yup, there's a reason everyone who experienced him/played against him in those times (Nesta, Maldini, Desailly, Thuram, ZZ, Seedorf etc.) rate him as one of the aliens.

It's not just the goals, it's how he scored them. Perfect striker.

 

[Haraldinho]

The real one not the fake camel with big throat in the desert.

 

[Gnidrologist]

Loved how often he just strolled past keepers.

 

[Fati_Future_BallonDor]

Yup, there's a reason everyone who experienced him/played against him in those times (Nesta, Maldini, Desailly, Thuram, ZZ, Seedorf etc.) rate him as one of the aliens.

It's not just the goals, it's how he scored them. Perfect striker.

Yes tru, he had the toughest defenders you can imagine and still made it look easy

imagine he would playing today, guy would destroy every defence on his own, 1 of my fav players

PS: I have a brazil Ronaldo jersey at home 🔥

 

[Maradona37]

The best striker of all time. Van Basten 2.

 

[Fati_Future_BallonDor]

The best striker of all time. Van Basten 2.

Gerd mueller played tennis??

didnt watch him but when i ask old german guys they always say he was the best striker of all time

 

[Maradona37]

Gerd mueller played tennis??

didnt watch him but when i ask old german guys they always say he was the best striker of all time

He was in my mind too. He'd be 3 for me. He was amazing, I just slightly prefer Ronaldo and Van Basten.

Other shouts are Puskas, Romario and Eusebio.

Modern guys would be Benzema, Suarez and Lewa.

 

[vegitot]

He was in my mind too. He'd be 3 for me. He was amazing, I just slightly prefer Ronaldo and Van Basten.

Other shouts are Puskas, Romario and Eusebio.

Modern guys would be Benzema, Suarez and Lewa.

No Henry?

 

[vegitot]

Loved how often he just strolled past keepers.

This became extinct after Messi left Europe.

 

[Maradona37]

No Henry?

More of an wide loft inverted winger to me. But yeah, when he plays as a 9 he'd be righy up there.

There's loads more names, wasn't being exhaustive.

 

[L3v1s]

The greatest number 9 in history. Trophies/numbers aside, your greatest legacy is how you're remembered by other legends of the game. Those are all world class players who played with/against him. No striker had a bigger impact on future generations than El Fenomeno.

 

[RedxMAK]

The greatest number 9 in history. Trophies/numbers aside, your greatest legacy is how you're remembered by other legends of the game. Those are all world class players who played with/against him. No striker had a bigger impact on future generations than El Fenomeno.

I agree, football was prevented from seeing prosper without injuries. It really is a shame that he got injured and football was prevented from seeing his true peak. He was so good that he carried a Barcelona side off 2 trophyless seasons into winning 3/4 trophies in 1 year, if he didn't go with the Brazilian national team for that friendly tournament we definitely would have won the league in 1996-97. That 1996-97 side was one of the best Barcelona sides that never won Liga/Champions League, a truely underappreciated side that didn't get its flowers because the Barcelona hierarchy didn't trust SBR. The main guy behind it truly was Ronaldo.

 

[L3v1s]

I agree, football was prevented from seeing prosper without injuries. It really is a shame that he got injured and football was prevented from seeing his true peak. He was so good that he carried a Barcelona side off 2 trophyless seasons into winning 3/4 trophies in 1 year, if he didn't go with the Brazilian national team for that friendly tournament we definitely would have won the league in 1996-97. That 1996-97 side was one of the best Barcelona sides that never won Liga/Champions League, a truely underappreciated side that didn't get its flowers because the Barcelona hierarchy didn't trust SBR. The main guy behind it truly was Ronaldo.

His injury is truly one of football's greatest heartbreaking moments. But even with this injury I dont think his career/peak is a "what if", since he came back stronger than ever in 2002 WC and scored a brace past Kahn who was a titan. And he scored loads of goals everywhere he played, was just unlucky with some of the teams at that time. In his only season with us he could've won the treble but they came short of 2 points if I remember correctly. I agree that team was underated, and his season here was arguably his greatest.

 

[TheStig]

He was still good after the injuries but not stronger than ever. He was a shadow of himself after it but still world class (which tells you what a monster he was before the injury).