Still you’re judging him by Cristiano standards not by the other players on that list.
Those 3 pre-prime years were better than the peaks of any other player on that list. His worst of those seasons would have been a career year for most of them.
08/09 was only underwhelming by Ronaldo standards of those on that list.
Compared to Rooney who is 3rd on the list, that would be a top 2 season of his career and maybe even best if CL is included from the seasons.
Recent history suggests Bayern will fuck Barca here, but this is the first time since 08/09 when Barca has the better coach.
Would go for a narrow Barca win if at close to full strength, but think Flick will have to settle for a draw due to the injuries.
Sums up how biased the media is to have Ronaldo that low when he should easily be #1.
Of those 10, an objective order would be: Ronaldo, Henry, Salah, KDB, Rooney, Gerrard, Lampard, Scholes, Vieira, Silva.
Xavi trying to pretend he's happy to see Flick doing well and exposing his excuses and acts of sabotage.
If Flick was struggling, Xavi and his entourage would be leaking to press trying to undermine him.
Can understand his dream of playing for Madrid and trying to follow in Ronaldo's footsteps, but a move to Arsenal would have been much more interesting and sensible from a football perspective.
905th goal and 255th assist.
He's probably the most underrated playmaker in history. More assists than Xavi, more than Iniesta, and most assists in CL history.
Media would have you believe he is just a poacher though.