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Childish or not, is unavoidable for football fans around the globe. Don't you agree? Or were you referring to Claudia Schiffer versus Cindy Crawford? :wub: Edit: By the way, Atletico Madrid in serious trouble versus Malaga. I can't see them beating Real Madrid yet again this coming Tuesday.

As the debate of Messi vs Ronaldo has resurfaced (for the 45834638594th time) I would sum it up in the following manner. For those in here who are old enough to remember the 90s and the debate over Claudia Schiffer and Cindy Crawford, then that is a good analogy in my opinion. Messi is Claudia...

Eternal mediocrity, other than the season in which they made the CL quarters.

2 poor goals conceded by both GKs in the Malaga-Atletico game.

Along with that Valencia game, there have been at least a dozen more of similar quality. He had hat-tricks against Falcao Atletico, a brilliant game against Zaragoza back in 2010 again, several Clasicos, last year at the Mestalla, several games against Sevilla, and a couple against Villarreal...

Professional football and accountancy (just to provide a random example) have zero similarities. In fact, in most regular jobs, a worker's value rises with time due to the accrual of experience and specialization in the job at hand. With professional football, it is the exact opposite. A...

His stance on the matter of a new contract is beyond absurd. First of all, just like you said, he is nowhere near the player he was at Sevilla or his first 3 seasons with us. Moreover, he will now inevitably enter a period of an even deeper and potentially terminal decline as a footballer, yet...

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I agree. Especially since we are 100% certain to be knackered by the time that game comes around.

Messi has done it again and again against any opposition, not just Man City. The reason I brought Man City as an example, is because that is a recent game that is fresh in all our minds (at least I hope so)

I never said that Ronaldo was a million miles away from Messi as an overall player. All I am saying is that as great as Ronaldo is (definitely an all time Top 10 player like I stated before) Messi possess a very particular set of skills which makes him clearly superior to even an all-time great...

Really? Just re-watch Messi's performances against Man City recently and then tell me how Ronaldo (or any Neymar, Suarez, Aguero, Bale, James, Ibra, Robben, Hazard, etc etc etc) can remotely compare? Hey look, I am not even a big Messi fan, but things are just what they are! Messi is a...

I agree, with the caveat that Ronaldo is closer to Messi when Messi has injury-ridden seasons. Otherwise there is no comparison other than total amount of goals.

You are not following the argument. Messi and Ronaldo score similar amounts of goals for the last 6 years or so. But Ronaldo's goals are more concentrated in a fewer amount of games, plus more penaldos. Messi's goals are more spread out through different games. It makes a significant difference...

Whatever Ronaldo's movement off the ball is, and however taller he is than Messi (hence him being a bigger aerial threat) it can only result in him scoring similar amounts to Messi but with more penalties and more hat-tricks/braces against already defeated teams. Messi's goals are more spread...

I am not saying that Ronaldo is merely a goalscorer, no. But in comparison to Messi, that is the only area of the game that he is more or less on par. I am not slighting Ronaldo in the least, who despite his stupid antics, is one of the best of all time. I am only saying that in comparison with...

That dive posted above by "Sumlit" is simply embarrassing.

As a pure goalscorer, Ronaldo is probably the best of all time. In any other respect of the game, he is simple light years behind Messi. Not even remotely close.

Real Madrid were stupid not to let Ronaldo serve a game out against Eibar and then begin again with a clean slate. But Ronaldo's mania of stat building clouds his judgement.

At least 5 goals by Real Madrid incoming...