Originally Posted by
Danstone
Messi for me. Too young to have seen Pele and Maradona is tainted for me, not for the hand of God but because we can’t be sure what substances he was using at any point in his career. I’d take Messi over Ronaldo any day, Messi fits into the teams he plays in and everything feels more organic. Ronaldo takes over and everything has to go through him or he has a tantrum. Man Utd looked to be on the up before he signed and look what’s happened since, and I don’t think it’s any coincidence that Portugal won the Euros after Ronaldo went off injured, and even then he had to be on the sideline pretending to be the coach to make sure he got the praise.
Much lower down the ladder we have a similar situation at Watford. Ismaila Sarr is probably the most talented player we’ve ever had. When he plays everything is directed towards him and it’s very predictable. Much like Ronaldo, when anything goes wrong he’ll throw a tantrum and claim it’s somebody elses fault, even when it’s clear the fault lies with him.The team as a whole plays much better when he isn’t on the pitch. That’s an attitude I’ve never seen with Messi who quietly gets on with the job in hand and pulls his team along with him.
All irrelevant though, the correct answer is Luther Blissett!