By Wilson Florez
For many years there has been a debate between the superiority of Cristiano Ronaldo over Lionel Messi and vice versa. Comparisons have always fallen on these two footballers as they are contemporaries. Luiz Felipe Scolari considers that both are very different. The strategist believes that CR7 is not a star with natural qualities like Messi.
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Luiz Felipe Scolari offered these statements in a conversation with Sergio Goycochea. The Brazilian strategist highlighted the natural talent of footballers like Messi, Maradona or Ronaldinho. Cristiano Ronaldoin his opinion, He formed his talent with discipline. It wasn’t something innate.
“Cristiano was not born a star like Messi or Ronaldinho. He went cracking. He looked for alternatives. The cases of Messi, Ronaldinho, Rivaldo, Ronaldo, Maradona… They already know where the ball is going to go. But Cristiano today is what he is and he is going to go to a World Cup at 40, 41 years old, because of his insistence, his will and dedication.“, declared the Brazilian strategist.
Cristiano Ronaldo had a great connection with Luiz Felipe Scolari. The Brazilian strategist was the one who made CR7 debut in the Portugal team. Scolari directed the European team for nearly 5 years and gave CR7 his first opportunity in August 2003.
Under the technical direction of Luiz Felipe Scolari, Cristiano Ronaldo played 57 games. The Brazilian strategist moved CR7 to the wings, one of the positions that gave him a lot of success in his career. With Scolari in the national team, Ronaldo scored 21 goals.
Thierry Henry asks not to compare them
In the midst of constant comparisons, Thierry Henry has another vision about Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Although the French attacker shared with the Argentine, Henry does not put the talent of one above the other. The former Arsenal striker prefers to enjoy these two legends who are expected to be in the 2026 World Cup.
“That is a mistake. Why do people want to separate them, if they can enjoy them all? Of course, I played with Lionel, and I prefer him for a sentimental reason, but that’s why I will never go against Cristiano. They are both on the football moon. They are from another planet. They have made each other better, like Nadal and Federer, Prost-Senna, and others in the history of sport. Cris and Leo are out of the competition”Henry said in an interview with Marca.
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