The harsh advice of an Italian legend for Cristiano Ronaldo and a lapidary comparison with Lionel Messi

In the past it seems to have remained that Cristiano Ronaldo that year after year he disputed the Ballon d’Or and was a multi-champion with the team he had to represent. Since the start of the season, the striker has only scored one goal in the Europa League and from the penalty spot. With his record blank in the Premier League, the striker seemed to find refuge defending his country’s colors in the UEFA Nations League, but the recent deletion again set off the alarms.

One of those who noticed the difficulties in the game of CR7, was the legend of Italian football Antonio Cassano who believed that it is time for the Portuguese to put an end to his career: “At one point, football depends on you. When you can’t take it anymore, you have to close the blind. The great fear of phenomena in any point of view and in any sport, ”he analyzed in the podcast Wild Moss. And he closed the topic with a forceful phrase: “He won everything he had to win, he won so much money, he is physically impeccable. Go away, enough”.

In addition, he corrected the rapper Fedez when he compared Cristiano with Messi and argued that the Argentine did not make sacrifices throughout his career. “At the level of natural talents, Messi is like Maradona, Pelé, Cruyff, etc. But when it comes to sacrifices, Messi left home at the age of 14 from Argentina. There was a problem that Barcelona has cured. I had a thousand problems. He was lucky at times but he has made a thousand sacrifices, the first four years he was alone in Barcelona, ​​on the other side of the ocean. Isn’t that a sacrifice? The natural gift is that he is a phenomenon and on the other hand he has trained him”, added Cassano.

Despite his successful career, the status of CR7 begins to be questioned. Shortly before the defeat against Spain in the League of Nations, the newspaper And she was published a headline that toured the major sports portals: “Less Ronaldo, more Portugal”. To support this observation, the outlet wanted to know if Internet users were ready for the Manchester United star to start the game against the Spaniards on the substitute bench and the result was surprising: 57% of Internet users responded favorably to the question.

But the latter’s wish was not listened to by the technician Fernando Santos. Ronaldo even participated in the entire match, but could not save his team from defeat and even missed a one-on-one with Unai Simon when there were only a few minutes left. His performance was once again below expectations.

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