Will the decline in their performances be very relevant? Or can they still be the best players for their teams in the 2026 world cup?
we are in 2023, and this year we can see that cristiano ronaldo does not have the same speed as when he was 25 years old, messi does not have the same speed as when he was 25 years old. see the games in which these two players are currently playing and compare with the games of the past, for example ronaldo managed to do a lot of dribbles capable of taking many opponents out of the way and scored a goal, messi the same thing. but currently they prefer to pass teammates
that's because they no longer have that same resistance that allowed them to run all over the pitch for 90 minutes and still be constantly dribbling, they now play moderately thinking about retirement, they've won everything, except ronaldo who hasn't won the world cup yet, but for me messi won't be in the next world cup, but ronaldo with his greed could be, he doesn't conform to his age, anyway if the portugal coach decides that he will be called up for the world cup then who are we to be against ?
That's precisely the point, we are still in 2023 and have three years left to the world cup and during this time everything is possible for Cristiano Ronaldo, there's a high chance to say he won't be able to show the same performance we see from him these days because he is getting older time after time, even if you consider him as a good and professional player with a good physical power still playing at 41y old for the national team at the world cup is not something normal.