Topic: POLL: Who Would You Prefer In Your Team: Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi? (Read 752 times)

I will prefer Lionel Messi in my Team. There's this one thing I like about him he is ready to adapt to any place.
Lionel Messi has saved and still saving Barcelona till now.

Total Votes So Far: 33

Cristiano Ronaldo: 23
Lionel Messi: 10

I do not think this poll has really run its course.

The two great players are due to meet in Barcelona when Juventus travel there in the final Group G game. Both teams have already qualified for the knock-out stages so one or both could be rested but if both players do share the same pitch as opponents it will be the first time since they would meet since 2018. In that El Clasico it ended 2-2 and both were on the scoresheet.

It’s difficult to say, if we’re talking about right now when they’re both mid 30’s & past their physical peaks.
I’d rather remember them in the pinnacle of their careers. To be honest you couldn’t go wrong with either player, they’re two of the greatest ever but I think I would pick Messi.

As you said earlier Cristiano Ronaldo is better in every aspect. Definitely stronger player that can hold the game! I did a little research and found an interesting article Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo: Here's the statistical comparison, source:
https://www.newsbytesapp.com/timeline/sports/60837/284600/messi-vs-ronaldo-a-look-at-the-numbers#:~:text=When%20it%20comes%20to%20individual,Best%20FIFA%20Men's%20Player%20twice.
Interesting statistic and comparison between these two players, they are really close in everything! But in the end it's "the team", one player can make a difference, but without a good team even good players can become invisible!

If either of them is in my team I would be lucky!

Personally I like Messi more and I miss those days when the team was built around Messi. It was really exciting to watch super stars around Messi; Xavi-Iniesta, Henry, Villa, Zlatan, Neymar... He always adapted himself.
They won all 6 trophies in one year. Messi scored 50 in one year, great times. Now Barcelona is a mess.

Both players are real professionals and play at the top level even at their age. Ronaldo was born in 85, Messi in 87, they still have time to play, Messi has probably more.

Ronaldo looks stronger and have more strength but stats say there is no big difference in performance. Messi is fast with ball, his pace and acceleration is incredible when he dribbles. Because he plays only in Barcelona he knows very well the tiki taka game and he creates chances for his teammates too. His assist stats also show us that he's an all around player.

Ronaldo proved himself in different leagues, accepted every challenge and got championships. I respect that. I feel like he'll do one last challenge after Italy adventure and dominate a smaller league, maybe Portugal or Turkish league before retirement.

We are lucky to watch both legends live.

Well this thread deserves a bump 

The total votes in the poll are so far are: 31

22 votes in favour of Cristiano Ronaldo
9 votes in favour of Lionel Messi

Who would you prefer in your team? Without doubt for me it is Cristiano Ronaldo.

I am a huge fan of both these players because of their skills that has no parallels and this is the first time we have two great players competing against  each other for an extended period of time and both have their different style. I choose Cristiano Ronaldo because he played for different leagues and was successful which is rare and Messi stuck to one team. The only negative is that both of these players failed to win a world cup for their country.

Total Votes So Far: 30

Cristiano Ronaldo: 21
Lionel Messi: 9

As great as a player Messi is, it seems clear the majority voters in the poll are going for Cristiano Ronaldo.

I would choose Ronaldo over Messi quite simply because I think he is better in every aspect.

Both Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are good at their sport specially when you see them playing at the field. It will be a difficult decision making if I will become a coach of a team and I only need to choose one because they are really great players to be considered to have great potential. What I can say is that it will be a tough choice. But upon mesmerizing, I have decided to choose Cristiano Ronaldo to get into my team not just because of his popularity but also with his performance on every play he do inside the field. I know Lionel Messi do also the same thing but based on my perception, Ronaldo plays top on my preference so I would consider getting him into my team.

I really like the game Cristiano Ronaldo since he played in Manchester United. Therefore if compared to lionel messi, I prefer Cristiano Ronaldo
to be in my team. Cristiano Ronaldo's style of play and technique impressed me, and Cristiano Ronaldo has many awards. This proves he has
extraordinary abilities.

Both are best Football players in our generation now and really i admire them two but if i am to choose?it is Cristiano Ronaldo as i find Him very Fan lover accommodating His fans the way simple person can do.
Lol choose one and not both  because if it is allowed then why would i need to use 1 per half?when i can  bring them both together for Bigger option of winning.

It's a hard decision for me to choose between Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi because both are handsome

But I choose Cristiano Ronaldo for my team, but I prefer to use both Cristiano and Messi because that can make my team have a chance to become a good team. Although I don't watch every time they played, I feel that both have good skills and they can cooperate with each other. So that would be good if I can have them in my team

For some reason I go with Messi, because the dedication level he has got is truly what a team requires. Until the last minute there won't be a small drop in his confidence and hope of winning the game. This will surely serve as an energy boost to the team players, another loveable thing is the solo performance.

why choose one anyway when two is always better than one     .

but if ronaldo is a killer attacker then we should put him on offensive side  . i dont know what role messi good was but he can be a good as a reserve player if ever ronaldo had been injured or be  violated and cant play for a while  ( like what you said use for the second a half ) is also a cool idea  .

these skillfull players can represents us or regular football players that we should have our specific rules in life  . still a good lesson we have here tho

I think I go for Messi in the first half, and the second half I use Ronaldo!
Both fascinating players, although I think Messi has more natural talent. But Ronaldo is more a killer as an attacker.

ya.ya.yo!

I would prefer Ronaldo over Messi, I am a great fan of Messi, the guy is pure talented and has an edge over the game, but Messi doesn't last long as in he is talented but needs recharge while Ronaldo is like a hard worker and trained and hence, in long term, he would provide fruitful results.  Both are unique and must be respected!

Total Votes So Far: 28

Cristiano Ronaldo: 19
Lionel Messi: 9

Cristiano Ronaldo has far too many attributes that Messi cannot compare with. Cristiano Ronaldo is an absolute machine that is still running the show at Juventus just as he was at Real Madrid but Messi cannot work outside the Barcelona team.

Definitely Ronaldo, I used to think that I would pick Messi and he is still a very likeable guy as well and probably the most talented football player ever in history, however in the recent years I understood something else, something much different and that is why I changed my view.

First of all Ronaldo is a lot better physically, taller, stronger, faster and many other stuff, he can even jump higher which we all know works great. Even if they are on the same talent level, having that physical advantage is great, on top of that because he has that and he is talented dude could play in any system, he was great in United, great in Madrid and great in Juventus now, so you can put him anywhere and he would be great, Messi is more like a system player and wouldn't be that great in Juventus, sure would be still amazing but nowhere near what he is now.

This "argument" of who's the better player between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi is a universal one, it has divided opinions for more than a decade now, and it still doesn't look like coming to an end, the choice of who to pick has divided opinions, caused heated arguments and left the fans of the both players always digging up for facts to back up their respective claims. Ronaldo is lovely, his looks alone gives him an edge when people are to pick, he is somewhat of a model and plays football excellently well.

But can we be honest with ourselves for a second here, what I've seen Messi do with a football, I've never seen any other player do that, Messi changed modern football, he made the game look easy, it was like he was born playing football, he doesn't force anything, it just seems to flow out of him naturally and with minimum fuss.
Ronaldo has been a good competition for Messi, if not for him, Messi would have won the best player award 10 times and more, he is hardworking, never gives up, always taking up challenges in whatever way they present themselves, trying out new clubs and testing himself out, that makes him extraordinarily good, but he is second to Messi.

No matter how vehemently one argues in favor of Ronaldo, you just need to watch the both of them play, Messi is a genius, he plays like PlayStation 4 and for me he'll go down as the greatest of all time, Messi is more talented, Ronaldo may be more hardworking.

This is a difficult choice to determine who is the best because these two figures are legends from the same era. Ronaldo has better physical and sharpness than Messi. While Messi has a unique skill that is rarely possessed by other soccer players and is usually referred to as a natural skill. If the choice is physical and sharpness then I think I should choose Ronaldo but if its about skill and beautiful play then I have to choose Messi. But this time I chose Messi because I liked his natural skills.