I have so many questions. If pizzas are round in shape, why do they come in a square box? Why aren’t toasters called ‘tanning breads’? Who is the greatest football player in the world at the moment?
We may not realize it, but we are a fortunate lot. For we are living in a time when arguably the most gifted football player of all time and the most efficient footballing machine coexist today.
Future generations will one day ask their parents about the greatest sportsperson of all time. A ton of answers will crop up. But I think we can all agree that the list will hold the names the two people who have set the footballing world on fire for the last couple of decades.
The question, however, still persists. Who is the Greatest Of All Time? Is it the man, the myth, the legend – Cristiano Ronaldo? Or is it the man who was born with a ball at his feet, the footballing magician – Lionel Messi?
Sid Seixero, an American soccer expert thinks he has the answer.
Watch it here –
If you think Messi is the GOAT, watch this video. https://t.co/JVmaztsGlJ
— Henry. (@UtdHenry) March 13, 2019
Sid Seixeiro has chosen a clear side in the GOAT debate, a question that has gone unanswered ever since Messi and Ronaldo have been vying for the award most prestigious, the Ballon d’Or.
While Messi and Ronaldo have both been plundering goals for their respective clubs all over Europe, fans have always been divided over who gets to be seated on the throne of the GOAT.
Ronaldo is the clear winner, says Seixeiro. In the video, Seixeiro goes on to state that Ronaldo has performed at arguably the same, if not a higher level than Messi while playing with teammates like Carrick and Fletcher. Messi, meanwhile, could count on the services of one of the silkiest central midfield duo of all time – Xavi and Iniesta.
Ballon d’Ors will come and go. Generations of players will come and go. But the GOAT debate will rage on. While Ronaldo will continue to conquer on the international stage and “prove” himself with clubs all over Europe, Messi will continue to do what he does best. Mesmerize.
Unless and until toasters are rechristened as tanning breads, the question of the GOAT will remain unanswered.
“Ronaldo has performed at arguably the same…” That is a false claim and cannot be justified accurately with data. So my question becomes, why is the person making this fallacious claim consider an expert when his answer is rooted in clear bias? Any objective analysis based on stats over the past ten years will clearly show that Messi is the most consistent performer ever and he has gotten better even after the departure of Xavi and Iniesta. Is Messi the greatest of all-time? That’s purely subjective and another debate entirely but to say that Ronaldo has performed at a higher level over the years is totally false.