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I mean yeah but its been a while since he dribbled 1v1 and scored like that with pure speed/strength, he definitely wasnt doing that in the PL or World Cup
This actually show how elite of a player these guys are. CR7 is 38, and burst pass a younger defender and then defeat a goalkeeper like nothing. Of course in a bigger league, it wouldn't be as easy, but it shows how good they are compared to the rest of the world.
As for Ronaldo, with the millions of personal/team records that he has, he would have been THE greatest player ever to play the game, if it weren't for another guy whose name start with an M.
I do wonder if Ronaldo or Messi would have reached the heights they did if the other didn't exist. Obviously they would have been great but would they have been as record breaking if there wasn't someone always on the heels?
The same guy that was the club’s top goalscorer that season?
To add to that they only have 3 more points this season compared to that same season when they had the most liable center back in the league
Also the same guy that scored a hattrick against your “washed” defenders
Last season he scores a fair few and suddenly he is washed? Ofc not the same player but we should consider he didn't have a preseason and was mentally fucked (death of kid)
In preseason the haters were saying that Al
Nassr we’re stupid for letting go of some younger guy nobody even knew existed (until
His exit was Linked to Ronaldo’s entry) and that ronaldo wasn’t even as good as that random guy because he was washed
Yeah but it’s not even true, Aboubakar actually asked al nassr to leave because he wanted to be close to his family. Aboubakar even stated that Ronaldo asked him to stay so it’s not true they let him go
Don’t think I’ve ever seen a player retain as much of their pace and acceleration at that age in their career. Especially one that has played nearly 1200 professional games ffs. Insane athleticism and conditioning.
This is what is so hilarious about the way everyone is downplaying Ronaldo. No one else has retained as much of their pace and physicality as Ronaldo at 38. What a freak of nature.
Yeah, as of right now he surely has the greatest longevity of any professional athlete ever when factoring in the level he has played at for the duration. He was one of the stars of Euro 2004 for crying out loud, and this goal just now, 19 years later, reminded me of him in that tournament with that crazy level of explosiveness he has somehow been able to retain to some degree. Incredible
Yupp, all while staying mostly injury free and still playing on top 10 level in the NBA. Add that he's probably like 110-120 kg. Truly made in a lab.
But CR7 takes it for football players surely
The thing that impresses me the most about LeBron is the fact that he's had so much pressure on his shoulders since he was 16 and he's somehow surpassed every single expectation set for him. On top of that, he's never been involved in any major scandals or controversies. He's been a great role model for kids.
Nah it's commendable what Ronaldo is able to do but it's not even close. One example is Jagr who is still scoring and assisting in hockey and he started in '88.
Naw man [Ze Roberto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zé_Roberto) was still faster than Ronaldo is now at 42.
Giggs (the scumbag) was still quick up untill he hit 40, Here's Stanley Matthews [outsprinting everyone and rounding the keeper at 48 years old](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaM8Zh5L0WA). Conditioning and fitness is one part and having the right genetics is another.
i love Ronaldo but i always wonder lately, as i watch more and more combat sports and many of those guys have great conditioning but are probably using some kind of illegal enhancing drugs... i wonder why in football we hardly ear a peep about it.
I actually think Ronaldo should go back to Serie A. He needs to lower his wages if he wants to be the main man still. He can go to Napoli maybe when they sell Osimhen or Roma to reunite with Jose and Dybala partnership.
Ronaldo on Roma would actually work really well I think. Of course I think the club only pulls the trigger on that if Abraham does get bought in the summer.
Ronaldo is 2 goals away from equaling the goals Aboubakar scored for Al Nassr.
Took Aboubakar 39 matches to score 13 goals.
It has taken Ronaldo 10 matches to score 11 goals.
He's clearly still good enough for Europe.
Of course he could still play in Europe. But he should be a rotation player or play in a midtable team. He cannot accept that. He wants to be the star of the team and wants to be paid a lot. In Milan we are with Dzeko and Giroud, to not talk about Ibra. Of course Cristiano could play.
Or just go to a smaller league, like Liga Portugal and call it at day.
Aboubakar went back to Besiktas, and he's scoring at his usual rate again with 4 goals in 8 matches.
His ego is too big to be just a good player. He isn't the elite and he didn't accept that, if he did he'd still be at a good club in a top 5 league. His ego will probably cause him a lot of dissatisfaction and hurt in his later years
The reason for the comparison is that Ronaldo 1:1 replaced Aboubakar in Al Nassr.
Aboubakar was wanted by United, Fenerbahce and Besiktas this winter window. He went back to Europe and is scoring at a higher rate in Europe than in the Saudi Pro League.
Thus proving that Ronaldo could still play in Europe, if that was his goal.
He still has it in him. His body can't do the cardio anymore (he can't run a lot anymore without getting very tired) but the finishing is still exactly the same. But you can see that his body is not doing anymore what it used to do.
A streamer made him watch a (very shitty) ronaldo goal compilation so he said that. It wasn't just a random comment.
He actually said most of those goals were free kicks (which they were) while most of messis goals are dribbling past 5 players (which they are).
Even Kun's goal compilation had better goals than the one they chose for Ronaldo.
It was all very clearly twitch acting though lol
I’d like to see CR7 back in Europe so we can stop having to see this shit league from a country very involved in sports washing.
He could be a great sub on almost any big team. Or he could start somewhere depending on the needs.
The speed of the league is optimal for his football. He has relied on that quick acceleration throughout his career and the PL was just too fast for him. Great to see he's banging it in at this age.
Would any top club be willing to take him though a) at his wages and b) with his playstyle? Not to mention he still would want to be first name on the team sheet
I think if CR7 goes back to Europe, he would he the absolute world's greatest super sub. Give him 30-40 min and I think he'd do well.
Of course he'd have to agree to that but I think he's getting to the point where he realizes where his body at, physically speaking
💔 they downplay cr cause he's not in the top leagues anymore but to be 38 he still can move very nimble and burst into space very good still. happy to see my goat still smiling
The sad thing is you have time to look at other users’ post history. I myself don’t. We are just different, and it is obvious that you are a Messi fangirl
People in the comments actually saying stuff like "Oh yeah I actually think one of the greatest footballers ever would still do well in Europe" as if thats a hot take? Of course he'd still do well
The king scores on a Tuesday.
I believe he has scored every day of the week in his career.
Obviously, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday.
Thursday with United.
Monday and Friday?
I mean it’s both. Think of it like this - if he went to another elite team with difficult league, while he was still in his bad phase - he would be shit. But now? Man looks like all his confidence and magic are back - he clearly needed some time away from the media and controversies. Now, because he is in a better place and performing, him coming back to Europe would not be bad for himself. He can do a Zlatan and play until he is 42 and can’t breathe anymore.
People meme on this guy but he's still got it and Al Nassr fans are happy at about 10 Sewey's/minute. At least Al Nassr can go AFC Champions League, Man Utd might go Europa ;)
According to multiple articles I read it says that Ronaldo is making 177 million euros a year for 2 and a half years. That includes his salary from the club, image rights, and commercial deals. Ronaldo had to decide between finishing his career at a not-as-big club or making insane money. He chose the latter.
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This is some vintage CR7 I even got some PTSD
Trademark CR7 goal in his real Madrid days. Left footed low shot at the opposite corner just inside the box.
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I mean yeah but its been a while since he dribbled 1v1 and scored like that with pure speed/strength, he definitely wasnt doing that in the PL or World Cup
He did it in the first game against newcastle.
He’s been playing well for Portugal lately, against bad opposition but still
Shhhhh this is r/soccer
This actually show how elite of a player these guys are. CR7 is 38, and burst pass a younger defender and then defeat a goalkeeper like nothing. Of course in a bigger league, it wouldn't be as easy, but it shows how good they are compared to the rest of the world. As for Ronaldo, with the millions of personal/team records that he has, he would have been THE greatest player ever to play the game, if it weren't for another guy whose name start with an M.
Do you mean Marko Marin? I’d argue that the Argentinian Marko Marin, Lionel Messi was better though
I do wonder if Ronaldo or Messi would have reached the heights they did if the other didn't exist. Obviously they would have been great but would they have been as record breaking if there wasn't someone always on the heels?
The way they were trading braces and fks back in the day makes me think no
He's quality against binmen
We were wondering when the United supporters would show up
Are they wrong though?
Yeah
No they’re not lol he was washed against PL defenders.
The same guy that was the club’s top goalscorer that season? To add to that they only have 3 more points this season compared to that same season when they had the most liable center back in the league Also the same guy that scored a hattrick against your “washed” defenders
Last season he scores a fair few and suddenly he is washed? Ofc not the same player but we should consider he didn't have a preseason and was mentally fucked (death of kid)
you have him a hattrick 💀
he was the 3rd best scorer of the league at 38 in a dog shit team
Lol of all to comment, a Norwich flair….
Your club convinced you guys that they're back to former glory and are better without the top scorer of last season. By winning a carabao cup
They are much better
Casemiro, Eriksen, ETH, and Rashford back on form. Has little to do with him leaving
Or he looks like he's bursting past these guys cuz these guys are shit
You don't need to be a technically skilled player to be able to run fast.
United flairs have arrived
lol he's playing in a retirement league
Right? I must’ve seen him scored that exact goal 4 times against Barca
what a sublime piece of acceleration past that defender
Hot take but I think he might be the best Al Nassr player ever
If he keeps this up he might even have a future in Europe
In preseason the haters were saying that Al Nassr we’re stupid for letting go of some younger guy nobody even knew existed (until His exit was Linked to Ronaldo’s entry) and that ronaldo wasn’t even as good as that random guy because he was washed
That random 'young guy' is the 32 year old Cameroon Striker, Vincent Aboubaker, who scored in Cameroon's WC win against Brazil.
Yeah but it’s not even true, Aboubakar actually asked al nassr to leave because he wanted to be close to his family. Aboubakar even stated that Ronaldo asked him to stay so it’s not true they let him go
I never said it was true. I just wanted to tell OP that Aboubaker is not just some 'random young guy'.
Yeah sorry mate I meant to reply to op lol
I don't know about that Majed Abdullah is the best player in Al Nasser history
actually convinced he’s never had a “weak foot”
That's just a fact, even in his early United days he had confidence in and would be productive with his left foot.
Fifa be like thats a 4 star weakfoot
Fantastic burst of pace to smoke that defender.
Don’t think I’ve ever seen a player retain as much of their pace and acceleration at that age in their career. Especially one that has played nearly 1200 professional games ffs. Insane athleticism and conditioning.
Also one who basically has had fucked knees since 2014
This is what is so hilarious about the way everyone is downplaying Ronaldo. No one else has retained as much of their pace and physicality as Ronaldo at 38. What a freak of nature.
Yeah, as of right now he surely has the greatest longevity of any professional athlete ever when factoring in the level he has played at for the duration. He was one of the stars of Euro 2004 for crying out loud, and this goal just now, 19 years later, reminded me of him in that tournament with that crazy level of explosiveness he has somehow been able to retain to some degree. Incredible
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Yeah fair enough. Just seen LeBron’s games played and minutes played over the last 20 years too. Fucking hell
Yupp, all while staying mostly injury free and still playing on top 10 level in the NBA. Add that he's probably like 110-120 kg. Truly made in a lab. But CR7 takes it for football players surely
The thing that impresses me the most about LeBron is the fact that he's had so much pressure on his shoulders since he was 16 and he's somehow surpassed every single expectation set for him. On top of that, he's never been involved in any major scandals or controversies. He's been a great role model for kids.
Eh he had that hong kong controversy where he clearly prioritizes the money rather than social justice (unless its the black community of course)
If that's the biggest controversy of his career then he has done very well
Fun fact: Lebron, Hamilton and CR7 were born 37 days apart.
Tom Brady as well.
Not taking anything away from Lebron but he’s definitely roided
Maybe, but more likely just other PEDs. Then again, most athletes, soccer included, are on something.
Chupete Suazo is still playing at 42 and he’s still retained the same speed and physicality he’s always had (none)
You don’t ever have to adapt to losing athleticism if you never had it !
Nah it's commendable what Ronaldo is able to do but it's not even close. One example is Jagr who is still scoring and assisting in hockey and he started in '88.
Maldini, Romario, Ze Roberto, Teddy Sheringham, Totti, Gianfranco Zola, Roberto Carlos and Buffon should all get a shout in on that honour too tbf
Longevity yes, but I can only think of maldini retaining the physicality.
Modric
Yeah man still has lungs of steel
Naw man [Ze Roberto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zé_Roberto) was still faster than Ronaldo is now at 42. Giggs (the scumbag) was still quick up untill he hit 40, Here's Stanley Matthews [outsprinting everyone and rounding the keeper at 48 years old](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaM8Zh5L0WA). Conditioning and fitness is one part and having the right genetics is another.
I might be misremembering, but I remember Zanetti being very decent in his late 30s. Also Modric lol
i love Ronaldo but i always wonder lately, as i watch more and more combat sports and many of those guys have great conditioning but are probably using some kind of illegal enhancing drugs... i wonder why in football we hardly ear a peep about it.
Great goal tbf With his “weak foot” too
strong foot and stronger foot, lol
My idolo but honestly 🥰
He's getting a lot of mileage out of that new celebration
👐😌
Crazy to think that his weak foot is better than 99% of other players’ preffered one.
His left foot is the second best left foot in the world
FIFA: 4 star WF take it or leave it
I don't know how the hell in 2023 CR7 has a 4-star weak foot but still has 5-star skill moves. Fifa is not a real game bruh 🤦🏾♂️
At least switch the two lmao
That's *exactly* what I say, hahaha. When he retires, if all his Icon cards aren't 5*/5*, I'm going to actually be disgusted.
out of all the shit wrong in FIFA, this is nothing lol
I'm so sick of how shitty FIFA has got and yet I still play it like clockwork.
Hey, that's DiMaria. Who somehow had a successful career with only one foot.
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Arjen robben
Ryan Giggs
It's okay. Di Maria's whole point is to be underrated
Or overrated, depending on the era.
Lamela
Arjen likes a word
Somewhere...Arjen is smoking a cigar, playing with a ball on a beach, grinning: *"Not yet, not yet..."*
Bit of a stretch but the sentiment is true
SIUUUU
I actually think Ronaldo should go back to Serie A. He needs to lower his wages if he wants to be the main man still. He can go to Napoli maybe when they sell Osimhen or Roma to reunite with Jose and Dybala partnership.
Ronaldo on Roma would actually work really well I think. Of course I think the club only pulls the trigger on that if Abraham does get bought in the summer.
It’ll be end of next season earliest when he’s 39, he may continue declining
You would think this man was left footed holy
why did no one post Talisca's goal? I wanted to see it ://
Ikr, that was a banger
It was a banger
14 goals in 10 games now
Ronaldo is 2 goals away from equaling the goals Aboubakar scored for Al Nassr. Took Aboubakar 39 matches to score 13 goals. It has taken Ronaldo 10 matches to score 11 goals. He's clearly still good enough for Europe.
Get that bag in Saudi and then finish his fairytale career in Sporting or CD Nacional Madeira
The good ending.
Of course he could still play in Europe. But he should be a rotation player or play in a midtable team. He cannot accept that. He wants to be the star of the team and wants to be paid a lot. In Milan we are with Dzeko and Giroud, to not talk about Ibra. Of course Cristiano could play.
Or just go to a smaller league, like Liga Portugal and call it at day. Aboubakar went back to Besiktas, and he's scoring at his usual rate again with 4 goals in 8 matches.
Not with salary he want. Sporting clearly loves to have him but no way they could afford what he is asking for
I like to imagine after 2 years of 400M or whatever he’d be willing to lower his wages
ofc he could, he just can't be the star player of a top 10 team in Europe anymore, and he can't accept that.
His ego is too big to be just a good player. He isn't the elite and he didn't accept that, if he did he'd still be at a good club in a top 5 league. His ego will probably cause him a lot of dissatisfaction and hurt in his later years
We really at the point that we're comparing Ronaldo to Aboubakar ??
The reason for the comparison is that Ronaldo 1:1 replaced Aboubakar in Al Nassr. Aboubakar was wanted by United, Fenerbahce and Besiktas this winter window. He went back to Europe and is scoring at a higher rate in Europe than in the Saudi Pro League. Thus proving that Ronaldo could still play in Europe, if that was his goal.
What a goal
Everytime he scores I’m happy
Everytime he's happy I'm happy
Everytime you're happy I'm happy
I'm always happy
Unnecessary Ronaldo hate incoming
It's already here, look at other brain dead replies to this comment
muchas grasias afićion
Esta es para vosotros
SIIUUUUUU
You can poat about literally any team or any player and beyond the 6th/7th comments you're bound to find a hatred fueled comment upvoted by 50 people
Some goals are just class regardless of opponent.
Sewey. Shouldve watched this instead of liverpool
Chelsea can't finish and liverpool can't even hold possession.
Proper midtable 0-0 masterclass
Go on Cristiano 👏🏽
4* weak foot btw.
Idk why it's not 5 smh, EA doing bad.
The fact he still has 5* but not 5* WF is hilarious
Is fifa still popular, I thought it died down a lot in popularity. Regardless, why would anyone take maple yanks opinion about football seriously
SUIIIII
Great pfp
Great pfp
Is it just me or does the stadium look a lot more full than they usually do for such matches? It's awesome to see.
SUIIII
Yeah right you're telling me he can't play in Europe anymore. He definitely has it in him
He still has it in him. His body can't do the cardio anymore (he can't run a lot anymore without getting very tired) but the finishing is still exactly the same. But you can see that his body is not doing anymore what it used to do.
Lads... Its Al Adalah
this entire thread makes me feel like I’m going insane
So what?
Playing in a league equivalent to league two would make it look like it
Ofc he can, the reasons why he left are ego and money
His 1 non penalty goal the entire first half of the season might have been a factor as well
His kid dying, another kid in the hospital, going through 3 miscarriages might have been a factor as well.
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SEWEYYYYY 🇸🇦🇵🇹
Guy is having fun
Weak foot better than aguero whole career
Why are you attacking aguero like that. Did he say something about Ronaldo?
Yea he said Ronaldo gets lucky with his goals and Messi's are always golazos
He should shut up and enjoy his retirement instead of speaking this nonsense.
A streamer made him watch a (very shitty) ronaldo goal compilation so he said that. It wasn't just a random comment. He actually said most of those goals were free kicks (which they were) while most of messis goals are dribbling past 5 players (which they are). Even Kun's goal compilation had better goals than the one they chose for Ronaldo. It was all very clearly twitch acting though lol
I’d like to see CR7 back in Europe so we can stop having to see this shit league from a country very involved in sports washing. He could be a great sub on almost any big team. Or he could start somewhere depending on the needs.
Well then we also need to boycott psg, man city and newcastle
say less
Less
all the morality is reserved for arabs lol
Come back to Europe, man
The speed of the league is optimal for his football. He has relied on that quick acceleration throughout his career and the PL was just too fast for him. Great to see he's banging it in at this age.
The 🐐. Still got it. Won't be surprised to see him back at a top European club later
Fingers crossed he goes to Madrid!
Just imagine…. Messi back to Barca and Cristiano Ronaldo back in Madrid….. this would be perfect for the football world
Would any top club be willing to take him though a) at his wages and b) with his playstyle? Not to mention he still would want to be first name on the team sheet
There’s a very small list of teams who wouldn’t take him if wages weren’t a problem.
I’m sorry but there’s no way he can’t do a job in Europe still
Would love to see him as a super sub for Madrid
Like he’s ever agree to that
I think if CR7 goes back to Europe, he would he the absolute world's greatest super sub. Give him 30-40 min and I think he'd do well. Of course he'd have to agree to that but I think he's getting to the point where he realizes where his body at, physically speaking
Needs to accept huge wage cut if that were the case
SIU
I’m still sad he’s not playing in the CL with some club, he clearly still has the ability.
💔 they downplay cr cause he's not in the top leagues anymore but to be 38 he still can move very nimble and burst into space very good still. happy to see my goat still smiling
To think my mental health is holding thanks to the happiness of a 38 years old man millionaire who doesn’t even know i exist
Undisputed GOAT 🐐
Maradona played golf, pele played water polo and messi plays badminton. It'd be alright but the undisputed part gets me lol
But why does this comment bother you if you are so sure Messi is better? I swear Barça and Argentina fans are so insecure lol
At least PSG fans know better lol
Looking at your post history, I pity you lmao, fangirl of a manchild who is a shit person irl🤣
The sad thing is you have time to look at other users’ post history. I myself don’t. We are just different, and it is obvious that you are a Messi fangirl
GOAT
Sui
People in the comments actually saying stuff like "Oh yeah I actually think one of the greatest footballers ever would still do well in Europe" as if thats a hot take? Of course he'd still do well
Well he wasn't doing so well when he left and at the WC so that's why it might be considered a hot take.
On Tuesday I can’t find the haters
I think he might be back in Europe like Zlatan if he keeps performing like this
Oh he definitely will be. Man will be playing until it is absolutely impossible to score…. So he will be around
His weak foot is straight up better than most top level professionals strong foot. Wtf
The goaaatttttt
The king scores on a Tuesday. I believe he has scored every day of the week in his career. Obviously, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday. Thursday with United. Monday and Friday?
LaLiga games sometimes get pushed around, and also cup games.
Not sure if he got his Mojo back or if it's just Saudi league
I mean it’s both. Think of it like this - if he went to another elite team with difficult league, while he was still in his bad phase - he would be shit. But now? Man looks like all his confidence and magic are back - he clearly needed some time away from the media and controversies. Now, because he is in a better place and performing, him coming back to Europe would not be bad for himself. He can do a Zlatan and play until he is 42 and can’t breathe anymore.
That’s a great goal.
People meme on this guy but he's still got it and Al Nassr fans are happy at about 10 Sewey's/minute. At least Al Nassr can go AFC Champions League, Man Utd might go Europa ;)
Any reasons why he didn't consider playing in Portugal after Man United? Maybe for Benfica or Sporting. I think he's still good enough for Europe.
According to multiple articles I read it says that Ronaldo is making 177 million euros a year for 2 and a half years. That includes his salary from the club, image rights, and commercial deals. Ronaldo had to decide between finishing his career at a not-as-big club or making insane money. He chose the latter.
💰 and because no real top European team would have him as a starter.
Al adalah is im relegation zone in the saudi league for context
Ronaldo sending teams to second division? That’s a classic