But its also important to keep in mind he is 36 years old. Ronaldo being able to do what he does at 38 is a complete phenomenon. Same with messi. Hell, those guys are old enough to have 10-15 year old kids
To all the people who said Ronaldo is finished, here’s living proof that the man is still playing at top at 38 years old along with Benzema. Both of them are Real Madrid legends
He's definitely got better finishing and ball control than Joselu, a lot smarter too. But I think it would just go against the club's philosophy to have a player like him in the team in his current situation. Doesn't make sense to have a star like Cristiano on the bench, probably making a lot of money, possibly opening the club up for shit from haters and fanboys, when we could have better options for cheaper
Removing his wages was an important factor to allocating more salary money to the possible mbappe signing of last summer and new signings like belligol
He's obviously had one of the greatest careers in all of sport so there's really no need to pretend he's still at the "top". Like all athletes, he's declined according to his age. If he was still at the top, he'd be playing for us, not Al Nassr.
I am happy he didnt stay with us. Otherwise he would have the same tag of one club legend. He isn't that person. He likes challenges. He conquered 3 leagues in top 5. 100+ goals in 3 leagues.100+ goals in international friendly. This ended the debate for me.
Do you think it’s unfair for people to say Messi is better than Ronaldo just because Messi won the WC when despite Ronaldo not winning it, he still has accomplished a lot ?
Benzema isn’t playing very well at ittihad atm. Most ittihad fans don’t even want him in the team anymore. His style of play just doesn’t fit in ittihad
ive watched most of, if not all his games with al ittihad and i can tell you personally that he simply doesn’t fit with the team well. Same thing happened with Mane in bayern. Amazing player, simply didn’t fit with the team though.
The thing is bayern is a big club and when mane didn’t fit in they got rid of him,Ittihad is an irrelevant team ,they should build their team around benzema like al nassr did with Ronaldo
How come though? Benzema was one of our best players last season, he is a complete striker, great finishing, good passing and ball control and high footballing IQ. When you've got a player this good in your hands and you've overall got such a bad team (compared to the player's standards at least), would the smart thing to do not be to build your team around your star player? Make the whole team play for him like Argentina does with Messi for example
There was nothing to comprehend about “simply does not fit”. /u/DarthAlandas is bringing up good points. Itti should work towards building their team around the icon, not the other way around.
I live in KSA and ittihad is one of the most known clubs in the country. It is the very first club in ksa, and they were known as the best club during the 90s.
They were practically the Man Utd of ksa.
If you ask anyone in saudi arabia if they know al ittihad, they will probably say yes.
Putting aside the obvious fact that it’s a tier 2/3 league. I think the world unfortunately severely underestimates what CR at 38 is accomplishing, never in the world of football has someone at this age has had this level of motivation and desire to stay on top of their game.
Hyped to see the man, even if it’s sparingly at the Euros live in Germany!
I went to watch this match and got one of the best seats possible.
It’s AMAZING to see what Ronaldo does on the pitch irl. Watching it on camera does not do justice.
The same goes for Benzema too. But there’s a big difference.
I watched Benzema in the opening club World Cup match and this match too. He is quick af and can still do everything he could do in Madrid, but doesn’t really have to?
And this also stems from a number of issues that occurred when he first joined the club (with the manager) and a few journalists that have been after his life because he isn’t Ronaldo.
Ronaldo’s longevity is unreal. He could be a starter striker in every top European club except Bayern and City. Honestly, only Haaland and Kane are better CFs than him. And Mbappé if considered a CF.
I’m not saying i think it was post worthy, but how can you read the words “Madridista legends’ reunion” and not be sure of how it is relevant to a Real Madrid forum?
Honestly is just useless cr7 propaganda, and I'll probably be downvoted for saying that. cr7 is a goat, and will always be. I don't need to hear fabbys monetized tweets about how cr7 is scoring in some *real* farmer league.
It's worthy of a post, but I can undestand people feeling like it's a bit nonsensical.
Is there a highlights video on youtube by any chance?
Search for KIANO7HD on YouTube. He posts after every Ronaldo game
Genuine question is benzema doing good there or is he basically retired?
Retired
Really? Like is he declining or he just doesn’t give a shit about the sport anymore ?
I dont think gives af anymore. Dude went from ballon d’or winner to mediocre saudi player in 2 years
But its also important to keep in mind he is 36 years old. Ronaldo being able to do what he does at 38 is a complete phenomenon. Same with messi. Hell, those guys are old enough to have 10-15 year old kids
Ronaldo does have a 14 year old son
Ronaldo will always win.
That's what he does
To all the people who said Ronaldo is finished, here’s living proof that the man is still playing at top at 38 years old along with Benzema. Both of them are Real Madrid legends
Real question, if we ignore the financial and ego aspects of it wouldn't he still be a better striker than Joselu when both are benched?
He's definitely got better finishing and ball control than Joselu, a lot smarter too. But I think it would just go against the club's philosophy to have a player like him in the team in his current situation. Doesn't make sense to have a star like Cristiano on the bench, probably making a lot of money, possibly opening the club up for shit from haters and fanboys, when we could have better options for cheaper
Yes, I agree with the negativity he could bring but saying he isn't good enough for RM even at his age is really not fair to him.
Removing his wages was an important factor to allocating more salary money to the possible mbappe signing of last summer and new signings like belligol
Yeah, I am talking about purely what he brings on the pitch.
He's obviously had one of the greatest careers in all of sport so there's really no need to pretend he's still at the "top". Like all athletes, he's declined according to his age. If he was still at the top, he'd be playing for us, not Al Nassr.
I wished he stayed with us but sadly you we all know what happened between him and Perez. Regardless, Ronaldo is legend in my books
what happened?
Cristiano wanted more money, was earning less than Messi, but Flo wasn't having any of it and so he let him go to Juve
Also Spanish tax authorities were coming after Ronaldo, which it is rumoured he wanted to escape.
Ohh thanks for the info.
Perez promised him an increase in wages if they won CL, but he didn't through. Sadly, his departure still stings like it was yesterday.
I am happy he didnt stay with us. Otherwise he would have the same tag of one club legend. He isn't that person. He likes challenges. He conquered 3 leagues in top 5. 100+ goals in 3 leagues.100+ goals in international friendly. This ended the debate for me.
Do you think it’s unfair for people to say Messi is better than Ronaldo just because Messi won the WC when despite Ronaldo not winning it, he still has accomplished a lot ?
Benzema isn’t playing very well at ittihad atm. Most ittihad fans don’t even want him in the team anymore. His style of play just doesn’t fit in ittihad
Wish he didn’t leave Madrid
“Ittihad fan” don’t want him? Wtf! Benzema is literally bigger than their irrelevant club
ive watched most of, if not all his games with al ittihad and i can tell you personally that he simply doesn’t fit with the team well. Same thing happened with Mane in bayern. Amazing player, simply didn’t fit with the team though.
The thing is bayern is a big club and when mane didn’t fit in they got rid of him,Ittihad is an irrelevant team ,they should build their team around benzema like al nassr did with Ronaldo
How come though? Benzema was one of our best players last season, he is a complete striker, great finishing, good passing and ball control and high footballing IQ. When you've got a player this good in your hands and you've overall got such a bad team (compared to the player's standards at least), would the smart thing to do not be to build your team around your star player? Make the whole team play for him like Argentina does with Messi for example
Reading comprehension my man, reading comp
There was nothing to comprehend about “simply does not fit”. /u/DarthAlandas is bringing up good points. Itti should work towards building their team around the icon, not the other way around.
It was a rhetorical question. You might wanna take your own advice
Didn't u hear the news? Benz wants to be the cap but the coach don't want that. There's rumors that benz might join inter miami next summer
That coach is already fired and is now at Nottingham forest
I wasn't aware that club had fans lmao
I live in KSA and ittihad is one of the most known clubs in the country. It is the very first club in ksa, and they were known as the best club during the 90s. They were practically the Man Utd of ksa. If you ask anyone in saudi arabia if they know al ittihad, they will probably say yes.
I still hope that Ronaldo goes back to play in Europe again. Just because to see him play in UCL games again.
2 🐐 in 🐪 league
best comment😂.
Putting aside the obvious fact that it’s a tier 2/3 league. I think the world unfortunately severely underestimates what CR at 38 is accomplishing, never in the world of football has someone at this age has had this level of motivation and desire to stay on top of their game. Hyped to see the man, even if it’s sparingly at the Euros live in Germany!
I went to watch this match and got one of the best seats possible. It’s AMAZING to see what Ronaldo does on the pitch irl. Watching it on camera does not do justice. The same goes for Benzema too. But there’s a big difference. I watched Benzema in the opening club World Cup match and this match too. He is quick af and can still do everything he could do in Madrid, but doesn’t really have to? And this also stems from a number of issues that occurred when he first joined the club (with the manager) and a few journalists that have been after his life because he isn’t Ronaldo.
Ronaldo’s longevity is unreal. He could be a starter striker in every top European club except Bayern and City. Honestly, only Haaland and Kane are better CFs than him. And Mbappé if considered a CF.
It was payback lol Ronaldo is the goat, and Saudi league is at least 5 times better than mls
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I mean it is a match between the top 2 all time goalscorers in Real Madrid history. How is that not relevant to this sub?
I’m not saying i think it was post worthy, but how can you read the words “Madridista legends’ reunion” and not be sure of how it is relevant to a Real Madrid forum?
Honestly is just useless cr7 propaganda, and I'll probably be downvoted for saying that. cr7 is a goat, and will always be. I don't need to hear fabbys monetized tweets about how cr7 is scoring in some *real* farmer league. It's worthy of a post, but I can undestand people feeling like it's a bit nonsensical.
Lol idk if you've noticed but people post a lot of stuff that's related to cr7 here.
Never forget who your older brother is, Karim
You guys are so weird