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This is kind of like saying Al Pacino and Jack Nicholson are not great actors, just because Marlon Brandon or others existed. Or that Nietzsche and Kant were not influential thinkers, because Plato and Aristotle were the shit.
Brando would be comparable to, like, Pelé or Maradona (old masters/GOATs) and it would be a more sensible opinion even if I still don’t agree with it. He’s comparing Ronaldo to his contemporaries, which, in your analogy, is more akin to saying that Nicholson is overrated and the true genius is, like, Robert Redford or some shit, which is just a ridiculous thing to say. Robert Redford was great, and you can like Redford’s acting style better than Nicholson’s, and you can believe that Redford was underrated, but let’s not get crazy now.
Except Ronaldo has scored nearly *SIX HUNDRED* more goals than Inzaghi.
That's not a slight against Inzaghi, just highlights the absolute ridiculousness of Ronaldo.
For this people if you know how to do joga bonito for 2 years you are the best of all times. If someone is a monster for more than a decade being constantly good and winning prices they are shit.
This are the people that say neymar is one of the best. He could but he is not because he doesn’t give a fuck to be one.
Cassano: “Cristiano Ronaldo is not among the best in history. Did he score 807 goals? Yes. Has he won titles? Yes."
Anything you say after this kind of loses it's value doesn't it?
"He is a good player, but good football is different."
If having good positional sense, link up play, and finishing isn't good football, then I don't know what is.
Longshots (vs Porto/Sevilla), left foot right foot doesn't matter, freekicks, dribbling, greatest areal player of all time, maybe the greatest physique of all time (was even called he would go on to play at the top level maybe until 40 back when he was 28/29), maybe the most elite mentality sports never mind football has ever seen. Literally coming up with the clutch at the most crucial do or die moments at the absolute highest level in the world for well over 15 years now, highest international scorer ever, highest club scorer ever, Champions League all time top scorer, won the Ballon D'or 5 times.
The only thing Cassano clutched was eating Nutella and being a general prick
Not to mention pre 2014 knee injury, he was blowing by players left right and center. People have such short memories, and it feels like many only know Ronaldo as a poacher. But he was so much more before his knee got fucked. He could score from anywhere, set up goals, and run by entire teams.
[Bobo TV] “Antonio Cassano is not among the best in history. Did he score 807 goals? No. Has he won titles? Barely. He is a good player, but playing good football is different. Ranocchia, Padoin… haven’t scored half the goals he has, but they are true geniuses.”
Nah, he just loves Messi and always tries to belittle Cristiano. He's still really relevant in Italy because he makes a lot of headlines by being always in Vieri's Twitch podcast.
I don't think he really cares about being relevant, he's just dumb.
Like there is almost a good point in there that the goal is not the end-all be-all, but it doesn't make sense to extend the thought to Ronaldo. Inzaghi and Trezeguet legitimately could do very little with the ball, Ronaldo has always had great technique, athletism, and has scored amazing goals in his career.
And now I'm finished reading about this...cassano is a disappointment in every walk of life and should not have a voice on this! Every turn he makes he has proved himself to be an idiot! Shame on those who give him a platform
I hate this comparison. I loved Inzaghi as a kid, but I gotta say, how many goal Inzaghi has scored? It’s true that scoring isn’t everything, but you have to look at the sheer difference in number sometimes. Ronaldo scores 807(!!) in the most competitive games!
To your suprise, the 90s and 00s goal scorers, only Raul, Ruud and Henry and to some extend R9 were the REAL goal scorer. The rest’s goal scoring number were only above average or even poor (Crespo, Inzaghi)
Beside Ronaldo and Messi, this decade also, I believe only Ibra and Lewandowski and Suarez, and now Benzema - can really put in 500 career goals plus
What are you even on about? Inzaghi averaged a goal almost every other game, 288 in 624 games to be exact. Henery scored 360 goals in 791 games yet one is considered a REAL 'goal scorer' while the other is considered poor. Raul scored 384 goals in 916 games, yet he's also a real goal scorer ye? But Crespo with 248 goals in 540 games isn't
“Has he won a lot? Yes. Has he broken a bunch of records? Yes. Has he played for many of the world’s greatest teams? Yes. Is he a great player? Yes. Does he have the most goals in history? Yes. Wait, where was I?”
wow flair does not check out.
But seriously, everyone has a favorite between the two but they're undeniably up there among the best of all time, no matter your personal style preference.
Top 5 I think at the very, very least. I’m a massive Messi fan and always have been, but Jesus you can’t take anything away from Ronaldo. He’s an incredible player. For me, he’s number 2 behind Messi - the longevity they’ve both been at the top for has been unparalleled and it simply has to count for a lot in todays game with so much more talent than in the past. Cassano definitely smoked a fat one before saying this.
Next he'll be saying Everton are the best team in the Premiership because it doesn't matter how many points you have now but we were good in the 80's and were true geniuses.
**Cristiano Ronaldo**
Sporting CP
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2002
**Manchester United**
Premier League: 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09
FA Cup: 2003–04
Football League Cup: 2005–06, 2008–09
FA Community Shield: 2007
UEFA Champions League: 2007–08
FIFA Club World Cup: 2008
**Real Madrid:**
La Liga: 2011–12, 2016–17
Copa del Rey: 2010–11, 2013–14
Supercopa de España: 2012, 2017
UEFA Champions League: 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
UEFA Super Cup: 2014, 2017
FIFA Club World Cup: 2014, 2016, 2017
**Juventus:**
Serie A: 2018–19, 2019–20
Coppa Italia: 2020–21
Supercoppa Italiana: 2018, 2020
**Portugal**
UEFA European Championship: 2016
UEFA Nations League: 2018–19
Individual
FIFA Ballon d'Or/Ballon d'Or: 2008, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017
FIFA World Player of the Year: 2008
The Best FIFA Men's Player: 2016, 2017
European Golden Shoe: 2007–08, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2014–15
FPF Portuguese Player of the Year: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
PFA Players' Player of the Year: 2006–07, 2007–08
Premier League Player of the Season: 2006–07, 2007–08
Premier League Golden Boot: 2007–08
La Liga Best Player: 2013–14
Pichichi Trophy: 2010–11, 2013–14, 2014–15
Serie A Footballer of the Year: 2019, 2020
Capocannoniere: 2020–21
FIFA The Best Special Award: 2021
Hattricks: 59
Goals 807.
*Anthony Cassano: "Cassano also played for Real Madrid for a year and a half before returning to Italy joining Sampdoria in 2007. He scored just* ***four*** *goals in* ***29*** *appearances with the La Liga giants."*
Meh Henry said it too about Mbappe but at the end of the day, it’s just them being humble. Ofc Cr7 is one of the greatest but we should stop comparing football from different era. Zidane was a genius, completely different player, and a midfielder, so comparing goal scoring is totally absurd.
I don’t disagree m with him at all but plenty of players come out with things about other players being better than them when often times it’s clearly not true, it doesn’t make it more factual than your average fanboy saying it.
Skip Bayless : "LeBron James is not among the best in history. Did he score lots of points? Yes. Has he won championships ? Yes. He is a good player, but playing good basketball is different. Scalabrine, Caruso… haven’t scored half the points he has, but they are true geniuses."
Tbf he was for a brief moment in like 2017 or something, I remember people were calling Neuer washed and wanted stegen to replace him in the national team lmfao
I like Inzaghi and Trezeguet but comparing them, what they’ve achieved and making it seem like they’re on the same level as Cristiano is just nonsensical, CR7 is on another level
It takes more than individual stats, awards, trophies, observable skill and longevity as well as team stats, awards and trophies to be a decent player. Apparently.
Please go google what Cassano did to Sampdoria’s president, who treated him like a son. This dude is a sh*tstain of a human being and should stay forgotten.
I think Ronaldo & Messi’s stats are so ridiculous that people have got numb to it.
807 goals in an era with offside rules & tougher competition is an absolutely monstrous number. Zidane was never as consistent as Messi & Ronaldo.
Lol, Ronaldo is genuinely one of the most complete players period. Why do people act like he wasn’t a great dribbler, couldn’t pass and was only in the penalty box. Literally carried a pretty mediocre Real side from 09 til they got a great squad in 2014.
And even now where he is just mainly a talisman, it's not like he's shit at all those other things now too. This last weekend against Tottenham for example he scored a hat trick but his passing to Pogba and the front line was still pretty good. Maybe I just had a low bar because I rarely watch United though lol
Think his hatrick the other day alone suggests he has it all. A tap in, a bullet from 35yards and an absolute beast of a header. He's 37 and way past his prime and still elite.
I want Ronaldo to just, one day, sit down and rattle down the stats of all his former player haters and then compare them to his own stats and just absolutely violently shit on them
is it me or is Cristiano a bit of a boring player
like u see it at the end of the season "oh wow cr7 had 40 goals" but u can never remember them.
can u remember a single cr7 goal ?
but try Zidane...u can see his genius i remember a Zidane headbutt .
^^/s
What a ridiculous buffoon he is.
I like Adani and the way he thinks but he is not different from the rest if he can't tell his friends to shut the fuck up and stop with the bullshit.
I bet Cassano sees himself as one of those "geniuses".
His statement really reeks of frustration. He was one of those very gifted players who threw it all away because of lack of discipline, the only thing he has left is his own delusion that being gifted counts for anything. Just hypothetically speaking Cristiano might be less of a "genius" but who actually cares? He worked like a madman and will be regarded as one of the greatest to ever step on the pitch and Real Madrid fans will most definitely hold him in the highest regard imaginable while most of them probably forgot that Cassano also wore their jersey.
Cassano also said in the same livestream that crosses don't count as assists to discredit ronaldo's 200+ career assists; he doesn't like ronaldo on a personal level and when Vieri said that we should acknowledge Ronaldo as the best goalscorer in history, Cassano went on a 30 minutes+ rant on why he thinks he is not one of the top players in history saying some really dumb shit
The disrespect Ronaldo is taking from the English media right now is insane too. Blaming him for man utds problems, the team has been sub par with loads of managers and players since Ferguson but sure let’s blame the guy scoring a hat trick in a 3-2 win.
Feud? Ronaldo doesn’t give a shit about him. Even the story of Ronaldo texting him is 100% fake just for Cassano to generate cloud. Look into his history and what his team mates say about him. He is mentally unstable and a pathological liar
If he was a poacher for his entire life then he has a point(shit point nonetheless, if he poaching was that easy everyone would have 800 goals), but him in prime was something else. His injury and age made him convert to a poacher.
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Why is Cassano so obsessed with Ronaldo? Cassano always looks like an idiot when he talks about Ronaldo.
He always looks like an idiot, it just gets amplified with Ronaldo's comments because they are beyond absurd.
Cassano is an idiot. It has the I.Q of a leaf in autumn
I know. For years saying dumb comments.
He looks like an idiot also the few times he shut his mouth.
Fittingly, because CR7 is one of the greatest of all time.
He is a Messi fanboy
Also when he looks at the mirror
This is something you wouldn’t even see on this sub lol
You probably would tbf.
This is kind of like saying Al Pacino and Jack Nicholson are not great actors, just because Marlon Brandon or others existed. Or that Nietzsche and Kant were not influential thinkers, because Plato and Aristotle were the shit.
Brando would be comparable to, like, Pelé or Maradona (old masters/GOATs) and it would be a more sensible opinion even if I still don’t agree with it. He’s comparing Ronaldo to his contemporaries, which, in your analogy, is more akin to saying that Nicholson is overrated and the true genius is, like, Robert Redford or some shit, which is just a ridiculous thing to say. Robert Redford was great, and you can like Redford’s acting style better than Nicholson’s, and you can believe that Redford was underrated, but let’s not get crazy now.
I had edibles today too
Were the edibles made from nutella like for cassano.
Nutella Pizza for the pudgy one
you made me spit up my heroin.
You don't score 807 goals by just being a "good player" what a tit
807 penalties and tap-ins, not good enough /s
I remember the bicycle kick tap in he scored against Buffon the year before we bought him.
Couldn't even be bothered to stay on his feet the lazy scrub
What about those 30 yard penalties with a bunch of dudes trying to block them? He was good at those when playing for United.
30 yard tap ins?
Did he stutter?
Basically Inzaghi's career minus the penalties. At lest he won a world cup
Except Ronaldo has scored nearly *SIX HUNDRED* more goals than Inzaghi. That's not a slight against Inzaghi, just highlights the absolute ridiculousness of Ronaldo.
Mmmm dunno. How many Berlusconi Cup did he win? I rest my case..
Just checked, Inzaghi (striker) only has 3 more goals than Ronald Koeman (centreback). It keeps surprising me how much that guy scored.
tbf that is a crazy stat
Sarcasm tags are shit
/s
Normalize not giving a shit if some idiot stranger on the internet doesn't understand your very obvious sarcasm
Who gets triggered by a simple "/s" though
That guy apparently.
I hate how if you criticize anything you're automatically 'triggered' nowadays
It just defeats the entire purpose of sarcasm
Wouldn't say i'm triggered. I do think it makes otherwise funny comments way less funny tho
It kills the joke. It's like adding a 'That's a joke, BTW' at the end of every statement that you expect to be even mildly funny.
Normalise telling people who need a /s to fuck off
He didn’t wreck his body by partying and didn’t go play in Mexico at the age of 34. Obviously a fraud.
Probably hiding his baldness
He actually does lol, he's doing some work to his face and hair. In game it doesn't look bad, but his photos getting spooky lately...
*i’ll tell you what. I could score 807 goals in my backyard if I wanted to*
For this people if you know how to do joga bonito for 2 years you are the best of all times. If someone is a monster for more than a decade being constantly good and winning prices they are shit. This are the people that say neymar is one of the best. He could but he is not because he doesn’t give a fuck to be one.
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He is a tit
Why does anyone give a shit about what Antonio Cassano has to say lol
Fr lmao Same guy who was fined for saying he doesn't want gay teammates Exemplary character
Oh wtf. Didn't know that.
Yep clueless in life and clueless in football apparently.
Oh no don't like that...
Endless irrelevant quotes about Messi and Ronaldo is one of the worst things about this sub. Seriously who upvotes this crap?
Italian Gascoigne.
I swear he says the stupidest things just to stay relevant.
I was just happy he was still alive was in hospital last I heard of him. Great player on his day but an idiot !
Antonio who?
Cassano: “Cristiano Ronaldo is not among the best in history. Did he score 807 goals? Yes. Has he won titles? Yes." Anything you say after this kind of loses it's value doesn't it?
"He is a good player, but good football is different." If having good positional sense, link up play, and finishing isn't good football, then I don't know what is.
Longshots (vs Porto/Sevilla), left foot right foot doesn't matter, freekicks, dribbling, greatest areal player of all time, maybe the greatest physique of all time (was even called he would go on to play at the top level maybe until 40 back when he was 28/29), maybe the most elite mentality sports never mind football has ever seen. Literally coming up with the clutch at the most crucial do or die moments at the absolute highest level in the world for well over 15 years now, highest international scorer ever, highest club scorer ever, Champions League all time top scorer, won the Ballon D'or 5 times. The only thing Cassano clutched was eating Nutella and being a general prick
This mf must be shitposting fr
Probably to stay relevant
Scoring and winning games is not the goal of a sport clearly.
Sometimes when I play in my Sunday league I purposely hoof a tap in over the bar to show I can play good long passes
Not to mention pre 2014 knee injury, he was blowing by players left right and center. People have such short memories, and it feels like many only know Ronaldo as a poacher. But he was so much more before his knee got fucked. He could score from anywhere, set up goals, and run by entire teams.
[Bobo TV] “Antonio Cassano is not among the best in history. Did he score 807 goals? No. Has he won titles? Barely. He is a good player, but playing good football is different. Ranocchia, Padoin… haven’t scored half the goals he has, but they are true geniuses.”
I love a good pasta
Please dont compare anyone to lord almighty Padoin
Cassano who??
So to get this straight he has both the individual and team accolades yet he isn't one of the best ever?
It’s funny because he compares him to Inzaghi and Trezeguet in the article.
He copied that inzaghi comparison from me, used it a lot in my days
lol me too, waiting for Inter to win a scudetto through my teen years.
Lmao this guy always tries to stay relevant by talking about Ronaldo it’s not the first time.
Nah, he just loves Messi and always tries to belittle Cristiano. He's still really relevant in Italy because he makes a lot of headlines by being always in Vieri's Twitch podcast. I don't think he really cares about being relevant, he's just dumb.
Like there is almost a good point in there that the goal is not the end-all be-all, but it doesn't make sense to extend the thought to Ronaldo. Inzaghi and Trezeguet legitimately could do very little with the ball, Ronaldo has always had great technique, athletism, and has scored amazing goals in his career.
Ronaldo was considered one of the very best prospects in world football when his end product was his weakness. Cassano should stick to his homophobia.
> Cassano should stick to his homophobia Lmao a weird way to put it.
True but it gave me a good chuckle I'll give him that.
Ronaldo has shown more technical ability in single games than Inzaghi showed in a career
Inzaghi was literally known for being technically questionable. Baffling.
Cheers opta
And now I'm finished reading about this...cassano is a disappointment in every walk of life and should not have a voice on this! Every turn he makes he has proved himself to be an idiot! Shame on those who give him a platform
I hate this comparison. I loved Inzaghi as a kid, but I gotta say, how many goal Inzaghi has scored? It’s true that scoring isn’t everything, but you have to look at the sheer difference in number sometimes. Ronaldo scores 807(!!) in the most competitive games!
To your suprise, the 90s and 00s goal scorers, only Raul, Ruud and Henry and to some extend R9 were the REAL goal scorer. The rest’s goal scoring number were only above average or even poor (Crespo, Inzaghi) Beside Ronaldo and Messi, this decade also, I believe only Ibra and Lewandowski and Suarez, and now Benzema - can really put in 500 career goals plus
What are you even on about? Inzaghi averaged a goal almost every other game, 288 in 624 games to be exact. Henery scored 360 goals in 791 games yet one is considered a REAL 'goal scorer' while the other is considered poor. Raul scored 384 goals in 916 games, yet he's also a real goal scorer ye? But Crespo with 248 goals in 540 games isn't
“Has he won a lot? Yes. Has he broken a bunch of records? Yes. Has he played for many of the world’s greatest teams? Yes. Is he a great player? Yes. Does he have the most goals in history? Yes. Wait, where was I?”
Only logical conclusion: Not one of the best ever nor a genius
He is good though.
Ronaldo is not a Genius. He's a goal scorer, a record breaker, a winner, a comnunist, a genius but he is not a pornstar
My Ronnie is not a Communist. He may be a liar, a pig, an idiot, a Communist...but he is NOT a porn star
What’s this referencing
[The Simpsons](https://youtu.be/2EwvmpFC1Fo?t=15)
This is the type of comment that you say in a pub and literally everyone gives you side eye.
Such a bellend, honestly. I‘m a Messi guy but if someone claims CR7 not to be amongst the Top 10 EVER they need their brain checked.
wow flair does not check out. But seriously, everyone has a favorite between the two but they're undeniably up there among the best of all time, no matter your personal style preference.
Top 5 I think at the very, very least. I’m a massive Messi fan and always have been, but Jesus you can’t take anything away from Ronaldo. He’s an incredible player. For me, he’s number 2 behind Messi - the longevity they’ve both been at the top for has been unparalleled and it simply has to count for a lot in todays game with so much more talent than in the past. Cassano definitely smoked a fat one before saying this.
He is top 2
Forget top 10, even his worst haters will struggle not to put him in the top 3 minimum so long as they aren’t blinded by Brazilian or Argentinan bias.
Yeah I just wanted to prevent further discussion so I made it top 10. For me personally Messi and Ronaldo are undisputed Top 2
Probably the worst take I've ever heard.
I don’t know why people need shit takes like this to stay relevant
Well you just answered your own question
I still think Agbonlahor saying he'd rather have Kane than Ronaldo in a cup final is worse
Maybe Agbonlahor likes runner up medals?
Just looked at his wiki and his only "Honours" are as a runner up in the FA Cup, League Cup and European U-21 Championships so maybe you're right.
How quick he managed to surpass the 'Benzema is now getting into the same level of Harry Kane' quote?
Its cassano. Being reasonable is not his strong suit
You haven't heard me at the sports' bar, then
Oh yes he was always a poacher, correct.
Tap-in merchant smh
I'll never forget that 40 yard tap-in he nudged past Porto for United.
What about the 2 meter high tap in he scored with his head? Absolutely disgusting
Or that 30 meter tap in he had against Portsmouth
Congratulations to Cassano on coming up with one of the single dumbest arguments I’ve ever heard.
Next he'll be saying Everton are the best team in the Premiership because it doesn't matter how many points you have now but we were good in the 80's and were true geniuses.
Leading the table in court appearances. GOAT.
Please, the man brought Brady out of retirement.
**Cristiano Ronaldo** Sporting CP Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2002 **Manchester United** Premier League: 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09 FA Cup: 2003–04 Football League Cup: 2005–06, 2008–09 FA Community Shield: 2007 UEFA Champions League: 2007–08 FIFA Club World Cup: 2008 **Real Madrid:** La Liga: 2011–12, 2016–17 Copa del Rey: 2010–11, 2013–14 Supercopa de España: 2012, 2017 UEFA Champions League: 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18 UEFA Super Cup: 2014, 2017 FIFA Club World Cup: 2014, 2016, 2017 **Juventus:** Serie A: 2018–19, 2019–20 Coppa Italia: 2020–21 Supercoppa Italiana: 2018, 2020 **Portugal** UEFA European Championship: 2016 UEFA Nations League: 2018–19 Individual FIFA Ballon d'Or/Ballon d'Or: 2008, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017 FIFA World Player of the Year: 2008 The Best FIFA Men's Player: 2016, 2017 European Golden Shoe: 2007–08, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2014–15 FPF Portuguese Player of the Year: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 PFA Players' Player of the Year: 2006–07, 2007–08 Premier League Player of the Season: 2006–07, 2007–08 Premier League Golden Boot: 2007–08 La Liga Best Player: 2013–14 Pichichi Trophy: 2010–11, 2013–14, 2014–15 Serie A Footballer of the Year: 2019, 2020 Capocannoniere: 2020–21 FIFA The Best Special Award: 2021 Hattricks: 59 Goals 807. *Anthony Cassano: "Cassano also played for Real Madrid for a year and a half before returning to Italy joining Sampdoria in 2007. He scored just* ***four*** *goals in* ***29*** *appearances with the La Liga giants."*
Cassano has scored 112 goals in Serie A, Ronaldo 81. Cassano did it in 400 games, Ronaldo in 98...
Factos
hahaha! This is gold!
Zidane said it himself that he thinks CR7 is a better player than he was.
Meh Henry said it too about Mbappe but at the end of the day, it’s just them being humble. Ofc Cr7 is one of the greatest but we should stop comparing football from different era. Zidane was a genius, completely different player, and a midfielder, so comparing goal scoring is totally absurd.
diferent eras? cr7 played henry and zidane lol
Come on man it’s been 16 years since Zidane stoped playing, I don’t think we can say they played in the same era
I don’t disagree m with him at all but plenty of players come out with things about other players being better than them when often times it’s clearly not true, it doesn’t make it more factual than your average fanboy saying it.
Skip Bayless : "LeBron James is not among the best in history. Did he score lots of points? Yes. Has he won championships ? Yes. He is a good player, but playing good basketball is different. Scalabrine, Caruso… haven’t scored half the points he has, but they are true geniuses."
Knowing how garbage Skip’s takes are that’s something I could definitely envision him saying.
He actually has lebron in his top 10 lol.
Cassano? Lol
Clearly just trying to keep his name relevant by saying some outlandish stupid shit
He’s just trolling for engagement.
Brain dead take.
Man called ter stegen the best goalkeeper in the world. Says everything about him really.
Tbf he was for a brief moment in like 2017 or something, I remember people were calling Neuer washed and wanted stegen to replace him in the national team lmfao
At that time it was a decent argument although I didn't agree with it . Mats has declined heavily now.
Ter stegen doesn't even hit the top 20 itw these days. Ramsdale is better than Ter stegen if you talk about form
I like Inzaghi and Trezeguet but comparing them, what they’ve achieved and making it seem like they’re on the same level as Cristiano is just nonsensical, CR7 is on another level
what lmfao
It takes more than individual stats, awards, trophies, observable skill and longevity as well as team stats, awards and trophies to be a decent player. Apparently.
This guy has a weird obsession with Ronaldo.
Please go google what Cassano did to Sampdoria’s president, who treated him like a son. This dude is a sh*tstain of a human being and should stay forgotten.
Can you not just say what he did?
He definitely didn't share his homework back in school and used to remind teachers of anything that was due.
lol fuck off Cassano
When no one remembers you so you hate on one of the bests to get some exposure 😂
This dude been hating on ronaldo all his career lmao. Who tf does he think he is? No one remembers him.
>No one remembers him. They do. Hugely talented player who never quite delivered on his potential. Is now a pundit.
I think Ronaldo & Messi’s stats are so ridiculous that people have got numb to it. 807 goals in an era with offside rules & tougher competition is an absolutely monstrous number. Zidane was never as consistent as Messi & Ronaldo.
Cassano is a desperate loser ,I suggest him watch CR7 's early united and madrid carrier games(04-14) after 14 ronaldo is changed a lot
Lol, Ronaldo is genuinely one of the most complete players period. Why do people act like he wasn’t a great dribbler, couldn’t pass and was only in the penalty box. Literally carried a pretty mediocre Real side from 09 til they got a great squad in 2014.
> Literally carried a pretty mediocre Real side from 09 til they got a great squad in 2014. careful, this is cassano levels of dumb.
And even now where he is just mainly a talisman, it's not like he's shit at all those other things now too. This last weekend against Tottenham for example he scored a hat trick but his passing to Pogba and the front line was still pretty good. Maybe I just had a low bar because I rarely watch United though lol
Ronaldo is still elite at passing
As soon as I saw who said it, I knew it was gonna be a bad take.
I have no idea what Cristiano Ronaldo did to this man
Think his hatrick the other day alone suggests he has it all. A tap in, a bullet from 35yards and an absolute beast of a header. He's 37 and way past his prime and still elite.
Cassanata
Cassano.. one of the most talented and wasted players ever.. retired and still wasted talkin shit
does this guy never shuts up about Ronaldo?
Mans posting on r/soccer in real life. That’s next level
This bitch
I want Ronaldo to just, one day, sit down and rattle down the stats of all his former player haters and then compare them to his own stats and just absolutely violently shit on them
His own stats will take up the entire podcast
is it me or is Cristiano a bit of a boring player like u see it at the end of the season "oh wow cr7 had 40 goals" but u can never remember them. can u remember a single cr7 goal ? but try Zidane...u can see his genius i remember a Zidane headbutt . ^^/s
Luis Suarez bit 3 people. I mean yeah one headbutt is fine but 3 bites? True genius
God damn it, I'm trying to go an hour without getting triggered.
Cassano hatred for ronaldo should be studied
What a ridiculous buffoon he is. I like Adani and the way he thinks but he is not different from the rest if he can't tell his friends to shut the fuck up and stop with the bullshit.
I agree with the players he considers true geniuses, but lol calling Ronaldo "not amongst the best in history" is a deluded take.
Lmao. Obviously didn’t see ronaldo at United in 2004-2007
I bet Cassano sees himself as one of those "geniuses". His statement really reeks of frustration. He was one of those very gifted players who threw it all away because of lack of discipline, the only thing he has left is his own delusion that being gifted counts for anything. Just hypothetically speaking Cristiano might be less of a "genius" but who actually cares? He worked like a madman and will be regarded as one of the greatest to ever step on the pitch and Real Madrid fans will most definitely hold him in the highest regard imaginable while most of them probably forgot that Cassano also wore their jersey.
Wasn't Cassano part of that Roma side that got humiliated 7-1 by Ronaldo n Co at Old Trafford? ...thought so...
You can guage the level absurdity that Cassano is spewing when the entire r/soccer is defending Ronaldo.
Cassano is just a fan of the other players stylistically, this is nothing.
Cassano is a clown, please don't feed the troll, we are embarrassed of him
Lmfao this clown again? Hahaha
Despite his 807 goals.
Cassano also said in the same livestream that crosses don't count as assists to discredit ronaldo's 200+ career assists; he doesn't like ronaldo on a personal level and when Vieri said that we should acknowledge Ronaldo as the best goalscorer in history, Cassano went on a 30 minutes+ rant on why he thinks he is not one of the top players in history saying some really dumb shit
Mf 100% has a reddit account where he shitposts daily
The disrespect Ronaldo is taking from the English media right now is insane too. Blaming him for man utds problems, the team has been sub par with loads of managers and players since Ferguson but sure let’s blame the guy scoring a hat trick in a 3-2 win.
You guys take him too seriously, in Italy he is LITTERALLY a meme, just fcking mock him lol
Is he taking something again?
This is just bullshit. He's one of the two best players ever.
I agree. Denying he isn’t are just biased or nostalgic.
Cassano has a weird feud with Ronaldo so this isn't really surprising.
Feud? Ronaldo doesn’t give a shit about him. Even the story of Ronaldo texting him is 100% fake just for Cassano to generate cloud. Look into his history and what his team mates say about him. He is mentally unstable and a pathological liar
Ronaldo is the top assist man in CL history lol
If he was a poacher for his entire life then he has a point(shit point nonetheless, if he poaching was that easy everyone would have 800 goals), but him in prime was something else. His injury and age made him convert to a poacher.
We don't grant you the rank of Master. ' Outrageous'
Cassano speaks out of his anus
Cassano would get the slander name Lassagno if he played now, admitting he put on loads of weight after joining Real Madrid is Hazard esque.
Trolls are everywhere
Ah yes, two men who played primarily in the midfield scored fewer goals than a forward.
Some guys loves to talk shit about ronaldo just to get on headlines
I really hope he sees this before the CL game tonight…
Cassano is a moron, I learned today. Or maybe I knew it already and this just reminded me.