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Originally Posted by demonrail666

Come on, even putting aside Ronaldo's no-show in the final, Portugal were the most unconvincing European champions since Greece. 'Kicked ass'? Do you remember their games in that tournament? Meanwhile let's not forget the problems behind the scenes at Argentina which brought a number of their star players to the brink of resigning from the national team altogether.

Either way, it's fair to say both players' huge reputations are based entirely on their performances at club level.

eh, he got subbed out early due to injury. and sure, pepe was the star that day. shutting down griezmann was a feat. but cronaldo delivered all along the way, diva fits and faults and all.

it goes back to simeone’s comments. precisely that. that was my point.

messi needs a well-oiled machine to perform. never gonna be a hand-of-god guy (lol). cronaldo is the guy who will make a difference on his own. he even did it from the bench.

 

and for this reason he has done more for his country than messi. national squads are generally kludges, save some historical exceptions. and everyone keeps waiting for messi to deliver a trophy, to single-handedly save argentina. but he’s not that kind of player. exactly.

i still hate ronaldo though. fucking supervillain lololol.