In every field, the pioneers are respected. In chess it's Kasparov, in basketball it's Jordan, in boxing it's Ali, in acting it's De Niro.
In football they call you "nostalgia merchant" for doing that.
These two will be the greatest forever.
๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐ท ๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฅรฉ ๐ง๐ท
I love how people considered Messi goat before 2021 when his international career was completely ASS. Same people now argue that Cristiano canโt be NEAR a goat discussion because he has no World Cupโฆ funny that
๐จ How to spot football โฝ๏ธ casuals on twitter ๐จ
- Zidane ๐ซ๐ท isnโt AT LEAST top 15 ever
- Cristiano ๐ต๐น isnโt AT LEAST top 10 ever
- Maradona ๐ฆ๐ท isnโt AT LEAST top 5 ever
- Messi ๐ฆ๐ท is the best ever scorer, playmaker or passer
- Pele ๐ง๐ท was playing against farmers
๐๐ง๐ฉ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ซ ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ง! ๐ฌ
โLongevityโ is overrated. Player A with 4 world class seasons is better than Player B with 10 good seasons.
@FUTDonkey
How is 14/15 better when Cristiano was far better in KOs and how is 18/19 better when he didnโt even play the most important game of the whole tournament? In which Cristiano was also great btw
๐ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ ๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ค๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌโฆ ๐งโ๐ณ
Lionel Messi ๐ฆ๐ท is NOT a top 5 playmaker of all time.
๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐ซ
Football is subjective. There is no truth set in stone, especially in GOAT ๐ debates. People rate by different criteria. Stop forcing your criteria on other people, acting like yours is the right one ๐ค
I donโt think people realize how crazy that Mbappe ๐ซ๐ท performance in the WC final 2022 wasโฆ If that was any other player like Neymar ๐ง๐ท, Messi ๐ฆ๐ทโฆ we wouldnโt hear the end of it. Easily one of the greatest moments in football history.
What???! ๐ฑ๐ฑ These managers/legendary players rate Maradona ๐ฆ๐ท above Messi ๐ฆ๐ท? ๐ณ๐ณ They must know nothing about football then!!!! people on twitter told me that Messi is clear of Maradona ๐ฅด๐ฅด๐ฅด
๐ง๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝโฆ ๐
Lionel Messi ๐ฆ๐ท is BY FAR the greatest domestic performer of all time. ๐
Funny how Gerds Cl legacy is probably his โweakestโ Area compared to his league, WC, and euros career. Imagine winning the Cl 3x, being top scorer 4x, having the 2nd best goal ratio ever (0,97%), scoring in 2 finalsโฆ Imagine calling that your โweakestโ area ๐๐
โ ๏ธ ๐๐จ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ง๐ฌ โ ๏ธ
People thought Messi ๐ฆ๐ท vs Cristiano Ronaldo ๐ต๐น was a hard debateโฆ This one here is the most difficult debate by far:
๐๐ข๐๐จ ๐ง๐ท ๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐๐ก๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ข ๐ซ๐ท
@usetheeyetest
As much as it hurts, he doesnโt really have a case. His international career is just way too badโฆ but his strongest arguments are definitely consistency, monster club career, pretty surely greatest UCL player ever, longevity, completeness in scoring, scoring overall