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Neymar now holds the record for most international assists after his assist against Venezuela.
Landon Donovan had 58, and there was a post on here last month that didn’t show anybody else who had more.
So what’s you’re saying is Donovan > Neymar Jr.?
Nah. The facts clearly say that Neymar > Landon Donovan.
But Landon Donovan > Lionel Messi > Cristiano Ronaldo
According do joeDubstep Donovan is even better than Messi, lmao dude is delusional
Add to that, the fact that he faced mighty opposition in CONCACAF, like Barbados, Belize and El Salvador…
Can only play who your confederation is able to schedule.
Similarly, I’ve always wondered whether there has been an Ali Daei for assists in CAF or AFC who just didn’t have their totals counted at the moment.
Donovan was unironically a pretty damn good NT player.
Real shame he sufferered from depression and took a sabbitcal after his loan at Everton.
Probs some weird shit like Nandor Hidekguti had 70 assists to Puskas alone in 1953
Dude also trying to break the record for most party night before an international game.
2 Saudi Pro League Players and 1 MLS player. What a timeline we’re in.
and two of them (maybe all three) are still the bests playing in the world
None of them are the best in the world, Messi is still great, Ronaldo is still very good, but none are the best
We’re living in 2023, where these dudes are old as balls
Honestly it’s crazy how Ronaldo is still this good at 38, he found joy again after that toxic united spell and now united fans realize he wasn’t the problem but the guy was really going through it all the way until the end of the World Cup and the entire world turned on him. Then Messi won the World Cup after Argentina were gifted unlimited penalty kicks and then this subreddit just went bat shit insane acting as if Ronaldo was always shit. Then anytime Messi flicks a ball this subreddit loses its mind and says “it was never in contention Messi the goat!” The bias here is so insane
Did you even see his dribble vs Peru and Australia ? the pass vs Netherlands ? The assist vs Croatia ? The goal vs Australia ? The goal vs Mexico ? These are all in just last 10 months. Do you really think Cristiano was a good player in the world cup ? When was the last time Cristiano did something and you thought "well only he can do something like this "
This means he IS not that good of a player he ever WAS. He was. Age happens. It will happen to Messi too. The bias is there because majority of people prefer Messi over Cristiano. There can be tons of reasons to that but that’s a fact.
Last 6 matches of messi were against opponents ranked 22,38,27,38,45,90.
Cristiano last 7 matches are against - 2 against (199) ranked, 2 against (85) ranked, and 48,63,67.
This is all from last 10 months. Seeing this can you really infer he is the best player right now ? He hasn’t scored against a team ranked <48 in these 10 months.
messi is a friendly merchant , see the competitive international stats
The victims complex is genuinely insane. Also, United went on their best run of form for ages instantly after Ronaldo left and won a trophy.
This is an Instagram reel comment lol. I swear, it’s always a victim complex with y’all. Oh no, the upvote ratio! Who the fuck cares? Why the fuck do you care?
Also, is it that hard for you to accept that Messi has a very genuine case for being the greatest player of all time? Like, I would love to hear your case for why that’s an incorrect take.
CR7 being the problem and Man Utd being the problem can both be true and imo, they were true then.
He was always elite. His absurd wage demands were bad and he didn’t deserve that much. Although that doesn’t change the fact he could still play for an elite team, albeit with a lesser role
Don’t you think the bias is because Messi is better? And also France won the World Cup with four penalties same as Argentina and I have never heard you guys botching about it.
your first question, no and your 2nd question i dont see people on here claiming Mbappe is the best player in the world of all time and Ronaldo was always shit so thats probably why people aren’t complaining about it.
Just don’t go to r/football , Messi fanboys will automatically downvote anyone that says Cristiano is a good player (don’t even need to say he is the goat) and whenever someone asks for names of players that are bad, they constantly say Cristiano Ronaldo. The bias is really insane.
You’re right but they won’t accept it
Ronaldo is my goat
Peak
he’s only 31?!?
alá o chupa cu do neymar
Chupa cu ☠️
I would say neymar is the best international player ever after ronaldo, messi is probably a close 3rd
Stat wise maybe but Messi is the only one who played in 2 world Cup finals, winning one.
You mean Ronaldo Nazario?
lmaoooo you L
cry7 is just a garbage player then?
8-5 CLEAR
MESSI IS THE WORLD CHAMPION
Are you crazy? Lmao
Lmao pendu is your 🐪
Neymar with Brazil was nuts
if you think of neymar you see yellow & blue kit first, not barca, not PSG
Sadly for all his efforts he hasn’t won anything for Brazil. Not even a Copa America
2013 Confederations Cup.
Olympic gold? (they beat us in the final)
He won two olympic games.
Just 1. He wasn’t on the team for 2020
2013 Confed Cup, brought an end to Spain’s reign in the Final in front of a home crowd at the Maracana. Miss that tournament, it was a bit unbalanced and quirky, but it would be more fun to watch than an expanded CWC. I remember how Tonga captured the hearts of the world.
Olympics at least
Damn his knee is not even cold yet and ppl are using “was”
Separate the friendlies please
42% (68) of Ronaldo’s G/A are against teams ranked 76th or worse (57 games played)
24% (39) of Messi’s G/A are against teams ranked 76th or worse (20 games played)
vs top 50 comp only
messi, 93 games, 39goals, 25assist, 64ga
ronoldo, 95 games. 48goals, 11 assist, 59ga
copa/euro stats
messi 34 games,13 goals, 17 assist, 30ga
ronoldo 25 games,14 goals, 6 assist, 20ga
nockouts only, euro/copa
messi 16 games, 5 goals, 12 assist 17ga
ronoldo 11 games, 3 goals, 2 assist, 5ga
wc stats
messi 26 games, 13 goals, 8 assist, 21ga
ronoldo 22 games, 8goals, 2 assist, 10ga
wc nockouts
messi, 12 games, 5 goals, 6 assist, 11ga
ronoldo 8 games, 0 goals, 0 assist, 0ga
euros/copa plus wc
messi, 60 games, 26 goals, 25 assist, 51 ga
ronoldo, 47 games, 22 goals, 8 assist, 30 ga
nockouts,copa/euro plus wc
messi , 28 games,10 goals, 18 assist, 28ga
ronoldo, 19 games, 8 goals, 2 assist, 10 ga
People take for granted Ronaldo’s stats but Portugal was not a football superpower that people think they might be today. Even today, they lack severely in defense and attacking options at the very top compared to teams like Argentina, Poland (currently under-performing) and Brazil.
It’s shocking that he and his team won the Euros at any point given Portugal have barely been an international side in all of their history.
Wouldn’t that make Ronaldo’s stats easier to obtain because he is on a weaker team? Basically, the ball always goes to him because others on the team aren’t as good; he simply doesn’t need to share the ball like Messi and Neymar
This is some next level crazzy take… Portugal were never powerhouses, but they have allways been competitive in the Ronaldo era, the early 90’s and 80’s were portugal weakest years, then we had Figo’s generation leading up to Ronaldo. Its just stupid comparing them to poland just cuz they have Lewa upfront .
Soso. With the golden generation, they did not qualify for any world cups in the 90s and went out in the group stage in 2002 (losing to South Korea and USA). They did well in 2004 and 2006 but that was already with Ronaldo. Before Ronaldo they only qualified for 3 world cups and 3 euros throughout their history. They were not really a powerhouse even with the golden generation tbf.
Poland?
That’s gotta be a typo
LOL, what? They have Felix, Rafael Leao, Bernado Silva, Bruno Fernandes and Ronaldo himself in attack. Not to mention young talents like Ramos. Is that what you called “severely lacking”.
A few days ago some portuguese dudes were claiming their national team was better than the Netherlands lol
??? Portugal have been an international side since 1921, and have placed in the top three at the 1966 WC, 1984 euros, 2000 euros, and got second in 2004. They aren’t Germany or Brazil, but it’s not like they’re Iceland. They’ve long been respectable.
That’s really inflating their tournament runs. They had only ever qualified for 3 World Cups before Ronaldo joined the team. They had made the semis twice in the history of the Euros but again had only qualified for 3 European Championships in their history before 2004. They are nowhere near the powerhouses that either Argentina or Brazil were and I don’t think it’s wrong to say they were not influential at all in World Cup football except for one tournament run. They were stronger in the Euros, yes, but they were not very present. It’s more down to the recent expansions and an explosion in Portuguese talent that has allowed Portugal to actually be regular tournament competitors.
World cups won?
The only Goat to me CR7!
A healthy Neymar would have won a Ballon d’Or
and a fortnite tournament
Which year?
Be specific.
I genuinely think he would have easily become the 2nd best player in your history if he never left Barca. Can’t think of a more perfect replacement for Messi. He really should have never left Barca
you’re caping hard bro
Brazil let Neymar down, not the other way around. Incredible stats.