I'm 35 almost 36. Brazilian. I have seen so many good players in 90s & 00s. Kluivert, Bergkamp, Shevchenko, Henry, Eto'o, Rivaldo, Edmundo, ROMÁRIO just to name a few strikers. And of course had to pleasure to see CR7 and Messi entire carreers. My generation has been blessed with top star football players! BUT no one was better than Ronaldo, the Phenomenom. No one! On his prime he was unmatched! Glad to see that nowadays we have YT to confirm my theses. He was a role model! He reinvented football! He changed forever the way a player must behave with media (even tho that time we didnt have Social Media) and behind the scenes! In Brazil we have a say that can be translated somethin like: "There are good players, there are excelent players, there are world class players, there are genious and there IS ONE PHENOMENON."
R9 could do some amazing passes when he wants to. These young fans expects him to play as good as he did pre injury with one good knee then eventually two bad knees is hilarious. It’s a miracle that he managed to play after suffering from those injuries. He retired to bc he wasn’t good anymore. He retired bc his skill was just too good for anyone to handle. And unfortunately his injuries was getting to much to handle and his thyroid. The way he dribbled past 3-5 players. Players trying to tackle him and he kept going. Even when he was on his hands he still kept going. The way he could change directions without slowing down. The way he could make defenders and goalkeeper look stupid. Messi and cr7 are lucky that R9 got injured.
Messi « Ronaldo was my hero, he was a phenomenon. Of all the strikers I ever saw, he was the best. He was so fast he could score from nothing, and could shoot the ball better than anyone » Zidane « I've always seen Ronaldo as the best, technically, no player has impressed me more than Ronaldo. There was no system or tactics that could stop him-he was fast and skilled » Maradona « Ronaldo is the greatest striker of all-time. Without injuries, he would've been the best player ever, I have absolutely no doubt about this. He would've made the world forget about me and Pelé »
If R9 is the greatest footballer in history which he is bc no one can match his skill pre injury then he isn’t the goat just bc he had a sever knee injury and wasn’t able to perform the same again ? It’s relatively easy to be dominant for 15 years where the team that made him , Barcelona was built around him. Something R9 never had. The way I see it is R9 had so much skill that his nor no pair of knees can withstand that kind of speed/explosiveness/ with coordination. Not to take anything beat from Messi , but players are better protected. Example when Mbappé sprints to the goal , the defenders aren’t doing nothing but running with him. It seems like there’s no competition in today’s football were in the 90’s you had : Zidane , Cafu , Rivaldo , Carlos , Owen , Šuker , Batistuta , Beckham , Möller , Raùl , Bergkamp , Figo , Enrique , Sammer , Piero , Shearer , Costa , Mijatović , Maldini , Weah , Baggio , Bebeto , and many others.
Yes it is true Ronaldo Nazario da Lima the phenomenon is unique and best striker in the world. There will never be another one like him, it's a delight to watch him play, he's truly phenomenal. Ronaldo was football, he engraved the hearts of all the fans around the world on the field. It's number 1 all the time. Ronaldo is a living football legend.
@Orfeo di Tracia The GOAT title is about consistency and longevity. That is why Messi deserves the title. He did the extraordinary during almost 15 years straight at the highest level. But make no mistake, even after the injuries, overall, Ronaldo, the phenomenon, is the best footballer that has ever existed. No one comes close! What he did during his teenage years, between 1994 and 1999, is simply alienesque. He is still the youngest Ballon D'or winner in football history for a reason (was 21 in 1997 and he should have also won the previous year). That record will not be broken anytime soon because that obscene amount of talent, the maturity and the supreme dominance at such a young age, it will never happen again in football history. Being the so called GOAT and knowing that you are not the best thing to happen in your sport, you will be pretty much embarrassed lol. Even Messi knows he is not the best footballer the sport has ever seen. Ronaldo is forever the phenomenon.
R9 was the most talented one. An uninjured r9 at age 20 is already comparable to prime messi and cr7. Imagine if r9 reached 26 without any injuries he would have no equal.
@Natural Mulundu How old are you. No one was better than R9 from 1995-1999. Ya ya I already know Messi scored 91 goals in one year bla bla bla. That’s really good but there’s hardly any defensive players today. Youngest ballon do’r winner. What was messi doing at 17-20. Took Messi years to become good. R9 was a beast since day one.
I have seen so many greats after Ronaldo, but Ronaldo remains at the top for me. Mbappe somewhat reminds me of Ronaldo with his explosiveness but he lacks the dribbling touch Ronaldo had.
Just bc R9 got injured in 1999 and wasn’t able to compete the same , all of a sudden he’s not in the goat debate ? 🤨 No one was better then pre injury R9 not even Messi or CR7. Let’s not forget that every club he went he was there top scorer. Youngest Ballon D’or winner. I think he would of won it at psv but at the time they were In a smaller league competition wise. Was robbed a year later due to injury but having an insane season.
Hatrick through penalty which he wasn’t even fouled. Although he was sensational i give him that but no to the level what R9 was doing. He took average brazil of 98 to final. Won 2 copas at both he was golden ball, golden boot i believe. 98 wc he was golden ball. At 21 he had ballon dor. 2 times best fifa player. After 99 he got injure barely played for 3 years. At 26, 70% of his previous self, he was still best player, brazil barely qualified to 02 wc, they weren’t even favorite. R9 was magical bro.
The BOAT (best of all time) with his talent. Maybe he didn't have the longevity of others who get called the GOAT , but his best was better than anyone who's ever played.
Bobby Robsons famous goal celebration was the most Latino thing I’ve ever seen an Englishman do. We normally throw our beer, jump up and down with fellow fans and shout stupid happy things in unison. Bobby reacted like God had just spoken with a Geordie accent, it was just the most brilliant reaction ever, so quiet yet it said much more😂😂😂
Technically the best striker, he has everything physique, dribbling, touch, control, stamina, speed, style. For a brief period, the games were at his will, i remember being a 12 year old in India, watching world cup final, and Ronaldo scoring, I knew nobody else but Ronaldo, he introduced me to football, he danced with the ball at pace, it was ridiculous when he did it against Kahn in the final, that's memorable. CR7 and Messi and even Zidane, Maradona and Pele had better careers and that's the sole reason they're ahead, talent wise R9 is the best the the last few generations witnessed. Mbappe is not at that level technique wise and but he's surely in the conversation, let's not underrated someone who has the highest goals in world Cup finals.
The ability to beat defenders and dribble past them also the clinical finishing R9 had is still unmatched! Nobody was as devastating and effective as a striker and it's not even debatable!
he would had been one of the greatest futsal players if he didnt switch to 11 man football. But he still was unbelieveable because he had crazzy acceleration do use his technique is wider spaces. Truly a God given gift, he kept even after been fat, some mind boggling stuff, he was obese and putting the ball infront of younger players in Brazil, and going past them, not in the fashion he did before of course, but that first meter was his.
The style of finesse in the movement and variety of finishes is unmatched by any other player. A master in football capable of exciting the spectators with suspense more than anyone else. If you see one of messis goals then you have seen all of them. If you one of ronaldos goal, your begging to see more!
Si è vero Ronaldo Nazario da Lima il fenomeno è unico e miglior attaccante del mondo. Non ci sarà mai un'altro come lui, è una delizia guardarlo giocare, è davvero fenomenale. Ronaldo era il calcio, ha inciso sul campo e suoi cuori di tutti i tifosi del mondo intero. È il numero 1 in assoluto. Ronaldo è una leggenda vivente di calcio.
I translate that in english: Yes it's true Ronaldo Nazario da Lima the phenomenon is unique and best striker in the world. There will never be another one like him, it's a delight to watch him play, he's truly phenomenal. Ronaldo was football, he engraved the hearts of all the fans around the world on the field. It's number 1 all the time. Ronaldo is a living football legend.
Ronaldo 22 years old. 1 World Cup, and 2nd in another W.C. 2 times best player in the world, over 200 officials goals No one has played better than him before his first injury..
3 WC (he didn't play in his 1st WC though but either way the fact that he was even chosen to represent his nation at such young age speaks for his talent.)
@Taxationis Theft Yes, it definitely says a lot! But okay, I'm not saying he should have gotten the spot of Romario. He could have taken some playing time in one of the games but okay...that wasn't easy. The games were all important. Maybe the draw against Sweden, I dunno. But even then I m not sure if they needed to avoid losing (I mean when still in the group phase)
whoever knows about soccer knows that up to this day, there s no like like Ronaldo 9. to me amd to best soccer player out there Ronaldo was the one , yes he s the Goat. on top of that ,his humbleness, Wow so admirable. hreates most lethat forward of all times.
Ronaldo was faster my friend. In hes Prime pre injury Ronaldo was unstoppable and every coach from that era said he was the greatest. He was sadly plagued by injuries. Players are very blessed now to play in a era where they are hardly touched
If I'm honest, not only Mbappe but Messi and CR7 have not come close to this phenomenal quality, if he was in an era with CR 7 and Leo Messi or Mbappe he would definitely be the king just like Ronaldinho, they are both kings of dancing on the pitch.
R9 was an anomaly. Too good to be true. Almost a fictional character with alien abilities. He did not need anyone to assist him. Was literally a one man army. Even dogmatic coachs like Guardiola who put aside their tactical beliefs in order to witness the absolute genius in action. Ronaldo is the best footballer that have ever existed. And I doubt i will never see another genius like him in my lifetime.
Ronaldos talent was just ridiculous, the man moved like a wild black Panther with a ball stuck to his feet. I don’t know how defenders careers survived humiliation after Ronaldo ran through them like they weren’t there. If only he never got injured, 2000-10 world football would’ve been owned by Ronaldo.
R9 is my favourite player, but i'm admit Messi is the GOAT cause can manage long term carrer in same levels.. If only R9 not had knee injury and night life party habits, the story will different
Don’t say that… Mbappe is really good he proved that also during the world cup… Facts. Today’s footballers are much better than the previous generations…
I'm glad someone is finally bracing this topic. Aside from Pele, this is the modern GOAT. Not Messi, not CR-7. See for yourself. Scores with both feet effortlessly. Explosive like no other. The most complete attacker .
No one has replicated what Ronaldo did before his injury, he did so much in so little time that it makes you wonder what he would've accomplished. Even after injury I still have him as the best ever in my book.
Well he was named Phenomenal for a reason but the reason why he's not in the GOAT debate despite winning a balon do'r and World Cup is simply because of his longevity and consistency. Guy was like glass maybe in today's medical advancement he would have faired better. He played for PSV, Real Madrid, Ac Milan, Inter and Barcelona but how may League titles did he win, how many UCL titles, how many goals? He was so fragile or maybe unlucky with injuries and didn't show much desire like Cr7 or Messi to be the Best and give everything cause just like many Brazilians, football isn't that serious they just wanna have fun in and off the pitch that's always their downfall.
Defender then did rough an play with heart more than these ones now, plus they use tackle from back, so R9 is better than,,, longevity CR 7 and Messi,,,,, what R9 did at a tender age CR 7 and Messi take years to do it, so that goes with out saying
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he didn't take 150 tries to score 10 goals by free kick, and why aren't mentioning the fact he scored 88 goals rounding off the goalkeeper? +R9 barely took free kicks and Headers in his career because he didn't needed to do that. also he has taken headers in his career go and fcking read his stats. don't bs about him if you know nothing.
Mbappe is faster, more consistent and has way better tactical awareness. Ronaldo was a moments player who went on streaks but only performed consistently for 2-3 seasons in his career. Hence he has 1 league title in 13-14 seasons in Europe. His record in the CL is terrible, literally only played 1 decisive game there in his career (away vs Man U). His entire legacy is based on 1 season at Barça, 1 at Milan and 2 world cups.
Ronaldo was so good that France had to study his step overs in order to try to stop him. In 2002 Brasil struggled to qualify for the World Cup and guess who was the difference maker and guess who scored two goals in the final against the beast Oliver Khan…. He was that good. Ok so you judge Mbappe on his World Cup performance. No one out performs R9 in a World Cup. No one is denying that Mbappe isn’t good. He’s just not at R9 level. No one is and not even Messi. Bc nowadays football is overly protected. I saw a clip of Messi trying to dribble pasty 5 players and it was nothing like R9. You judge Ronaldo bc he had crippling injuries and wasn’t about to perform the same , but still very good. And for B D’or had way more competition back in the 90’s. Todays players are media famous. So to say Ronaldo Nazário only had one good season is just dumbfounded. Not his fault he was born with unstable knees. And clearly you never went through crippling injuries and I hope not but R9 kept playing bc 1 he loves the sport and it’s mutual and 2 he wanted to prove that just bc you suffer crippling injuries with hard work and dedication you can achieve anything. He only retired bc his thyroid condition , the reason why he gained weight , he couldn’t control it anymore. His thyroid affected not only his metabolism but also his stamina and that makes anyone lazy plus causes depression. He still had the skill post injuries but couldn’t dribble as he once did and had to play smarter bc his knees were compromised. I remember when he was playing for Corinthians , a Brasilian based football club in São Paulo ( my favorite team ) , he was selected to a losing weight program. He lost weight but bc of his thyroid later he gained it back. So it was impossible.
@Everton Bartley yea I am. The thing with Ronaldo fan boys is that the only argument they ever have is "you should've seen him play, he was the phenomenon he did things no one else did". Sure, he was great, but when judging the status of a player one also needs to look at results.
@David Jaramillo you confuse two things. 1. Peak performance. 2. Career performance. No one denies , he is definitely in top 3-4 all time on peak performance (for me he's #2 just behind Messi's peak). On he's behind quite a lot of players, in part also due to his injuries. Let's also not forget that Mbappe is an insanely good player who has scored 4 goals in WC finals so far and reached the final of every WC he's played in being France's best player in 2022 and close to it in 2018.
Clearly people who talks trash about R9 never saw a single game he played from 1993 where he started in Cruzeiro to inter from 1997 until he got injured late 1999 and again months after. Before he got injured he was doing step overs past the entire team , bc back then he acted as a hybrid midfielder/striker. He was able to get past everyone with his insane speeds at 42km in Barcelona. The only reason he didn’t have a long career is bc of his unstable knees.
stop it, no competition at all, mbappe cannot hold ronaldo's jockstrap if his life depended on it. Ronaldo would destroy entire defenses at time by dribbling through 6 or 7 defenders by himself, I've only seen messi do that.
R9 is the best but if your going to bring Mbappe in the picture it’s clear he’s better then Haaland cause Haaland doesn’t even dribble past players and score Mbappe does..R9 was a big reasons they won those World Cups..So was Mbappe they didn’t win last year but he had 4 goals
I'm 35 almost 36. Brazilian. I have seen so many good players in 90s & 00s. Kluivert, Bergkamp, Shevchenko, Henry, Eto'o, Rivaldo, Edmundo, ROMÁRIO just to name a few strikers. And of course had to pleasure to see CR7 and Messi entire carreers. My generation has been blessed with top star football players! BUT no one was better than Ronaldo, the Phenomenom. No one! On his prime he was unmatched! Glad to see that nowadays we have YT to confirm my theses. He was a role model! He reinvented football! He changed forever the way a player must behave with media (even tho that time we didnt have Social Media) and behind the scenes!
In Brazil we have a say that can be translated somethin like: "There are good players, there are excelent players, there are world class players, there are genious and there IS ONE PHENOMENON."
R9 could do some amazing passes when he wants to. These young fans expects him to play as good as he did pre injury with one good knee then eventually two bad knees is hilarious. It’s a miracle that he managed to play after suffering from those injuries. He retired to bc he wasn’t good anymore. He retired bc his skill was just too good for anyone to handle. And unfortunately his injuries was getting to much to handle and his thyroid. The way he dribbled past 3-5 players. Players trying to tackle him and he kept going. Even when he was on his hands he still kept going. The way he could change directions without slowing down. The way he could make defenders and goalkeeper look stupid. Messi and cr7 are lucky that R9 got injured.
I agree with you just turned 35
Ronaldo foi o Fenômeno, o melhor, melhor que Messi e CR7
@arsaytoma EXATO !
@Boxing Expert PERFEITO !
Messi
« Ronaldo was my hero, he was a phenomenon. Of all the strikers I ever saw, he was the best. He was so fast he could score from nothing, and could shoot the ball better than anyone »
Zidane
« I've always seen Ronaldo as the best, technically, no player has impressed me more than Ronaldo.
There was no system or tactics that could stop him-he was fast and skilled »
Maradona
« Ronaldo is the greatest striker of all-time. Without injuries, he would've been the best player ever, I have absolutely no doubt about this. He would've made the world forget about me and Pelé »
If R9 is the greatest footballer in history which he is bc no one can match his skill pre injury then he isn’t the goat just bc he had a sever knee injury and wasn’t able to perform the same again ? It’s relatively easy to be dominant for 15 years where the team that made him , Barcelona was built around him. Something R9 never had. The way I see it is R9 had so much skill that his nor no pair of knees can withstand that kind of speed/explosiveness/ with coordination. Not to take anything beat from Messi , but players are better protected. Example when Mbappé sprints to the goal , the defenders aren’t doing nothing but running with him. It seems like there’s no competition in today’s football were in the 90’s you had : Zidane , Cafu , Rivaldo , Carlos , Owen , Šuker , Batistuta , Beckham , Möller , Raùl , Bergkamp , Figo , Enrique , Sammer , Piero , Shearer , Costa , Mijatović , Maldini , Weah , Baggio , Bebeto , and many others.
Yes it is true Ronaldo Nazario da Lima the phenomenon is unique and best striker in the world. There will never be another one like him, it's a delight to watch him play, he's truly phenomenal. Ronaldo was football, he engraved the hearts of all the fans around the world on the field. It's number 1 all the time. Ronaldo is a living football legend.
@Orfeo di Tracia The GOAT title is about consistency and longevity. That is why Messi deserves the title. He did the extraordinary during almost 15 years straight at the highest level. But make no mistake, even after the injuries, overall, Ronaldo, the phenomenon, is the best footballer that has ever existed. No one comes close! What he did during his teenage years, between 1994 and 1999, is simply alienesque. He is still the youngest Ballon D'or winner in football history for a reason (was 21 in 1997 and he should have also won the previous year). That record will not be broken anytime soon because that obscene amount of talent, the maturity and the supreme dominance at such a young age, it will never happen again in football history. Being the so called GOAT and knowing that you are not the best thing to happen in your sport, you will be pretty much embarrassed lol. Even Messi knows he is not the best footballer the sport has ever seen. Ronaldo is forever the phenomenon.
"Without injuries, he would've been the best player ever".
Too bad... And I stand for Inter!
Messi + cr7 + Neymar = R9 .
The Real GOAT 🙂🙂🙂🙂
You're right
The most explosive, talented and gifted player ever ..he played football like an artist
Mas o Ronaldo jogava com mais raça com mais vontade do que os jogadores atuais
R9 was the most talented one. An uninjured r9 at age 20 is already comparable to prime messi and cr7. Imagine if r9 reached 26 without any injuries he would have no equal.
@Natural Mulundu How old are you. No one was better than R9 from 1995-1999. Ya ya I already know Messi scored 91 goals in one year bla bla bla. That’s really good but there’s hardly any defensive players today. Youngest ballon do’r winner. What was messi doing at 17-20. Took Messi years to become good. R9 was a beast since day one.
@Natural Mulundu Ronaldinho? LoL
@caviar 2MatsHummels messi is not even top 3 most talente ld Maradona and R9 are most talente players
I have seen so many greats after Ronaldo, but Ronaldo remains at the top for me. Mbappe somewhat reminds me of Ronaldo with his explosiveness but he lacks the dribbling touch Ronaldo had.
Just bc R9 got injured in 1999 and wasn’t able to compete the same , all of a sudden he’s not in the goat debate ? 🤨 No one was better then pre injury R9 not even Messi or CR7. Let’s not forget that every club he went he was there top scorer. Youngest Ballon D’or winner. I think he would of won it at psv but at the time they were In a smaller league competition wise. Was robbed a year later due to injury but having an insane season.
@The Red Hall - Talk Manchester United lol he IS goat bro. ya’ll get mad if i say R9 from 96-99 is arguably the best player ever to grace the pitch.
Hatrick through penalty which he wasn’t even fouled. Although he was sensational i give him that but no to the level what R9 was doing. He took average brazil of 98 to final. Won 2 copas at both he was golden ball, golden boot i believe. 98 wc he was golden ball. At 21 he had ballon dor. 2 times best fifa player. After 99 he got injure barely played for 3 years. At 26, 70% of his previous self, he was still best player, brazil barely qualified to 02 wc, they weren’t even favorite. R9 was magical bro.
@Daarom well Said and people still wonder why he has a World Cup but ain't in the GOAT debate.
The BOAT (best of all time) with his talent. Maybe he didn't have the longevity of others who get called the GOAT , but his best was better than anyone who's ever played.
Agreed. Not even debatable. He’s the best player the sport has ever seen. He had no equal.
I agree.
R9 not just a high scoring striker but Memory of a Era for all football fans during late 90s... Unforgetable moments for all too!!!
Bobby Robsons famous goal celebration was the most Latino thing I’ve ever seen an Englishman do. We normally throw our beer, jump up and down with fellow fans and shout stupid happy things in unison. Bobby reacted like God had just spoken with a Geordie accent, it was just the most brilliant reaction ever, so quiet yet it said much more😂😂😂
or rather, like he’d just seen God himself score a magnificent solo run goal 😂
The real talent with all the features and skills , he could do anything
Ronaldo nazario didn't practice dribbling, he reacted to a defender and a new dribble was invented. So natural and fluid.
Ronaldinho, Ronaldo and Pelé. My top 3 Brazilian players 💛💚💙 I would of put Roberto Carlos in if it was top 5 and Rivaldo
@Taxationis Theft lol 🤡
Idk can you put ronaldinho in that?? I feel like he didn’t really do much for how much talent and potential he had.
Garrincha and zico
We miss so much players like you Ronaldo Nazario!
Yes!
Мне 48 лет....Я чуть старше этого человека! Спасибо Роналдо за прекрасный футбол!🇧🇷👍
Прекрасные воспоминания!
Technically the best striker, he has everything physique, dribbling, touch, control, stamina, speed, style.
For a brief period, the games were at his will, i remember being a 12 year old in India, watching world cup final, and Ronaldo scoring, I knew nobody else but Ronaldo, he introduced me to football, he danced with the ball at pace, it was ridiculous when he did it against Kahn in the final, that's memorable.
CR7 and Messi and even Zidane, Maradona and Pele had better careers and that's the sole reason they're ahead, talent wise R9 is the best the the last few generations witnessed.
Mbappe is not at that level technique wise and but he's surely in the conversation, let's not underrated someone who has the highest goals in world Cup finals.
R9 the youngest ever player that was placed in the goat debate during his time.
My favorite player growing up. He had everything
The ability to beat defenders and dribble past them also the clinical finishing R9 had is still unmatched!
Nobody was as devastating and effective as a striker and it's not even debatable!
Well said!
Before his big injury, he is the GOAT.
he would had been one of the greatest futsal players if he didnt switch to 11 man football. But he still was unbelieveable because he had crazzy acceleration do use his technique is wider spaces. Truly a God given gift, he kept even after been fat, some mind boggling stuff, he was obese and putting the ball infront of younger players in Brazil, and going past them, not in the fashion he did before of course, but that first meter was his.
The style of finesse in the movement and variety of finishes is unmatched by any other player. A master in football capable of exciting the spectators with suspense more than anyone else. If you see one of messis goals then you have seen all of them. If you one of ronaldos goal, your begging to see more!
Best of the best!
Non esageriamo ... Ronaldo è Ronaldo ! Ronaldo è il Fenomeno ed è INCOMPARABILE!!!
Ma infatti il titolo del video è letteralmente "Mbappe non ha nulla di Ronaldo"
Ronaldo is the complete striker, with best dribble, speed, acceleration and goal instinct..he's a predator.
For me R9 is the GOAT
@Rene Frank ...Lazy brazilian ...CR 7 îs still there ...in the world of fotbal ...brake the records ...You are melancolic 😁...think !..its free
It took Messi 20 years to have 60% of the skill/talent R9 has before his knee injury. R9 is the goat. No one comes close to what he did pre injury.
You forget to mention José Murinho 😏
@Kyohara kenji what are you tryna say kid…
@Joe Tyler my guy half of messi goals with Argentina are in friendly games, he always chokes in the big moments.
He played in the toughest leagues with the best. A big difference from Ligue 1.
The real GOAT.
Best number 9 in history at his prime
Best striker of all time NO doubt about it the GOAT of 9
He was the pacemaker!
Ronaldo R9, the Best of the bests. The magic player⚽💪💪💪🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
Si è vero Ronaldo Nazario da Lima il fenomeno è unico e miglior attaccante del mondo. Non ci sarà mai un'altro come lui, è una delizia guardarlo giocare, è davvero fenomenale. Ronaldo era il calcio, ha inciso sul campo e suoi cuori di tutti i tifosi del mondo intero. È il numero 1 in assoluto. Ronaldo è una leggenda vivente di calcio.
I translate that in english:
Yes it's true Ronaldo Nazario da Lima the phenomenon is unique and best striker in the world. There will never be another one like him, it's a delight to watch him play, he's truly phenomenal. Ronaldo was football, he engraved the hearts of all the fans around the world on the field. It's number 1 all the time. Ronaldo is a living football legend.
Ben detto signore!
Yes👍👍👍❤❤🇧🇷🇧🇷
He just too good with speeding scores goals beating defenders goalkeepers scores goals miss him playing ball super speed styles
The one and only phenomenon
R9 for me is the best player ever
Best ever regardless of injuries R9 is O' Fenomeno
I am 46 years old. That, back then, was real life, you had to face it and the feeling of conquering your fears was undescribable.
He is the best striker ever no dout about that
GREATEST OF ALL TIME
Ronaldo 22 years old.
1 World Cup, and 2nd in another W.C.
2 times best player in the world, over 200 officials goals
No one has played better than him before his first injury..
Youngest ever world player of the year at 20 years old too!
TWO world cup trophies
3 WC (he didn't play in his 1st WC though but either way the fact that he was even chosen to represent his nation at such young age speaks for his talent.)
@nagi yanagi he won the fifa best player with 19 years old
@Taxationis Theft Yes, it definitely says a lot! But okay, I'm not saying he should have gotten the spot of Romario. He could have taken some playing time in one of the games but okay...that wasn't easy. The games were all important. Maybe the draw against Sweden, I dunno. But even then I m not sure if they needed to avoid losing (I mean when still in the group phase)
R9 is the best
He is the real GOAT better than Pele and Maradona in terms of skills and talent..
Yes!
whoever knows about soccer knows that up to this day, there s no like like Ronaldo 9. to me amd to best soccer player out there Ronaldo was the one , yes he s the Goat. on top of that ,his humbleness, Wow so admirable. hreates most lethat forward of all times.
Mbappe has the speed you never see from great players.. at that speed can you dribble?? And he has such explosive finishes at any range
@Mitch Rogers ya, I always watch his match. Eventhough must wake up late night just watch his game. Love it
Mbappe b
had bad attitude compare R9 his verry humble
R9 was faster than mbappe even with the ball i believe
@Mitch Rogers nope .. no way near
Ronaldo was faster my friend. In hes Prime pre injury Ronaldo was unstoppable and every coach from that era said he was the greatest. He was sadly plagued by injuries. Players are very blessed now to play in a era where they are hardly touched
I Really miss Ronaldo lima
best pure forward ever
The king of dribles. Just see ''Ronaldo ● Humilating Great Defenders & Players ●''
If I'm honest, not only Mbappe but Messi and CR7 have not come close to this phenomenal quality, if he was in an era with CR 7 and Leo Messi or Mbappe he would definitely be the king just like Ronaldinho, they are both kings of dancing on the pitch.
Mbappe is nowhere near R9 level. Especially before those injuries.
WHO IS MBAPPE!!! RONALDO PLAYED IN A TIME WHEN ALMOST EVERY TEAM HAD ABOUT 5 IMPORTANT PLAYERS WITH HUGE RECOGNITION YET HE EMERGED ON TOP
Maior 9da história!; não ousem comparar fenômeno com qualquer outro!! como falou Clarence sedoorf: Ronaldo é de outra ESPÉCIEi
Sim, você sabe disso!
Just the real and only Ronaldo.
My brother, this is an amazing video.
Keep up the work. 💪
Thank you brother!
CPenaldo, Mbappe, nobody got nothing on him except perhaps Messi who is similarly good at dancing around the opposition defence.
R9 and mess are natural talented guys
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Amazing video. Great to see the old clips in good quality, but how obtrusive is your logo?! 😆
Haha, I know but got to have that DEPY there.... 😁
Pep Guardiola, Mr. Tiki-taka, told him not to pass the ball
R9 was an anomaly. Too good to be true. Almost a fictional character with alien abilities. He did not need anyone to assist him. Was literally a one man army. Even dogmatic coachs like Guardiola who put aside their tactical beliefs in order to witness the absolute genius in action. Ronaldo is the best footballer that have ever existed. And I doubt i will never see another genius like him in my lifetime.
Yep, hahha 😁
Memories
C'mon nobody have anything against RONALDO he's the best 9 ever period!!
Tell alhamdulillah opened my eyes to this world,not seen like ronaldo no one n never to seen like him ever,khatm
Ronaldos talent was just ridiculous, the man moved like a wild black Panther with a ball stuck to his feet. I don’t know how defenders careers survived humiliation after Ronaldo ran through them like they weren’t there. If only he never got injured, 2000-10 world football would’ve been owned by Ronaldo.
Fast as lightning!
pep: dont pass the ball😂
Yep =DD
The pure class
Ronaldo FENÔMENO: the BEST forever !
Yes!
Greatest striker!!
R9 là một đẳng cấp khác, không ai có thể so sánh với a....
Si, Ronaldo es clase aparte
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R9 Forever.
R9 is my favourite player, but i'm admit Messi is the GOAT cause can manage long term carrer in same levels.. If only R9 not had knee injury and night life party habits, the story will different
Don’t say that… Mbappe is really good he proved that also during the world cup… Facts.
Today’s footballers are much better than the previous generations…
why are we even comapre some1 to "the Phenomenom",he was one of a kind
Ronaldo R9 is amazing 🤩
Invincible creatures in universe 🥹🧐
I'm glad someone is finally bracing this topic. Aside from Pele, this is the modern GOAT. Not Messi, not CR-7. See for yourself. Scores with both feet effortlessly. Explosive like no other. The most complete attacker .
Ronaldo fenômeno The Best King 👑 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾
R9 between 1996-2000, Maradona between 1985-1990 and Messi between 2007-2012 the bests of all time in my opinion.
Also CR7 in 2014 and between 2016 and 2018. In addition, Pele in the years that he played in the world cups and club years.
No one has replicated what Ronaldo did before his injury, he did so much in so little time that it makes you wonder what he would've accomplished.
Even after injury I still have him as the best ever in my book.
MONSTER!
Well he was named Phenomenal for a reason but the reason why he's not in the GOAT debate despite winning a balon do'r and World Cup is simply because of his longevity and consistency. Guy was like glass maybe in today's medical advancement he would have faired better. He played for PSV, Real Madrid, Ac Milan, Inter and Barcelona but how may League titles did he win, how many UCL titles, how many goals? He was so fragile or maybe unlucky with injuries and didn't show much desire like Cr7 or Messi to be the Best and give everything cause just like many Brazilians, football isn't that serious they just wanna have fun in and off the pitch that's always their downfall.
Defender then did rough an play with heart more than these ones now, plus they use tackle from back, so R9 is better than,,, longevity CR 7 and Messi,,,,, what R9 did at a tender age CR 7 and Messi take years to do it, so that goes with out saying
Mpape legend of big match's, his career in 2018, 2023. What he do is goat, deferent style but he legend
No header
Free kick : he Scored 10 goals out of 150 tries
He wasn't perfect
PARA QUE EL TIRO LIBRE? A ÉL NO LE IMPORTABA ESO... EL LOS LANZABA POR LANZAR .. EL NO NECESITABA ESO.. PORQUE EL FÚTBOL SE HACE JUGANDO CON LA HABILIDAD DENTRO DEL CAMPO.. AHI ES MAS DIFÍCIL AHI MOSTRABA SU CALIDAD Y ERA SUFICIENTE QUE NO NECESITABA NI HACER GOLES DE TIRO LIBRE O CABEZA... SU TALENTO CON LOS PIES DENTRO DEL CAMPO ESTÁ POR ENCIMA DE TODO ESO... ASI QUE NO NE VENGAS A DECIR QUE TIRO LIBRE NO SABE PATEAR JAJAJA QUE DAS RISA... AH Y NO SABES DE FÚTBOL
he didn't take 150 tries to score 10 goals by free kick, and why aren't mentioning the fact he scored 88 goals rounding off the goalkeeper? +R9 barely took free kicks and Headers in his career because he didn't needed to do that. also he has taken headers in his career go and fcking read his stats. don't bs about him if you know nothing.
Mbappe is faster, more consistent and has way better tactical awareness. Ronaldo was a moments player who went on streaks but only performed consistently for 2-3 seasons in his career. Hence he has 1 league title in 13-14 seasons in Europe. His record in the CL is terrible, literally only played 1 decisive game there in his career (away vs Man U).
His entire legacy is based on 1 season at Barça, 1 at Milan and 2 world cups.
Ronaldo had played consistently for 6-7 seasons! And are Ballon Dor level for 7 years! Despite the injurys!
Ronaldo was so good that France had to study his step overs in order to try to stop him. In 2002 Brasil struggled to qualify for the World Cup and guess who was the difference maker and guess who scored two goals in the final against the beast Oliver Khan…. He was that good. Ok so you judge Mbappe on his World Cup performance. No one out performs R9 in a World Cup. No one is denying that Mbappe isn’t good. He’s just not at R9 level. No one is and not even Messi. Bc nowadays football is overly protected. I saw a clip of Messi trying to dribble pasty 5 players and it was nothing like R9. You judge Ronaldo bc he had crippling injuries and wasn’t about to perform the same , but still very good. And for B D’or had way more competition back in the 90’s. Todays players are media famous. So to say Ronaldo Nazário only had one good season is just dumbfounded. Not his fault he was born with unstable knees.
And clearly you never went through crippling injuries and I hope not but R9 kept playing bc 1 he loves the sport and it’s mutual and 2 he wanted to prove that just bc you suffer crippling injuries with hard work and dedication you can achieve anything. He only retired bc his thyroid condition , the reason why he gained weight , he couldn’t control it anymore. His thyroid affected not only his metabolism but also his stamina and that makes anyone lazy plus causes depression. He still had the skill post injuries but couldn’t dribble as he once did and had to play smarter bc his knees were compromised.
I remember when he was playing for Corinthians , a Brasilian based football club in São Paulo ( my favorite team ) , he was selected to a losing weight program. He lost weight but bc of his thyroid later he gained it back. So it was impossible.
@Everton Bartley yea I am. The thing with Ronaldo fan boys is that the only argument they ever have is "you should've seen him play, he was the phenomenon he did things no one else did". Sure, he was great, but when judging the status of a player one also needs to look at results.
@David Jaramillo you confuse two things.
1. Peak performance.
2. Career performance.
No one denies , he is definitely in top 3-4 all time on peak performance (for me he's #2 just behind Messi's peak).
On he's behind quite a lot of players, in part also due to his injuries.
Let's also not forget that Mbappe is an insanely good player who has scored 4 goals in WC finals so far and reached the final of every WC he's played in being France's best player in 2022 and close to it in 2018.
Clearly people who talks trash about R9 never saw a single game he played from 1993 where he started in Cruzeiro to inter from 1997 until he got injured late 1999 and again months after. Before he got injured he was doing step overs past the entire team , bc back then he acted as a hybrid midfielder/striker. He was able to get past everyone with his insane speeds at 42km in Barcelona. The only reason he didn’t have a long career is bc of his unstable knees.
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R9 with old shoes & ball technology
R9 best ever
Scored a hattrick in World Cup finals and already has a World Cup win he ain’t even 24 so he definitely has something on Ronaldo
Maybe, let's see :)
Dünyanın gelmiş geçmiş en iyi forveti R9 fenomeno
Kesinlikle biliyorsun!
R9 is miles clear
stop it, no competition at all, mbappe cannot hold ronaldo's jockstrap if his life depended on it. Ronaldo would destroy entire defenses at time by dribbling through 6 or 7 defenders by himself, I've only seen messi do that.
R9 is the best but if your going to bring Mbappe in the picture it’s clear he’s better then Haaland cause Haaland doesn’t even dribble past players and score Mbappe does..R9 was a big reasons they won those World Cups..So was Mbappe they didn’t win last year but he had 4 goals
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Ronaldo 9always my best player
Is there realy a person who thinks mbape is better than ronaldo???
An artisti 🤌🏾
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1) Messi 2) R9 3) Maradona 4) R10 5) Zidane
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He loved to dribble goalkeepers!
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nothing!!!thats what immsaying!!
and if we talk Ronaldinho the comments would be different relax take time don't get caught in the web of
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