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Well in this specfic case he canMaradona shouldn't judge anyone's character.
Well in this specfic case he canMaradona shouldn't judge anyone's character.
I agree with those that think Messi is probably not the best leader. That doesn't mean he's not the best player in the world because he is, but he doesn't strike me as particularly inspiring or 'commanding'.
This article just got much funnier after yesterday.
http://www.goal.com/en-ca/news/4184...eltdown-would-never-have?ICID=HP_HN_HP_RI_0_3
Well in this specfic case he can
Well in this specfic case he can
Is Ronaldo inspiring or commanding? There are different ways to lead and Messi very obviously leads by example. Is he the perfect captain? No. However what he does on the pitch is far more what you'd expect from a captain when it comes to teamwork and work rate than what you get from Ronaldo.
I don't agree with the article entirely, but the overwhelming evidence is that Ronaldo is self-absorbed and cares more Ronaldo's success than he does the team's. Just look at how he celebrated in the 2014 CL Final, where his teammates were laughing at him, which to put it into further context was in front of cameras for a film about him. He also has been caught multiple times not celebrating with teammates who scored and even showing "frustration" at another teammate scoring instead of himself. When the article was written there were multiple examples of him not taking the first penalty during a shootout. And quite frankly his shooting first against Poland could very well have been down to management more than the player considering what happened in 2012.
Is Ronaldo inspiring or commanding? There are different ways to lead and Messi very obviously leads by example. Is he the perfect captain? No. However what he does on the pitch is far more what you'd expect from a captain when it comes to teamwork and work rate than what you get from Ronaldo.
I don't agree with the article entirely, but the overwhelming evidence is that Ronaldo is self-absorbed and cares more Ronaldo's success than he does the team's. Just look at how he celebrated in the 2014 CL Final, where his teammates were laughing at him, which to put it into further context was in front of cameras for a film about him. He also has been caught multiple times not celebrating with teammates who scored and even showing "frustration" at another teammate scoring instead of himself. When the article was written there were multiple examples of him not taking the first penalty during a shootout. And quite frankly his shooting first against Poland could very well have been down to management more than the player considering what happened in 2012.
Ronaldo should be inspiring to any and every aspiring young athlete. There isn't a single athlete with as much determination and drive to be the best as he has shown all throughout his career.
Sir Alex Ferguson said so, and so have all of his managers. He's the hardest worker in training and in practice at all times.
As for your second comment there in bold, it's obvious you've not been around this game much over the last 12 years. There is absolutely nothing that happens involving Cristiano Ronaldo on the national team that he doesn't have direct and full control over.
It's been the Ronaldo +10 show for 12 years which is honestly the reason why Portugal hasn't and likely never will win with Ronaldo at the helm. They've never had enough of a spine to create a game plan and then insert Ronaldo into it, it's always been creating a game plan around Ronaldo.
Anyway, for the topic at hand, Messi has done exactly nothing for Argentina at the senior level. His absence will not be heavily noticed.
No, he can't because he's an idiot, full of himself.
He earned the right to be full of himself
He is Alpha and handles pressure much better than Missi
"I'm quitting the NT, sniff sniff"
He earned the right to be full of himself
He is Alpha and handles pressure much better than Missi
"I'm quitting the NT, sniff sniff"
Ronaldo should be inspiring to any and every aspiring young athlete. There isn't a single athlete with as much determination and drive to be the best as he has shown all throughout his career.
Sir Alex Ferguson said so, and so have all of his managers. He's the hardest worker in training and in practice at all times.
As for your second comment there in bold, it's obvious you've not been around this game much over the last 12 years. There is absolutely nothing that happens involving Cristiano Ronaldo on the national team that he doesn't have direct and full control over.
It's been the Ronaldo +10 show for 12 years which is honestly the reason why Portugal hasn't and likely never will win with Ronaldo at the helm. They've never had enough of a spine to create a game plan and then insert Ronaldo into it, it's always been creating a game plan around Ronaldo.
Anyway, for the topic at hand, Messi has done exactly nothing for Argentina at the senior level. His absence will not be heavily noticed.
I didn't say that Ronaldo was a perfect captain either. He's far too self absorbed, though no I wouldn't say that Messi puts in more work than Ronaldo at all.
It's just a hate article written by someone really upset for Messi after he missed the penalty against Chile. It's a nothing article that claims Ronaldo would never be in that same position because he'd never take the first penalty for his team in a high pressure situation (which he just did, regardless of who's decision it was). He also scored it.
Penaldo so alpha that only time he played Messi in the CL Final he lost. Also so alpha he can't score against Iceland or Austria with a billion chances. Can't even beat the mighty US or get out of a group over them either
He earned the right to be full of himself
He is Alpha and handles pressure much better than Missi
"I'm quitting the NT, sniff sniff"
Or if they weren't corruptyeah that sucks, but just makes you think of how many hardship so many many more FAs have to go through. Imagine if all the FAs had money and access and infrastructure for development. Perhaps we could have seen an African champion by now? who knows. Food for thought.
Or if they weren't corrupt
Some quotes from OLARTICOECHEA the U20 coach, just to show what a dire state the AFA is in.
“The leaders say that the situation at the AFA is unfortunate, but imagine the one’s there day to day. River and Boca are not allowing players to go to the U20 team for political reasons. At the AFA, we’re two people working for 30 kids.â€
“At the AFA headquarters, there’s no money to feed the kids. The reality of it all is sad. There are 9 players here who can’t come (to U20 team) because there’s no money. The reality of it all is sad."
Apparently, even the Copa team had to pay for their own food.
Looks like Tata Martino has resigned
Does retiring from international hurt his chances of winning FIFA player of the year moving forward over next few seasons?