Ronaldo Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 Fascinating. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BooBoo Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 I hear he's a racist now? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MW Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 who do you think is the best ronaldo? I need the right answer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 It just reminds me of a conversation I had with a bloke in NYC who argued that Mike Tyson was the best HW ever because men 'in all 50 states' had Tyson tattoos, not to mention the fact the British Embassy let him into this country to fight without hesitation in spite of his conviction for rape. I think we as a society generally overlook actual achievments in favour of the intangibles when evaluating sporting greats. It makes no difference to these people that Tyson lost badly to the only great fighters he fought, or that in this case Pele or Messi's record stand up far better to scrutiny. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawK Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 It's fair to say that people tend to romanticize past idols for off the field feats, as it were, in various sports like with Tyson as you say Ronaldo. Often happens with players like Le Tiss, who usually now just get mentioned for his amazing goals he scores and effortless ball control, but would often go completely missing for several games on end as he trundled around the pitch checking his wristwatch for when he needed to punt it out for a throw. Just realized in saying that, there was no off the field feat with Le Tiss but meh /ramble /ramble /ramble lol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 Just got asked who I thought no1 was ever. So I say pele and say thats what most people would say. Got given a big talk on maradona. Wherever he went, took a struggling side to the top Could do things no one else could at the time Went to an Arab country to play. And they said his daughters couldnt go due to the law. He said he wouldnt play. So the Arabs bent the rules for him, could anyone else do that? Cant remember exactly what else but it was a pretty decent argument Pele stopped a war in Nigeria. Pele was sent off in a game against a club in Colombia with Santos. Colombian team president was outraged with the bad sending off so Pele returned to the 2nd half while the referee wasnt allowed back. Pele did stuff no one ever could (let me also add that even Maradona himself admits he stole a lot from Rivellino) Pele made Santos the best team in Brazil and the world with limited players by his side. So the reason you couldnt argue with him is because you knew less than him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 Drogba also stopped a war. Drogba = Pele Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chubby Jason Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 Pele also has an eye for a great player when he sees one. http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00244/I_intprod1-8000base_244394a.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 Drogba also stopped a war. Drogba = Pele In his own country. Pele did it in Nigeria. Pele > Drogba. Sorry Sew. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 Pele also has an eye for a great player when he sees one. http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00244/I_intprod1-8000base_244394a.jpg Pele also talks utter shit and no one listens to him anymore. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chubby Jason Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 Pele also has an eye for a great player when he sees one. http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00244/I_intprod1-8000base_244394a.jpg Pele also talks utter s*** and no one listens to him anymore. I feel like I can relate to that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MW Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 He cant get it up either Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 http://www.goal.com/en/news/12/spain/2012/05/13/3098862/messi-pays-medical-bills-for-suffering-12-year-old Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BooBoo Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 Pele talks out of his arsehole. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishmael Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 http://www.goal.com/en/news/12/spain/2012/05/13/3098862/messi-pays-medical-bills-for-suffering-12-year-old Just in time for his racism allegation defence... What a good man Messi is. Also, fairly certain that there isn't 1 case of growth hormone deficiency a year? Surely there are thousands of people each year who need pumping with steroids to reach an optimum height? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 http://i.imgur.com/c5VKY.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Couldn't do it on a wet and windy Thursday at Kimberley Park. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 64? Pathetic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Tbf those 64 goals that were created by someone else were probably created by Xavi or Iniesta Dont underestimate who assists the assist Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
M4 Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 But then Messi has 28 assists of his own too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenham Mag Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 But then Messi has 28 assists of his own too Pffft, look who he was assisting, they can score from anywhere. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 But then Messi has 28 assists of his own too So what you're saying is he could have scored 28 more goals? Starting to think he is a little overrated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 But then Messi has 28 assists of his own too All 2 yard sideways passes tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucaAltieri Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 La Liga is a piece of piss, to be fair. Messi and Barca might score for fun over there but when they come up against the 6th best team in the Premier League they fall short. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 not sure if srs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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