It is indeed

Don't you like Beckham?

Not to the same extent as you my friend

I see...
but he deserves that credit I think though I didn't ever approve his departure of Manchester United

That's quite the contradiction there sonny.

George Best

Come on Cristiano Ronaldo lovers vote for him and take him to the first place

quite right

Thanks
Come on then everyone go for it!

No brainer:

Cristiano Ronaldo without a dout. Kaka and Messi are tremendous players but when you judge a player you have to look at all kinds of atributes. For me Ronaldo is a more complete player and the fact in can play as stricker and wings. He as strenght, flair, pace, great header of the ball, out of this world technical ability, exquisite free kick take and is only 22 and please tell me the other too are that complete!

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Aliadiere??? Aliadiere!!??? I wonder if the channel that broadcasts the EPL for us here is editing the images and making him look that sh!t, when the truth is that hes been ripping everyone to shreds over there

surely the best player in the world should be able to perform against the very best teams. I am yet to see Ronaldo play well against Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal. I have only seen him play really well against a poor performing Roma in the Champions League against one of Europes top clubs. Against every other team, he destroys them, but surely the best player in the world should be able to do it against the best, something both Messi and Kaka have proven to be able to do. He might be the best player on current form, but i would not say he is the best player in the world, just maybe playing the best.

I completely agree with you on that

I think that is accurate to a point ,for sure ronaldinho hasn't been in the form he was before the world cup,but to say that barcelona is messi's team is a bit of a stretch.The boy doesn'nt have the dimension to his game that ronaldinho has to this day>he can't pass like him,he can't take a free kick like him and he doen't have the vision of ronaldinho.messi is a fantastic player at what he does which run at the defense,he is a one dimensional player,but he his what cristiano ronaldo wishes for because messi is effective in the big games for the most part.

The best player i the world has to be the one who team has won the most silverwear recently which sound like Kaka.I never really like to base decisions on this factor because soemtimes that player can't perform the same witout his teammates.I think the best player in my eyes is Drogba because he is effective more than anyone else in big games.the role he plays is that of a lone striker ,a very difficult position to be effective in.Drogba's effectiveness in terms of fairly and physically outdoing opponents one on one under pressure rely's less on his teammates.Those guy's mentioned above all depend on the rest of the team to open up spaces for them to be effective.Drogba single handedly carried his team last season while the likes of former fifa world player schevchenko found it impossible to find success.

I don't know if i will be able to put drogba in the #1 spot enxt year but he's there right now.

Took the words out of my mouth

LOL At the moment Aliadiere has more votes than Ronaldinho, Rooney, and Cannavaro combined.

Fair point but unfortenely I do not agree that playing well against stronger teams only as a main thing for a world class player. Concistency IS!

Just for the record in case theres any doubt:

Cristiano Ronaldo
Real name Cristiano Ronaldo
Height 6.01
Weight 12.02
Date of birth 05-02-1985
Place of birth Madeira, Portugal
Position Midfielder
Nationality Portugal
International Caps 36
International Goals 12
Current Club
Currently playing for Man Utd
Signed on 12-08-2003
Fee £ 12240000
Squad number 7



Cristiano Ronaldo Playing Statistics

Season Team League FA Cup L. Cup Europe
2007-08>> Man United 24 21 3 3 - - 7 5
2006-07>> Man United 23 18 6 2 1 0 11 3
2005-06>> Man United 32 9 2 - 4 2 8 1
2004-05 >> Man United 22 2 3 1 2 - 6 2
2003-04 >> Man United 32 5 9 4 1 0 7 0
2001-2003 S. Lisbon 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals

Thats 203 app for united scoring 78 goals thats nearly 1 goal every 2nd game.

Now Kaka stats:

http://www.ricardo-kaka.com/information_stats.php

Averaging 1 goal every 4 matchs

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi

To be fair with messi is stats are pretty good and he is younger than Ronaldo BUT ask me if I was pulling any of the 3 of them out of the bench to change a game around and torment and cause fear in the opposition defence theres defenetly only one RONALDO!


PS Can anyone tell me why I cant see my avatar?!

Ronaldo has to be the best player, though I'd pick Stevie G over anyone in a big match situation, Im biased though.

I never said that playing well against the best teams is the main criteria to be the best player, and consistancy certainly is a factor in arguing who the best player around is, but surely you can not hide from the fact that against quality opposition Ronaldo time and time again gets found out. Like i previously stated when did he do it against quality opposition? When did he do it in a big european fixture (excluding a poor roma team) I do not know who the best player in the world is, but i know for certain i would have messi and Kaka over Ronaldo at Liverpool. He has the ability to destroy most teams, but not the best teams. Riise, evra, cole, Arbeloa have all kept him at bay in the premiership.



This of course is a matter of opinion which i fully respect. who am i to argue that Ronaldo would not be able to change a game, cos i most certainly think he could, but if the occasion was bigger than a normal Prem game against maybe a team just below UEFA cup spot then i would choose Kaka and Messi over him to deliver the goods.

They are more team players as well. ROnaldo is in it just for himself IMO. For me he is playing the best, but is not the best, there is a difference.

p.s - you will see your avator after 25 posts.