You should apply for Linekers job when he retires.

Not really a crisp kinda guy.

I can do the same with Messi mate, read the quotes at the beginning of this clip

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsVeRWSkRMc

At the end of the day its all opinions so there is no real or right answer. should prob just end it there really.

Yeah Sticky thats just weak stuff.

One thing is for sure: its going to be a great decade of football magic coming from CR7, Kaka, Messi.
They are all amazing!

CR will probably win best player but hope he doesnt...if he moved from Man Utd that would a different story.

Excellent goal ratio.

couldn't give a rats ass.

It's not like i found them, it just posted them because my mate emailed me them, so i came on here and posted in this thread.

But i have heard many quotes from Man Utd players saying he's the best they've ever seen, trained with, played with, he can do things they've never seen, no one else can do etc. I haven't heard any like that about Tevez or Rooney, who are the other two that get a lot of attention.

If you do a search, you will get a load of Liverpool players saying Gerrard is the best in the world. Doesn't prove anything at all!

And how does that help a top team achieve the very best? You need your star players to perform against the very best else you won't achieve the very best - if he could perform against AC Milan the way he does against Fulham, or various Premier League sides, he'd propel United onto greater things. Otherwise they're going to struggle when faced with class sides or class players who turn up.

That argument above is only valid for a league system. And i agree with Benraul when he says a player who doesn't turn up for the huge matches against the best sides can't be considered the best player in the world. It doesn't matter how good you are then; you're average to the cause of winning the biggest tournaments (Champions League, European Championships, World Cup).

When you're against the very best you need an edge to come through on top, and that's where the best players earn their status - being the difference in huge matches.

And John Terry recently referred to Jamie Carragher as the best player in the world!

It doesn't mean anything!!

FFS, stop going on. I know it means bugger all, but as it had them all sitting their in front of me i thought i might as well just post them!


Anyway Ben - it's not like Ronaldo doesn't do anything in the big games. He still is a threat, and scores goals. He did against Lyon and Milan last season, and against Roma netted twice. That's more than can be said about a lot of players.

Forget that though. I think that bit extra Ronaldo gives you over the course of a season is greater than his rivals, and that's why for me he is the best.

Such is his prolificacy, he's expected to either be amazing or score in every game. That's not the case with players like Kaka, who you're lucky to see put in a couple of good performances or score once every half a dozen games.

I do agree with you if messi has not missed so many matches this year.
But he will be the king sooner or later

best defender actually

Still a load of pish

Best player in the world has got to be, Ronaldo.. on outstanding form and no player can match him at the moment in my opinion. Only other player would be Messi but those two i think are the best.

He joined the forum just to express this point. Ronaldo must be the best.

I must admit that i don't exactly like Man Utd but Ronaldo is a class player.

He will be. I really hope if we see a Barca v Man Utd that Messi is fully fit. Last season Milan v Man Utd was billed as Kaka v Ronaldo and we all know who won that one

This time it would be Ronaldo v Messi, and again my vote would go to the Argentine wonderkid.

I think Messi will indeed be back if Barca make it to the Semis.

I'm looking forward to him taking on Ronaldo as well... And my vote is for Messi as well as of now.