Messi vs Ronaldo: Louis van Gaal, the ex-manager of the Netherlands, has shared his perspective on the Lionel Messi versus Cristiano Ronaldo GOAT (Greatest Of All Time) argument by noting that while Messi has won more individual awards, Ronaldo is more oriented toward being a team player. Follow all Football news and live updates on Insidesport.IN
After achieving significant milestones in their international careers, the comments made by Gaal garnered a lot of attention. Lionel Messi’s Argentina won against Panama in their first home game since winning the 2022 World Cup, while Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal secured a 4-0 victory against Liechtenstein.
Messi 🇦🇷 vs Ronaldo 🇵🇹 in #1 Ranked League :-
Goals 🇦🇷 296 🇵🇹 267
NP Gls 🇦🇷 261 🇵🇹 219
Assists 🇦🇷 116 🇵🇹 72
Hattricks 🇦🇷 23 🇵🇹 23
FKs 🇦🇷 30 🇵🇹 20
OTB Gls 🇦🇷 60 🇵🇹 39
Key Passes 🇦🇷 640 🇵🇹 339
BCC 🇦🇷 218 🇵🇹 72
MOTMs 🇦🇷 148 🇵🇹 63
Avg Rating 🇦🇷 8.6 🇵🇹 7.7I prefer not to speak 😏 pic.twitter.com/HJ9KyOpNhG
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Messi vs Ronaldo: What did Van Gaal say?
“And the big question, Messi or Cristiano? The best players of this period are Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Choosing between them is difficult. Ronaldo has more results than Messi in titles. Messi has more individual awards, but Ronaldo is more of a team player. So you have to choose, I’m more of a team coach than an individual player. Messi may be the best football player, but you have to play as a team,” Gaal told Spanish radio station Onda Cero.
Messi vs Ronaldo in the recent international friendlies
Messi marked a significant achievement on Thursday by scoring his 800th professional goal, and he is now only one goal away from reaching a century of goals for his national team.
This feat makes him the second player in history to reach the 800-goal milestone, with Cristiano Ronaldo being the only other player who has achieved this feat and holds the all-time record for career goals at 830.
Meanwhile, the Portuguese superstar Ronaldo scored two exceptional goals in their match against Liechtenstein on Thursday. Marking his 197th cap, Ronaldo surpassed Bader Al-Mutawa from Kuwait and made a memorable return to the starting line-up for their Group J qualifier at the Jose Alvalade Stadium by scoring twice.
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