Di Canio: "Better Ronaldo, a man with a soul, than Messi, an alien without feelings"

Former Italian player on contempt whistles in Paris: "Messi illustrated his character limits, and Neymar even worse."

"Sun": "The greatest Ronaldo ever, Messi has been revealed as a player of small factories"

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14/03/2022

Monday, 14 March 2022, 13:11 Updated: 13:14

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Summary: Manchester United - Tottenham 2: 3, Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick (Sport 1)

Football fans have been having grueling discussions for many years comparing Cristiano Ronaldo to Lionel Messi, and there is no doubt that in recent days the Portuguese has the upper hand.

Ronaldo scored a hat-trick against Tottenham on Saturday and went on to be a favorite of Manchester United fans, while Leo Messi suffered boos from Paris Saint-Germain fans in the team's home game against Bordeaux.

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"Messi came off the pitch scratching his head, he has no feelings. I prefer Ronaldo. Do you want to put me on the bench against Manchester City? So I will return to Portugal, from there I will return to England and score a hat-trick" (Photo: Reuters)

Paolo Di Canio, a former Italian national team striker who also made a fine career in England, referred to Leo Messi's ability in France and compared the stars.

Di Canio referred to Messi's behavior, amid the emotions of Ronaldo, who last week did not play against Manchester City due to injury (controversial), traveled to Portugal for a few days, returned to Manchester, returned to the squad and scored a hat-trick.

"Messi came off the pitch scratching his head, he has no feelings," Di Canio told Sky Italy after the game in which Messi received boos from the crowd, "I prefer Cristiano Ronaldo. You want to put me on the bench against Manchester City? So "I will return to Portugal, from there I will return to England and score a hat-trick. I prefer the man with the soul, over an alien without feelings.

" Leo Messi illustrated the limitations of his character.

Of course, he is allowed to whistle contemptuously.

There were thousands of fans waiting for him.

They dreamed and hoped, but his behavior was wrong.

"And Neymar is even worse. He's not doing extraordinary things. Last month he said he wanted to move to MLS so he could have a three-month leave. Really, you know respect. You probably have problems."

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"For the first 17 years of his career, he played for only one team, surrounded by superstars. From the moment he left Spain and his bubble, he faded" (Photo: GettyImages, Diego Souto / Quality Sport Images)

At the same time, English TV personality Pierce Morgan, who is considered a close friend of Ronaldo, also took advantage of the momentum and wrote a column for The Sun.

According to Morgan, "In recent weeks Ronaldo has been the victim of criticism from smart people who know everything, who claimed he was exhausted, tired, that his magic was lost, that the goal machine was broken, that he was too old and too slow. They said he was United's problem '. If there's anything Ronaldo's better than scoring goals, it's getting commentators to shut up and eat his hat off.

"The fact that he scored the 807th goal and became the all-time leading scorer proved the real point: Ronaldo is the best player ever.

For years I have been arguing with avid Messi fans like Gary Lineker, who refuse to come to terms with the fact that their man is not the GOAT.

But the truth is, as this season progresses, the debate is over.

"For example, only one player has scored more goals this season than Ronaldo in the Premier League (Salah), but 91 players have scored more than Messi in the French league. There is no doubt that Messi is a genius. -track bully).

"For the first 17 years of his career, he played for only one team, surrounded by superstars.

From the moment he left Spain and his bubble, it faded and disappeared faster than my sense of taste when I fell ill in Corona.

"Ronaldo, on the other hand, went through clubs, and countries, taking on new challenges, in Portugal, England, Spain and Italy. "His, and unlike Messi, works miracles in the toughest leagues of all. It's not because he's more talented than Messi, but because he has mental resilience and determination. What makes him ever grow is self-belief."

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