Cristiano slams Xavi: “He has no Ballon d’Ors, I have three”

Mr Nick09 wrote:frankly you should only be authorized to post here if you have a GL d'Or

Sushi Master wrote:

jibers wrote:

Sushi Master wrote:Gerd Mueller actually won everything there was to win and played in one of the best teams of all time

Plus, I doubt he was as obsessed with his six pack or his hair style as Crynaldo is.

Except when Müller was injured Bayern couldn't score any goals and he was always their top assister as well. In fact, when people label Müller as a poacher you immediately know theyve never watched any of his games at Bayern. Maybe for Germany where he played closer to the box but for Bayern his movement was more like Messi.

He actually played as a DM in a few games (positionally) when they defended and wasn't a box striker as he is labelled.  He had to use the wide players for combinations so he could get in the box and use his first touch and turns to score goals.   The only reason Muller isn't rated is because the German Media back then just didn't like him. FFS they rated Uwe Seeler as a much better striker iirc from a few kicker articles. It was pathetic. He obviosuly was not as elegant as Cruijff but he turned up in big games and unlike CFlop7 who has just being riding on the coat tails of his teammates. Gerd is the greatest #9 and the greatest goal scorer. Pele can count all the goals he scored against Mechanics and in the years where Santos where like Harlem globe trotters and getting paid to play money. The media backing is the reason that he is underrated and seen as some box tap in Inzaghi player when he was incredibly mobile, incredible at finisher, great in the air, incredible at turning defenders. His only weakness was one vs ones when running into space. I mean don't people find it strange that Maradona, despite being linked with Neapolitan mafia, a cocaine addict, a serial diver, a known and caught doper and a tax evader is constantly loved by the media? It's one of the weirdest things I've ever seen.

In the 75/76 season Bayern came 2nd, Muller missed 10 games in a row and Bayern fell from 2nd to 7th in that time. 3 wins 1 draw and 6 defeats (scored 15 and conceded 28!)

Muller came back and Bayenr finshed 3rd and were 5 points behind the GOAT gladbach team that until recently were the best domestic side in german history.

A year later, in 76/77 Bayern were 2nd again with Muller, then Muller missed 9 games and they from 2nd to 10th in this time with 2 wins 2 draws and 5 defeats (5 goals scored, 15 conceded!), Bayern finished 7th,7 points behind the GOAT Gladbach. In both those seasons Muller scored 1+ goals a game (23 goals in 22 games & 23 goals in 25 games, 28 goals etc) and Bayern were literally useless without him so this myth of them being some super team is just that. They had at best 3 quote one quote WC players at best.

So Bayern in 19 games over those 2 seasons without Muller scored 20 goals in 19 games and conceded 38 goals without Muller. That GOAT team of all time scrubbing it up in the league.

Nothing to say here. Spot on.

jibers wrote:

Sushi Master wrote:

jibers wrote:


Except when Müller was injured Bayern couldn't score any goals and he was always their top assister as well. In fact, when people label Müller as a poacher you immediately know theyve never watched any of his games at Bayern. Maybe for Germany where he played closer to the box but for Bayern his movement was more like Messi.

He actually played as a DM in a few games (positionally) when they defended and wasn't a box striker as he is labelled.  He had to use the wide players for combinations so he could get in the box and use his first touch and turns to score goals.   The only reason Muller isn't rated is because the German Media back then just didn't like him. FFS they rated Uwe Seeler as a much better striker iirc from a few kicker articles. It was pathetic. He obviosuly was not as elegant as Cruijff but he turned up in big games and unlike CFlop7 who has just being riding on the coat tails of his teammates. Gerd is the greatest #9 and the greatest goal scorer. Pele can count all the goals he scored against Mechanics and in the years where Santos where like Harlem globe trotters and getting paid to play money. The media backing is the reason that he is underrated and seen as some box tap in Inzaghi player when he was incredibly mobile, incredible at finisher, great in the air, incredible at turning defenders. His only weakness was one vs ones when running into space. I mean don't people find it strange that Maradona, despite being linked with Neapolitan mafia, a cocaine addict, a serial diver, a known and caught doper and a tax evader is constantly loved by the media? It's one of the weirdest things I've ever seen.

In the 75/76 season Bayern came 2nd, Muller missed 10 games in a row and Bayern fell from 2nd to 7th in that time. 3 wins 1 draw and 6 defeats (scored 15 and conceded 28!)

Muller came back and Bayenr finshed 3rd and were 5 points behind the GOAT gladbach team that until recently were the best domestic side in german history.

A year later, in 76/77 Bayern were 2nd again with Muller, then Muller missed 9 games and they from 2nd to 10th in this time with 2 wins 2 draws and 5 defeats (5 goals scored, 15 conceded!), Bayern finished 7th,7 points behind the GOAT Gladbach. In both those seasons Muller scored 1+ goals a game (23 goals in 22 games & 23 goals in 25 games, 28 goals etc) and Bayern were literally useless without him so this myth of them being some super team is just that. They had at best 3 quote one quote WC players at best.

So Bayern in 19 games over those 2 seasons without Muller scored 20 goals in 19 games and conceded 38 goals without Muller. That GOAT team of all time scrubbing it up in the league.

Nothing to say here. Spot on.

Didn't mean to go on a rant. I'm just fed up with people underrating Muller.

urbaNRoots wrote:I expected a better comeback from Cronaldo. I mean Xavi is a guy who lived with his parents until his late 20's and he probably has a small dick. Also his hairline has abandoned him.

Very disappointed.

Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote:

Mr Nick09 wrote:frankly you should only be authorized to post here if you have a GL d'Or

So me, MT, Robes and M99 iirc

RealGunner wrote:Yea tbh. Glorified Mario Gomez

BORUSSIA!! wrote:ok so he just wants to admit that he's better than Xavi but accepts Messi is better

not really. xavi is better in his position as a CM than ronaldo is in his position as a goal poacher. a poor man's inzaghi is what he is.

sick of hearing about his overrated fraud. the lance armstrong of football. shit player through and through.

personally i like trash talkers and arrogant sportsmen. they amuse me. like floyd mayweather. except mayweather is actaully good at his sport. but cr7 is so shit at his sport, i just can't sympathize with him. like he's got the personality of a muhammad ali type arrogant sportsman but he doesn't have the sporting ability to back it up. terrible person.

RealGunner wrote:Yea tbh. Glorified Mario Gomez

RealGunner wrote:Yea tbh. Glorified Mario Gomez

Claudio84 wrote:

BORUSSIA!! wrote:ok so he just wants to admit that he's better than Xavi but accepts Messi is better

not really. xavi is better in his position as a CM than ronaldo is in his position as a goal poacher. a poor man's inzaghi is what he is.

sick of hearing about his overrated fraud. the lance armstrong of football. shit player through and through.

personally i like trash talkers and arrogant sportsmen. they amuse me. like floyd mayweather. except mayweather is actaully good at his sport. but cr7 is so shit at his sport, i just can't sympathize with him. like he's got the personality of a muhammad ali type arrogant sportsman but he doesn't have the sporting ability to back it up. terrible person.

Are you serious? Being a terrible person (in your opinion of courseç) has nothing to do with being a great footballer

Speaking to Spanish radio station Cadena Ser earlier in the week, Xavi had said: 'Only a fool could have played football and not recognise Cristiano is an elite footballer. But he just has had bad luck to be around at the same time as Leo.'

halamadrid2 wrote:Xavi and Pique are obsessed with Ronaldo and RM. It's basically the only thing they talk about

The Demon of Carthage wrote:Honestly, and while I think Ronaldo's reply was childish and poorly articulated, Xavi is to blame because he's the one who started it.

Him and Piqué should really zip it because they're always drawing first blood.

And if you happen to be stupid enough to fall into the journalist's trap and answer this question, at least make sure to be diplomatic about it and not make it personal. When he said "Ronaldo's problem is..." right there, he made it personal. He could've simply said:

"I think Messi is way better than Ronaldo, and he's one of the all-time greats if not the greatest ever. Ronaldo is not even fit to be compared to him."

This response would've gotten his point across without making it personal. But when you assume that somebody has a problem with something, just like when Mourinho assumed that Pepe had a problem with Varane, people will feel the need to come out to defend themselves.

I don't think Xavi really meant to disrespect Ronaldo, it's just that he doesn't have enough brain cells to be diplomatic.

And seriously, him and piqué should stop coming after Real Madrid players or the club every time somebody hands them a mic.

breva wrote:Both Cristiano and Messi benefit from the current era.  Social media, tremendous promotional contracts, shirt sales and new fans that really are not students of the game historically make it possible for their performance to be hyped far beyond reality.  Even a player like Cruijff, who is not considered the greatest of the greats, was a superior player to Messi or Cristiano.  

CBarca wrote:I mean, I kinda like the banter. So I kind of hope this stuff continues