12 January 2015You may think that a dog looks cute when it rolls onto its back while playing.when did Oasis ever do anything as good as this?No right thinking person would sacrifice Lionel Messi for Zlatan Ibrahimovic Why would they Cdemoneya HoustonWhat's wrong with Messi asking to play in the middle He didn't ask the coach to drop Ibrahimovic It's not Messi's fault if Ibrahimovic can't adapt to a new position My City United KingdomThe inclusion of the anecdote in which Ibrahimovic blames Messi in part for his failure at Barcelona wasn't about Pep Guardiola making a wrong choice between players but was included for the detail in the phrase 'but then Messi started to talk' It suggests Messi is not averse to exerting his authority or using his power at the club to get what he wants And yes given the choice between keeping Messi happy and accommodating Ibrahimovic in his preferred position - for me too it's Messi all the wayPeople keep trailing this selfish tag about Ronaldo but he has the most assists in La Liga this season He helps the team far more than people think Fuller29 Stoke on TrentAgreed As of now Ronaldo has 26 goals to Messi's 16 and nine assists to Messi's eight - both totals top of the chartsWhen was the last time Messi got mad at Neymar or Luis Suarez for not passing it to him He's always calm and actually happy when his teammates score Bullseyex99x TorontoThat was sort of my point Messi's image stems from his behaviour on the field whereas the present situation at Barcelona would suggest he is not as easy going behind closed doorsI still think it's funny that Messi started following Chelsea on Instagram when Luis Enrique had the gall to bench him Sao Paulo Blue Sao PauloNot exactly subtle was heRonaldo versus Messi Manuel Neuer deserved this year's trophy Trick LondonHe merits a place in the top three I agree and I know that a case could be made for him bringing a new element to football with his sweeper-like performances in the World Cup I do feel the Ballon D'Or should be the preserve of the world's greatest footballer a player people pay to see As good as Neuer is nobody pays to see the goalkeeper Not if Messi or Ronaldo are around certainlyThere was one low maintenance genius called Sachin Tendulkar Call Saul LondonNo there wasn't if you speak to people who knew the inner workings of cricket in India at the timeWhy the heck is the British media always against Messi Is it because he hasn't moved here and played for an English club Don't you know that Messi started with Barcelona's academy when he was 12 or 13 Get over it You cannot compare Messi to Ronaldo Messi's assists goals and dribbles led Argentina to the World Cup finals What did Ronaldo do Modernlife90 LondonI love the way you presume to lecture on the most familiar background information on Messi as if we're all idiots and then can't even be bothered to identify the age at which he arrived at La Masia He was 13 for the record As for those assists goals and dribbles that are apparently missing from Ronaldo's game he used them to get his country to the World Cup finals just the same as Messi Ronaldo's problem is that he is not blessed with team-mates such as Angel di Maria Sergio Aguero and Javier Mascherano so once there Portugal struggle He cannot do it all alone The incredible influence he has on Portugal was illustrated when Paulo Bento the coach rested him for a European Championship qualifying match against Albania Portugal lostMessi is one of the good guys I don't recall him saying that he wanted to be Mother Theresa In a world of Sepp Blatter and Ched Evans only a certified idiot would choose to do a character assassination job on him based upon some strange assumption that - shock horror - he isn't whiter than white Sports writers need to write less soap opera and more facts You guys obsess over trivia and then accuse your readers of wanting more of this mean spirited nonsense Messi and Ronaldo both wield power because they are special talents From politics to music to football that's how the real world works Railwayboyz CreweAnd only a buffoon would regard the mounting speculation that Messi could leave Barcelona - which he added to with his cryptic comments about his future at the Ballon D'Or - as trivia We are talking one of the greatest players - ever - and the possibility he may leave Barcelona to play in England Personally I don't see it happening but enough people whose knowledge I respect are entertaining the prospect for me to take it seriously As for character assassinations pointing out that Messi is capable of throwing a strop hardly amounts to assault When I go for it believe me you'll know the differenceThere is no doubt that Messi is a football genius but he gets away with murder on the field as anyone who witnessed his near decapitation of the Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Miguel Angel Moya on Sunday knows A certain red card for anyone else no doubt Shedender KingsbridgeIt was a high foot but I'm not sure a red card for Messi or any other player I really don't see Messi getting away with murder either I think he is impeccably behaved on the field and always has beenThe way it looks to me is that at Real Madrid everyone is doing the hard work building chances but leaving Ronaldo to finish with minimum energy If you put him in a side with ordinary players around him he would struggle to score as he is aging Messi has a bit more David Chaps ManchesterSo in 2005-06 Manchester United finished eight points behind Chelsea because no player could match the goalscoring capability of Frank Lampard in midfield The following season Ronaldo scored 23 goals and United won the league; then he scored 42; then 26 Take Ronaldo away and Chelsea would have dominated that period in the English game Equally Real Madrid won the Champions League last season propelled by Ronaldo's record-breaking 17 goals in the competition He is in an ordinary side with Portugal yet has still scored 52 times in 118 games Add to this the fact he leads the La Liga table in assists too and your idea he hangs around waiting for tap-ins while his team-mates do all the work is entirely bogusA prima-donna is 'a very temperamental person with an inflated view of their own talent or importance' Perhaps the pair of them think they are worth more than they are but neither can inflate their talent as they are by far the best in the world at what they do Timmy Wa BedfordshireI know Timmy You won't find the word 'prima-donna' in the column only the headline I have explained on a number of occasions how headline writing is about display and often uses short-hand terms to explain a wider point Prima-donna is not a word I would use about either Messi or Ronaldo but as I was writing about their high maintenance attitudes I can understand why it might have been deemed suitable in contextIn the year of the World Cup performance in that tournament should matter most Messi led a very average Argentina side to a final while Ronaldo couldn' t get out the group stages That about sums it up Sefikatt United KingdomIndeed it does if you forget about the teams both men had around them By your reckoning George Best Ryan Giggs and George Weah would all be classed as inadequate for not even getting thereMessi is a prima donna I have never seen Messi behave like Ronaldo - taking his shirt off to pose like a gorilla advertising underwear shaving his eyebrows celebrating a goal in the Champions League final like the win was dependent on him or throwing his arm in the air just to whatever Shall I carry on with more or. Trublue LondonShut up No I'd shut up With that last phrase 'throwing his arm in the air just to whatever' you were clearly at an intellectual limit I wouldn't test it further if I were youI prefer watching Messi I don't like strutting peacocks and Ronaldo always seems to give that impression Hackop BlandfordYou are missing a great player Hackop One of the finest of this or any other generation I think the poster below has the right ideaI don't support Real Madrid or Barcelona but I do make sure I take some time out to watch these teams play so like many we can tell our children and grandchildren that we saw the greatest footballers of this generation Rodeo996 LondonI agree I feel privileged to have watched these players throughout their careers and their rivalry has only pushed them to greater and greater heightsMessi is a great player for Barcelona only He's a coward He's too afraid to see if his talent can be applied to a team not built around him since kindergarten He will never leave Barcelona Ronaldo is the true king two feet head and massive balls He can carry a team on his shoulders and doesn't need everything built around him Ej595 LondonThere is nothing cowardly about Messi at all Running at opponents as he does constantly wanting the ball taking the initiative to win the game - that's as brave as a footballer can getWhen you're as good as Messi surely the guy is allowed to have an ego Samibb ManchesterOf course That was my point What is unrealistic is the belief that a footballer as talented as Messi would not be the type to play hard ball behind the scenes The column was about our air-brushed perception of him and the way that saintliness is always contrasted with Ronaldo's dastardlinessPoor article based on nothings and apparent allegations The author is talking about something he really has no idea about I think Martin's anti-Barcelona feelings are coming out here Richard NorthamptonshireAlternately maybe Martin reads the news which has been full of stories about the rift between Messi and the present Barcelona hierarchy confirmed by his comment at the Ballon D'Or Maybe Martin speaks to a few people close to that scene too Martin finds it ironic that it is always the people who have no idea what is going on that allege ignorance in othersNo one can act forever If Messi is really this way it would show on the pitch As you can see Messi has agreed to play a deeper role this season due to a lack of midfield creativity at Barcelona despite knowing it would affect his scoring rate compared to Ronaldo Yash94 IndiaThat makes him a good team player It doesn't mean he is a doormat in his dealings with the hierarchyMessi loves football and Cristiano does not know what love is Anybody who doesn't understand that is probably a Manchester United fan or Real Madrid fan Messi reminds me of Rivaldo I know he was a fan of the player I guess Ronaldo looked up to Ryan Giggs and his antics and of course David Beckham with his fame circus while Messi was influenced by geniuses who were not so media friendly Figure that one out Google Rivaldo: what a legend on and off the pitch It is so obvious that Ronaldo is a spoilt brat who needs articles like this When have you ever seen Messi cry over losing a game hurt anyone intentionally or drop to the floor The people can't get enough of cool genius entertainers like Messi but the media prefer the one that is a bit of a wreck and cries if he can't get tap-ins The difference is one is a little boy the other a real man: especially coming from Argentina with all the gangs and drug abused youngsters Ozil LondonHe arrived at super-wealthy Barcelona football club at 13 so heaven knows what the more impoverished sectors of Argentine society have to do with anything; he wouldn't know the first thing of them And I don't know where you lot get the Ronaldo tap-in theories from He scored one of the bravest headers I have ever seen for Manchester United against Roma As for that twaddle about Rivaldo I don't need to Google him I saw him live Meaning I remember the play-acting at the 2002 World Cup that got him banned You see nobody's perfect despite your embarrassing fanboy rhetoric'Lionel Messi is a prima donna just like Cristiano Ronaldo. the Barcelona star just hides it better' This is an article Someone actually sat down and wrote this Wow ImInIt New YorkYes And then you not only read it you sent a post about it What a busy life you must lead Look mate I know my articles can help fill up the day for the unemployed or unemployable but shouldn't you be out at least looking for workAnd how many times has Ronaldo shot when he should have passed This ego-galactico philosophy has hindered Real Madrid many times and will do so again Cartz LondonWhy not write to them setting out where they are going wrong When they're done winning La Liga this season I am sure they'll get back to youYou speak on the topic as though it were absolute Either Messi has no ego or he is an egomaniac like CR7 In fact he is somewhere in between: not perfect but by no means consumed by ego to the same degree Messi has let his team-mates take penalties to end a scoring drought and never chastises or humiliates them during matches There are plenty of humble geniuses such as Albert Einstein or Rafael Nadal Messi uses his influence to his advantage when he feels it will help the team win whereas Ronaldo appears to use it to promote his brand I can safely say that Messi is far more humble than anyone else would be in his position not least his greatest rival Lemar ChadYou criticise Ronaldo for becoming a brand and then use his brand name CR7 So much knowledge is presumed here: Einstein Nadal Ronaldo Messi Let's just take Einstein Lemar Nobody rewrites the theories of modern physics without having rather a hot tip for themselves Einstein made requests of Presidents he composed a manifesto with Bertrand Russell one of the foremost modern philosophers He might not have walked around with a sandwich board proclaiming 'ALBERT EINSTEIN - GENIUS' but he wasn't some humble little mouse Nobody reaches the top of their profession by sitting in the corner waiting to be discovered I wasn't talking about Messi the footballer and his behaviour towards his team-mates but Messi the politician behind the scenes at Barcelona Two very different men apparentlySticking to facts and not assumptions and perceptions would have been ideal Most footballers have a prima donna tendency but throwing tantrums on the pitch takes it to another level When an influential player does it there is a tendency by the crowd to turn against the culprit Gareth Bale is being booed now because he did not make the right pass out of so many passes he makes in a match I believe how Messi carries himself on the pitch is what makes him a better role model than most footballers Last Kuenda ZimbabweI see So your opinions are facts and the rest of us make assumptions I am sure Bale is unhappy that Ronaldo made his displeasure so plain but he isn't the first and won't be the last to do that As the player with the most goals and assists in La Liga probably his team-mates will learn to live with itRubbish Ronaldo will always be remembered as a diving moaning player with an ego the size of Everest who has to have the whole team behind him or sulks like a baby Messi on the other hand will be remembered as one of the greats when he retires Toon1970 Whitley BayDo you know there were Beatles fans in the Sixties who didn't like the Rolling Stones They missed out on a lot They missed out on this? courteous, Leo's New Zealand born father was given an ultimatum by his wife of 18 months - the woman he loved or his newborn son.'When the doctor came out, Her long hair looked fantastic in her natural curls and half-pinned back,U.' said judge Orrick, 64.

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