The Ronaldo at Barca and before his injuries at Inter was the greatest footballer I've ever seen

[Malcolmxxx_23]

speed, agility, power, ,ball control

 

[Maximus Odinson]

O Fenômeno

At his peak the best player I ever saw play, just a shame it was cut very short by injuries and weight issues.

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

O Fenômeno

At his peak the best player I ever saw play, just a shame it was cut very short by injuries and weight issues.

Thyroid condition.

 

[Da_Eggman]

His many touchdowns he got

 

[Imyremeshaw]

Yea Ronaldo was probably the best player I ever saw, his technique with strength was amazing...

I always thought Adriano had the ability to almost get to that level....

 

[Damnshow]

Yes he was. 02 Brazil squad was arguably the greatest FIFA world cup team ever. Damn near everyone had a Brazil jersey in early 00s.

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

Real Ronaldo is a cautionary tale of over playing young players too much but the coli doesn't believe in load management. Even before he joined Barca he had blown his knee out and was having knee issues while at Barca. Add in the shyt pitches he played on he never had a chance really.

 

[MikelArteta]

The true Ronaldo

 

[WaveGang]

On form Ronaldinho for me.

 

[THEREALBRAND]

His WC performance in 2002 after blowing out his knee and missing a whole season is one of the greatest marvels I’ve ever seen in sports. He went from having people think his career might be done to being on top of the game in a matter of months.

For all his skill, his mental and physical toughness on the pitch were unparalleled. Modern players would be out for weeks if they had to deal with the type of fouls he was on the receiving end of on a weekly basis.

 

[viktordoomsecretwars]

Growing up, Ronaldo Nazario was my fav player. He was like a super hero. I remember being in tears when France and Zidane crushed Brazil in the 1998 World Cup. That was the 1st time Ronaldo seemed human to me.

But I have to go with this guy:

The 2011-2013 absolute peak Messi is hands down the best player I've ever seen.

73 goals and 29 assists in 1 season (2011/12) - world record


91 goals in 69 games in the entire (2012) year - world record


These are numbers we haven't seen since Pele in the 1950's. And Messi's performance and all round game was far superior to the Brazilian Ronaldo.

 

[El Bombi]

The true Ronaldo

This

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

His WC performance in 2002 after blowing out his knee and missing a whole season is one of the greatest marvels I’ve ever seen in sports. He went from having people think his career might be done to being on top of the game in a matter of months.

For all his skill, his mental and physical toughness on the pitch were unparalleled. Modern players would be out for weeks if they had to deal with the type of fouls he was on the receiving end of on a weekly basis.

Italian defences and their dark arts. They ended Van Bastens career before it was time.

He had to play on that San Siro pitch every other week especially in the winter.

 

[The Observer]

100% agree, he was the best player I seen play

 

[jj23]

speed, agility, power, ,ball control

No lies

 

[Premeditated]

Just imagine if he played in this era, where teams are better in their offensive pattern plays when creating opportunities. He would have scored just as many goals as prime Messi and CR7, if not even more

imagine mid 90s Ronaldo on the current Man City side, or Pep's Barcelona or 3peat Real Madrid with Modric, Kross and Marcelo creating chances for him