The ONLY World Cup thread (merged)

[1989]

No player in football can match Ronaldo's sheer desire to win. Mentally the strongest player around.

[1989]

Comedy Iwobi bring absolute banter levels of anonymity to the World Cup.

The one thing I admire about him is he always sprints off when being subbed. Wonderful attitude or just lots of practice.

He's being exposed at this level.

[1989]

Ronaldo is a colossus. Ultimate player for the big occasion.

Ronaldo just DOUBLED his world cup goal tally in his FOURTH finals appearance.

2006 = 6 games = 1 goal
2010 = 4 games = 1 goal
2014 = 3 games = 1 goal

Hardly a big game player until yesterday, 3 goals in 13 games

Yeah let's ignore all of his big game exploits at club level and focus on his WC stats because competitions like the champions league where he's shat on everyone don't matter.

[nut flush gooner]

Ronaldo is a colossus. Ultimate player for the big occasion.

Ronaldo just DOUBLED his world cup goal tally in his FOURTH finals appearance.

2006 = 6 games = 1 goal
2010 = 4 games = 1 goal
2014 = 3 games = 1 goal

Hardly a big game player until yesterday, 3 goals in 13 games

Yeah let's ignore all of his big game exploits at club level and focus on his WC stats because competitions like the champions league where he's shat on everyone don't matter.

Exactly, every game in the CL past the last 16 for donkeys years he's turned up.

The Portugese national side by comparison doesnt have a fraction of the talent RM has, yet they scraped a Euro 16 win and this current team are probably the best bunch of players since the likes of Figo played. A good blend of youth and experience. Don't just look at what Ronaldo does in front of goal, his running off the ball on the break considering his age is phenomenal.

Lets not turn this into a CR7 wankfest, as Gooners we have every right to despise the little toerag, but he is the best player in the World right now, there is no argument. Messi, is surrounded by a lot more class in the Argentinian team and he just never seems to deliver in World Cups.

[wibble]

Ronaldo is a colossus. Ultimate player for the big occasion.

Ronaldo just DOUBLED his world cup goal tally in his FOURTH finals appearance.

2006 = 6 games = 1 goal
2010 = 4 games = 1 goal
2014 = 3 games = 1 goal

Hardly a big game player until yesterday, 3 goals in 13 games

Yeah let's ignore all of his big game exploits at club level and focus on his WC stats because competitions like the champions league where he's shat on everyone don't matter.

Exactly, every game in the CL past the last 16 for donkeys years he's turned up.

The Portugese national side by comparison doesnt have a fraction of the talent RM has, yet they scraped a Euro 16 win and this current team are probably the best bunch of players since the likes of Figo played. A good blend of youth and experience. Don't just look at what Ronaldo does in front of goal, his running off the ball on the break considering his age is phenomenal.

Lets not turn this into a CR7 wankfest, as Gooners we have every right to despise the little toerag, but he is the best player in the World right now, there is no argument. Messi, is surrounded by a lot more class in the Argentinian team and he just never seems to deliver in World Cups.

What about his club form?

[augie]

Ronaldo is a colossus. Ultimate player for the big occasion.

Ronaldo just DOUBLED his world cup goal tally in his FOURTH finals appearance.

2006 = 6 games = 1 goal
2010 = 4 games = 1 goal
2014 = 3 games = 1 goal

Hardly a big game player until yesterday, 3 goals in 13 games

Yeah let's ignore all of his big game exploits at club level and focus on his WC stats because competitions like the champions league where he's shat on everyone don't matter.

Exactly, every game in the CL past the last 16 for donkeys years he's turned up.

The Portugese national side by comparison doesnt have a fraction of the talent RM has, yet they scraped a Euro 16 win and this current team are probably the best bunch of players since the likes of Figo played. A good blend of youth and experience. Don't just look at what Ronaldo does in front of goal, his running off the ball on the break considering his age is phenomenal.

Lets not turn this into a CR7 wankfest, as Gooners we have every right to despise the little toerag, but he is the best player in the World right now, there is no argument. Messi, is surrounded by a lot more class in the Argentinian team and he just never seems to deliver in World Cups.

That, with all due respect, is total bullshite - why do people nowadays latch onto something someone else say's and automatically believe it ? Are we incapable of analyising things for ourselves ? The ladyboy has played in SIX champions league finals and has only "turned up" in one, and that one was against the oldest defence to ever play in a champions league/european cup final. In the other 5 finals the man scored one goal, and that one goal was a penalty scored in the 120th minute of the final against ath madrid when the match had already been won by his team-mates. He didnt get a sniff in either ath madrid finals and hardly touched the ball in the recent final against a very average victims defence. All of these facts are evident to even stevie wonder, yet people continue to spout boll*x about how he is a big game player when the evidence shows otherwise. I have no problem acknowledging that the c.unt is one of the best players to ever play the game, but it doesnt mean that he had no weaknesses, and his biggest weaknesses was that he simply did not turn up in champs league finals. FACT

[1989]

Are you serious? That Juventus defence had Chiellini, Bonucci and Barzagli with Buffon in goal. They had beaten Barcelona on their way to the final without conceding a single goal in 120 minutes against an attack that boasted Messi, Neymar and Suarez.

Who cares about how old that defence was? They were all still absolutely world class.

I understand you don't like Ronaldo, but attempting to deny his greatness seems rather odd.

How shite does that make Henry look for you btw? Never scored in a final.

[augie]

Are you serious? That Juventus defence had Chiellini, Bonucci and Barzagli with Buffon in goal. They had beaten Barcelona on their way to the final without conceding a single goal in 120 minutes against an attack that boasted Messi, Neymar and Suarez.

Who cares about how old that defence was? They were all still absolutely world class.

I understand you don't like Ronaldo, but attempting to deny his greatness seems rather odd.

How shite does that make Henry look for you btw? Never scored in a final.

Henry is without doubt one of the biggest cup final bottlers I have ever seen, so you wont see me disagreeing with that.

Again can I say that I am not doubting his greatness cos I said that he has been one of the best ever, but people keep claiming that he is a big game player when the stats and performances from champs league finals tell a different story. Accept that he has been a poor champions league final player lads and move on

[nut flush gooner]

I see Ozil's back is fixed............

Wonder if he will relapse in August.

[augie]

Mexico are destroying the germans, and vela has been outstanding

They deserve that lead and I hope they build on it

[nut flush gooner]

Are you serious? That Juventus defence had Chiellini, Bonucci and Barzagli with Buffon in goal. They had beaten Barcelona on their way to the final without conceding a single goal in 120 minutes against an attack that boasted Messi, Neymar and Suarez.

Who cares about how old that defence was? They were all still absolutely world class.

I understand you don't like Ronaldo, but attempting to deny his greatness seems rather odd.

How shite does that make Henry look for you btw? Never scored in a final.

Henry is without doubt one of the biggest cup final bottlers I have ever seen, so you wont see me disagreeing with that.

Again can I say that I am not doubting his greatness cos I said that he has been one of the best ever, but people keep claiming that he is a big game player when the stats and performances from champs league finals tell a different story. Accept that he has been a poor champions league final player lads and move on

Not only Henry, Bergkamp too for Arsenal. Although he did quite well in the 98 WC.

With regards to Ronaldo, sorry mate your argument is running out of legs. You can't just look at CL finals. he's consistently in the knockout phase scored loads of goals, and had a huge influence against other big European sides.

[nut flush gooner]

Think we just have seen why Ozil doesn't track back for Arsenal.

[augie]

Think we just have seen why Ozil doesn't track back for Arsenal.

Hope he absolutely stinks the place out of it in this world cup

[markyp]

Ronaldo is a colossus. Ultimate player for the big occasion.

Ronaldo just DOUBLED his world cup goal tally in his FOURTH finals appearance.

2006 = 6 games = 1 goal
2010 = 4 games = 1 goal
2014 = 3 games = 1 goal

Hardly a big game player until yesterday, 3 goals in 13 games

Yeah let's ignore all of his big game exploits at club level and focus on his WC stats because competitions like the champions league where he's shat on everyone don't matter.

Exactly, every game in the CL past the last 16 for donkeys years he's turned up.

The Portugese national side by comparison doesnt have a fraction of the talent RM has, yet they scraped a Euro 16 win and this current team are probably the best bunch of players since the likes of Figo played. A good blend of youth and experience. Don't just look at what Ronaldo does in front of goal, his running off the ball on the break considering his age is phenomenal.

Lets not turn this into a CR7 wankfest, as Gooners we have every right to despise the little toerag, but he is the best player in the World right now, there is no argument. Messi, is surrounded by a lot more class in the Argentinian team and he just never seems to deliver in World Cups.

That, with all due respect, is total bullshite - why do people nowadays latch onto something someone else say's and automatically believe it ? Are we incapable of analyising things for ourselves ? The ladyboy has played in SIX champions league finals and has only "turned up" in one, and that one was against the oldest defence to ever play in a champions league/european cup final. In the other 5 finals the man scored one goal, and that one goal was a penalty scored in the 120th minute of the final against ath madrid when the match had already been won by his team-mates. He didnt get a sniff in either ath madrid finals and hardly touched the ball in the recent final against a very average victims defence. All of these facts are evident to even stevie wonder, yet people continue to spout boll*x about how he is a big game player when the evidence shows otherwise. I have no problem acknowledging that the c.unt is one of the best players to ever play the game, but it doesnt mean that he had no weaknesses, and his biggest weaknesses was that he simply did not turn up in champs league finals. FACT

so what we can take from that augie is that Ronaldo is clearly shit,a bottler,over rated?? hes managed to fool the whole world then for about 15 years

[augie]

I said a few days ago that germany wont win the world cup cos they dont have a quality striker - someone tried to tell me that werner is a top quality striker