No todo son estadísticas amigo, entonces Messi es 5 veces mejor que Maradona, Zidane juntos ? Bajo ese argumento CR7 es mejor que Messi porque está a nada de alcanzar los 900 goles , estás de acuerdo?@@facundomorinigo1495
When people talk about R9 being the best ever, they are (most often) referring to the period from age 17-23 before his major injury during his second year at Inter Milan in the 98-99 season. What he showed the world in that 5 or 6 year stretch, nobody has equaled it. The seasons he spent at PSV, Barcelona, and the first year and a half at Inter Milan were mind boggling. Don't compare R9's career statistics to other players. No R9 fans are saying he had the best career. What they are saying is that R9's peak was higher than anyone else's. His speed, power, skill, movement off the ball, football IQ - nobody else captured the imagination and made football beautiful in the same was as he did, not even Messi, and certainly not CR7.
💯 agree. Pre injury Ronaldo was out of this world dominant. Have never seen anything like it and maybe never will again. Just an absolute monster dominated in the golden era.
People are also forgetting that Messi was raised by Barca from the age of 13, where his training, diet, medical and psychological care were perfectly planned, while Ronaldo and most Brazilians were malnourished ghetto kids with all sorts of untreated health problems. Messi probably would never have achieved much with his poor health if he had not been rescued by a rich European club.
Ronaldinho changed his name to "little Ronaldo" in respect for Ronaldo. Zamorano gave up his #9 shirt and took 1+8 in respect for Ronaldo. So loved by the commentators they called him Ronnie. On Playstation FIFA 98 he was called Calcio (Football). Most people refer to him as Fenomeno or R9 and some Original Ronaldo. CRAZY that he already had ALL of this prestigious glory but even More CRAZY. He was only 22 years old. At 17, Messi started his first match in La Liga, Ronaldo already a World Cup Champion. At 19, Mbbappe begin to rise up in Champion League. Ronaldo already named FIFA World Player of The Year. At 21, C. Ronaldo still grieved over World Cup defeat. Ronaldo already held high the Ballon d'Or. Ronaldo switching 4 clubs, in 4 different leagues, in every year. And when he arrived, he dominated that league. The last league he played before the injuries, the Italian Series A, he's made Captain at such a young age. Ronaldo O Truly Fenomeno.
You're too young to judge the older generation. Stop talking bull💩 and we know you're a Messi fan. Enjoy the video. R9 invented things in football what no one has done them before. He's was the PlayStation of the real football.
For me, he is the best player I have seen in my life, I was lucky to see him play live, he was incredible, due to his injuries, he did not beat like Messi or Cristiano, Ronaldo Nazario is the best player I have seen in my life, you I recommend this video where they explain that he arrived after an injury to play in the 2002 World Cup and became world champion "Exactly how good was Ronaldo Nazario?" by Raymar Thank you my friend for uploading this video 🫶🏻🔥 From Chile 🇨🇱 🇧🇷
you never saw ronaldo thats obvious, and still call people delusional lol wtf, i grew up watching him no one come close to what he did in his prime, just check what messi said about R9 since you're his fan you should know
If you compare stats by age 23 years old, Ronaldo Nazario was on a different level completely. His prime was between age 18 and 23 due to a devastating injury. Playing in the golden era of defenders, and then dominating in Series A, which was absolutely brutal defensively in the late 90s. His peak was insane to comprehend, hence the Phenomenon. Legend.
The only thing that stopped him was his own knees..single handedly won the world Cup in 2002 after missing nearly 2 years through career ending injuries plus battling hyperthyroidism.. GOAT
I'm Brazilian and most people here say that Ronaldo was better than Romário. About the injuries, it's true. Messi at 20 wasn't the best player in the world. Ronaldo at that age already was. Even with the injuries, he scored 8 goals in a single World Cup, something that Messi never managed even at his peak. The inflated numbers are because of La Liga, which is very weak compared to Barcelona and Real Madrid.
Just a word of advice. Don't boil down comparisons between players of different generations to stats and numbers. Sure, numbers have relevance but it's tricky to compare different eras because of changes in the prevailing tactics of specific times. Eg, the late 1980s/early 1990s were very defensive (I know that R9 came a bit after this period). Looking at their impact in their time is a more accurate indicator, albeit a more subjective one.
late comment... Ronaldo is the greatest striker football has ever known, the ball was a tumor on his foot, his dribbling skills were perfection, and that was at his insane top speed (the videos on him don't show just how fast he's really going, he's so fast, while maintaining total control with the ball, nightmare for defenders), acceleration (he could go from like 0 to "200" mph in an instant, nightmare for defenders), deceleration (he could from "200" to 0 mph in an instant, nightmare for defenders), and agility/velocity/cutting (almost every defender, he put them on their a$$es and/or nut-mugged them, and he always had at least 4-5 guys on him at all times too), the ball was always touching his feet, no one ever took the ball away from him, they made a special rule, that if you got the ball from Ronaldo, you instantly won not just the game, but the entire league/championship too (just joking, but it should've been made real, lol), not only was he fast and agile, but he was really strong too, and also his shooting skills were top tier too, a total sniper, able to score goals from near the half-line even. He's even dribbled the ball down the entire field, beating their entire team, to then juke the goalie and walk the ball into the net, even when he came back after his knee injuries and extremely overweight (from his medical issue, whatever it's called) in the 2002 world cup, where he could only "walk", that didn't matter, as no one could take the ball from him even when he's walking, and he'd just "walk" past most of the opposing team, and still score on them. Also, he played in an era that had some of the best and most aggressive defenders too, yet he still dominated them completely, putting them on their a$$es and/or nut-mugging them, he just could not be stopped at all. The only way to stop him, was to take out his knees... and that's exactly what happened... that's how he had his "knee injuries"... his record speaks for itself, having a near "100%" scoring record (nearly a 1 goal per game record for his professional career), until his last years due to his medical issue (including the weight gain from it) and his bad knees, where it finally starts to drop off... ultimately down to a "50%" scoring record: 1 goal for every 2 games, if I remember right... when he then finally retires every great footballer says ronaldo was the best striker of all time, especially the ones who went up against him, especially as a defender (and goal keeper), no one was more feared than Ronaldo... you just knew that every time Ronaldo got the ball, he got a goal, because he did get a goal nearly every time he got the ball, it was just something the opposing team had to take in account in their strategy at trying to win the game, lol the videos you find on him, don't do him justice, you don't see the speed he had, and there's a lot of amazing stuff he did that just can't find videos on anymore, sadly lastly, other footballers might be able to do really cool fancy tricks and stuff, but Ronaldo used his dribbling skills, not to show off and entertain, but to score goals. He did what was needed to score, and he did it better than anyone, his dribbling skills were for the sole purpose of scoring, so they weren't the most fancy, but they ruthlessly got the job done, the job of scoring goals, and the best defenders couldn't do a thing about it at all ------------ L_CRF user on reddit: " Professional club career started in 1993 (Cruzerio). 1993 in Cruzerio 1st season: 20 goals in 21 games - Age: 16 years old 1994 in Cruzerio 2nd season: 24 goals in 26 games - Age: 17 years old 1994-95 in PSV 1st season: 35 goals in 36 games - Age: 18 years old 1995-96 in PSV 2nd season: 19 goals in 21 games - Age: 19 years old (lost the Balon Dor by 1 point to Euro winner Mathias Sammer (Germany) 1996-97 in Barcelona 1st season: 47 goals in 49 games - Age: 20 years old - voted FIFA worlds best player + Balon Dor winner 1997-98 in Inter Milan 1st season: 34 goals in 47 games - Age: 21 years old - voted FIFA worlds best player At age 21, Ronaldo had a total of: 179 goals in 200 games - in his club career. again note only he was 21 YEARS OLD by this time. For Brazil national team during the same period: 1994: 1 goal in 4 games - Age: 17 (debut) 1995: 3 goals in 6 games - Age: 18 1996: 5 goals in 4 games - Age: 19 1997: 15 goals in 20 games - Age: 20 1998: 5 goals 10 games (including 4 in the World Cup 1998) - Age 21 Club + National team total goals: 208 goals in 244 games - Age 21. Thats pre-injury Ronaldo for you. After that he stayed 2 years without playing a football game, at his prime, at 23-24yo "
You should see the videos of just how many players, legends, veteran, youngsters alike who get to play with him, against him (The French Nation Team has an entire video about how to stop him) how they look up and respect Ronaldo. A Name associate with Football even with the non-football fans, in a time when there's no Internet and social media.
Ronaldo's presence on the pitch inspired his team tremendously, they felt more motivated and confident. Also much Love for Christiano, Messi and Mo Salah.
Messi is not better than R9 just because he scored 91 goals in a calendar year, that's so narrow-minded. For example, I bet in most of those goals he used only his left foot to dribble, whereas R9 knew how to use both his feet, making him more enjoyable to watch. Besides, have you looked up how much R9 was scoring at PSV Eindhoven and Barcelona? He was averaging almost a goal per match, the first one to do so. When he was playing for Inter, at one time, he had 31 goals in 44 matches which was amazing, considering how focused on not receiving any goals the italian league was and still is. I like Messi too, but he's not at prime R9's level, skill wise. And comparing to Romario, R9 played more beautifully than him, in my opinion.
he started getting injuries in the age of 19, surgery after surgey yet he won the youngest ballon dior n he was the highest contract, n won the worldcup n surpass the legend pele so imagine if he never had injuries!!!!!, fans these days just born in cristiano n messi era
Рональдо - это Марадона, умеющий играть обеими ногами. Рональдо - это комбинация Кристино Роналдо и Месси вместе взятых. Рональдо - это кумир твоего кумира, это кумир всей футбольной общественности на стыке веков... Рональдо и есть футбол (Ибрагимович) Самое большое "а что если?..." в истории футбола Смесь всех атакующих навыков, необходимых футболисту, чтобы стать величайшим... Я хоть и атеист, но назову его богом футбола в теле простого смертного, из-за чего колени и не справились с нагрузками. В любой команде (ПСВ, Барса, Интер, Реал, Милан, Бразилия) он был центральной фигурой в атаке... В окружении игроков, которые сами завоёвывали золотые мячи или были в претендентах (Ривалдо, Роналдиньо, Кака, Фигу, Стоячков, Зидан... Даже продолжать не хочется, достаточно уже и их) Он был кошмаром всех оборон мира, он Мальдини заставлял выглядеть нелепо! Он около 20% своих голов забил после обыгрыша вратаря, безумие! Его любили все фанаты за его необычайную ауру дворового (уличного, пляжного) футбола. Это игра! Это всего лишь игра и шоу, и для этого спорт и создавался. И мы это видели в нём! Он будучи сам несовершеннолетним заставлял противников выглядеть детьми. А мы использовали его финты в футбольных коробках на улице и на тренировках со сверстниками. Когда Рональдо закончил карьеру, я перестал смотреть футбол. Я просто не видел того, кто сможет заменить кумира или продолжать его дело по футбольному творчеству, с детским озорством, заставляющим думать тебя, что и ты сможешь
Im an r9 freak fan MESSI is the goat though. I taped on vhs back in the day every match R9 played for Brazil in 98 world cup 2002 world cup 2006 world cup, real madrid 2003-2006 and loads more, i was obsessed with him because in 1996 my parents finally got sky sports. That season as a 19/20 year old we couldnt believe he was human 47 goals in 49 games at 19 insane, and the only person to equal that was Messi though he did it for 100 seasons. Messi is the GOAT. Messi aint a human being. R9 missd near 3 full seasons because of an ACL injury and was rushed back, after around 6 minutes of coming on, his knee gave way again, his patellor tendon 'exploded into his thigh'. He came into 2002 world cup having not played much. yet he scored 8 goals and was evidently not the mad insane r9 of psv, barca inter. He collapsed on the day of the world cup final in 1998. He shouldnt have started the game but its also understandable considering he begged to start. How you deal with that i cannot ever know. All his life dreaming of being a world cup winner, then on that feckin day of ALL days you have a fit. Then the mad injuries between then and the 2002 world cup made people think he wouldnt be good. But he scored 8 goals, subbed off every game around 70min to make sure he would destroy the opposition in the next round. genius.
You made a cardinal mistake. Never start a comp by saying, the player you're about to showcase wasn't " this or that " or " he wasn't as good has such & such". Let the subscribers decide while watching the video & not put pre bias on the player. For the record. In terms of just sheer on field skills brilliance. He's a T6 from the players I've seen, between 1980 to 2024. Messi, Maradona, Zico, Zidane, Ronaldinho, being the other five.
This video was requested to me by r9 fans so your point of me being bias is invalid as they already had an opinion on him even before the reaction even start🤷🏾♂️
@@BANGSOFinnaBlow I make football comps on the great players & I just let the content do the talking. You did though say upon watching the comp, that he had the best footwork you'd ever seen. So that was a change of mind take. ✌️
I don't think he's better than Messi, but he won two World Cups and in one of them he scored two goals in the final in the best goalkeeper in the World Cup and in the second greatest team in the world "Germany"
@@BANGSOFinnaBlowRonaldo 's already the GOAT before it's even a norm. And the norm, the term, the standard of "GOAT" you boys love to use today for everything, especially in football, a team-sport, is just being arrogant, narrow and very small-minded views to look at and appreciate it. A beautiful sport that every position, every player, every legends manage to offer and contribute with their unique talents and skills that not a single individual "GOAT" hope to do in their entire career. Like Brazil, as a whole, was a testament to what Football is as a culture, an appreciation to life, it's about giving more than receiving.
I respect ur opinion young man I also wuld like for u too take this in consideration…his untouchable incredible phenomenal legacy was cemented from the age 17-23!!!After the injuries he jus added on too it cuz he still was better or as gud as the best n the world….we never saw R9 truly in his PRIME!!! Still thee greatest talent I’ve ever seen on the pitch…Fenomeno 💐💐💐💐
messi are undisputed but r9 is the only guy who has the combination of strength like zlatan pace like mbappe dribbling like messi shoot like ronaldo on the other level as he also play against best defender era. so no comparison for this guy injury and parties led him to career end.
bro you probably dont have any idea about football its not basket its football not all about stats but even if you see his stats at under 18 years you will understand why people still think that and messi is not the goat for sure.
What this video fails to show is the impact Ronaldo had on the game. Maybe the numbers weren't the all time best, maybe he didn't win as many trophies, but when he played and was in prime (remember - he came back and played after blowing out his knees in an era where a torn ACL was a career death sentence), he was the most feared player on the field. At every level. Prime Ronaldo was the fastest player with among the most skill and power whenever he stepped on the pitch. He was unstoppable and teams would sacrifice entire portions of the field in an attempt to contain him. While there are players I would objectively rate higher than him all time (i.e. Messi, CR7, etc) - I can't think of ANYONE who was as dangerous on the field at any time in football history. If I were "drafting" a team of players all time and I had the #1 pick - I'd pick R9 over anyone else.
Your talking absolute smack considering you weren't even around to see prime R9 . I did and r9 was on a par with Messi and far better than Romario. Didn't like your arrogant opinion so didn't watch and certainly didn't subscribe
Lamentablemente R9 no volvio a ser el mismo desde su primera grave lesión era el delantero de en sueños tenía todas las habilidades de alto nivel y talento muy alto de delantero en el barça se cree que estuvo en sus mejores momentos y en el inter de milan ya de ahí tenía problemas de sobrepeso y lo peor con la rodilla recuperada, jugaba gran nivel en el real madrid pero como que se cuidaba y no explotaba constantemente su máximo nivel que tenia en ahí, en la selección era otra historia 2 copas mundiales un subcampeón mundiak, 2 copas americas y confederaciones se perdio casi dos años por su lesion grave y tuvo carrera muy recortada en europa pero el mejor jugador que vi
R9 without a doubt would have been the greatest of all time if it wasn’t for the injuries that plagued him as far as skills power speed accuracy football iq he was out of this world to me he wasn’t just the best to me he is football and if he was playing in the this era where the medical treatments and training and body conditioning is better than 30 years ago we would have seen something that is out of this world
Where u from bro? U speak a lot of football non-sense but cool reaction. R9 is the GOAT. Even Romario know and says that. R9 is Messi idol. #32 he dribbled with his knee - i sawy that Djalminha and Endrick doin that. one of the hardest move ever imo - u gotta play soccer to understand how difficult that move is
What our generation from the late 1980s and 1990s (JEW, GENTILE, BLACK, WHITE, RED, OR YELLOW) witnessed with Ronaldo Nazario. We are convinced that he is the GOAT. He had EVERYTHING - SPEED, POWER, AWARENESS, DRIBBLING SKILLS WITH BOTH FEET (Not just with his left foot - but with Both feet!), TECHNIQUE, FINISHING SKILLS, STRENGTH - ONLY PELE could match him...and I think he WOULD have become better than Pele!! If Ronaldo Nazario HAD NOT received those lengthy injuries. The world would need no more proof that he is/was the GOAT. In the the late 1980s and 1990s Mike Tyson was the number one Sportsman in the world. However, Tiger Woods and Ronaldo Nazario (R9) were a close 2nd. They too transcended their Sports
Bro's like R9 is nowhere near this guy that guy for 10mins and then 7:06 OMGOD I NEVER SEEN THAT 😂 BROO LITERALLY ONLY MARADONA MAYBE HAD BETTER FEET ON THE BALL/SKILL/TALENT WHATEVER U WANNA CALL IT but pls im taking R9 over anybody at the top of my all time 11 U MAD?, 😂💪
I'm afraid you certainly don't know what you're talking about. Saying Ronaldo isn't near Messi, it's just ignorance with a whiff of arrogance cos if you were humble you'd learn from people who know and they'll tell you. So be humble and learn.
The youngest player ever to win ballon'D ,no one said his career was the best. But the best striker ever to player football, the best talent ever . Most great player said it , One if the greatest coach jose mourinho said it. So your opinion doesn't count. Its the end. Maybe you are too young to understand best talent and best career are very different.
It's his opinion so it's still count, not for everything about Ronaldo but it still count, simply because he didn't know any better cuz he didn't witness R9 in his times and what he did, the impact he brought, the changes he made to the game.
Prime R 9 was way better than messi , no doubt about it
Prime of Messi scored 91 goals... More asist.
Irrelevante , entonces Messi es 5 veces mejor que Zidane o Maradona ? No todo son estadísticas estás de acuerdo ?@@facundomorinigo1495
No todo son estadísticas amigo, entonces Messi es 5 veces mejor que Maradona, Zidane juntos ? Bajo ese argumento CR7 es mejor que Messi porque está a nada de alcanzar los 900 goles , estás de acuerdo?@@facundomorinigo1495
De acuerdo con esto.
Prime R9 es absolutamente increíble
R9 never had prime, u21 he was considered primr@@facundomorinigo1495
Ronaldo R9 his prime he was way better than rest of the players
When people talk about R9 being the best ever, they are (most often) referring to the period from age 17-23 before his major injury during his second year at Inter Milan in the 98-99 season.
What he showed the world in that 5 or 6 year stretch, nobody has equaled it.
The seasons he spent at PSV, Barcelona, and the first year and a half at Inter Milan were mind boggling.
Don't compare R9's career statistics to other players.
No R9 fans are saying he had the best career.
What they are saying is that R9's peak was higher than anyone else's. His speed, power, skill, movement off the ball, football IQ - nobody else captured the imagination and made football beautiful in the same was as he did, not even Messi, and certainly not CR7.
💯 agree. Pre injury Ronaldo was out of this world dominant. Have never seen anything like it and maybe never will again. Just an absolute monster dominated in the golden era.
People are also forgetting that Messi was raised by Barca from the age of 13, where his training, diet, medical and psychological care were perfectly planned, while Ronaldo and most Brazilians were malnourished ghetto kids with all sorts of untreated health problems.
Messi probably would never have achieved much with his poor health if he had not been rescued by a rich European club.
needless to say somethin more. R9 prime > Messi prime.
Ronaldinho changed his name to "little Ronaldo" in respect for Ronaldo.
Zamorano gave up his #9 shirt and took 1+8 in respect for Ronaldo.
So loved by the commentators they called him Ronnie.
On Playstation FIFA 98 he was called Calcio (Football).
Most people refer to him as Fenomeno or R9 and some Original Ronaldo.
CRAZY that he already had ALL of this prestigious glory but even More CRAZY.
He was only 22 years old.
At 17, Messi started his first match in La Liga, Ronaldo already a World Cup Champion.
At 19, Mbbappe begin to rise up in Champion League. Ronaldo already named FIFA World Player of The Year.
At 21, C. Ronaldo still grieved over World Cup defeat. Ronaldo already held high the Ballon d'Or.
Ronaldo switching 4 clubs, in 4 different leagues, in every year. And when he arrived, he dominated that league. The last league he played before the injuries, the Italian Series A, he's made Captain at such a young age. Ronaldo O Truly Fenomeno.
Exactly!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 R9 the best forever!
You're too young to judge the older generation. Stop talking bull💩 and we know you're a Messi fan. Enjoy the video. R9 invented things in football what no one has done them before. He's was the PlayStation of the real football.
Messi has haters, Cristiano Ronaldo has haters, Neymar has haters, but RONALDO had NO haters.
For me, he is the best player I have seen in my life, I was lucky to see him play live, he was incredible, due to his injuries, he did not beat like Messi or Cristiano, Ronaldo Nazario is the best player I have seen in my life, you I recommend this video where they explain that he arrived after an injury to play in the 2002 World Cup and became world champion
"Exactly how good was Ronaldo Nazario?" by Raymar
Thank you my friend for uploading this video 🫶🏻🔥 From Chile 🇨🇱 🇧🇷
you never saw ronaldo thats obvious, and still call people delusional lol wtf, i grew up watching him no one come close to what he did in his prime, just check what messi said about R9 since you're his fan you should know
Messi at least saw Ronaldo live b4, i'd not expect his fans to change their views that easily.
Bro wants to compare players he wasn't alive to watch, but doesn't know what a rabona is.
😂😂😂😂😂
If you compare stats by age 23 years old, Ronaldo Nazario was on a different level completely. His prime was between age 18 and 23 due to a devastating injury. Playing in the golden era of defenders, and then dominating in Series A, which was absolutely brutal defensively in the late 90s. His peak was insane to comprehend, hence the Phenomenon. Legend.
The only thing that stopped him was his own knees..single handedly won the world Cup in 2002 after missing nearly 2 years through career ending injuries plus battling hyperthyroidism.. GOAT
It is worth mentioning that he had a problem with hypothyroidism and had two very serious knee injuries that could have sidelined him forever.
I'm Brazilian and most people here say that Ronaldo was better than Romário. About the injuries, it's true. Messi at 20 wasn't the best player in the world. Ronaldo at that age already was. Even with the injuries, he scored 8 goals in a single World Cup, something that Messi never managed even at his peak. The inflated numbers are because of La Liga, which is very weak compared to Barcelona and Real Madrid.
Just a word of advice. Don't boil down comparisons between players of different generations to stats and numbers. Sure, numbers have relevance but it's tricky to compare different eras because of changes in the prevailing tactics of specific times. Eg, the late 1980s/early 1990s were very defensive (I know that R9 came a bit after this period). Looking at their impact in their time is a more accurate indicator, albeit a more subjective one.
Now you know why his nickname was Phenomenon.

R9 is the goat. And thats a fact. And i dont like brazil like that.
All things in this video is before 21 , give one player in the history that have this numbers and skills in his age (berfore 21) or before injuries.
Stop talking out of your ass dude
late comment...
Ronaldo is the greatest striker football has ever known, the ball was a tumor on his foot, his dribbling skills were perfection, and that was at his insane top speed (the videos on him don't show just how fast he's really going, he's so fast, while maintaining total control with the ball, nightmare for defenders), acceleration (he could go from like 0 to "200" mph in an instant, nightmare for defenders), deceleration (he could from "200" to 0 mph in an instant, nightmare for defenders), and agility/velocity/cutting (almost every defender, he put them on their a$$es and/or nut-mugged them, and he always had at least 4-5 guys on him at all times too), the ball was always touching his feet, no one ever took the ball away from him, they made a special rule, that if you got the ball from Ronaldo, you instantly won not just the game, but the entire league/championship too (just joking, but it should've been made real, lol), not only was he fast and agile, but he was really strong too, and also his shooting skills were top tier too, a total sniper, able to score goals from near the half-line even. He's even dribbled the ball down the entire field, beating their entire team, to then juke the goalie and walk the ball into the net, even when he came back after his knee injuries and extremely overweight (from his medical issue, whatever it's called) in the 2002 world cup, where he could only "walk", that didn't matter, as no one could take the ball from him even when he's walking, and he'd just "walk" past most of the opposing team, and still score on them. Also, he played in an era that had some of the best and most aggressive defenders too, yet he still dominated them completely, putting them on their a$$es and/or nut-mugging them, he just could not be stopped at all. The only way to stop him, was to take out his knees... and that's exactly what happened... that's how he had his "knee injuries"... his record speaks for itself, having a near "100%" scoring record (nearly a 1 goal per game record for his professional career), until his last years due to his medical issue (including the weight gain from it) and his bad knees, where it finally starts to drop off... ultimately down to a "50%" scoring record: 1 goal for every 2 games, if I remember right... when he then finally retires
every great footballer says ronaldo was the best striker of all time, especially the ones who went up against him, especially as a defender (and goal keeper), no one was more feared than Ronaldo... you just knew that every time Ronaldo got the ball, he got a goal, because he did get a goal nearly every time he got the ball, it was just something the opposing team had to take in account in their strategy at trying to win the game, lol
the videos you find on him, don't do him justice, you don't see the speed he had, and there's a lot of amazing stuff he did that just can't find videos on anymore, sadly
lastly, other footballers might be able to do really cool fancy tricks and stuff, but Ronaldo used his dribbling skills, not to show off and entertain, but to score goals. He did what was needed to score, and he did it better than anyone, his dribbling skills were for the sole purpose of scoring, so they weren't the most fancy, but they ruthlessly got the job done, the job of scoring goals, and the best defenders couldn't do a thing about it at all
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L_CRF user on reddit:
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Professional club career started in 1993 (Cruzerio).
1993 in Cruzerio 1st season: 20 goals in 21 games - Age: 16 years old
1994 in Cruzerio 2nd season: 24 goals in 26 games - Age: 17 years old
1994-95 in PSV 1st season: 35 goals in 36 games - Age: 18 years old
1995-96 in PSV 2nd season: 19 goals in 21 games - Age: 19 years old (lost the Balon Dor by 1 point to Euro winner Mathias Sammer (Germany)
1996-97 in Barcelona 1st season: 47 goals in 49 games - Age: 20 years old - voted FIFA worlds best player + Balon Dor winner
1997-98 in Inter Milan 1st season: 34 goals in 47 games - Age: 21 years old - voted FIFA worlds best player
At age 21, Ronaldo had a total of: 179 goals in 200 games - in his club career. again note only he was 21 YEARS OLD by this time.
For Brazil national team during the same period:
1994: 1 goal in 4 games - Age: 17 (debut)
1995: 3 goals in 6 games - Age: 18
1996: 5 goals in 4 games - Age: 19
1997: 15 goals in 20 games - Age: 20
1998: 5 goals 10 games (including 4 in the World Cup 1998) - Age 21
Club + National team total goals: 208 goals in 244 games - Age 21.
Thats pre-injury Ronaldo for you. After that he stayed 2 years without playing a football game, at his prime, at 23-24yo
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Perfect!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
You should see the videos of just how many players, legends, veteran, youngsters alike who get to play with him, against him (The French Nation Team has an entire video about how to stop him) how they look up and respect Ronaldo. A Name associate with Football even with the non-football fans, in a time when there's no Internet and social media.
R9 scores about 450 goals 150 with his left foot.
the skill you called a rabona was not a rabona - it was an elastico aka flipflap
Ronaldo's presence on the pitch inspired his team tremendously, they felt more motivated and confident.
Also much Love for Christiano, Messi and Mo Salah.
He is not the best, he just had the best "FOOTwork" in history of FOOTball😅
Exactly, guys clueless lol
that what makes him best.football is a footwork
Messi is not better than R9 just because he scored 91 goals in a calendar year, that's so narrow-minded. For example, I bet in most of those goals he used only his left foot to dribble, whereas R9 knew how to use both his feet, making him more enjoyable to watch. Besides, have you looked up how much R9 was scoring at PSV Eindhoven and Barcelona? He was averaging almost a goal per match, the first one to do so. When he was playing for Inter, at one time, he had 31 goals in 44 matches which was amazing, considering how focused on not receiving any goals the italian league was and still is. I like Messi too, but he's not at prime R9's level, skill wise. And comparing to Romario, R9 played more beautifully than him, in my opinion.
he started getting injuries in the age of 19, surgery after surgey yet he won the youngest ballon dior n he was the highest contract, n won the worldcup n surpass the legend pele so imagine if he never had injuries!!!!!, fans these days just born in cristiano n messi era
Рональдо - это Марадона, умеющий играть обеими ногами. Рональдо - это комбинация Кристино Роналдо и Месси вместе взятых. Рональдо - это кумир твоего кумира, это кумир всей футбольной общественности на стыке веков... Рональдо и есть футбол (Ибрагимович)
Самое большое "а что если?..." в истории футбола
Смесь всех атакующих навыков, необходимых футболисту, чтобы стать величайшим... Я хоть и атеист, но назову его богом футбола в теле простого смертного, из-за чего колени и не справились с нагрузками. В любой команде (ПСВ, Барса, Интер, Реал, Милан, Бразилия) он был центральной фигурой в атаке... В окружении игроков, которые сами завоёвывали золотые мячи или были в претендентах (Ривалдо, Роналдиньо, Кака, Фигу, Стоячков, Зидан... Даже продолжать не хочется, достаточно уже и их)
Он был кошмаром всех оборон мира, он Мальдини заставлял выглядеть нелепо! Он около 20% своих голов забил после обыгрыша вратаря, безумие!
Его любили все фанаты за его необычайную ауру дворового (уличного, пляжного) футбола. Это игра! Это всего лишь игра и шоу, и для этого спорт и создавался. И мы это видели в нём! Он будучи сам несовершеннолетним заставлял противников выглядеть детьми. А мы использовали его финты в футбольных коробках на улице и на тренировках со сверстниками.
Когда Рональдо закончил карьеру, я перестал смотреть футбол. Я просто не видел того, кто сможет заменить кумира или продолжать его дело по футбольному творчеству, с детским озорством, заставляющим думать тебя, что и ты сможешь
Im an r9 freak fan MESSI is the goat though. I taped on vhs back in the day every match R9 played for Brazil in 98 world cup 2002 world cup 2006 world cup, real madrid 2003-2006 and loads more, i was obsessed with him because in 1996 my parents finally got sky sports. That season as a 19/20 year old we couldnt believe he was human 47 goals in 49 games at 19 insane, and the only person to equal that was Messi though he did it for 100 seasons. Messi is the GOAT. Messi aint a human being. R9 missd near 3 full seasons because of an ACL injury and was rushed back, after around 6 minutes of coming on, his knee gave way again, his patellor tendon 'exploded into his thigh'. He came into 2002 world cup having not played much. yet he scored 8 goals and was evidently not the mad insane r9 of psv, barca inter. He collapsed on the day of the world cup final in 1998. He shouldnt have started the game but its also understandable considering he begged to start. How you deal with that i cannot ever know. All his life dreaming of being a world cup winner, then on that feckin day of ALL days you have a fit. Then the mad injuries between then and the 2002 world cup made people think he wouldnt be good. But he scored 8 goals, subbed off every game around 70min to make sure he would destroy the opposition in the next round. genius.
Its sad that we dont have players like this anymore and never will have..
You made a cardinal mistake. Never start a comp by saying, the player you're about to showcase wasn't " this or that " or " he wasn't as good has such & such". Let the subscribers decide while watching the video & not put pre bias on the player.
For the record. In terms of just sheer on field skills brilliance. He's a T6 from the players I've seen, between 1980 to 2024. Messi, Maradona, Zico, Zidane, Ronaldinho, being the other five.
This video was requested to me by r9 fans so your point of me being bias is invalid as they already had an opinion on him even before the reaction even start🤷🏾♂️
@@BANGSOFinnaBlow I make football comps on the great players & I just let the content do the talking. You did though say upon watching the comp, that he had the best footwork you'd ever seen. So that was a change of mind take. ✌️
I don't think he's better than Messi, but he won two World Cups and in one of them he scored two goals in the final in the best goalkeeper in the World Cup and in the second greatest team in the world "Germany"
1° Brazil 5 cups
2 °Germany and Italy
4 cups and
3 °Argentina 3 cups
Ronaldo is very important in the history of the Brazilian national team
Yh true he is still up there but just not the 🐐
@@BANGSOFinnaBlowRonaldo 's already the GOAT before it's even a norm. And the norm, the term, the standard of "GOAT" you boys love to use today for everything, especially in football, a team-sport, is just being arrogant, narrow and very small-minded views to look at and appreciate it. A beautiful sport that every position, every player, every legends manage to offer and contribute with their unique talents and skills that not a single individual "GOAT" hope to do in their entire career. Like Brazil, as a whole, was a testament to what Football is as a culture, an appreciation to life, it's about giving more than receiving.
R9 best ever
you've no idea how GREAT he was.
R9 the best
I respect ur opinion young man I also wuld like for u too take this in consideration…his untouchable incredible phenomenal legacy was cemented from the age 17-23!!!After the injuries he jus added on too it cuz he still was better or as gud as the best n the world….we never saw R9 truly in his PRIME!!! Still thee greatest talent I’ve ever seen on the pitch…Fenomeno 💐💐💐💐
messi are undisputed but r9 is the only guy who has the combination of strength like zlatan pace like mbappe dribbling like messi shoot like ronaldo on the other level as he also play against best defender era. so no comparison for this guy injury and parties led him to career end.
bro you probably dont have any idea about football its not basket its football not all about stats but even if you see his stats at under 18 years you will understand why people still think that and messi is not the goat for sure.
What this video fails to show is the impact Ronaldo had on the game. Maybe the numbers weren't the all time best, maybe he didn't win as many trophies, but when he played and was in prime (remember - he came back and played after blowing out his knees in an era where a torn ACL was a career death sentence), he was the most feared player on the field. At every level. Prime Ronaldo was the fastest player with among the most skill and power whenever he stepped on the pitch. He was unstoppable and teams would sacrifice entire portions of the field in an attempt to contain him.
While there are players I would objectively rate higher than him all time (i.e. Messi, CR7, etc) - I can't think of ANYONE who was as dangerous on the field at any time in football history. If I were "drafting" a team of players all time and I had the #1 pick - I'd pick R9 over anyone else.
Your talking absolute smack considering you weren't even around to see prime R9 . I did and r9 was on a par with Messi and far better than Romario. Didn't like your arrogant opinion so didn't watch and certainly didn't subscribe
Lamentablemente R9 no volvio a ser el mismo desde su primera grave lesión era el delantero de en sueños tenía todas las habilidades de alto nivel y talento muy alto de delantero en el barça se cree que estuvo en sus mejores momentos y en el inter de milan ya de ahí tenía problemas de sobrepeso y lo peor con la rodilla recuperada, jugaba gran nivel en el real madrid pero como que se cuidaba y no explotaba constantemente su máximo nivel que tenia en ahí, en la selección era otra historia 2 copas mundiales un subcampeón mundiak, 2 copas americas y confederaciones se perdio casi dos años por su lesion grave y tuvo carrera muy recortada en europa pero el mejor jugador que vi
R9 without a doubt would have been the greatest of all time if it wasn’t for the injuries that plagued him as far as skills power speed accuracy football iq he was out of this world to me he wasn’t just the best to me he is football and if he was playing in the this era where the medical treatments and training and body conditioning is better than 30 years ago we would have seen something that is out of this world
a real killer for sure tnks from brazil
Where u from bro? U speak a lot of football non-sense but cool reaction. R9 is the GOAT. Even Romario know and says that. R9 is Messi idol.
#32 he dribbled with his knee - i sawy that Djalminha and Endrick doin that. one of the hardest move ever imo - u gotta play soccer to understand how difficult that move is
What our generation from the late 1980s and 1990s (JEW, GENTILE, BLACK, WHITE, RED, OR YELLOW) witnessed with Ronaldo Nazario. We are convinced that he is the GOAT.
He had EVERYTHING - SPEED, POWER, AWARENESS, DRIBBLING SKILLS WITH BOTH FEET (Not just with his left foot - but with Both feet!), TECHNIQUE, FINISHING SKILLS, STRENGTH - ONLY PELE could match him...and I think he WOULD have become better than Pele!!
If Ronaldo Nazario HAD NOT received those lengthy injuries. The world would need no more proof that he is/was the GOAT.
In the the late 1980s and 1990s Mike Tyson was the number one Sportsman in the world.
However, Tiger Woods and Ronaldo Nazario (R9) were a close 2nd. They too transcended their Sports
You calling people gentile? PLEASE FREE PALESTINE
@@Domy-i4w what I am saying is - everyone from that generation saw how good - Ronaldo was....He was the GOAT
@@ElectricSoulShow just dont call me gentile and also michael jordan
@@Domy-i4w I did not call you personally a Gentile. Please read the passage again.
@@Domy-i4w PLEASE read the statement again.I never ever called you personally a Gentile.
Romario was not a better striker than R9 behave
GOAT en mi libro
R9 at his prime will easily destroy messi
😂😂😂😂😂 come on bro ! 2 World Cup Ronaldo > 1 World Cup settled Messi 🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️
R 9 is legendary.....
Please react to Brazil Roberto Carlos next
React to Toluca vs Chicago Fire ^^
Romario called himself equal to r9
FE-NÔ-ME-NO
React to ronaldo the ultimate showman
Your clearly a Messi fan mate but RONALDO9 is the third greatest player of all time then MESSI
He is the goat and better than messi and cr7
Bro's like R9 is nowhere near this guy that guy for 10mins and then 7:06 OMGOD I NEVER SEEN THAT 😂 BROO LITERALLY ONLY MARADONA MAYBE HAD BETTER FEET ON THE BALL/SKILL/TALENT WHATEVER U WANNA CALL IT but pls im taking R9 over anybody at the top of my all time 11 U MAD?, 😂💪
I'm afraid you certainly don't know what you're talking about. Saying Ronaldo isn't near Messi, it's just ignorance with a whiff of arrogance cos if you were humble you'd learn from people who know and they'll tell you. So be humble and learn.
U nuh have nuh ball knowledge bredda
Romario>R9
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Just react you talk too much
You been smoking good stuff .
The youngest player ever to win ballon'D ,no one said his career was the best. But the best striker ever to player football, the best talent ever . Most great player said it , One if the greatest coach jose mourinho said it. So your opinion doesn't count. Its the end. Maybe you are too young to understand best talent and best career are very different.
It's his opinion so it's still count, not for everything about Ronaldo but it still count, simply because he didn't know any better cuz he didn't witness R9 in his times and what he did, the impact he brought, the changes he made to the game.