Don't even get why Messi is getting any vote, Messi is a dependant player, he needs to be playing with the best to achieve his full potential.
Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but then everything about your analysis isn't factual and in-explicit in all sense. Messi is never a dependent player , I would have loved as much as possible not to based my argument on what Ronaldo does wrong to contrast what Messi does right(
as I did with my own opinion on the OP), I was expecting the same from a lot of people (who I believed to be much more enlightened) on this thread but then, I guess most people would rather fault what one flaws against the other's strength despite the fact this are two entirely different players.
Back to my argument, Messi is less dependent than Ronaldo. Every of Ronlado's champion league Trophy in Real Madrid featured Luka Modric, Sergio Ramos, Toni Kroos, Marcelo all during their prime, but Messi gets crucified for playing alongside Xavi and Iniesta at first, then Neymar and Suarez. Messi has been deployed more in the playing making role more than will ever.
He isn't a complete player, when you talk about leadership skills he doesn't have those. Without his left leg, Messi is as useless as Lingard.
Everyone doesn't need to be leader and is that necessarily a bad thing ? anyways I'm yet to see Messi being annoyed with his teammate scoring a goal because he hasn't/didn't, and since when does being a one-legged player becomes a bad thing huh?, but I guess you're admitting Messi is good with his left leg, and as a single-legged player/playing behind the striker(s) more often than, I guess you'd agree he shouldn't be scoring anywhere near the numbers he's scoring.
How so different do you really think both players are when you're talking about scoring with their less-preferred leg ?
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https://michelacosta.com/en/how-do-they-score/People think it's easy to score when all you have to do is complete the finishing touches, seems they haven't watched Morata play before especially at Chelsea.
Indirectly, you're insinuating or agreeing that finishing(goalscoring) is all what Ronaldo brings to the table ? and that Mess does just more than goalscoring ? but meanwhile Messi still have still afforded 697 goals in 856 appearance compared to Ronaldo's 725 in 1000 appearance, 28 goals less and 144 appearance to make up for it, that's a better goal per game ratio in advantage for a so called one-legged player (by you) ahead of the goal machine
Ronaldo on and off the pitch is far better than Messi but the media propaganda always favor Messi.
Favors Messi ?! BIG LOL!
Do you really think both players have the same attitude or approach on/off field, I'm sure you know better.
They just want him to be the best even when he has lost his magic.
I wasn't aware Messi by any chance had magic, thanks to you.
Ronaldo has duplicated his success in three different league plus continental competitions but what has Messi done? Been made a god in Barcelona. Without wasting anytime, I'll choose Ronaldo over Messi.
Since Ronaldo got to Juventus, they haven't won anything they hadn't won in the last 2 years before his arrival, in contrast they became less dominant the season he arrived (but in terms of goals, Yes! he has scored many).