Earlier this month, Cristiano Ronaldo declared himself as the best football player in history, also known as the GOAT (greatest of all time). His comments have sparked a lot of discussions over the last few weeks, and one of his competitors has now waded in – that being his namesake Ronaldo Nazario.
During an interview with ESPN (via Relevo), Ronaldo was asked about his views on the Portuguese’s remarks. While he credited the 40-year-old with having an incredible career, he does not think that he is the best player in the history of football.
“Well, I don’t like to get into these things, but people have a lot of self-esteem… I prefer that people talk like that about my performance, about what I was… and not that I have to talk about myself.
“(Ronaldo) has a fantastic story, doesn’t he? He conquered wonderful things, he scored goals in all ways, including a change of position because he has played as a winger and as a striker. That’s not easy. He’s among the best in history, but I don’t know about the best… No, I don’t agree. I respect his opinion, but for me he is among the best. I would say among the top 10.
Ronaldo was also asked to name who he thinks is the best player of all time, and in his opinion, it is a fellow Brazilian.
“Pelé is number one, followed by Messi and Maradona tied together, then Zico, Romário, Cristiano Ronaldo, Van Basten, Zidane, Figo and Rivaldo.”
This debate is one that has happened for many years, and even long after the likes of Messi and (Cristiano) Ronaldo retire, it is likely to exist. Everyone’s opinion is different, but what matters is that these players are appreciated for the incredible talent that they have, and had during the earlier stages in their careers.
This Ronaldo Nazario guy just can’t stick to the truth. He thinks anytime he says CR7 is the goat, people will unfollow him and somethings of that sort.
It is foolishness to call anyone the greatest of all times when time has not ended. There were great players before CR7 and great players in his time and there will still be great players after his time. Calling himself the greatest of all times is a mark of a very deep inner hunger for validation that borders on self worship and idolization. Inferior minds seek for validation in the most bizarre ways. It is utter narcissism.
CR7 is suffering from pure acute narcissism. He is just trying to cover up his deepest inner need for validation as a result of his poor background, period.