Abilities between Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo:by fifa analyst GOAL SCORING Lionel Messi Goalscoring 10/10 It seems as if Lionel Messi breaks a goalscoring record every other week, such is his mindblowing knack for finding the back of the net. He became Barcelonas all time leading scorer at the age of 24 AND has broken Gerd Mullers 39 year old record for the most goals scored in a single European season (73). Astonishing. He is simply one of the greatest goalscorers of all time and will no doubt set even more practically unbreakable records throughout his career. Cristiano Ronaldo Goalscoring 10/10 Remarkably, Ronaldo tends to match Messis ability to find the back of the net and can also be considered as one of the greatest goalscorers of all time. As of the end of the 2013/14 season, he had scored 177 goals in 165 league appearances for Real Madrid which is nothing short of incredible. He continues to break Madrids goalscoring records, the most impressive being his 60 goal haul in all competitions in the 2011/12 season; following up with 55 goals in 2012/13 and 51 in 2013/14. HEADING Lionel Messi Heading 7 / 10 Heading is one of the few aspects of Messis game that is not widely considered as being a world class attribute; not surprising considering his lack of height. He is far from poor with his head though and chances are he will punish you if hes presented with a decent heading opporunity. Many will remember he famously headed his team into a 2 goal lead against Man Utd in the 2009 Champions League final. Cristiano Ronaldo Heading 9 / 10 For someone with such elegant skills and technique on the ground, Ronaldo can leap and power his head through the ball like a League Two centre back, with many of his countless goals coming via his noggin. The fact that Ronaldo towers over the much smaller Messi makes it no surprise that he is far more effective with his head. FREE KICKS Lionel Messi Free Kicks 9 / 10 Messis vision and creativity with a dead ball is what sets him apart from most free-kick specialists. His ability to identify a spot and a route to that spot that eludes all opposing players in his way is simply pure class. He perhaps lacks the force that Ronaldo can get behind a dead ball, but its the finesse that makes his free-kicks special. Cristiano Ronaldo Free Kicks 9 / 10 Ronaldos combination of sheer power and ability to make a ball move in all manner of directions place him amongst the most feared dead ball specialists. Few can match the pure theatre created as CR7 takes his trademark stance over a dead ball. However, such is the power he attampts to pile into his free-kick attempts, a large percentage often strike the wall or sail over the bar. PENLTIES Lionel Messi Penalties 8 / 10 Messis overall penalty record can almost only be considered average, having scored 20 from 27 for Barca as of February 2012. Similarly to free-kicks, Messi probably lacks the power that Ronaldo can put into his spot kicks, which can be even more effective from 12 yards out. Cristiano Ronaldo Penalties 9 / 10 Ronaldo on the other hand has an unrivalled record from the penalty spot. As of February 2012, he had scored 23 from 24 penalties for Real and 11 from 14 in his days at Old Trafford, which is extremely impressive. When Ronaldo misses from 12 yards, its big news. They dont come much cooler than CR7 when placing the ball on the spot. SKILLS & TECHIQUE Lionel Messi Skill & Technique 10/10 Messi has a near perfect combination of technique, speed, balance and intelligence which give him the uncanny ability to sprint into a crowd of players and come out the other side with the ball still at his feet and in complete control. Whilst Messi isnt the fastest of sprinters, the speed at which his feet can move can seem almost impossible and combined with his abundance of skill, can often create the illusion that the ball is just glued to his feet. Cristiano Ronaldo Skill & Technique 9 / 10 Ronaldo is king of the step-over and has plenty more tricks up his sleeve that, with the help of his lightning pace, can tak[truncated by WhatsApp]
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