Do help me find the Logic in how this is supposed to take away from what happened in that match?
Because I'm lost here.
If you need me to explain why people would not be that impressed with Messi's performance in a friendly match as opposed to a real match with real consequences and a competitive one then the explanation would be frivolous.
Facts.
Since when was Portugal weaker than Argentina?
Since always lmao. Like what.
Do you forget Portugal's golden generation from 2010-2014 if I'm remembering correctly
No lmao. The Golden Generation of Portugal is considered to be from 2000-2006. It included players such as Rui Costa, Joรฃo Pinto, Paulo Sousa, Costinha, Ricardo Carvalho, Luรญs Figo, Nuno Gomes, Pauleta, Deco, Simรฃo
and a young Cristiano Ronaldo.
So as it can be seen from the above, no the Golden Generation of Portugal is certainly not what you thought it is.
Only recently have people started talking that there may be a second coming of the Golden Generation of Portugal with players like Joรฃo Felix, Bruno Fernandes, Bernardo Silva, Diogo Jota, Ruben Neves, Ruben Dias, Joรฃo Cancelo, Diogo Dalot, Raphaรซl Guerreiro and Nuno Mendes, Rafael Leao, Vitinha, Goncalo Ramos and an elderly Cristiano Ronaldo.
So no, Ronaldo's peak was in between the two Golden Generations. He was either too young or too old.
The only time Portugal was weak during this 21st century was in 2018.
Portugal 2022 was a complete super team.
No that's wrong as it can be observed above.
Diego Maradona, Messi in 2014, Modric in 2018.
2014 Argentina was the 2nd favourite to win the World Cup lol.
How in the hell is that a weak team lmao?
So I'll ask what is this excuses and refusal to uphold him to a standard considering his status?
Really, what are all these excuses for why he's never been able to score or assist in the finals and never won a single player of tournament.
No, even before that.
Cr7 has never had a single good campaign in his life internationally, he also has zero legacy at the world cup.
I haven't made any excuses. All I've listed are simple facts. The man was in between two generations of talented players and lucked out. It happens.
Considering Everything here, that means it's just going to reach three years very soon, meaning it's a pointless correction to make.
No it's not a pointless correction. 3 years would be if we were in the seasons 2024/25. So nah.
So like I had actually said, out of the Ballond'or conversation since 2018 and not won any after that.
No because your comment was that Ronaldo was completely out and that being out of the 32 is embarrassing when it was Messi that was out of the 32 lmao. So congratulations you played yourself.
How can Ronaldo be out of the conversation if he finished 3rd one year and 6th the other?
And shall I bring up Ronaldo's Ballond'or ranking this year?
Because it's the most embarrassing ranking of all time.
Messi was out of the top 50 last year. It really can't get more embarrassing than that.
I did do all my research properly, you just keep making excuses.
Imagine holding Ronaldo to a lower standard than Modric internationally, freaking Modric.
And your best excuse being it was a weak team, the standards are in hell for this guy.
No you clearly didn't, because you were factually wrong multiple times. Like I said, do some research and don't just waste my time. I have better things to do than educate someone on football. All these things can easily be found. You just need to Google them. I understand you like Messi, think he's the best thing since sliced bread and so on, so instead of wasting both our times, agree to disagree. This isn't going anywhere and I don't have the time for this now.