@Tropeiro Age 33 years old January 21st- March 23rd 2018 Cristiano Ronaldo: Has scored 23 goals in his last 12 matches for club and country 🔥Full player statistics: https://t.co/xpX4AMeaya pic.twitter.com/LMNcCHt2jp— WhoScored.com (@WhoScored) March 24, 2018 23 goals+4 assists in 12 matches Whoscored Rating:8.93 This is from the real betis encounter(Feb 18th) His legendary run included only 3 penalties On April 3rd 2018 (not even 2 weeks later) was this The 96th minute injury time winner vs Juventus 2 weeks after this The hattrick vs Spain a few months later Maybe the most underrated period of his entire career was late January--December 2018 He was an elite player for large swathes of that period The last time we had a 'peak' Ronaldo Of course someone can point to his low points(the SF and final of the CL,the World cup R16 vs Uruguay) It's not a perfect year but in reality whoever had one? Few few players in all honesty People tend to underlook even the first half of 18/19(after a relatively slow start he went back to doing 'Ronaldo things') October 2018 Monster In November the world class volley vs Manchester United in the unexpected groupstage loss And outside of goals he was improving the level of his team significantly https://www.statsperform.com/resource/the-ronaldo-effect Without being as physically imposing as in in 2011(one of his best ever years) id argue he was just as good if not better Mentally stronger for sure with also much better decision making Peak calender years of CR7 2014 2011=2018 2010 2013 The 2nd half of 2008 and 2012 was at a basic world class standard
Peak of Cristiano Ronaldo for you @carlitos86 (no whoscored method now) what time Cristiano Ronaldo had more ability to impact a difficult game in your opinion... more ability to win the game on his own. 2006-7, 2007-8 and 2008-9 (22-24 yo) or or 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2011-12 (25-27 yo) or 2012-2013, 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 (28-30yo) or 2015-2016 till now...
"By himself" restricts this to dribbling ability and peak athleticism which would be from 2009-2014 clearly IMO 2009/10 being his most optimum version Id say from February to May 2010(specifically)he was on a completely different level playing field to 99.999% of players I've seen Something like 18 goals(9 wide assists) in his last 18 la liga matches 3.5 dribbles per match 2.7 key pass per match 40 passes avg per match Incredible scenes of skill and ball carrying Technically his peak(as in hes arguably never been better) Here's some opta data you might like 2005/06 PL 4.2 dribbles completed per 90 2006/07 PL 2.7 dribbles completed per 90 2007/08 PL 2.95 dribbles completed per 90 It was a different era and league not conducive to flair type players https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/22253531 https://www.premierleague.com/news/1656724 In brief the high points are 2006/07 CL 4.4 dribbles per 90 2005/06 PL 4.2 dribbles per 90 2009/10 la liga 3.3 dribbles per 90 You will find his marquee dribbling performances and best solo goals in those campaigns 2005/06 is one to look at(underrated?)particularly the 2nd half where he achieved a level of continuity expected of a world class performer At his best in 05/06 he was a genius capable of doing 'Maradona things' These are ones I could think off the top of my head Left foot 0:46 For a different type of player(his peak mentality and decision making) 2016-2018 the guarantor of victory
January 21st -April 3rd 2018 25 goals+5 assists in 13 matches for club and country 2.3 goals+assists per match This with only 3 penalties His run Ending with the iconic chilena vs Juventus https://www.transfermarkt.com/cristiano-ronaldo/leistungsdaten/spieler/8198/saison/2017/plus/0 Whoscored rating over 13 matches : 9.01 There is even a rebound assist transfermarket missed in the match vs real betis 18/02/2018 0.31 That's 31 direct goal involvements in 13 matches A complete outlier in his career Arguably more impressive as the first half of 2014/15 considering the level of opposition(played twice vs PSG,juventus,3rd place Valencia) The highest peak anyone reached over a period of 6 or more matches in 2018 was Neymar Jr(January-feb) CR was 0.01 points behind this at his best(Feb-March)
2006/07 Club and country Cristiano Ronaldo 28 goals+25 wide assists in 4925 minutes (54.7 matches) 0.51 goals per 90 0.45 assists per 90 0.96 goals+wide assists per 90 Ricardo Kaka 22 goals+12 assists in 4779 minutes(53.1 matches) 0.41 goals per 90 0.22 assists per 90 0.63 goals+assists per 90
League Ronaldo 17 goals+16 wide assists in 2787 minutes(30.9 matches) 0.55 goals per 90 0.51 wide assists per 90 1.06 goals+assists per 90 Kaka 8 goals+7 wide assists in 2654 minutes(29.4 matches) 0.27 goals per 90 0 23 wide assists per 90 0.54 goals+assists per 90
Game winning goals(league) Cristiano Ronaldo 8 match winning goals(joint most in Europe) Ricardo Kaka 2 match winning goals Champions league end product Ricardo Kaka 7 open goals+3 assists in 1142 minutes 0.79 open play goals+assists per 90 Cristiano ronaldo 3 open play goals+5 assists in 951 minutes 0.76 open play goals+assists per 90
ESM team of the month selections Cristiano Ronaldo 06/07 4 ESM team of the month selections Ricardo kaka 06/07 3 ESM team of the month selections DBS calcio C.Ronaldo 06/07 highest rated player in England(arguably top league in Europe with 3 English teams featuring in the CL SFs) Kaka 06/07 48th highest rated player in Serie A http://www.dbscalcio.it/sn-risultatiMediaVoto.php
Overall C.Ronaldo 06/07 had the highest DBS calico rating in England and the highest rating in Europes top 5 leagues The most overall assists in Europe by any player https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/sco...se=&ausrichtung=&spielerposition_id=&yt0=Show The most league assists in Europes top 5 leagues https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/sco...se=&ausrichtung=&spielerposition_id=&yt0=Show The joint most match winning goals in Europe's top 5 leagues(8) The most dribbles completed in the Champions league(47) This was a exemplary season with exceptional statistics playing in a notoriously defensive era 931 - The 2006-07 @premierleague season saw fewer goals scored than in any other season in the competition’s history (931). Union. #OptaPLSeasons pic.twitter.com/SmjwDx6BQf— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) April 10, 2020 If Maradona ever exhibited such profound dominance at club level in a single season (at all levels inc league and European competions) Dearman would create a new category called 'supreme phenomenon class' Instead CR is designated 'ordinary world class' There is nothing remotely ordinary about this
Cartilo, Mundo Deportivo (from Barcelona) rates every match and it is disponible online. Can you make the average of Cristiano Ronaldo (and Real Madrid players) in all matches? His first match in La Liga. http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/2009/08/30/pagina-24/4983204/pdf.html Video: Opta Data: https://1xbet.whoscored.com/Matches...iga-2009-2010-Real-Madrid-Deportivo-La-Coruna
Cristiano Ronaldo - Manchester United (Bundesteam) G+A per 90 minutes (Minutes from the Playmakerstats). 2003-2004: 6 G + 8 A 2355 minutes 0.54 per 90 2004-2005: 9 G + 9 A 3716 minutes 0.44 per 90 2005-2006: 12 G + 9 A 3413 minutes 0.55 per 90 2006-2007: 23 G + 16 A 4397 minutes 0.80 per 90 2007-2008: 42 G + 8 A 4336 minutes 1.04 per 90 2008-2009: 26 G + 9 A 4142 minutes 0.76 per 90 ------------------------------ 118 G + 59 A 22359 minutes (248.43) 0.71 per 90
Can someone see the difference of level (athleticism, overall level of play) between these two matches? this is in 2010/2011 to this 2013/2014
Peak goalscoring Cristiano Ronaldo 2014 la liga (calender year) 38 goals+16 assists in 2380 minutes(26.4 matches) 2.04 goals+assists per 90 for the duration of a calendar year https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/spi...ausrichtung=alle&land_id=0&compFilter=&plus=1 Whoscored rating:8.79 This was his best calender year in a league format without a doubt IMO Some other notable legendary bouts of form 21st January 2018 - 3rd of April 2018 25 goals+5 assists in 1150 minutes(13~ matches) 2.3 goals+ assists per 90 with only 3 penalties Cristiano Ronaldo: Has scored 23 goals in his last 12 matches for club and country 🔥Full player statistics: https://t.co/xpX4AMeaya pic.twitter.com/LMNcCHt2jp— WhoScored.com (@WhoScored) March 24, 2018 https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/1...ampions-League-2017-2018-Juventus-Real-Madrid https://www.transfermarkt.com/crist...sdaten/spieler/8198/saison/2017/wettbewerb/WM https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/cristiano-ronaldo/nationalmannschaft/spieler/8198 Whoscored rating 9.01 The rating for the egypt match is missing(don't think whoscored collects info on international friendlies in their database otherwise it would likely be higher than this-all indications point towards him being MOTM) I like also his form between February-May 2010 Solo goals vs osasuna,almeria and mallorca Elite dribbling,very participative in his teams build-up(upwards of 40 passes per 90 and well over 2 key passes) Some nice freekicks and probably he was the most direct dribbling outlet seen in Europe since Ronaldo de lima 1996/97 Games were being decided singlehandedly Even in matches where the overall level of his team was well beneath his own the ball carrying/off the ball work was immense He was literally a livewire Its actually ironic this because Lionel messi himself has arguably never been better than he was in the last few months of 2009/10 4 goals vs arsenal Also striking back to back hattricks vs Valencia and real zaragoza(that ridiculous goal where he beat 3 players) Both Cristiano(when fit) and Lionel messi demonstrated in the same campaign a level comparable to Ronaldo de lima 1996/97 This Messi 2009/10 comp is unreal Id go as far as saying it is one of the most underrated seasons of all time These 2 are slightly beneath and comparable And of course Messi improved on this year on year while Cristiano had to redefine his game to keep up becoming less participative in the process but more effective if you will yet losing some of that magic that marked the early part of his peak where he was a fully fledged 'phenomenon'(in the traditional sense) That is my opinion To answer the OP It is between 2007/08 and 2009/10 for season And 2014 for calender year Out of these options there is probably no wrong answer 2018 was the last we saw of peak Cristiano Ronaldo The late January to early April legendary form,the hattrick vs Spain in the world cup and some memorable goals he scored for juventus in the early part of 2018/19 After this he is just a great player but not the Cristiano we speak of in a historical sense(Except in some rare cases like the semi final of the UEFA nations league vs Switzerland in 2019)
Not this season acc. Gazzetta Dello Sport Ratings: Cristiano Ronaldo 18/19: 6.67 Cristiano Ronaldo 19/20: 6.6 Cristiano Ronaldo 20/21: 6.35 https://www.gazzetta.it/calcio/fantanews/statistiche/serie-a-2020-21/ For me, 2006/2007, 2007/2008, 2009/2010 and 2010/2011... then 2011/2012 and 2008/2009 (his first half season was bad). Basically Cristiano Ronaldo peaked between 21 and 26 as a player imo, then he declined a bit after he completed 27 and more a bit when entered in his 30s, even if he won more european titles between 2016 and 2018.
@Tropeiro I made this comp sometime last year and would like to share it on your thread For club and country that's 28 goals+25 wide assists in 4991 minutes(55.4 matches) Source:Transfermarket Maybe the most exciting dribbler(arguable)and best ball carrier(inarguable) in premier league history With those 53 direct goal contributions in 55 matches There is also NINE pre assists for club and country (i didn't pull out this number from my ass i have footage for all his 2006/07 goals and the build up leading up to those goals) Ronaldo 2006/06 was a total machine Like completely unstoppable and quite franky unplayable in 80% of the matches he featured in Games wherein he didnt make a notable contribution(goal,assist direct or not,the pass preceding the assist,or using his ball carrying and dribbling ability to free up space for others)were few and far between Every single game bar maybe 5 or 6(in a 60 game season)Ronaldo made a statistical goal contribution to Manchester United/Portugal And he was 21 years old for at least 2 thirds of this campaign
It is very arguable for me. Hazard topped in basically all ball carrying categories in 2018/2019 (his peak) in the EPL and he showed goat-tier ball retention and ball carrying ability in the WC 2018 too. https://fbref.com/en/players/a39bb753/scout/1889/Eden-Hazard-Scouting-Report https://fbref.com/en/stathead/playe...yrfrom=2018&player_id3=a39bb753&p3yrfrom=2018 He even can compare himself playing in the EPL in terms of ball carrying with peak ball carrying Neymar playing in the French League: https://fbref.com/en/stathead/playe...=&p4yrto=&p5yrfrom=&p5yrto=&p6yrfrom=&p6yrto= Progressive Carrying Distance, Carries into the Penalty Area... etc.
@Tropeiro Cristiano Ronaldo la liga 2012/13(2nd half) Club ratings as a starter 6th January 2013 https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/6...in-LaLiga-2012-2013-Real-Madrid-Real-Sociedad 2 goals 5 dribbles 33 passes 65 touches Whoscored rating:9.21 20th January 2013 Valencia vs real Madrid https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/633617/LiveStatistics/Spain-LaLiga-2012-2013-Valencia-Real-Madrid 2 goals 1 assist 2 dribbles 1 key pass 32 passes 45 touches Whoscored rating:9.92 January 27th 2013 Real Madrid vs getafe 3 goals 2 dribbles 2 key passes 31 passes 49 touches Whoscored rating:9.42 February 2nd 2013 Granada 1-0 real Madrid 1 dribble 1 key pass 37 passes 57 touches Whoscored rating:6.46 February 9th 2013 Real Madrid 4-1 Seville https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/633683/LiveStatistics/Spain-LaLiga-2012-2013-Real-Madrid-Sevilla 3 goals 1 assist 2 dribbles 3 key passes 31 passes 45 touches Whoscored rating:10 17th February 2013 Real Madrid 2-0 Rayo vallencano https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/6...n-LaLiga-2012-2013-Real-Madrid-Rayo-Vallecano 2 dribbles 5 key passes 25 passes 32 touches Whoscored rating:7.22 February 23rd 2013 Granada 1-2 real Madrid Came on as a 57th minute sub and made the winning assist Will not include the rating in his overall avg https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/6...iga-2012-2013-Deportivo-La-Coruna-Real-Madrid March 2nd 2013 Real Madrid 2-1 Barcelona Came on (again)as a 57th minute substitute and will not be including his rating https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/633746/LiveStatistics/Spain-LaLiga-2012-2013-Real-Madrid-Barcelona 10th march 2013 Celta vigo 1-2 Real Madrid https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/6...Spain-LaLiga-2012-2013-Celta-Vigo-Real-Madrid 2 goals 0 dribbles 2 key passes 36 passes 51 touches Whoscored rating:8.28 16th March 2013 Real Madrid 5-2 mallorca https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/633804/LiveStatistics/Spain-LaLiga-2012-2013-Real-Madrid-Mallorca 1 goal 2 dribbles 2 key passes 43 passes 66 touches Whoscored rating:8.95 30th March 2013 Real zaragoza 1-1 Real Madrid https://fr.whoscored.com/Matches/63...ne-LaLiga-2012-2013-Real-Zaragoza-Real-Madrid 1 goal 1 dribble 0 key passes 37 passes 55 touches Whoscored rating:7.43 April 6th 2013 Real Madrid 5-1 levante https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/633857/LiveStatistics/Spain-LaLiga-2012-2013-Real-Madrid-Levante Came on as a 45th minute substitute He contributed with 1 goal and 1 assist but will not be including his rating 14th April 2013 Athletic bilbao 0-3 Real Madrid https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/633765/Preview/Spain-LaLiga-2012-2013-Athletic-Bilbao-Real-Madrid 2 goals 1 assist 2 dribbles 2 key passes 34 passes 52 touches Whoscored rating:10 20th April 2013 Real Madrid 3-1 Real betis https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/6...Spain-LaLiga-2012-2013-Real-Madrid-Real-Betis 1 assist 6 dribbles completed 4 key passes 38 passes 65 touches Whoscored rating:9.07 4th May 2013 Real Madrid 4-3 Real Valladolid https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/6...-LaLiga-2012-2013-Real-Madrid-Real-Valladolid 2 goals 2 dribbles 4 key passes 40 passes 60 touches Whoscored rating:9.54 8th May 2013 Real Madrid 6-2 Malaga https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/633881/LiveStatistics/Spain-LaLiga-2012-2013-Real-Madrid-Malaga 1 goal 2 assists 2 dribbles 3 key passes 38 passes 56 touches Whoscored rating:9.06 11th May 2013 Espanyol 1-1 Real Madrid https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/633917/LiveStatistics/Spain-LaLiga-2012-2013-Espanyol-Real-Madrid Came on as a 56th minute sub and will not be including his rating Ratings and statistics as a starter in the 2nd half of the 2012/13 la liga campaign (January to May 2013) 1024 minutes played (11.3 matches) 19 goals 6(opta) assists 29 dribbles completed 29 key passes 455 passes 698 touches Per 90(as a starter) 2.21 goals+assists per 90 2.56 dribbles per 90 2.56 key passes per 90 40.2 passes per 90 61.7 touches per 90 Whoscored average rating: 8.81 https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/cristiano-ronaldo/leistungsdaten/spieler/8198/saison/2012/plus/1 Best performance with goals(at home vs seville) WS rating:10 For me this is one of his top 10 career performances He put seville to the sword in 62 minutes with a hattrick from open play and 1 assist before being substituted (i think he was subbed off for the champions league R16 first leg against Manchester United) 2 goals scored with his left foot one of them being truly remarkable(side footing a defender before unleashing a rocket from 25 yards) He capped the night with scoring a breathtaking counter attack that he initiated and finished Legendary stuff here Best performance without goals(at home vs real betis) Ws rating:9.07 Ronaldo on his day(this being one of them)was still one of the best wingers in world as late as 2013 The transformation into a more goal orientated forward took place in 2013/14 Ronaldos seasonal rating for la liga 2012/13 was in fact 8.12 The difference between him in the first half campaign and the second half campaign is frankly unbelievable I don't know of a player who can drop a level like that and then raise it so high For some added perspective Messis seasonal average in la liga 2012/13 was 8.83 He did this over a period of 32 league games Its an assumption that many have made but Lionel messi clinching his 4th consecutive ballon dor in January 2013 turned Cristiano into some kind of unrelenting beast Denied 4 times he took his game up an entire level The main difference between Lionel messi and Cristiano is that his base/average level is much more consistent then Cristiano Ronaldo. Much more Messi seldomly has games rated below 7 It happens but its pretty rare So in that sense Messi is definitely more consistent then Cristiano Ronaldo What i mean here is Consistently playing at a truly elite level throughout seasons every single season during his peak What i contest however is that Lionel messi at his best was that much better then Cristiano Ronaldo at his best In fact moreso than Cristiano Ronaldo the most underrated trait of Lionel messi is his consistency Cristiano Ronaldo even at his peak is a top 5-10 all timer for maybe 40% of any given campaign For the other 40% he is a regular legend/top 10 player in the world contender And for the remaining 20% he fluctuates from being a regular world class player to completely anonymous Some haters here like to magnify those anonymous matches and make that representative of his true level but any impartial analyst would know that is complete bullshit Messi during any given peak season looks like a top 5-10 all timer for at least 75% of any given campaign For 20% he looks like a regular legend/top 10 player in the world The remaining 5% are his anonymous matches (the ones vs inter 2010,Roma 2017,bayern munich 2020) the few la liga matches every season where he is fatigued,not bothered or rarely rarely being defensively shackled. (Or even the few high profile international performances you sometimes like to talk about) As much as Cristianos highest peak level of performance is underrated(the evidence is conclusive IMO) id propose Lionel messis ability to sustain that level for large swathes of every single peak season is even more underrated As i sidenote I recently watched some extensive footage of Eusebio in world cup 1966 which is supposed to be his optimum version To say i was surprised is an understatement Id think and this is just my opinion the difference between him(a borderline top 10 all timer) and Pele (traditionally recognised as the best in this sports history)is that Pele was at the Eusebio WC 1966 level more frequently then Eusebio himself(and not that Pele his absolute peak was that much better then Eusebio) Its a common theme that you see top level pros marvelling at the elite consistency of Lionel messi (and to a lesser extent Cristiano Ronaldo) more then they do about what they are capable on any given day. Consistency at that kind of level is something only top level pros can appreciate Not arm chair analysts(not even me) Not even posters here who claim to have watched nearly every recorded game of the last 30 years Football at that kind of level is a lived experience Not something that can be scrutinised by any random tom,dick and Harry
This much I can agree with. Beyond the players, I would say absolutely nobody values consistency more so than the managers themselves. I know Wenger and Ferguson talked about it a lot, for example, especially with regards to players' development. I would also say that this makes someone like Thierry Henry even more impressive because he was consistently a world-class player for like 5-6 straight seasons in an era when it was notoriously difficult to be consistent. Someone like Cesc Fabregas too. People don't realize how consistent he was even at a very young age. I do wonder what happened to players like Dennis Bergkamp who was very consistent, then suddenly had an off year at around the turn of the century, seemingly out of no where (no major injury, IIRC) then was able to bounce back to his usual good self.
Carlitos, what's your guess for Ronaldo's peak seasons? 06-07, 07-08 and 08-09 (WC 2006 included and Euro 2008) 09-10, 10-11 and 11-12 (WC 2010, Euro 2012) 12-13, 13-14 and 14-15 (WC 2014) or 15-16, 16-17 and 17-18 (Euro 2016 and WC 2018) His ability as a player for both his team and Portugal. You need to consider his performances in big matches for both teams, overall influence and the three seasons of each.
Best overall 3 consecutive season run: 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 Best overall 2 consecutive season run: 2013/14 2014/15 Most decisive at league level 2011/12 17 match winning goals (the most ever scored in one la liga campaign) Most decisive at CL level 2016/17 10 goals in 5 CL QF to final matches vs heavyweights Best campaign as a winger 2006/07 CL 3 goals+5 assists 47 completed dribbles 951 Cl minutes played 0.76 goals+assists per 90 4.48 dribbles completed per 90 Best campaign as a forward La liga 2014 calender year 38 goals+16 assists in 2380 league minutes(26.4 matches) 1.43 goals per 90 0.60 assists per 90 WS rating:8.79 https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/spi...usrichtung=alle&spielerposition_id=alle&art=2 The top 10 performances of his career 1.)Juventus away 2017/18 CL Iconic 2.)Atletico madrid home& away 2018/19 CL Hattrick to come back from 2-0 down with phenomenal all round involvement 3.)Arsenal away 2008/09 CL 4.)Atletico madrid 2011/12 away la liga 5.)Mallorca home 2009/10 Ronaldo was praised by Real club director general Jorge Valdano following last night's win but was hasty to deny that the club were overly dependant on the former Manchester united winger. "He's extraordinary. He has played his most important game of the season, he rescued us," he said. "(But) it isn't right to talk about dependency on him. In the two months when he wasn't with us the team were capable of making themselves leaders." https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/f...ck-for-Real-Madrid-against-Real-Mallorca.html 6.)Sweden 2013/14 WC playoffs Clinical 7.)Aston villa 2007/08 home Creative maestro 8.)Celta vigo 2015/16 home But but but...nobody compared gerd muller to Cruyff 9.)Roma home 2006/07 2 goals+1 assist+2 pre assists 12 dribbles completed World class end product,tier 1 close control dribbling and tier 1 ball carrying 10.)Netherlands 2012 European championship His peak as all round attacking threat(upon further evaluation top 5 peak in history for me) can be found between la liga 2009/10(covered numerous times) and the 2013/14 CL(pre injury) Data from the 2013/14 Champions league up until QF first leg vs Dortmund(his knee injury from which he never really recovered his explosive first step and mobility) https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...ronaldo-hamstring-injury-real-madrid-portugal https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/7...ns-League-2013-2014-Real-Madrid-FC-Copenhagen WS rating 8.69 https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/7...ions-League-2013-2014-Galatasaray-Real-Madrid Ws rating:10 https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/7...pions-League-2013-2014-Schalke-04-Real-Madrid WS rating: 10 https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/7...pions-League-2013-2014-Real-Madrid-Schalke-04 9.80 https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/8...eague-2013-2014-Real-Madrid-Borussia-Dortmund 8.45 https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/7...ampions-League-2013-2014-Juventus-Real-Madrid 7.98 https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/7...ampions-League-2013-2014-Real-Madrid-Juventus 8.77 https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/7...ns-League-2013-2014-FC-Copenhagen-Real-Madrid 8.03 Deep stats 710 minutes played 14 goals+ 4 assists 470 touches 310 passes 24 dribbles 18 key passes DEEP stats per 90 2.30 goals+assists per 90 3.07 dribbles per 90 60.2 touches per 90 39.7 passes per 90 Whoscored average rating 8.97 Beast For some added perspective: If you took Robert lewandowski CL 2019/20 (his goals+assists per 90) 15 goals+6 assists in 887 CL minutes 2.13 goals+assists per 90 https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/robert-lewandowski/leistungsdaten/spieler/38253/saison/2019 And you merged that with the all round game of Luis Suarez in the 2013/14 PL 2.8 dribbles per 90 38.3 passes per 90 2.7 key passes per 90 65.4 touches per 90 https://www.whoscored.com/Players/22221/History/Luis-Suárez https://www.premierleague.com/stats...5178&player1isActive=1&player1compSeasonId=79 Youd have a player who objectively closely resembles Cristiano Ronaldo in the 2013/14 CL (pre injury) The Sweden match(his best in a Portugal shirt) was played in November 2013 (during this exact same time frame aswell) Its not even funny anymore when @Dearman has van basten EC 1988/89 with his demonstrably inferior goals+assists per 90 rate, non existent ball carrying threat and mediocre dribbling at a greater level then this http://xtrahistory.blogspot.com/2018/08/the-greatest-individual-performer-in.html?m=1 Backed with a real competitive NT Cristiano Ronaldo has scored in his last 3 international tournaments 12 goals+4 assists 1345 minutes 1.07 goals+assists per 90 This passed the age of 30 years old No matter how spectacular the individual is there is only so much he can produce with the tools at his disposal
@Tropeiro 119 - Real Madrid-target Pedro León completed the third-most dribbles in La Liga 09/10, behing Messi (217) & C. Ronaldo (133). Quick-feet— OptaJose (@OptaJose) June 10, 2010 OPTA data Lionel Messi La liga 2009/10 217 completed dribbles in 2840 minutes(31.5 matches) 6.8 completed dribbles per 90 BEAST Very arguably the greatest season in his career Cristiano Ronaldo La liga 2009/10 133 completed dribbles in 2465 minutes(27.3 matches) 4.87 completed dribbles per 90 On par with Johan Cruyff 1974 dribbles per 90 rate/ball progression and a superior goal outlet Pedro Leon La liga 2009/10 119 completed dribbles in 2749 minutes(30.5 matches) 3.9 completed dribbles per 90 Completely different from Whoscoreds database I said before uncovering this that Messi 2009/10 was one of the most underrated legendary seasons ever and now i add to this Cristiano Ronaldo is definitely a superior player to peak Johan Cruyff A player in the 8.70 to 8.80 range over a full league campaign is arguably even superior to Diego Maradona @Dearman Your list of greatest individual seasons needs a review.If it was previously arguable that Messi 2009/10 > R9 1996/97 Now it is conclusive without a shadow of a doubt
34 - Arjen Robben completed 34 dribbles this World Cup, as many as Johan Cruijff completed in 1974. Symbolism.— OptaJohan (@OptaJohan) July 13, 2014 Johan Cruyff WC 1974 34 completed dribbles in 630 minutes(7 matches) 4.85 completed dribbles per 90
2018/19 to 2020/21 The quality of the final ball has arguably never been greater at any stage of his career The ones who say he is just a goalscorer at juventus are misinformed or just plain haters There are top top level forwards who wouldn't have this many quality chances during entire stints at clubs A video like this could never be made for any conventional CF You name them it doesn't exist