Originally posted by clover68:agree for Zidane .. not sure about Ronaldo .. sincerely he's one the amazing players i saw but i remember 2 wonderful seasons by him, Barca and the first in Inter) .. he was truly unlucky after apart from the rest.
i think it's enough to take Xavi off and all the Barca castle starts to collapse
Ronaldo was at his best towards the end of the 1990's I agree but after a poor few seasons at Inter, you can't deny that Madrid reinvigorated him, particularly his first two seasons there. Again though, like at Inter, he dropped off. 1998 World Cup and 2002 were also some of the best examples of him. He absolutely destroyed the 2002 World Cup. Point is on Ronaldo was that at his peak he also had the ability to not only strike fear into teams, but turn a game on it's head if it's a little dull and also be a huge presence for his country. That said, the Brazil squad of 1998-2002 was amazing and maybe had a similar impact that Barcelona have on Messi, making it easy for him.
Zidane is a class apart though. He could've dominated the world even if he'd had stayed at Bordeaux, instead he had to go and show Serie A and La Liga what he was all about. Immense control, some of the stuff he did as a player is unrivalled.
