Lionel Messi: Cristiano Ronaldo will never match Barcelona star due to one thing - pundit
LIONEL MESSI proved once again why he is widely regarded as the greatest footballer of all time in Barcelona's win over Chelsea last night, and Rio Ferdinand has noticed one thing he does that Cristiano Ronaldo doesn't do.
The La Liga duo have shared the last 10 Ballon d’Or’s between them and have broken numerous records between them.
But Manchester United legend Ferdinand believes Messi stands above Ronaldo in one aspect of his game.
“I think him and Cristiano Ronaldo are the best players,” Ferdinand said on BT Sport.
“The difference between the both of them is that Cristiano goes out there and his mindset is ‘give me the ball in the areas where I can score a goal’.
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Rio Ferdinand has noticed one difference between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo
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“He’s an out-and-out goalscorer. Cristiano Ronaldo isn’t bothered about being on the halfway line playing at the rhythm of the game, he wants to be at the cutting knife-edge of the game.
“Whereas Messi, you sometimes see him in the defensive midfielder position picking up the ball, playing one-twos, just playing with the opposition.
“He’s involved in the rhythm of the game constantly and that’s the difference between the two players.”