Cruyff - Ronaldo better than Best and Law

High Praise

He's not better than George Best.

high and very premature praise

The only one's who can really judge this are the people who have seen both play.

So if Ronaldo is better than Best, then by definition he must also be better than Cruyff.

(Johan, not Jordi)

id have to agree.

I'm bored of these comparisons. Ronaldo is Ronaldo, Not Best not Cantona, not John Barnes

Originally Posted by Rossobianchi

I'm bored of these comparisons. Ronaldo is Ronaldo, Not Best not Cantona, not John Barnes

OK - no more discussion lads (and ladies)

Originally Posted by Enjoying Insanity

So if Ronaldo is better than Best, then by definition he must also be better than Cruyff.

(Johan, not Jordi)

I suspect he thinks too much of himself to come out with that though.

these comparisons are becoming stupid.

I thought someone like Cruyff would have more sense than to compare Ronaldo to Law.

Originally Posted by marlo stansfield

id have to agree.

Saw a lot of Best & Law did you?

Originally Posted by MJ Ramone

Saw a lot of Best & Law did you?

not really. but ronaldo is ronaldo.

Originally Posted by MJ Ramone

Saw a lot of Best & Law did you?

hes never seen ronaldo either

Originally Posted by puressence

hes never seen ronaldo either

how would you know???

you fat shit.

As if he believes that. He's doing what all these great players from the past seem to do nowadays - giving the audience what they want to hear.

Great players, but gobshites.

Originally Posted by Tincanstretty

As if he believes that. He's doing what all these great players from the past seem to do nowadays - giving the audience what they want to hear.

Great players, but gobshites.

Agreed. See also: Pele

Originally Posted by marlo stansfield

not really. but ronaldo is ronaldo.

I'm not picking another argument with you about it

Ronaldo's a great player & will hopefully achieve the Legendary status that Best & Law have at Manchester United, but it's far too early to be saying that he's better than all our past greats.
It's pretty flippant & unfair on those great players.
Cruyff often comes out with %@#$&!s like this, it's nothing new.
I don't think he's too keen on British players as a rule.

My dad saw Best in his prime. Added to that he is Northern Irish and therefore liable to be biased towards him.


In spite of that he has said "Ronaldo this season is every bit as good as best was at his peak".


So there you have it. Another opinion.

best was retired long before i was born. i'd love to have seen him play, because i can barely imagine anyone playing football better than ronaldo is right now. he must have been some player.