How GOOD Was PRIME Ronaldo?!
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In this video, we take a look back at the prime of Cristiano Ronaldo's career and analyze just how good he was. From his incredible speed and agility to his impressive goal scoring record, we'll break down exactly why prime Ronaldo was considered one of the best footballers in the world. Whether you're a fan of his or just curious about his abilities, this video is a must-watch for any football fan.
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last prem player to win the ballon dor is enough to say who he is
@mistekejetv8303
18 күн бұрын
Good comment !
@izzarulhadi5163
16 күн бұрын
also the last player to win man utd the UCL. to put it into perspective, when ronaldo left in 2008/09, man utd still have scholes, giggs, evra, ferdinand, vidic, rooney, nani, carrick etc2 WITH SIR ALEX FERGIE HIMSELF. they still couldnt win the UCL. fergie even added van persie, still no UCL title. ronaldo really are bigger than the club
@jr5034
15 күн бұрын
@@izzarulhadi5163 stupid take, that 2008 season was when most of them hit their peak, after 2010, there was a clear decline in their quality as players except for Ronaldo, its when age was catching up to them, add to that Glazers refused to spend money to rebuild the squad at that time, its even said by SAF that he didnt see the 60 million from the Ronaldo transfer at all ever, the only major transfers after Ronaldo left were Valencia and DDG and RVP, thats how bad it was for United back then, it didn't seem like it cause it was SAF
@izzarulhadi5163
15 күн бұрын
@@jr5034 funny, they started to decline because of their "age" as soon as ronaldo left? talk about coincidence. in that time, age isnt a factor to them because they're class players. like how age doesnt effect modric, kroos, pirlo etc2.. furthermore, Fergie doesnt depend on player's prime, its all tactical. still couldn't win the UCL
@jr5034
15 күн бұрын
@@izzarulhadi5163 the team declined with Ronaldo, 07/08 they beat Barca in the UCL, next season they were fully battered even with Ronaldo in the team, they didnt even have the ball in that final practically and Rio,Evra clearly had brain farts in that final and were clearly slower, dont give me the bs Guardiola wasnt there in 07/08, Barca when they played United were running in Hot form on a 12 game win streak and had battered athleti, real, Villa, Sevilla, the downfall was under progress
What is even prime Ronaldo ? This dude was on his prime all of his career. From 2007 to 2022
@samplingmastersxlr8660
18 күн бұрын
2019 - now is his decline
@Spain-pg2xp
17 күн бұрын
@@samplingmastersxlr8660 nah hes still in his prime tbh hes dominated every league even on his return to Manchester UTD he dominated with countless goals, awards and was carrying Man u. His decline would be 2026 since its his last international appearance and hes playing for saudi even tho he got 64+ G/a in the league
@samplingmastersxlr8660
17 күн бұрын
@@Spain-pg2xp nope otherwise he would be in Europe but nobody wanted an old man
@Tode99
17 күн бұрын
@@samplingmastersxlr8660 Ur just listening to the media, noone wanted controversy, and he was the most controversial player in the world at the time, since man united fked with him because he was taking flights to go and visit his newborn child that had health issues, instead of staying with the team LMAO, and yes if ur saying nobody wanted an old man, how about messi, benzema,neymar and plenty others signing in saudi or america? Huh guess they didn't have the same success did they?
@samplingmastersxlr8660
17 күн бұрын
@@Tode99 Messi chose to leave Europe while Ronaldo was forced to leave Europe, big difference there so don’t compare them Even before the interview nobody was willing to sign Ronaldo, the 2022 World Cup sealed his fate after an embarrassing and humiliating performance Ronaldo himself said he was mentally and physically ready so nobody can use the death of his child as an excuse here is unless he was lying in which case isn’t a good look for him in fact it’s worse
I can't believe i would see the day when a video describing how good ronaldo was came out
@rollinmdma
25 күн бұрын
Ronaldo is going to become more underrated as more people grow up watching up other players now
@deadlox5283
22 күн бұрын
@@rollinmdmayeah, the same happened to the 2000's players, now slowly the same is happening to our 2010's players
@hilltopboyz3002
20 күн бұрын
I would say currently in midern football on Mbappe come close to prak CR7 @@deadlox5283
@hilltopboyz3002
20 күн бұрын
I would say currently in midern football on Mbappe come close to prak CR7 @@deadlox5283
@hilltopboyz3002
20 күн бұрын
I would say currently in midern football on Mbappe come close to prak CR7 @@deadlox5283
Keep in mind that defenders back then were monsters💀
@shunhunter8860
23 күн бұрын
Can you give some examples ?( Just curious)
@rohanjoethomas5806
22 күн бұрын
Pique, Lahm, Alves, Chiellini, Hummels, Kompany, Cole and if you include Real Madrid Marcelo, Ramos, Varane etc
@user-ox4ey5fw9h
20 күн бұрын
Paulo mal dini @@shunhunter8860
@skullyvalo
20 күн бұрын
BBC can penetrate through any defence 💀
@cristianonunes8551
20 күн бұрын
@@shunhunter8860 Materazi, Rio Ferdinand, Vidic, John Terry, Ricardo Carvalho, Ashley Cole, Puyol, Maldini, Nesta, Cannavaro. You want more? You don't see defenders like that anymore, now it's all more technical but, back then, if the ball passed, the player wouldn't.
it really hurts looking at youngers saying that Ronaldo is overrated or saying that he isn't in a historic top 3. the 0 ball knowledge of this new generation. 😢
@Elvarionplays
15 күн бұрын
they born ın 2010 bro who cares what they say
@gastonrelanez3724
15 күн бұрын
He isnt. Im 35, Top 3 are Pele, Maradona and Messi, in any order
@s_wm_m3054
15 күн бұрын
@@gastonrelanez3724the crack head and the other one which played in the era where football was semi amateur
@armantoneyan7849
14 күн бұрын
People who says that, think that football is only worldcup
@devanman7920
14 күн бұрын
Honestly it is.
He was a specimen of a player. He is infinite. Confident, he was the most aggressive in his prime, and highly competitive and one of the best shooters of the ball. The goalscoring was super prolific. What an awesome player.
@Xenozzz___
21 күн бұрын
He didn’t want to body feint and get passed you, that’s Messi’s job. He wanted to bulldoze past you. A special player. Ultimate competitor who wanted to beat everyone.
@emmyak_7
20 күн бұрын
Messi doesn’t have a prime he’s the greatest every day of the week
@TigerWoods707
19 күн бұрын
Shut up @@emmyak_7
@zym1678
17 күн бұрын
@@emmyak_7when was Messi mentioned?
@mateomaya
15 күн бұрын
@@emmyak_7 No, Messi is not in his prime anymore man.
Im not a Cristiano fan but to compare him and hazard!?please
@Ronaldo-gp1nv
22 күн бұрын
Hazard will not come close to ronaldo and Messi they are the best player ever played in football
@jayden6859
19 күн бұрын
He said natural talent
@lorencevarte
19 күн бұрын
Who cares natural talent, Hazzard proof nature talent is nothing without work hard ,
@Elcomalondelasierra
18 күн бұрын
Hazard clears him
@sreerag.s.
17 күн бұрын
Eat burgers don't train and that's how natural talent becomes wasted
Prime Ronaldo was Europes most feared player…there’s a reason Messi/barca fans hate the guy…
@Hello_ok-io4qu
22 күн бұрын
Messi and barca fans dont hate ronaldo but the debate is overpushed by the media. If you watch games instead of watching score sheet messi clears ronaldo any day
@ChrissakaEnDeD
22 күн бұрын
Bro he lost 0-3 against Messi that season in the bernabeu , what do you mean lol
@vfamily4396
21 күн бұрын
@@ChrissakaEnDeD well messi is also known to cheat a lot and farmed stats in one club his entire career.
@vfamily4396
21 күн бұрын
@@Hello_ok-io4qu How can someone who farmed stats in one club, one league be better than someone who dominated premier league, la liga and serie a?
@Hello_ok-io4qu
21 күн бұрын
@@vfamily4396 there is difference between farming titles in best legue and farmers legue. Messi ruled the best legue where as juventus lost their 9yrs streak after ronaldo came in. Idk in what way ronaldo conquered laliga or pl. This just proves your fanbase watches scorsheets .
Basically Hazard was smoking crack by putting his name with with the 🐐. And I’m a Messi fan and I know it’s just 2 🐐 🐐🏆
@mapenzichris4369
5 күн бұрын
😂😂 shit
People tend to forget how good Cristiano was, and they are st*p*d enough to let players like Hazard dictate their mind, a player that is a 1 club average player.
2007-2017 was peak Cristiano. 2013/2014 was the absolute pinnacle of a player. And then 2018 to present is the wise sage of goal scoring
Quaresma surely had more talent but Ronaldo left everyone in dust with his hard work and he does have talent, on top of that gifted with the athleticism 😊
@GokhhanKoc
16 күн бұрын
agreed
Just two things to say : 1) MESSI was lucky that Ronaldo got injured and his playstyle was changed forever. 2) All UCL giants were lucky that Ronaldo left REAL MADRID at the peak of his PRIME.
@Hyperzan
16 күн бұрын
Just two thing to counter: 1) Messi also have injuries,even long one but he never changed his play style so that's not a good excuse unless you were saying Ronaldo not good enough to overcome his injury to play normally. 2) Ronaldo already in decline during his last year with Madrid. It pretty obvious if you look at his declining goal number over the year
@yashnikhilmutnalkar3394
16 күн бұрын
@@Hyperzan Consider the fact that some injuries are really difficult for players to go past - its not always that the body can fully reset. Your second point is fair, how much ever the transfer hurt us fans, it brought a lot more vibrancy to his career, he did well at Juve.
@Hyperzan
16 күн бұрын
@@yashnikhilmutnalkar3394 yeah you got point too. Ronaldo not young enough when he suffer lots of injury after 2014. Pretty sure he missed lots of game especially league too, thats why he changed he playstyle to protect himself but not because of injury thought. He trickster playstyle easy to get injured after all. Just look what happen to neymar .
@felipe9283
15 күн бұрын
@@Hyperzan have u ever had a degenerative knee injury??? cause i had and im not even a professional footballers and that fuks u up, just look at nazario he never was the same after the injury, also messi is a big cheaters i really hate the people that defends messi even knowing he is a cheater he is the description of todays footballs money over everything corruption over honor
@Hyperzan
15 күн бұрын
@@felipe9283 pretty Ronaldo nazario always the same after injury though. He injured most of the year in 2002 but as good in world cup so no excuse for Ronaldo. He choosed to abandon his own playstyle to avoid injury so its nit injury fault.
THIS MF STARTED OFF AS A MIDFIELDER FOR THE FIRST 241 GAMES. Messi was always a forward (CF) This is the same man who is now the top scorer in the history of the sport. Just think about that. That’s what Barca fans ignore
@orpheemulemo8053
21 күн бұрын
He is older than messi and has more games than him but on average messi scores more goals
@anupbeatz736
21 күн бұрын
@@orpheemulemo8053 cuz Messi is naturally a forward, Ronaldo was originally a midfielder. People forget the truth
@bobe7226
21 күн бұрын
@@anupbeatz736 exactly messi fans dont realize that imagine ronaldo goals if he never a midfeilder
@bugcapoo9310
20 күн бұрын
@@anupbeatz736 Messi has way more assists though and is a better playmaker
@anupbeatz736
20 күн бұрын
@@bugcapoo9310 Messi is a Barcelona player. Read what SAF said about the two of them way back when. He was right all along.
Ronaldo has been in his prime more than a decade
I still want to see cr7 and Messi play in the same team before they retire. I hope it happens.
Most underrated player ever
He deserved the FIFA's best men in 2021
@user-ty3rd4uq6i
24 күн бұрын
seriously🤨
@ChrissakaEnDeD
22 күн бұрын
LOL
Look... I can bet anything on this: As a CR7 fan, I'd say anytime any day, this Ronaldo vs. Messi debate will always spark an argument within any group of sports fans... ANYTIME, ANYDAY.
Prime Ronaldo was one of those guys you could be tied up with for 90 plus minutes and all of sudden in extra time losing by 3 goals in a flash
I have always enjoyed watching these videos. People explaining how good a player was in their prime. Players like Zidane, Maldini, R9, and so on. But as much as I enjoyed watching this video, it made me inevitably realize that we are not going to have this guy in European football ever again especially after the Euros. It is a weird feeling to see someone you grew up watching and idolizing, treated as if they were a art piece in the Museum. Back then, he needed no explanation for people to understand how good he was. But now, especially the younger generation needs an explanation like a piece of art in the Museum to explain how great he was. Although it is not so far into the past, I already miss him.
@princebond
12 күн бұрын
Poetically put. It is like every time someone mentions Ronaldo is turning 40 in a few months, everyone freaks out seeing him in that beautiful Portugal kit. Performance wise he surely has plummeted but somehow remains sharp in the box, still has a decent cross in him, passing and link up play is still okay, he has maintained his enormous leap, he still is in good physique, he can still be very useful, just not as well as the Ronaldo of the old. Today's Ronaldo clearly would flourish in a system that crosses the ball heavily, circa 3-peat Madrid. He had Marcelo, Kroos, Bale, Carvajal, Vazquez, Modric and even Ramos spamming crosses into the box all game, he would maybe get to the end of 4 out of 15 crosses, but end up with a brace or hattrick! Their gameplan was that simple. It helped they had people very good in the air roaming around the box like flies, Bale, Benzema, Ramos, Pepe, Varane and Casemiro were nightmares in the air too, waiting to pounce on the crosses that don't land to Ronaldo. This is the only path Ronaldo makes sense as a starter in the National team, not putting him in a system that will demand him to press like a hungry dog, that is not what he is good at. The other option is to bench Ronaldo, I am not sure how Ronaldo would respond to that, I guess we will see. All I know is if Ronny has a good Euros and the team somehow manages to be the first actual golden generation in forever to deliver, he is gonna push for the 2026 World Cup as the final nail in a coffin to his long ass career! It would be sour if Portugal disappoints at the Euros, again.
If I needed the most clutch goal imaginable I'm subbing in CR7. If I needed one man to improve the entire team I'm subbing on Messi. They are both the greatest to ever do it.
@navedhashmi3090
13 күн бұрын
That what Inter Miami thought
Ronaldo and messi are the greatest players of all time
@user-yz2xl1tu6t
Күн бұрын
W comment
Who is hazard ? 🤣
@shemshemy4428
7 күн бұрын
Who ? 😂
@breead3063
Күн бұрын
A Chelsea legend whose dribbles left everyone mesmerized including the opponents.
He was an absolute weapon. I feel the difference between him and Messi is that Ronaldo could have played his entire career at Stoke and he'd still have the records he has. Also when is his prime? He was in his prime for about 15 years haha This video is mental. Him and Hazard? You can argue hes the best ever.
Ronaldo🐐🇵🇹
Ronaldo is still going ❤️🔥
RONALDO IS THE GOAT 🐐
@ShadowDarshan
24 күн бұрын
absoulutely righ
@ChrissakaEnDeD
22 күн бұрын
Not even the goat of Real Madrid lol
@echomaker007
21 күн бұрын
@@ChrissakaEnDeD shhh
@echomaker007
21 күн бұрын
@@ChrissakaEnDeD bro had nothing to say except trash talks
@ChrissakaEnDeD
21 күн бұрын
@@echomaker007 di Stefano is greater than Ronaldo in Real Madrid
CR7 is THE best play in the World, he conquered Spain, England and Italy, while messi only played well in Barca
As a Messi fan, I appreciate Cristiano Ronaldo the more and more the years go on and there's no players currently in 2024 coming close to what they both accomplished.
Ronaldo is in a new prime at 39 😭🙏
He is still in prime ❤️
As a Messi and madrid fans if we talking about goat there's only two options other than that it's not even worth the debate
Prime Ronaldo is the perfect footballer, he has everything.
He came from a poor family but watch how good and rich he is
It doesnt matter if you like ronaldo or messi more im ronaldo fan and also a messi fan i love this 2 guys and im happy that i saw both on the pitch
Hazard really searched up "38 year old Ronaldo highlights" and ran with his train of thought
He might have more talent but no one can beat his hardwork that's why he is the best
In my opinion Messi and Cristiano are the two best players to ever play the game of football
“Down memory lane” bro forgets some of us weren’t even alive.
UNSTOPPABLE!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Hazard had more natural talent but ronaldo actually worked hard unlike hazard
Messi and Ronaldo are the top 2 of all time
0:24 bro forgot when he scored with his balls
@vilhjalmurarnisigursson8105
24 күн бұрын
Siu
I agree with hazard, LET ME EXPLAIN: Hazard has more natural talent meaning that even if he didn't go to training he would be good. Now Ronaldo, he is a self built machine, if he didn't put all those hours in training, maybe he wouldn't be so good, he has natural talent, but he went beyond that and trained to become the best of all time. Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard 🇵🇹❤️
Prime ? He was in his prime 2007-2020!! Amazing
How many times has this man staged comeback hattricks against big clubs?? When the club needed him, he stepped up, on multiple occasions, for multiple clubs.
The quote. The first player to win it, the only player to win it. Says it all
SIIIUUUUUUUUUUUUU 🐐
Never realized that CR7 had a prime, the man has always been in his prime
Sick thumbnail
Attitude + Hardwork + Dedication makes both CR7 n Messi at the top competitive in 11 years!!! No one compares with these 2 players... Maybe Ronaldo R9 or Ronaldhinho more skillfull to them, but they have injured n lifestyle brazil makes they have a short career.. So now we hope Mbappe.
Ronaldo has been good since 2006 upto his twillight years back in Manchester 1st season....but because of old age...he just has to slow down😍😍💪💪
One word: GOAT❤
Natural talent? perhaps Hazard did have it more than CR7, but when it comes to the hunger, professionalism, and disciplining their bodies, CR7 is the best of all time. that guy is obsessed with maintaining his physicality.
@generalpotato6124
3 күн бұрын
ronaldo is more talented than hazard
Being a Messi fan, when I saw the title "How GOOD Was PRIME Ronaldo?!" the only answer that came in my mind was "THE FUCKING BEAST"👑
kids nowadays forget how good he was
@yasir9708
16 күн бұрын
yaa,messi got the world cup and they treat ronaldo as some sort of a joke,sad to see the goat getting hate cus the other goat won a world cup
@deadlox5283
11 күн бұрын
@@yasir9708There was a time when Ronaldo was winning Euro and the Nations league Messi was struggling with Argentina, but at the time we had mature fanbase of this sport, but after the world cup arrived a whole lot of 0 ball knowledge kids came around and treat Ronaldo as a joke
@zingyoak3917
Күн бұрын
@@deadlox5283 true
👑🇵🇹 Cristiano Ronaldo 👑🇵🇹
As a messi fan, comparing hazard to CR7 is a disrespect to his legacy and name.
ucl=uefa Cristiano league absolutly the goat of soccer
Siuu!! Great video, could you do a downfall of Neymar video? Certainly have my sub😊
@kickverseYT
Ай бұрын
👀
I still don't understand how people need to be told how good Ronaldo is. It's not like a player who had a short prime or scored a lot of goals once. It's bloody Cristiano Ronaldo. People seriously need help if they think he was anything but one of the greatest.
I think CR7 was at his best when he was coached by Jose Mourinho.
People need to put some motherfuckin respect on this mans name,he was an unbelievable footballer,goat level,absolutely legendary! Thank you guys for making this video,it perfectly depicts cristianos greatness❤❤
Once in a lifetime talent, same as Messi, and even arguably Neymar (such a shame his full potential were never achieved).
he also has the most assists in ucl histroy
Goat👏🏽
One of the best in our gen 🐐
The Ronaldo disrespect is absolutely crazy Coming from a long time Messi fan
What hazard meant was that he was born more gifted than Ronaldo, meaning that if Hazard had applied himself in football and in training like somebody like CR7, then he couldve been on the same level if not better. If you have seen any of the Hazard interviews and interviews with managers you know he didnt try at all in training and hated it and only played in the games Lol. Ronaldo is clear of him of course but its the what couldve been.
@generalpotato6124
3 күн бұрын
ronaldo is actually more gifted than hazard, hazard is just jeaulous and finding excuses to stay relevant.
hazard prob does but sadly talent does make players good enough to play top level but hard work does and that is what cr7 has
It’s the fact he’s been able to adapt at his age of 39 , name one player in history who was able to do that ? Put up the numbers he does at this age , players 10 years younger still have worse numbers , on all records in football he’s in top 5 atleast
Nobody forgot how good he was, there will never be a player as feared as this guy. You can argue he's not the best player of all time or that Messi may be better, but this was the one player no defender ever wanted to face, every fan remembers that. Messi never had the mentality Ronaldo had, not remotely close. That's why Ronaldo won back to back European titles at Madrid for fun. Drawing Real Madrid on the knockout stages in those years was an early ticket home for any team.
Scoring 50+ goals for 6 season straight 😮😮
Prime Ronaldo' don't need teammates he's solo hella 🐐
Hazard needs to know one thing and that is Ronaldo scored more than 7 times in his United debut season which is more than hazard's total goal tally in his Madrid career and that's the end of this blasphemous debate, the audacity of hazard is unbelievable.
Indomitable player. Simply the best.
I don't know why people are hating one as a fan of other. They made football feel alive. Why fan of one makes other feel small. They both are goats, both are legend. We should cherish that they played in the era we were alive in. Please stop comparing both start cherishing as they are never gonna be there again. I miss them both. Football is never gonna be the same.
ronaldo and messi are just something else❤
My GOAT cr7 suuiiiiii
Great video
Noodle hair Ronaldo was a menace.
Ι didn't expect this kind of videos popping out before bro even retired
I wonder why people even give care to Hazard's comment. Look at time in Madrid it says it all, he thought he was playing his usual PL game level. And for those saying injury, understand that Hazard's injury doesn't compare to that of Ronnie. But CR7 bounced back because of mentality which Hazard lack.
Comparing him to Hazard is an harrasment to Football world
Ronny❤
this is why his he goat
The thing Hazard tried i say is that he has pure talent, which is true, Ronaldo reached his level through training hard training and discipline which is more astounding
@generalpotato6124
3 күн бұрын
but ronaldo has more talent than hazard.
most goals in the HISTORY OF FOOTBALL
If people ask me who is the goat I will say Ronaldo. And I think messi is in the same league as Ronaldo both of them are and appreciate them both❤
Hes still The goat 2007 till2024
believe it or not, he’s still in his prime
He's still the man
GOD OF FOOTBALL
Ronaldo and Messi make strikers' look normal these days lol
SIUU his the goat in my opinion,he takes on more challenges in his career
hazard may be more naturally talented, but he cannot compare to CR7 bud gotta mute his mic
my respect to barca for stopping this beast 5-0
if i want a player that could make the best “when football becomes art” montage, i’ll sign prime Eden. But if i want to win football games, im signing prime ronaldo
hazard talking about "natural talent" not overall with HARDWORK