DBasia.news – Atletico Madrid coach, Diego Simeone, thinks Messi is much greater than Cristiano Ronaldo. But, La Pulga has to play with an excellent teammate.
Previously, Diego Simeone said he preferred Cristiano Ronaldo to Lionel Messi after Argentina were beaten by Croatia 3-0 in the 2018 World Cup.
But this time, the Argentinian coach has a different opinion. According to him, Ronaldo will be better compared to Messi if he plays in the average team. But in contrast, La Pulga will be great if surrounded by excellent players.
“If I had to choose between Messi and Ronaldo then most likely I would choose Messi. Yes I said (Ronaldo) on the video, but the conversation was between me and (Atleti assistant) German Burgos, talking about football as everyone talks about it,” Simeone said.
“When I talked about Messi and Ronaldo it wasn’t from the perspective of who is the best in the world. I just meant that if you have the chance to sign one of them for a normal club, with normal players, Ronaldo would probably fit in better.”
“But with Messi, surrounded by great players, Messi is better than Ronaldo,” he added.
The competition between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi perhaps will be over after CR7 decided to join Juventus. La Vecchia Signora spent 105 million euro for the 33-year-old player.