Who is better between Messi and Ronaldo? Ancelotti speaks
– Carlo Ancelotti opines the fact that the success of Ronaldo and Messi are from their rivalries
– The former Chelsea coach reveals that the Portuguese captain respects his Argentine
– The former Milan manager speaks on the importance of both players to their countries
Former Real Madrid coach, Carlo Ancelotti has stated that both Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi’s rivalry brought the best out of each other.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi
“I always get asked about Lionel Messi and how Cristiano regards him, the truth is, we did not spend all our days at Madrid talking about Messi.
“Cristiano respects Messi; he respects him a lot.
“In a way, I think they need one another. Each one pushes the other to new heights, to new records of goal-scoring.
“Were it not for the other, one of Cristiano or Messi would probably have won the Ballon d’Or eight times, rather than three for one and five for the other. Or perhaps they would not have flown so high without the other pushing them on,” he said.
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The former Chelsea manager also spoke of Ronaldo’s patriotism and importance to his country at the ongoing Euro 2016 tournament in France.
Lionel Messi and Argentina dominated Tuesday’s Copa America semifinal.
The Milan coach added, “He cares a lot about Portugal. You can see that he never swerves a game.
“Playing for Portugal is fundamental to him. He would like to win something on the international stage, but very few do, and if it does not work out – well, that happens.
“The point is that he showed his country that he cares about Portugal, that it matters to him as much as anything else. Sometimes, as a great player you have to be happy with that and that alone. It is not like you can change your country, even if you wanted to.”
CR7 will be key figure going against a well-drilled and technically skilled Croatian side while Messi will be desperate to win his silverware for Argentina as they face Chile in the Copa America final on Monday.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi
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