Barcelona ace: Foolish to disrespect Ronaldo, but Lionel Messi is the best!
Barcelona defender Jordi Alba says it would be stupid to disrespect Ronaldo, Lionel Messi is the best player in the World.
Alba believes his Barca teammate is a class apart from the rest and has admitted that he has massive respect for Real Madrid talisman.
Barcelona ace: Foolish to disrespect Ronaldo, but Lionel Messi is the best!
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“There is no comparison between the two of them. The debate will always be there and you have to respect Cristiano. It would be foolish not to respect him. He is a great player. But whoever likes football will think Leo is the best,” Alba was quoted as saying by Spanish publication AS on Saturday.
“What gives Messi an extra dimension is that he always remains calm. Whatever happens, nothing affects him and the way he plays. He is a star, the best in the world and he shows it year after year,” he added.
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“Many substitutes have won the Euros, World Cup or Champions League without contributing anything. In the end, it’s what a player does on the pitch that counts and Messi has been the best,” Alba added.
While Denis Cheryshev has admitted that he is to blame for Real Madrid’s Copa del Rey expulsion last season to some extent.
Real Madrid were kicked out of Spanish Cup after fielding suspended Cheryshev in their 3-1 win over Cadiz last December.
“[Villarreal] are a great club. I was right to come here as they stayed in the back of my mind when I left,” the returning Yellow Submarine winger told Cuatro.
“I found it hard to assume the role of almost never playing. [Zinedine] Zidane, after Rafa Benitez, told me he counted on me, but it was best to leave.
“[On the Copa debacle], I didn’t know what was happening. I was playing and didn’t understand the chants. The punishment was fair.
“I took my share of the blame and shouldn’t have played.”