This Monday (22), Italian Fabio Capello, former coach of Real Madrid, said that Cristiano Ronaldo “was a great player, but he was not as brilliant as Messi”. Despite being a natural goalscorer, the coach stated that the Portuguese was not a genius.
“He (Cristiano) is a great player. He won titles, Ballon d’Or, but he wasn’t as brilliant as Messi. Cristiano Ronaldo is a great scorer and he knows how to do everything, but he is not a genius,” said Capello during the Laureus Awards.
Furthermore, the 77-year-old former coach placed Messi, Pelé, Maradona and Ronaldo Fenômeno on football’s biggest shelf. Capello also described when he first saw Lionel play.
“I met Messi at the Joan Gamper Trophy and 20 or 25 minutes into the game, I looked for Rijkaard (Barcelona coach at the time) and asked him to lend me Messi for the season. He was a genius. Messi, Pelé and Maradona, yes, they were geniuses. I forgot one who could also enter: Ronaldo, the Fat One”, said Capello.
Fabio Capello managed Real Madrid twice, but never worked with Cristiano. The Italian was in Madrid in the 1996/1997 and 2007/2008 seasons. On both occasions he was the winner of the Spanish Championship.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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