Can we stop pretending that he was good at taking free kicks

But he was. Problem is that he stopped being good but kept taking them anyway.

No one ever said that. Not even top 5 freekick scorer of all time.

>>149683830 (OP)
>Can we ignore real life?
i'm afraid not

>>149683993
now post the number of attempts

>>149684009
>now post the number of attempts
Lionel Messi won like 3 international finals out of 8 with Argentina
Lionel Messi won 1 CL out of 12 attempts (between 2011 - 2023)

it's very interesting how this "number of attempts" doesn't matter when it's convenient to your pecho frio idol, but suddenly it's very relevant and important when discussing ANY of Cristiano's stats.

>>149684235
>Messi out of nowhere
O TWAIN

Who is pretending? He always was a "volume shooter" which is a euphemism for attempt merchant. Most games, most shots, most minutes etc.
3 years in Italy, 70+ attempts and just one goal. He's even the official worst free kick taker in Serie A history.

>>149684259
>dude look at cristiano fk conversion rate
>what about Messi's atrocious penalty conversion rate?
>n-no s-stop you're not allowed to bring him up, not like that, s-s-SHUT UP!!!

>>149684273
>Cristiano WC freekick goals: 1
>Messi WC freekick goals: 1

okay?

>>149683830 (OP)
It's so crazy that at his peak he was so clear of Messi, at the time Messi had 0 free-kick goals, and now Messi has more than him. And he doesn't have to do a stupid meme stance.

>>149684273

Messi has scored a free-kick every year since 2008.

In 2018, Messi scored 10 free-kick goals.

Ronaldo's highest scoring season was 6 in 2013.

Ronaldo has scored 7 free-kicks post-covid...Messi has scored 15

>>149684273
>In Serie A, Cristiano Ronaldo is considered one of the worst free-kick takers in the league's history, specifically ranking second to last based on attempts without scoring. One analysis suggests he didn't score even once from 13 attempts. While another source says he had 72 attempts with only one goal, resulting in a 1.4% conversion rate. Camillo Ciano, who played for Frosinone, previously held the record for the most consecutive free-kicks without a goal at 21 attempts.

>>149684896
>In Serie A, Cristiano Ronaldo is considered one of the worst

>>149683993
Goat

>>149683830 (OP)
He is the Bejita of footy, while Messi is the Goku

There's been like 1 good free kick taker ever

>>149684983
Juninho

>>149683830 (OP)
who's that

>>149684983
Marcelinho Carioca

>>149684871
Anon you know these stats are worthless if you don't take into account the amount of attempts?

>>149683830 (OP)
casuals only think Penaldo was great at them, because the ones he scored are usually bangers
they only see the highlights and not the countless attempts

>>149684235
Sir, this is a Cristiano Ronaldo thread. You can make a separate thread for Riggi if you'd like to further discuss his shortcomings.

>>149683830 (OP)
Did Messhit get binned from another tournament?

the only time i was ever blown away watching Ronaldo like i was about 500 times watching Messi, was his debut vs Bolton in 2003

>>149684983
José Luis Chilavert.

>>149685313
I've actually been watching Manu matches from the 2000s recently. 70% of the match, he does step-overs and then falls over. I'm convinced Scholes and Giggs carried him in his early career

He was a fantastic free kick taker and he still scored them

>>149684235
wrong thread bud,. this is a Cristiano Ronaldo thread, if you want to talk about Messi go somewhere else

Roberto Carlos > *
shrimple as

>>149683843
fpbp

>>149684983
Shunsuke Nakamura

>>149684983
Sebastian Larsson

>>149686262
this .gif is almost 20 years old

>>149685144
Penaldo has even more attempts lol