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| Cristiano Ronaldo (Left) and Messi (Right). |
I have come to the conclusion that
human beings are mean, especially in this era of social media. We show how mean
we are in the name of Internet trolls. And most especially when it comes to
this so-called argument of who is the GOAT. For those who don’t understand
trolls, it simply means, “a person who intentionally antagonizes others online by posting
inflammatory, irrelevant or offensive comments or other disruptive content.”
Football is not a one-man game, it's a
team work, a team made up of eleven players. And if you are a footballer, you
either play for a club or a country or both. Each player in a football team has
a role to play and the team expects everyone to bring their all to the game.
At the end of every match, it's the
club or country or a team that wins or loses. It's never about an individual
but that of a team. We end up destroying the beauty of the game when we focus
on individuals instead of a team.
Lionel Messi didn't become popular
playing as an individual, neither did Cristiano Ronaldo. But when we make an
individual more important than the team, soon the team will not play together
as a group, but rather each player becomes selfish looking for ways and means
to become the talk of the day.
Argentina won the world cup but all the
attention is about Messi not his country, as if Messi played as an individual
against all the countries and scored all the goals. How should his fellow team
mates who scored or helped the team to reach the final be feeling?
Again, when it comes to Messi and
Ronaldo, we should all understand no two human beings are the same in
everything; and two players are unique, gifted in different ways. Their
personalities and temperaments are not the same. So are their achievements and
contributions.
Messi has not played for Portugal, for
one to conclude that he is the greatest; in the same way Ronaldo has not played
for Argentina to come to such a conclusion. Same with the clubs. Messi achieved those records with the help of a team. He is in PSG now;
he has not won UCL with them because he is Messi although he did that with
Barcelona FC. Let's learn to enjoy the gifts and appreciate the diversity
instead of comparing.
The more we compare, the more it looks like people hate one player and love the other. If Argentina or PSG did not start Messi in the team, or was substituted it's not news. Yet, when Ronaldo doesn't start or is substituted, it means he is a bad player. So, the world expects Argentina to win the world cup so they can call Messi the greatest and expect Portugal to lose so they can ridicule Ronaldo. That is how mean we have become!
If your love for one player causes you
to hate the other then it's not love but obsession. It's okay not to love all
the two players but it's not okay to disrespect any. The two players have
contributed so much to the beauty of football, and the world is yet to see
more. We cannot conclude on one as the greatest of all time no matter the
individual's contribution to their team. The world has not come to an end!
Also Read: I do not want Argentina to win Fifa World Cup-Messi's Doctor.
Source: Frank Edem Adofoli | Host: ghananews.hrforum.uk
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