After winning the Finallisima final against the European Champions Italy in a complete dominant performance, Argentina and Lionel Messi lined up to face another European country. Except this time, it was one of the below average countries in European football, Estonia....CONTINUE READING THE FULL ARTICLE>>>
The Argentine captain opened the scoring less than 10 minutes into the match and went on to add 4 more goals in what was an awesome performance.
After scoring all of Argentina’s 5 goals in the 5-0 win, I could not help but wonder how easy it would’ve been for Messi to score more international goals than he currently has if he was playing against these kind of countries regularly.
Last year, Cristiano Ronaldo became the all time leading goal scorer in the history of international football. With more than 100 goals to his name, it has to be said that the Portuguese international has been unbelievable great.
But the teams he frequently scores against on the international stage are countries that are well below average. Some might say, after this Messi’s performance, that Ronaldo has been lucky in his international career.
In my opinion, I agree with that theory. When you look at the calibre of teams Ronaldo has scored the most at international level, you just wonder how Messi would’ve easily done it too.
Anyone who has watched South American football would understand how difficult it is to score a hat-trick against even the smallest nations there.
European football is simply just too easy for these world class forwards and Ronaldo is fortunate to have been playing these teams for years.
In just one match against Estonia, Messi has equaled the total number of goals Ronaldo has against them in several meetings.
I know this opinion is unpopular, but what Messi has done tonight should raise legitimate questions.
Would Ronaldo be the highest goalscorer in the history of International football if he was playing against South American teams?
Because from what we just saw, Messi could easily hold that title had he been playing the likes of Estonia and all the plenty below average European footballing nations like Ronaldo does.
