The harsh reality for Messi and Ronaldo

On the morning of May 15th (Vietnam time), Inter Miami drew 3-3 with San Jose in a disappointing match for Messi, who missed several scoring opportunities.

Messi is losing his goal-scoring instinct at Inter Miami - Photo: REUTERS

But Messi wasn't too alone, because two days earlier, Ronaldo had even been left out of Al Nassr's squad.

Wherever Ronaldo goes, trouble follows.

Just one or two years ago, Ronaldo and Messi were creating incredibly powerful waves of impact on the football scene in Saudi Arabia and the United States, respectively.

In just his first half-season at Al Nassr, Ronaldo scored 14 goals in 19 matches. The following season, he reached the peak of his form, scoring 50 goals in 51 games for Al Nassr. And this season, Ronaldo's goal-scoring spree continues as he has already scored 33 goals in 39 matches.

But the problem is that Ronaldo still ended up empty-handed. Al Nassr's ambitions for this season ended prematurely when they were eliminated in the semi-finals of the AFC Champions League and lost all hope of competing for the national championship. Worse still, conflicts have begun to emerge within the team, with Ronaldo at the center of them.

There are many behind-the-scenes reports suggesting that Ronaldo had serious disagreements with coach Stefano Pioli. It got to the point where he demanded that the Al Nassr management only renew his contract if they got rid of the Italian coach along with several stars like Laporte and Wesley...

While these rumors remained unconfirmed, coach Pioli dropped Ronaldo from the squad for the match against Al Okhdood a few days ago. As a result, Al Nassr won... 9-0. With public opinion rife with disagreements between Ronaldo and coach Pioli, Al Nassr fans have begun to show negative attitudes towards Ronaldo.

On fan pages and forums, criticism of Ronaldo began to appear. Many fans believed that Ronaldo's excessive ego was not good for the team. He might still score many goals to satisfy his personal ambitions, but the team's performance was declining.

This isn't the first time Ronaldo has created controversy like this. From Real Madrid to the Portuguese national team, from Juventus to Manchester United, Ronaldo has always sparked debate about his ego.

Football is not a place for "retirement".

Messi's situation at Inter Miami is the opposite. Compared to Ronaldo, Messi has been far more successful in terms of titles over the past two years. Since joining Inter Miami, Messi has helped the club win two titles: the Leagues Cup in his first season and the Supporter's Shield in his second.

Inter Miami had an impressive start to the season but have been declining over the past two months. As a result, they were eliminated from the CONCACAF Champions Cup and dropped to fifth place in the MLS (Major League Soccer).

Messi played well and remained the heart of the team. However, many of his teammates, such as Luis Suarez and Busquets, declined in form. In particular, coach Javier Mascherano was heavily criticized for being "incompetent as a coach."

Unlike Ronaldo, Messi is happy at Inter Miami. After all, Beckham's team has only been an average team in MLS for many years. And with a team like that, the ambitions aren't high. The way Beckham runs his football team also shows that. He simply wants to please Messi to keep the Argentinian superstar.

Over the past two years, Inter Miami has successively brought in Messi's friends such as Suarez, Alba, Busquets, and seven other Argentinian players. All of this was done to create a sense of "family" for Messi in America.

At 37, Messi no longer has much ambition to play. Inter Miami's main goal is to keep him in order to attract fans. But the overly friendly and amicable atmosphere at Inter Miami right now is really not the model a football team should have.

Messi effortlessly becomes the soul of the team, and his close friends are automatically guaranteed a starting spot in every game. Ronaldo's story is the opposite; the Portuguese superstar is always hungry and always demands too much.

When Ronaldo was fit and talented, it provided good motivation for the team. But as he gradually declined due to age, conflicts arose.

HUY DANG

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/hien-thuc-phu-phang-cua-messi-va-ronaldo-20250516094247275.htm