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Spurs' Bale Better than Real's Ronaldo!? 9 Reasons Jeff Stelling Is Off His Rocker
Apparently Bale is better than Ronaldo. Apparently pigs can fly. The Spurs ace is good, but can't hold a candle to his Real Madrid counterpart, that's for sure.
Come again, Jeff? Tottenham Hotspur winger Gareth Bale is better than Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo? Yes, the Welshman is good, but better than his Portuguese counterpart? In the words of Ted Striker - “Surely you can’t be serious?”
Consistency
Consistency is a key part of any player’s game. The best of the best - I’m talking Lionel Messi, Radamel Falcao and Edinson Cavani - continuously churn out performances of the highest order. Bale simply doesn’t do that for Spurs. Stick two or more players on the Welshman and his impact is stifled. Do the same to Ronaldo and he’ll be able to find a way past you, regardless.
Accolades
Ronaldo has picked up 12 winners’ medals during his career with both Manchester United and Real Madrid and countless individual honours, including the Ballon d’Or back in 2008. Bale’s only winners medal? The Premier Academy League in 2006 with Southampton.
Goals
If it wasn’t for Messi, Ronaldo would’ve broken almost every goalscoring record with Real Madrid; something that again matches in with his consistency. Heck, for Los Blancos alone, he’s netted 179 goals in 178 games and 302 in 501 throughout his career. Bale on the other hand? 47 in 232 for both Southampton and Spurs.
Looks
Let’s be honest - Ronaldo is aesthetically pleasing. Bale just, well, isn’t.
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Speed and Power
Bale is a physical phenomenon, let’s be honest. When he picks the ball up from deep and runs at defenders, there is no stopping him at times, be it for Spurs or Wales. However, Ronaldo on the other hand doesn’t need the ability to run from deep. Give him the ball with minimal space and he’ll pick up speed similar to that of an 100m sprinter in half the distance.
Valuation
Ronaldo is the most expensive player in the history of world football, costing Real £80m back in 2009; something that sent shockwaves across Europe. “Recession? Bah, there’ll be no such thing,” joked Florentino Perez three-and-a-half years ago. However, Bale on the other hand is said to be valued at around £40m according to reports in England - you do the maths on that one.
Free kicks
If you haven’t seen any Ronaldo free kick - most notably his effort for United against Portsmouth back in 2008 - then you really should. He all but invented a style that is all but replicated by, you guessed it, Bale. The Spurs man may’ve netted with one of his efforts against Liverpool earlier this season, but other than that his attempts pale in comparison to his Portuguese counterpart.
Unplayability
This ties in with the consistency section, but is again all too correct. If a team sticks two or more players on Bale, then it’s impossible for him to utilise his immense pace and power to full effect. Do the same to Ronaldo at your peril.
Versatility
Bale’s best position for Spurs is on the left-wing, that’s a given. With Aaron Lennon on the right, Andre Villas-Boas’ side possess the capability to tear opponents a new one, especially on the counter. However, this is where the Welshman performs best. Ronaldo? Well, you could stick him on the left, right, through the middle and up front and he’d still give the same consistent display, regardless of the strength of opponent. Heck, at full-back he’d probably succeed, something Bale can’t do.
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Aint you all forgetting something bale is 23 years old Ronaldo is 28, firstly at 23 was Ronaldo as good as Bale is at 23? secondly if Bale was playing for Real Madrid he would score more goals than he does now or are you all implying Ronaldo at Spurs would still do the same job?
Ronaldo is actually playing in a lesser league. You look at the state of the spanish game at the moment and most teams can only afford defenders who should have retired a long time ago. In the premier league the overall game style is much more difficult.
What have you achieved with this largely pointless article?! Ronaldo is the best player in the world at the moment with Messi and you have taken upon yourself to state the bleeding obvious! However Bale is consistent for both club and country. The fact he has become consistent also negates this illusion you create that two players mark him out of games easily. Bale always has an impact one way or another in matches. He can play across the front line and at left back, this makes him versatile. Lots of people are using these recent comparisons to Ronaldo as a stick to beat Bale with. He's a great player not the best but a great player and in the premiership no one else plays the same way as him and that's why he's standing out. He deserves praise the same way RVP and Suarez do, they are the best of what the English leagues have to offer.
Well said.
Mr bean I suggest you turn into stand up comedy writing you are brilliant in satire imagine what bale would have done with ozil khedira benzi and all you are a shallow writer There is no analysis without context
Gooner possibly?
you said bale would never succeed at left back. Bale used to be a left-back, do some research, ur clearly an arsenal or manchester united fan, or just a ronaldo fan boy. the last game bale played for spurs was through the middle behind the striker and he plays right wing for wales, so saying he can only play left wing is ridiculous. Also bale is like 5 years younger, in bales first 99 games in the premier league he has more goals and points than ronaldo did, and ronaldo was playing for manchester united, a better team
Ronaldo's diving artistry is a notch above Bale's, but the Welsh lad with the ears like a taxi with it's doors open is catching up rapidly !
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