Frank Lampard Picks Messi Over Ronaldo
Chelsea boss Frank Lampard has finally picked his best between Ronaldo and Messi. The former Chelsea and Manchester City player rated Lionel Messi high then Cristiano Ronaldo. He claimed that the Argentine is the best player. Lampard also said Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have for the past 10 years been involved in serious rivalries most especially when the Portugal international was playing for Real Madrid.
And so far, Lionel Messi has won six Ballon d’Or awards while Ronaldo has been decorated with the prestigious crown five times. Fans of these two great players are always involved in debates and arguments over who is the best.
Frank Lampard played against these two players during his active playing time. He faced Cristiano Ronaldo in the Premier League and Lionel Messi in the Champions League.
According to the report on UK Mirror, Frank Lampard was asked to pick the best between these two and he picked the Argentine. Lampard also named the two toughest opponents he faced while playing football. “I’m gonna go Messi on this one pure, natural talent but what Ronaldo has done has been absolutely incredible. ” “The two are Xavi and Andres Iniesta at Barcelona because they were great players.
They were kind of not the biggest and quite slight. “It just shows it doesn’t matter because sometimes people think you have to be huge to be a footballer player. You don’t.”