Jordan has 6 rings. Ronaldo has 5 Champions League medals. Messi is meant to be our GOAT but he basically only has 3 CL medals that he contributed to, for his quality he definitely has to add to that. The MJ vs Bron and Ronaldo vs Messi story have their similarities. https://twitter.com/Mike_Phelan_1/status/1257950763374071813

This isn't a comparison of who is better. I just used the Jordan vs Bron angle to look at Ronaldo vs Messi. It's not meant to be criticism just an observation. A lot of analyst speak of MJ more as an individual & Bron more as a team player. I can see that difference in CR & LM..

Especially in the way they play the game. Messi always involves others even puts them in situations to be the match winner (Higuain WC), I see that similarity with Bron. Whilst I see the MJ in CR in terms of putting yourself in position to be the one that makes the final shot..

Like they want to shoulder the responsibility and trust themselves (as the right play) more than their teammates. Whilst Bron/Messi put more trust in their teammates (and the right play) with their style. Maybe this has played a part in MJ/CR having more rings/CL than Bron/LM..

This is highlighted in the amount of goals Ronaldo has scored in the CL knockout stages compared to Messi. It also highlights Messi's style as he is averaging more assists in the KO stages..

We have seen Messi put Suarez/Higuain in situations whereby a goal from them could have seen him with a World Cup and on road to a 5th Champions League medal. Ronaldo puts himself in positon to eliminate the possibility of others being the reason he doesn't win.

Their stats in the knockout stages, especially from the quarter finals onwards highlights the difference in how they approach these games.

Whilst overall in the knockout stages Messi in comparison is averaging more assists than Ronaldo.