So some Ronaldo fans were talking about how Ronaldo would still be better even if Messi hadnt been injured for half the year. So heres what I did - First, I did a facepalm. It was mandatory. Its like a must-do every time youre battling #madristalogic. Before getting any further, lets talk about minutes. A match is 90 minutes long - but even if you play 1 minute in a match, it still counts as a full app. On that note, Messi had 47 apps as opposed to Ronaldos 53 apps. But we all know that in reality, Messi played a lot less games. So we decided to bring minutes into the eqaution, the TRUE data of a players stats. Then, I pulled out some stats with the help of admin MAK. And heres what we discovered. Ronaldo - Current Player Situation: Form of his lifetime. Minutes played in 2013: ~4590 Total 90-minute periods taken from minutes played - 51 apps. In these 51 apps, he has 62 goals and 16 assists. So, in the form of his life, and in his best year ever, Ronaldo had provided a goal or assist every 59 minutes. Messi - Current Player Situation: Suffering from muscle tear for 6 months. Minutes played in 2013: ~3520 Total 90-minute apps taken from minutes played - 39 apps. In these 39 apps, Messi has 45 goals and 19 assists. So, in his worst year, with half of it gone in critical condition, Messi provided a goal or assist every 55 minutes. Note: Of these 3520 minutes, more than 120 minutes were played by a limping Messi who wasnt declared medically 100% fit to play. (PSG, Bayern, Almeria UD, etc) So trophy-wise, Messis already on top, but now, even mathematically, Messi seems to have done more damage to other teams in comparison to Ronaldo, if you take into account the true amount of playing time each player has had. Now imagine if Messi wasnt injured...
Posted on: Wed, 13 Nov 2013 11:15:05 +0000
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