On top of that he had this Haaland type of calmness in the finishing phase as well. Almost always having more than one good plans in his head for what to do. His injuries were a huge loss for football. He was a joy to watch at his peak.
Extremely sad that he got a really bad injury when he was 23 and that brought down all his stats but he was still incredible. Think if he would've never gotten that injury. He would be another GOAT alongside Messi
@@MN_2003 About what? There were already a lot of joga bonito type of players before he arrived on the scene. The problem was back in the 80s and early 90s television football broadcasting wasn't as spread as it became later on. There's a ton of flairy footballers from South America that were doing some crazy stuff but didn't get the recognition Ronaldo did
Even when he became overweight, his natural born explosive speed never changed but his injuries really got to him.For me, this is the God of football. Thank you Ronaldo fenomeno for my childhood.
R9 is my favourite...but pls don’t use Capital ‘G’ for a man. You can use small letter ‘g’. You can call him ‘god of football’. Capital ‘G’ is for God our creator only 🙏🙏
@@disagol bro if I didn't play soccer I even doesn't spend to see these videos. I start play at 11 years old and never stop, until this year, I'm 30 years. Playin soccer during 19 years non stop. I never get a red card. So sometimes we need to thinking a bit about we writing here. Take care and enjoy Ronaldo!
@@David.soares No le hagas caso a un fan de Maradona que tuvo que necesitar una mano para ganar un mundial. La ArgenFIFA siempre con ayudas. Ni juntando a maradona y messi, igualaran a Ronaldo y Pelé. JAMÁS y todavía con sus ayudas.
@@villaoropeza7102 Children of 2000s, all they know is Messi and CR7 due to lack of competition and football fraud by football league leaders wanting to make more money from promoting only Messi and CR7.
Imagine a guy who's almost as fast as mbappe(probably as much), very strong and also an extremely technical finisher and dribbler. The media is trying to sell us the talents of this generation but guys like Ronaldo make the young stars we have today look like amateurs
kkkkkkkkkkklkk como é meu amigo kkkk,quase tão rápido kkkkk,o mbappe não chega nem perto do arranque e da explosão que tem o fenômeno kkkk, mbappe só tem passadas largas arranque não tem irmão
@@peoplesgame1 cr7 was also not on r9's level at that age r9 was the best player on the pnaet already by the age of 19 playing for barca and winning a ballon d'or
Man stop this, everyone who’s older than 25 knows who the de lima was Youngsters now don’t even know how difficult it was to shine and get titled as the greatest player of the year in that decade as the number of great players was huge Now there are only about 5 great players out there and they’ve been competing alone and they don’t even show in every game 😪 Soccer has lost its magic
@@apersiannihilist5632 Yes so true, I feel so lucky to be able to watch R9 generation to play in WC live in TV. R9 was the most complete player with completely excellent team in club and national team.
The most quick player ever with the ball on his feet. The amazing thing is the incredible change of foot when he runs, that is incredible, he passes from strong foot to weak foot at that speed... Only one word "Fenomeno".
@@ciccio89sium never denied that he is fast with it It's just that R9 is faster with the ball on his feet still, he did things no one else did in high speed
I grow up watching R9 playing and yes R9 is much much faster with the ball at his feet. Off ball Mbappe maybe faster but R9 is just ridiculously fast when he had the ball.
@@MrConrad1993 Robben mostly punted the ball though. Ronaldo was able to slice through defense while keeping the ball close to his feet, like his hattrick vs Valencia.
What’s scary is that we never saw this man’s true prime. He peaked in his early 20s, but injury held him back since. I wonder what he would have achieved if he stayed injury free until late 20s.
He was fast, strong and dominant. Probably one of the greatest player ever. Like Mario Lemieux in hockey, injuries stoped them short. What a great team Brasil had in 2002.
Brazil hardly made it to the 2002 World Cup Finals (third place in South America) despite having Rivaldo, Ronaldinho, Roberto carlos, etc... RONALDO DID NOT PLAY QUALIFICATIONS DUE TO INJURY. IN 2002 WORLD CUP HE ONLY PLAYED 60% OF ALL GAMES AND MANAGED TO BE THE TOP SCORER (8 GOALS) AND WON THE CUP.
What I loved the most was his runs straight at defender. He didn't look for empty spaces, he was coming at you like a train at a full speed. When I watch compilations now it makes me laugh seeing defenders who don't know wtf is going on, never saw anybody who would play like this and probably never will. He is like a Plato idea of 9.
Those 2 goals against Valencia🔥 even when he was supposed to be "fat" he was still as fast as f***k, the best striker there has ever been, true innovator
I still remember how he outpaced Cannavaro and Thuram in 2005 UCL game. They weren't young anymore, 32&33 yo, but considering R9 was fat and at the end of his career it was still impressive.
Cuando se lesionó en el Inter, fue uno de los momentos más tristes para el fútbol. Tenía toda su carrera por delante y el destino desgraciado nos privó de presenciar ese espectáculo que solamente él podría regalarnos. Ese día el fútbol perdió, nunca volvió a ser el mismo después 😢😞
Can you even imagine the amount of punishment his knees took to maintain that explosive speed? It's no wonder he had so many injuries. People only talk about his injuries and his weight(which was due to hypothyroidism) and forget that he was an absolute beast with the ball. I am so glad to have been able to watch him live in my lifetime
@@rick1901 you are correct and you are not the only one. Messi and CR7 are the best of their generation /era not the best of all time as kids of today say! Also, football in Messi /CR7 has become easy. I see Messi /CR7 era as the weakest one. Other generation/era, the competition of the best FiFa player was 7 or 8 players going for the award. Today, it is only Messi and CR7. there is no competition!
@@gilfernando7623 Look at Ronaldo's era. He had to fight against: Ronaldinho, Zidane, Bergkamp, Totti, Del Piero, Henry, Romario, Nedved, Nesta, Batistuta, Figo, Baggio, Stam, Cantona, Nesta, Maldini... Today Messi and CR7's technician rivals are just Xavi, Iniesta and Ibrahimovic. The first two were Messi's teammates and already old/retired, and Ibra have behavior issues and always stuck with inferior teams that made him not viable for D'or.
The craziest thing about him is that he wasn't insanely fast but he was physically strong as fuck as well, so he could escape from tackles and traffic quite easily with acceleration and physical defense. He wasn't too tall and wasn't too short, and his very stocky. Nowadays you'd have someone very strong but is very clumsy, and someone very fast but falls like leaves at the lightest touch. Not this Ronaldo. Ronaldo was fast, strong, agile and controls the ball like its his third limb.
1:06 That's Philip Lahm who was one of the fastest full backs and even though Ronaldo gained weight look at the speed and Lahm is struggling to catch him. Now imagine how fast he actually was at Barcelona? Scary ain't it!
you know, in this era, all player was sprint so fast, because speed was the weapon. But among the fastest player there is Ronaldo Fenomeno who insanely fast above most of the fastest. He was so difficult to handle even for the best defender like he was in Inter Milan
Its his control with the ball at such speed that make him special iv never seen anybody with such control at full speed, maybe maradona but he had low gravity like messi, ronaldo ran full stride dribbling its near immposible to do. Phenon he was!
Both Maradonna and Messi has indeed out of this world control of the ball at full speed... But so has R9 and in my opinion he is also faster (acceleration, top speed, dribbling... faster everywhere).
@@gouroubignole They had great control of the ball and were exceptional dribblers but this guy was doing tricks and beating defenders at full speed I’ve never seen that by any player , he could do an elastico while running. Prob what caused his terrible injuries, I’ve never seen any player dribble defenders at such speed using skill moves and step overs he truly was one of a kind , hence the the name the phenomenon .
@@michaelmullins8866 Absolutely. Dribble AND skills/tricks, at an unbelievable speed, He is the only one I've ever seen to do so greatly (You're right and even Ronaldihno wo is arguyably the best ever at tricks with R9, never did elastico while running). Some think that it could have partially explain his injuries, that could be true... Anyway R9 at is best was above anybody to me.
@@aguaawa football is a team game... brazil had good team and with that ronaldo won the world cup... Messi is a great player too, ronaldo himself says that... but argentina team just isnt that great. If not do you consider Klose better that Ronaldo?? I mean he broke the record of Ronaldo's most scored goals in world cup.
@@kronikevaporation6007 Might as well add Stamina because performing that well without your body (cardiovascular system) giving in is impressive as hell.
This guy is the Greatest of All time look at how deep he drop to create play. If he play as pure no 9 poacher like Lewandowski it will prolong his career and maybe dont get injured
Players may have had better career #s, more awards, and accolades. But the best player the world has ever seen was Ronaldo Nazario between 1995 and early 1999 at PSV, Barc, and Inter. He was totally unstoppable. Never have i seen anything like it and probably never will. Just a monster.
Ronaldo the phenomeno was a freak of nature. 183cm 80 kgms from 17 years old till 23 when he got injured badly the first time. Speed 99 Stamina 99 Physique 99 Technique 99 Creativity 99 Dribbling 99 Shoot 99 Power 99 Headers 90 He had 90% + percentage in shooting penalties, and he has many free kicks goals also. One of a kind player. He is the only player I saw in my life time that every time he got the ball he was heading directly to the opponents goal post without any hesitation and tremendous speed!
He would have won twice as much trophies as he did, scored three time as much goals, and won 8 to 9 more Ballon d'Ors. That's given that he would have enjoyed an injury-free career and exhibited great athletic longevity till he reached 37 or 38 for example.
@@ferosekhan2389 Henry has a higher top speed because he is taller and manages to cover more ground But R9 was faster than Henry on the ball and has better acceleration (in his prime)
Talk about pace, In his "peak" he was absolutely fast, faster than anybody else on the pitch. Even with bad knees (2002 onwards) and health conditions that made him losing his rapid pace and forced him to change his style of play by relying more on his clinical finishing, he was still fast. To me, there's only one Ronaldo and he came from Brazil.
He receiving the ball while his back turned to opponent’s goal and then turn and run in split second like he already was running towards opponents goal at his maximum pace. Crazy!😮😮😮 Legend! 👏👏👏💪🏼
@@prajaktlade not really! All those wild tackles on him like they wanted to chop his legs off was the reason he got injured so many times. Those turns probably weakened his knees but not that much!
He just wasn't - there are camera frames missing. Mad skills, ball control, deception, dexterity and his frame/ strength are what a young R9 was known for. He was the best dribbler i've ever seen from the old school.
I remember a game vs Valencia when he was playing for Barca, when he scored the hatrick, he was fouled or tackled first..down to the ground, but then get back up and dribble past 4 defenders(without losing the fcking ball)...the last defender tried to bodied him but he didn't fall down....and scored. goddem.
And they mention Cristiano and Messi 😂. Ronaldo won basically EVERYTHING apart from champions league before 21 in the hardest era. That there alone is scary
The fitness trainer he had while at Inter said his 60m sprints were 6.2 - 6.5 seconds (36 km/h) At Madrid his 60 sec sprints were around 7.5 - 7.8 (31km/h)
I totally understand how people would think the numbers are fake or lies. However from my memories of his entire career to the many videos of RUclips.. NEVER EVER have I seen the acceleration that R9 had in particular when he first went to Barca. Kaka also said that when the Brazilian team trained for the World Cup none of them could beat Ronaldo in sprints.
The owner of Torque, it's amazing how you can see him dueling against opponents on any side of the field, running with the ball at his feet, imposing his own laws on the scorers. This guy had the greatest field presence I've ever seen, especially after his return in 2002.
@john Cenna I have the same 6 names in a different order Diego, Ronaldo, Messi , Zidane, Ronaldinho CR7 but you cant really compare, Vision and craft Zidane, best forward Ronaldo, Best wing forward Messi, Most complete CR7 , highest natural ability Diego, best trick player of all time Ronaldinho R9 and Ronaldinho would top the list if they held their peak for 10 years, sharing with Maradona
Maradona 1st for me ..why? coz the way he enchanted the whole world back then where there's no sattalite TV nor internet plus he has this special aura within him that can send players and spectators into euphoria whenever he is on the field...he is the first true maestro/mega star of the game ...2nd is Ronaldo eventhough he is my favorite of all time ..then come the rest in the like of Zidane Messi Ronaldinho CR7 (with special mention for the like of Marco Van Basten,George Weah, e.t.c).
At the age of 21: Ronaldo scored 152 goals in 163 matches Cristiano scored 42 goals in 184 matches Ronaldo already won a Ballon d'Or at 21 yrs 4 months. 1 Copa America and 1 World Cup (even though he made no appearance in that tournament.) This quick display of stats speaks volumes (its just a supplement to the fact that he is the best, not a primary comparison method.)
If you were opposing team fan you start sweating as soon as he gets the ball, turns towards goal and starts running even when he's near the center of the field. He was the most feared player ever. This is coming from Milan's fan.
Yeah that turn + sprint was deadly af. Cant believe legendary defenders got caught by it like a bunch of amateurs but that what makes him phenomenal. He makes legends looks like a fool.
Original Ronaldo is the player who had everything from Speed, Dribbling, Skill, Vision and Control. He was the player who inspired generation. What a player he was.
@@leolare I think Messi is better than the others, simply because Messi is so good, in so much. R9 and Maradona are all time dribblers Ronaldinho, R9, Maradona and Neymar are all time technicians Laudrup, Xavi, De Bruyne (yes he is recent but his skill is undeniable) are all time creators Pirlo, Xavi, Scholes are all time passers Juninho, Beckham, Mihajlovic are all time dead ball specialists CR7, Müller, Pele, Puskas, Romario, these were all time goalscorers. I say Messi simply because he is all time in everything. Take the last decade for example. People see Messi and Ronaldo (CR7) as goalscorers, so it's no surprise they were the most prolific in 2010-2020. However, people don't also realise that Messi created more than anyone else, assisted more than anyone else, scored freekicks more than anyone else, passed better than *almost* everyone else (through balls, short-quick, long balls, all of it). The argument for Messi is that, he is simply amongst the best of all time in so many categories. All these other major players mentioned excelled in one, maybe even two or three things, but Messi is so proficient, and so prolific in almost all aspects of the offensive game. That's the difference. R9 could pass well, but not 'amongst the best in football history', well. Laudrup could score, but not at a high level level. Pele and Romario had great control and technique, but not the highest level, i.e. technique on the ball like R10, Messi or Neymar. Messi is the odd one out, because I have never seen this combination of being amongst the best in football history, in: Goals scored Finishing ability (not always directly correlated to number of goals scored) Passing ability Assists Vision - through balls etc. Creativity on the ball - ability improvise and create a goalscoring chance out of seemingly nothing Strike Technique - linked to finishing and passing ability, this is just the way in which the player strikes the ball. For example, amongst active players KDB and Messi have the best strike technqiue. Control - both controlling a ball to a dead spot, and controlling it on the move, and close control as part of the next category, which is Dribbling - not much needs to be said here for Messi, we all know. Tactical awareness - the impact a player has without necessarily having the ball at his feet. Off ball movement is up there with CR7, although people tend to miss it. All I'm saying here, to wrap it up is, Messi is amongst the best passers, playmakers, goalscorers, dribblers, technicians and finally dead ball specialists of all time. That's why I think he is the best. I have never seen that combination. R9 had the unusual combinations of being strong/stocky yet very skilled, and also being extremely fast yet controlled on the ball at the same time. But at the output end of it, this didn't equal absurd ability in every aspect of the game like Messi. R9 was rapid, could score at will, extremely skilled on the ball, but only passed well, created well - that is, he did it well, no doubt, but not " _amongst the best passers and creators in football history_ " well. That's what I mean. What do you think?
@@christianindividual4550 Ronaldo is fullpackage, Speed, dribbling skills, Power, Pace, Strenght, Finishing, Ronaldo on his peak, Barça and Internazionale, is probably the best player ever.
The man, the legend, O fenomeno was faster with the ball at his feet than players chasing after him without a ball. The best player i ever saw, I only wish he would of never gotten injured the way he did. 🤙✌️
The greatest striker of all time. What Ronaldo did his first year in Serie A 1998 was impossible. Serie A at that time was home to ALL of worlds great defenders and every team prided themselves on playing catenacchio. Ronaldo completely broke down every opponent all by himself. No player before Ronaldo or after could have accomplished this. A perfect striker.
He has a incurable condition with his digestion..He was talking about how he had to wear diapers during games and had to keep his mouth shut in order not to loose his contract.That was the hardest for him,people blaming him on poor dietary discipline while they didn't know he had a incurable disease.Life is hard even for people like him
@@bubaba8938 Damn...I've always known about his incurable weight condition but didn't have a clue about the diapers thing or even keeping his mouth shut...So like what made him keep his mouth shut if I may ask??Like what was it to prevent??
@@bubaba8938 Very unfortunate...Because at AC he really looked overweight man and pple blamed him for it but it wasn't his choice I know his lifestyle wasn't the best because they say he usually didn't train hard but what bad is it if u got the technique to compensate for it like him??
"When Ronaldo had the ball, he ran at 2000 miles per hour. In most cases, you’re fast without the ball. He was fast with it.” - Zidane
R9 at Barcelona is untouchable. The touch, the power, the dribbling, the technique, the pace, the balance, the strength, he had EVERYTHING
He was better his 1st season at inter. Stronger.
@@tonron888 19-21 years old noone was so dominant at that age in the history of the game, maybe only Pelè
@@davidemaglio5745 i agree hes the best iv seen and he was that at 16.
First seen him in 94 in a friendly he scored 4 goals was immence
On top of that he had this Haaland type of calmness in the finishing phase as well. Almost always having more than one good plans in his head for what to do. His injuries were a huge loss for football. He was a joy to watch at his peak.
Speed, strength, intelligent, skill, charisma. R9 was literally the perfect player.
Perfect striker
@@KhanhNguyen-lm7lp Also, but definitely also the best player.
@@KhanhNguyen-lm7lp ALSO BEST IN THE HISTORY
Man was a Playstation character 😂
Perfect player. @@KhanhNguyen-lm7lp
I am happy that I watched him play in that period. simply in my eyes the best player ever, and that will never change
Insanely fast, insanely strong, insanely technical. He was doing a lot of novel things before anyone else.
Extremely sad that he got a really bad injury when he was 23 and that brought down all his stats but he was still incredible.
Think if he would've never gotten that injury.
He would be another GOAT alongside Messi
He was doing a lot of novel things before anyone else.
That's not exactly true
@@mesicek7 Who comes to mind ?
@@mesicek7 stop lying. Why are you arguing about that?
@@MN_2003 About what? There were already a lot of joga bonito type of players before he arrived on the scene. The problem was back in the 80s and early 90s television football broadcasting wasn't as spread as it became later on. There's a ton of flairy footballers from South America that were doing some crazy stuff but didn't get the recognition Ronaldo did
The Man that terrified the greatest defensive generation of players in the history of Football. That should tell you all.
Yep Maldini Nesta all attest to that
I think the greatest defensive generation was the 80s. Matthaus, Baresi, Maldini, Gentile etc.
@@DC-zi6seFair point of view. A great crop of players as well.
Even when he became overweight, his natural born explosive speed never changed but his injuries really got to him.For me, this is the God of football. Thank you Ronaldo fenomeno for my childhood.
R9 is my favourite...but pls don’t use Capital ‘G’ for a man. You can use small letter ‘g’. You can call him ‘god of football’. Capital ‘G’ is for God our creator only 🙏🙏
Best player ever to play the game. Its power is indescribable.
Love R9 but you probably never played football
@@disagol bro if I didn't play soccer I even doesn't spend to see these videos. I start play at 11 years old and never stop, until this year, I'm 30 years. Playin soccer during 19 years non stop. I never get a red card. So sometimes we need to thinking a bit about we writing here. Take care and enjoy Ronaldo!
@@David.soares No le hagas caso a un fan de Maradona que tuvo que necesitar una mano para ganar un mundial. La ArgenFIFA siempre con ayudas. Ni juntando a maradona y messi, igualaran a Ronaldo y Pelé. JAMÁS y todavía con sus ayudas.
A Master silenced by his body and not his mind !!! GOAT !!
"Ronaldo is the greatest striker of all-time. Without injuries, he would've made the world forget about me and Pele." Diego Maradona
Messi y Cristiano.
@@villaoropeza7102 Children of 2000s, all they know is Messi and CR7 due to lack of competition and football fraud by football league leaders wanting to make more money from promoting only Messi and CR7.
Fr
Better than Pelé ???
😂😂😂
@@akendon7260well said 👏
Imagine a guy who's almost as fast as mbappe(probably as much), very strong and also an extremely technical finisher and dribbler.
The media is trying to sell us the talents of this generation but guys like Ronaldo make the young stars we have today look like amateurs
kkkkkkkkkkklkk como é meu amigo kkkk,quase tão rápido kkkkk,o mbappe não chega nem perto do arranque e da explosão que tem o fenômeno kkkk, mbappe só tem passadas largas arranque não tem irmão
comparing mbappe to Ronaldo is an insult to football very famous football player the past 15 years is a small zero vs Ronaldo
No Mbappe dnt come close to the speed nd skill at such pace
Ronaldo did 100m in less than 10s, just like pro runners.
Quase tão rápido como o mbappe kkkkkk ronaldo gordo alcançava a mesma velocidade dele em forma kkkk ninguém foi mais rápido do que o fenômeno
Starts in any team, any era, club or international, simple as that. The greatest striker of all time. Period.
Up to the age of 23 (Pre Injury): Ronaldo: 233 goals Messi: 134 goals C. Ronaldo: 92 goals
"The Phenomenon" 😎
CR7 was lmf/rmf
@@peoplesgame1 cr7 was also not on r9's level at that age r9 was the best player on the pnaet already by the age of 19 playing for barca and winning a ballon d'or
Man stop this, everyone who’s older than 25 knows who the de lima was
Youngsters now don’t even know how difficult it was to shine and get titled as the greatest player of the year in that decade as the number of great players was huge
Now there are only about 5 great players out there and they’ve been competing alone and they don’t even show in every game 😪
Soccer has lost its magic
@@apersiannihilist5632 Yes so true, I feel so lucky to be able to watch R9 generation to play in WC live in TV. R9 was the most complete player with completely excellent team in club and national team.
The most quick player ever with the ball on his feet. The amazing thing is the incredible change of foot when he runs, that is incredible, he passes from strong foot to weak foot at that speed... Only one word "Fenomeno".
100% agree.
Nah messi faster with the ball, without r9 is faster
@@ciccio89sium no lol
@@Ioannis_ I mean running with the ball on feet, watch messis ball control while he is running.
@@ciccio89sium never denied that he is fast with it
It's just that R9 is faster with the ball on his feet still, he did things no one else did in high speed
It's one thing to be fast, another thing to be fast with the ball.
No one was faster with the ball than Ronaldo.
Kaka was fast
@@Drforeverok Yes he was
I grow up watching R9 playing and yes R9 is much much faster with the ball at his feet. Off ball Mbappe maybe faster but R9 is just ridiculously fast when he had the ball.
Robben
@@MrConrad1993 Robben mostly punted the ball though. Ronaldo was able to slice through defense while keeping the ball close to his feet, like his hattrick vs Valencia.
What’s scary is that we never saw this man’s true prime. He peaked in his early 20s, but injury held him back since. I wonder what he would have achieved if he stayed injury free until late 20s.
Insanely explosive players always/often suffer from excessive injury problems.
@ecbenny J with the best ever Brazilian team lol
A flame that burns twice as bright, ends twice as fast
@@heitorvinicius7828 ????
@@ciccio89sium lmao I meant to tag the other dude who said explosive players suffer from injuries
He was fast, strong and dominant. Probably one of the greatest player ever. Like Mario Lemieux in hockey, injuries stoped them short. What a great team Brasil had in 2002.
Brazil hardly made it to the 2002 World Cup Finals (third place in South America) despite having Rivaldo, Ronaldinho, Roberto carlos, etc... RONALDO DID NOT PLAY QUALIFICATIONS DUE TO INJURY.
IN 2002 WORLD CUP HE ONLY PLAYED 60% OF ALL GAMES AND MANAGED TO BE THE TOP SCORER (8 GOALS) AND WON THE CUP.
What I loved the most was his runs straight at defender. He didn't look for empty spaces, he was coming at you like a train at a full speed. When I watch compilations now it makes me laugh seeing defenders who don't know wtf is going on, never saw anybody who would play like this and probably never will. He is like a Plato idea of 9.
Yes, there were many comments related to it at that time, and R9 would make all defenders look foolish.
Those 2 goals against Valencia🔥 even when he was supposed to be "fat" he was still as fast as f***k, the best striker there has ever been, true innovator
I still remember how he outpaced Cannavaro and Thuram in 2005 UCL game. They weren't young anymore, 32&33 yo, but considering R9 was fat and at the end of his career it was still impressive.
@@iganpparamarta8813 Yes, and I think Buffon made a great save in that play. Would have been a super goal by Ronaldo.
@@rcl9635 yes correct
How fast is "f**k"?
@@f.s.1429 just another way of saying "very very fast"
His dribbling and shooting skills were next level insane
He wasn't just fast, but fast WITH CONTROL.
Ronaldo Nazario was some kind of a force of nature, wasn't he? He hoisted the World Cup twice before he hung up his boots. A great footballer!
And that's why he is the F E N O M E N O🌪️🌀
To be fair he didn't play in 1994 wc.
@@ajaycyriljose9419 mas ainda sim conta como um título.
El fenomeno. What a player. The greatest ❤️
Cuando se lesionó en el Inter, fue uno de los momentos más tristes para el fútbol. Tenía toda su carrera por delante y el destino desgraciado nos privó de presenciar ese espectáculo que solamente él podría regalarnos. Ese día el fútbol perdió, nunca volvió a ser el mismo después 😢😞
Can you even imagine the amount of punishment his knees took to maintain that explosive speed? It's no wonder he had so many injuries. People only talk about his injuries and his weight(which was due to hypothyroidism) and forget that he was an absolute beast with the ball. I am so glad to have been able to watch him live in my lifetime
As 90s kid and current era of messi and ronaldo. Deep down inside we all know ronaldo phenomenon is greatest of all time.
that is true!
I'm a 2000's kid and despite that I think Ronaldo is the greatest of all time as well.
@@rick1901 you are correct and you are not the only one. Messi and CR7 are the best of their generation /era not the best of all time as kids of today say! Also, football in Messi /CR7 has become easy. I see Messi /CR7 era as the weakest one. Other generation/era, the competition of the best FiFa player was 7 or 8 players going for the award. Today, it is only Messi and CR7. there is no competition!
@@rick1901 that is true!
@@gilfernando7623 Look at Ronaldo's era. He had to fight against:
Ronaldinho, Zidane, Bergkamp, Totti, Del Piero, Henry, Romario, Nedved, Nesta, Batistuta, Figo, Baggio, Stam, Cantona, Nesta, Maldini...
Today Messi and CR7's technician rivals are just Xavi, Iniesta and Ibrahimovic. The first two were Messi's teammates and already old/retired, and Ibra have behavior issues and always stuck with inferior teams that made him not viable for D'or.
The craziest thing about him is that he wasn't insanely fast but he was physically strong as fuck as well, so he could escape from tackles and traffic quite easily with acceleration and physical defense. He wasn't too tall and wasn't too short, and his very stocky. Nowadays you'd have someone very strong but is very clumsy, and someone very fast but falls like leaves at the lightest touch. Not this Ronaldo. Ronaldo was fast, strong, agile and controls the ball like its his third limb.
Wasnt insanely fast? R u ok?
Ronaldo was insanely fast.
@@shivasrinivasan80 I meant to say he was not only insanely fast
he was one of the fastest stop pulling lies out of your ass and he is the best ever, c7 aint got shit on him.
well said 👍👍
Imagine being a defender having to deal with this guy all game…
It would be like a nightmare
Would be physically and mentally exhausting.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I would retire
Defenders were amazed by him. Viera described Ronaldo's stepovers as pure magic, like the ball disappeared when he pulled it off.
1:06 That's Philip Lahm who was one of the fastest full backs and even though Ronaldo gained weight look at the speed and Lahm is struggling to catch him. Now imagine how fast he actually was at Barcelona? Scary ain't it!
I think that’s not Lahm, lol😋
you know, in this era, all player was sprint so fast, because speed was the weapon. But among the fastest player there is Ronaldo Fenomeno who insanely fast above most of the fastest.
He was so difficult to handle even for the best defender like he was in Inter Milan
Exactly, just crazy
When R9 ran for goal, defenders could see their own careers trailing to an end behind him 😂
greatest of all time... what a player ..a treat to watch.
i was a huge fan of the duo Romario and Stoichkov at Barca, but then came Ronaldo who was like both of them in one person.
He had such explosive start, sometimes it looked like defencers/opponents were standing still. Insane speed in first couple meters
Hahaha, that's what Nesta said back then: 'R9's speed is really too fast, compared to him, other players on the field seem to be in a static state.'
Its his control with the ball at such speed that make him special iv never seen anybody with such control at full speed, maybe maradona but he had low gravity like messi, ronaldo ran full stride dribbling its near immposible to do. Phenon he was!
Both Maradonna and Messi has indeed out of this world control of the ball at full speed... But so has R9 and in my opinion he is also faster (acceleration, top speed, dribbling... faster everywhere).
@@gouroubignole They had great control of the ball and were exceptional dribblers but this guy was doing tricks and beating defenders at full speed I’ve never seen that by any player , he could do an elastico while running. Prob what caused his terrible injuries, I’ve never seen any player dribble defenders at such speed using skill moves and step overs he truly was one of a kind , hence the the name the phenomenon .
@@michaelmullins8866 Absolutely. Dribble AND skills/tricks, at an unbelievable speed, He is the only one I've ever seen to do so greatly (You're right and even Ronaldihno wo is arguyably the best ever at tricks with R9, never did elastico while running).
Some think that it could have partially explain his injuries, that could be true...
Anyway R9 at is best was above anybody to me.
Well,in terms of dribbling fast with control of ball,Adama Traore is similar to him,but,not in other aspects
@@aakashgarain Traore has about as much control of a ball at high speeds than Robbie Savages first touch .
Sometimes he seemed faster with the ball than without...
@john Cenna Messi? Lol. Without world cups? Hahahaha.
@john Cenna ronaldinho was not faster than prime ronaldo.. LOL
@john Cenna u better watch wrestling , not football please
@@aguaawa football is a team game... brazil had good team and with that ronaldo won the world cup...
Messi is a great player too, ronaldo himself says that... but argentina team just isnt that great.
If not do you consider Klose better that Ronaldo?? I mean he broke the record of Ronaldo's most scored goals in world cup.
@@abhishekrai7855
Klose was better striker than Ronaldo.
Strength. Speed. Skill
The 3 Ss of “O Fenômeno”
Shoot? Make that 4 mate
@@kronikevaporation6007 Might as well add Stamina because performing that well without your body (cardiovascular system) giving in is impressive as hell.
You forgot Smile
Agility
Nunca vi otra cosa igual, en España 1996-7, era EL FENOMENO!!!
IMPARABLE
Técnica suprema y velocidad
This guy is the Greatest of All time look at how deep he drop to create play. If he play as pure no 9 poacher like Lewandowski it will prolong his career and maybe dont get injured
Players may have had better career #s, more awards, and accolades. But the best player the world has ever seen was Ronaldo Nazario between 1995 and early 1999 at PSV, Barc, and Inter. He was totally unstoppable. Never have i seen anything like it and probably never will. Just a monster.
00:42 Fastest player with the ball at his feet the world has seen!
I remember when I was small I always struggled with the ball control, especially when going fast. Ronaldo is just so good with it, it seems so smooth.
Best striker of all time and one of the best forwards of all time. He definitely could of played as a left winger or right winger!
Ronaldo the phenomeno was a freak of nature. 183cm 80 kgms from 17 years old till 23 when he got injured badly the first time.
Speed 99
Stamina 99
Physique 99
Technique 99
Creativity 99
Dribbling 99
Shoot 99
Power 99
Headers 90
He had 90% + percentage in shooting penalties, and he has many free kicks goals also. One of a kind player. He is the only player I saw in my life time that every time he got the ball he was heading directly to the opponents goal post without any hesitation and tremendous speed!
Perfect striker! Speed, shot, skill, dribble.
Unstoppable!
Imagine if he never injure
The amount of tackles they do on him is insane. Even Ramos or pepe don't do that much tacklings
He would have won twice as much trophies as he did, scored three time as much goals, and won 8 to 9 more Ballon d'Ors. That's given that he would have enjoyed an injury-free career and exhibited great athletic longevity till he reached 37 or 38 for example.
İf he Never injure he will be The Real Ronaldo
@@KayraXKayra He already is the real Ronaldo
Strong, Fast, and Technical. He was complete
Speed like Mbappe, Dribble Like Ronaldinho, finishing like Romario...he is all in one
Dribble like Messi or Maradona and finish like Cr7
@@jurgengjidia8657 na OP had it right
Please don't told me his speed like mbappe.. Who is mbappe?!! Speed like Claudio Cannigia from Argentina..
@@fakhrulanwarmohammad114 I should have said Henry🤥
@@ferosekhan2389 Henry has a higher top speed because he is taller and manages to cover more ground
But R9 was faster than Henry on the ball and has better acceleration (in his prime)
Talk about pace, In his "peak" he was absolutely fast, faster than anybody else on the pitch. Even with bad knees (2002 onwards) and health conditions that made him losing his rapid pace and forced him to change his style of play by relying more on his clinical finishing, he was still fast. To me, there's only one Ronaldo and he came from Brazil.
He receiving the ball while his back turned to opponent’s goal and then turn and run in split second like he already was running towards opponents goal at his maximum pace. Crazy!😮😮😮
Legend! 👏👏👏💪🏼
Those insane turns were the big reasons his knees gave up
@@prajaktlade not really! All those wild tackles on him like they wanted to chop his legs off was the reason he got injured so many times. Those turns probably weakened his knees but not that much!
@@bo4Elite those sudden twists put high pressure on his knees and yes the tackles of his opponents made it even harder
When ur playing in serie a against the best defenders in the world that happens
He terrorized the Greatest Defensive Generation and Era ever.
Let that sink in.
Well said 👏
This guy was like Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo combined into one.
yess
1:29 wtf😳😳😳😳
Not just speed, he was able to dribble at such high pace. Unreal!
He just wasn't - there are camera frames missing. Mad skills, ball control, deception, dexterity and his frame/ strength are what a young R9 was known for. He was the best dribbler i've ever seen from the old school.
Exactly
Ronaldo speed was unreal.
At 6:42, his body moves so fast he seems to be a glitch or bug in a videogame !
He plays like the player with 99 ratings in Amateur difficulty. LEGEND!
6:23 The defender behind him got a cramp mannnnn, just to tell you it was so difficult to catch him 😂😂😂😂 LEGEND
Aha aha ma leg ma leg 😂🤣
I've watched this video like three hundred billion times and never realized that.
He’s Thiago Motta Lol 😂
Now thatz y he was called the phenomenon ... fast like a bullet built like a tank and out of the world skills... miss golden era brazilians ...
I never realized how fast he was. He didn't really ever have that sleek kind of look, so it is good to learn this.
the best player i like skill n speed until now...amazing n superb wonderful Ronaldo brazil prolong he carrier n will remember all the fans forever
Greatest dribbling and acceleration in football history, and that at 22 years.I wonder what he could have become if it wasn't for the injuries
Champion world Cup 2002 two gols final.😂😂
He is known as the real ronaldo on the streets of turkey
Real ones for sure know this is the original Ronaldo love that man
Everywhere
Not just turkey but everywhere.
In ireland we call him Fat Ronaldo... said with love and respect though
@@callmedeno Ronaldo is not fat. the other Ronaldo is very weak. 🙃 but muscular weak 😋
I remember a game vs Valencia when he was playing for Barca, when he scored the hatrick, he was fouled or tackled first..down to the ground, but then get back up and dribble past 4 defenders(without losing the fcking ball)...the last defender tried to bodied him but he didn't fall down....and scored. goddem.
Foi contra o lacorunha
And they mention Cristiano and Messi 😂. Ronaldo won basically EVERYTHING apart from champions league before 21 in the hardest era. That there alone is scary
Foi contra o lacorunna
The fitness trainer he had while at Inter said his 60m sprints were 6.2 - 6.5 seconds (36 km/h)
At Madrid his 60 sec sprints were around 7.5 - 7.8 (31km/h)
Can’t be 6.2 that would mean he is the fastest man to ever run 60 meters
haha 6.2 - the world record is 6.32.....
The trainer at Cruzeiro, his first club, said that he run 10.2 at 100m
@@allcorts5997 haha what an absolute pile of shit. 11.2 maybe.....
I totally understand how people would think the numbers are fake or lies. However from my memories of his entire career to the many videos of RUclips.. NEVER EVER have I seen the acceleration that R9 had in particular when he first went to Barca.
Kaka also said that when the Brazilian team trained for the World Cup none of them could beat Ronaldo in sprints.
The owner of Torque, it's amazing how you can see him dueling against opponents on any side of the field, running with the ball at his feet, imposing his own laws on the scorers. This guy had the greatest field presence I've ever seen, especially after his return in 2002.
Man, Ronaldo was the real deal.
Miss seeing him play...
@john Cenna I have the same 6 names in a different order
Diego, Ronaldo, Messi , Zidane, Ronaldinho CR7
but you cant really compare, Vision and craft Zidane, best forward Ronaldo, Best wing forward Messi, Most complete CR7 , highest natural ability Diego, best trick player of all time Ronaldinho
R9 and Ronaldinho would top the list if they held their peak for 10 years, sharing with Maradona
@@jacksmith4460 Diego was the GOAT !
Maradona 1st for me ..why? coz the way he enchanted the whole world back then where there's no sattalite TV nor internet plus he has this special aura within him that can send players and spectators into euphoria whenever he is on the field...he is the first true maestro/mega star of the game ...2nd is Ronaldo eventhough he is my favorite of all time ..then come the rest in the like of Zidane Messi Ronaldinho CR7 (with special mention for the like of Marco Van Basten,George Weah, e.t.c).
CR7 is not a complete player he is only a
goal scorer MESSI is the complete player with both Scoring and Playmaking ability.
@john Cenna Roberto Baggio should be in top 5.
What's amazing was his acceleration point. Reach his Max speed in about 2 second he started running. It's like he got some kind of overpowered engine.
Cristiano and Messi have probably had better careers, but by God - in terms of natural talent, Ronaldo is without equal.
He’s a mix of both actually! Too bad his knee injuries at 23 let him down! He was untouchable
@@Jad490 He was still good in world cup 2002 and also won it
At the age of 21:
Ronaldo scored 152 goals in 163 matches
Cristiano scored 42 goals in 184 matches
Ronaldo already won a Ballon d'Or at 21 yrs 4 months.
1 Copa America and 1 World Cup (even though he made no appearance in that tournament.)
This quick display of stats speaks volumes (its just a supplement to the fact that he is the best, not a primary comparison method.)
claro que tiveram o cara passou quase 5 anos parado por lesões kkk
melhores pôr que o fenômeno ficou parado lesionado varios anos na carreira,compara antes da contusão pra ver a distância dos três kkk
Very fast, amazing dribbler, and physically strong.
The greatest striker of all time, and the most complete player.
Ronaldo is an emotion
Not only fast! Also controlled speed which is why he is the best! He is the most dominant player in football history.
If you were opposing team fan you start sweating as soon as he gets the ball, turns towards goal and starts running even when he's near the center of the field. He was the most feared player ever. This is coming from Milan's fan.
Yeah that turn + sprint was deadly af. Cant believe legendary defenders got caught by it like a bunch of amateurs but that what makes him phenomenal. He makes legends looks like a fool.
The greatst footballer of all time in the world
Yep I lived those days and watched those matches live, and the new generation remember only R7 and Messi , will not understand that !
He's that one character who got nerfed not to break the games
Original Ronaldo is the player who had everything from Speed, Dribbling, Skill, Vision and Control. He was the player who inspired generation. What a player he was.
3:45 Look at that insane quick feet, how many steps he had done in just 5 seconds?
the title: ronaldo was insanely fast
me: these youtubers always exaggerate
me after watching video: damn, title was exactly right.
He was that legendary player with every stat 100/100
This man was the talk of football 1997/98 when i was in school. My gosh his speed and control 🤯
R9 was an Alien, people just didn't know that he had an entire speedometer system at his thighs and calves
4:47 and he's is beating that dude running off the field 😂
What a freak of nature
R9 fenomenon 🇧🇷
+ he was fat then with multiple knee injuries 😂
He does exactly what the manager doesn't want as a breaking(Needs to have support of pass) and scores indeed what manager wants in the end!!!
Most complete forward in history
I beleive that he is the best player ever in history (fast, skillful, accurate shooter)
I've been saying this for ever but people usually disagree and tell me Messi is better.
@@leolare
I think Messi is better than the others, simply because Messi is so good, in so much.
R9 and Maradona are all time dribblers
Ronaldinho, R9, Maradona and Neymar are all time technicians
Laudrup, Xavi, De Bruyne (yes he is recent but his skill is undeniable) are all time creators
Pirlo, Xavi, Scholes are all time passers
Juninho, Beckham, Mihajlovic are all time dead ball specialists
CR7, Müller, Pele, Puskas, Romario, these were all time goalscorers.
I say Messi simply because he is all time in everything.
Take the last decade for example.
People see Messi and Ronaldo (CR7) as goalscorers, so it's no surprise they were the most prolific in 2010-2020.
However, people don't also realise that Messi created more than anyone else, assisted more than anyone else, scored freekicks more than anyone else, passed better than *almost* everyone else (through balls, short-quick, long balls, all of it).
The argument for Messi is that, he is simply amongst the best of all time in so many categories.
All these other major players mentioned excelled in one, maybe even two or three things, but Messi is so proficient, and so prolific in almost all aspects of the offensive game.
That's the difference. R9 could pass well, but not 'amongst the best in football history', well.
Laudrup could score, but not at a high level level.
Pele and Romario had great control and technique, but not the highest level, i.e. technique on the ball like R10, Messi or Neymar.
Messi is the odd one out, because I have never seen this combination of being amongst the best in football history, in:
Goals scored
Finishing ability (not always directly correlated to number of goals scored)
Passing ability
Assists
Vision - through balls etc.
Creativity on the ball - ability improvise and create a goalscoring chance out of seemingly nothing
Strike Technique - linked to finishing and passing ability, this is just the way in which the player strikes the ball. For example, amongst active players KDB and Messi have the best strike technqiue.
Control - both controlling a ball to a dead spot, and controlling it on the move, and close control as part of the next category, which is
Dribbling - not much needs to be said here for Messi, we all know.
Tactical awareness - the impact a player has without necessarily having the ball at his feet. Off ball movement is up there with CR7, although people tend to miss it.
All I'm saying here, to wrap it up is, Messi is amongst the best passers, playmakers, goalscorers, dribblers, technicians and finally dead ball specialists of all time.
That's why I think he is the best. I have never seen that combination.
R9 had the unusual combinations of being strong/stocky yet very skilled, and also being extremely fast yet controlled on the ball at the same time.
But at the output end of it, this didn't equal absurd ability in every aspect of the game like Messi. R9 was rapid, could score at will, extremely skilled on the ball, but only passed well, created well - that is, he did it well, no doubt, but not " _amongst the best passers and creators in football history_ " well.
That's what I mean.
What do you think?
@@christianindividual4550 Ronaldo is fullpackage, Speed, dribbling skills, Power, Pace, Strenght, Finishing, Ronaldo on his peak, Barça and Internazionale, is probably the best player ever.
@@christianindividual4550 I take disrespect to you saying messi is better than r9 and marandona.
@@Arte0ntv probably the best striker but not the best player in general
for me he is the best footballer in footballhistory ! he come to run to the goal and score with his magic ! ronaldo and maradonna
Anyone who thinks CR7 was anywhere near this speed is delusional
you know that running conducing the ball is way harder than running without it, hats off to Ronaldo
Mbappe (speed) Messi (dribble) and Lukaku (power) = R9
Neymar (drible)
@@luizfernandomelo3574 LOL
@@ragnarok283 LOL
@@luizfernandomelo3574 messi better
@@smallguy9119 no
신이 주신 능력을 인간의 몸이 버티지 못한...
The man, the legend, O fenomeno was faster with the ball at his feet than players chasing after him without a ball. The best player i ever saw, I only wish he would of never gotten injured the way he did. 🤙✌️
The greatest striker of all time. What Ronaldo did his first year in Serie A 1998 was impossible. Serie A at that time was home to ALL of worlds great defenders and every team prided themselves on playing catenacchio. Ronaldo completely broke down every opponent all by himself. No player before Ronaldo or after could have accomplished this. A perfect striker.
0:29 detalhe: prorrogação de um jogo insano em termos físicos contra uma das melhores zagas da Holanda da história
He was not just fast, he was fricking fast with the ball on his feet. Magical
even the world's best keeper Kahn saluted him
Me : how can someone be able to run with the ball faster than without.
Ronaldo : yes !
R9 was the magnificent beast and the absolute best alongside King Pele, Ronaldinho and Lionel Messi.
fast, strong, precise, and smart.
indeed , for me after Pele, his is the best player together with maradona
Heavy emphasis on SMART
incredible fast,technique,acceleration,movment of the ball fantastic,the top players of all time
His weight was the problem that led to his injuries just like how they're doing to eden hazard. But I still consider him the greatest of all time
He has a incurable condition with his digestion..He was talking about how he had to wear diapers during games and had to keep his mouth shut in order not to loose his contract.That was the hardest for him,people blaming him on poor dietary discipline while they didn't know he had a incurable disease.Life is hard even for people like him
@@bubaba8938 Damn...I've always known about his incurable weight condition but didn't have a clue about the diapers thing or even keeping his mouth shut...So like what made him keep his mouth shut if I may ask??Like what was it to prevent??
@@ntuarabrian948 Not sure,yet I can assume that the club would have the right to terminate his contract based on that he wouldn't be eligible to play.
@@bubaba8938 Very unfortunate...Because at AC he really looked overweight man and pple blamed him for it but it wasn't his choice I know his lifestyle wasn't the best because they say he usually didn't train hard but what bad is it if u got the technique to compensate for it like him??
@@bubaba8938 Ronaldo made that up. He was a gluton and his metabolism got real slow in his 30`s. That`s the business. He made up the Tyroid disease.