Why do the supposed best players suck at World cups?

[k13]

Ronaldo, messi, rooney, etc.

All garbage every year.

They go back to their pee wee leagues and everyone acts like they are gods.

These guys played how many games and don't think they scored one goal against a real team that meant anything.

Pele, Maradona, Zidane, Boniek, klose, etc.
Imagine these guys scoring 1 goal in the 3 world cups.

Messi actually got goal or two cause he got to play against some homeless countries. We all know once he plays Netherlands or someone like that he won't do shit.

[jjgold]

No real dominant players in the game of osccer

its way game is designed actually

Rooney???? Guy a drunk

[RubberKettle]

Messi's been pretty good so far. Neymar doing his thing too.

[packerd_00]

Ronaldo is always garbage in International Tournaments,both in the Euros and World Cup. People always pick Portugal to win thinking Ronaldo will carry them only to be let down again and again. Suarez seems to show up more then most. Wish he was playing for England,wed be a contender.

[FlipsideRM]

Pretty sure Messi has 2 goals, neymar has 2 goals, and Rooney scored as well. Ronaldo will get 1 tonight, so what's your point?

[Monitor-Tan]

Add Michael Ballack to the one of the greats list

[Dirty Sanchez]

Some of the pundits on TV seems to think todays players are for love of "cash" and not "country" anymore...clubs have such a say in the players anymore because they pay the bills...and their seasons are incredibly long....that by the time they get to a competition like the World Cup a majority of the major stars a really fatiqued and their legs are shot...and a reason they flame out

[pavyracer]

One or two games so far is not an indication of suckage. Messi scored 2 goals and even Rooney scored. Ronaldo only played one game.

[packerd_00]

Yeah but to your point about fatigue the Germans seem to always show up in these tournaments and most of them play in top flight Leagues.

[paco]

Benzema is killin. Van Persie as well

[ChiLLx]

Bottom line is this defines Ronaldo perfectly. Watch him lay another dud tonight and blame it on his half bum knee.

[packerd_00]

Pavy-Give us a break Ronaldo has been playing in these competitions for years and its always been the same old story.Suarez just had knee surgery for pete sake and scred both goals for Uruguay.

[packerd_00]

Bottom line is this defines Ronaldo perfectly. Watch him lay another dud tonight and blame it on his half bum knee.

Why does Ronaldo even need to bother when he always has his fans making the excuses for him.

[jjgold]

Most of us expect stars in soccer to just score goals every game but the educated fan like myself knows there's more to the game than that

[Monitor-Tan]

Ronaldo's more worried about his hair being out of place on TV

[homie1975]

Forgive my ignorance but don't they get far less practice time with their countries teams than they get in their professional teams? Team chemistry issues in terms of little practice time might be the cause of it

[asdf21]

Because soccer is a team of 11 players, and a world class player can't do much if the rest of his team is garbage. Messi is a good example.

[ChiLLx]

Ronaldo's cross to tie it made up for another shitty performance.

[homie1975]

Ronaldo's cross to tie it made up for another shitty performance.

the latest goal in WC regulation history, and it gets them the draw.

yea i think it would make up for the rest of the game LOL

[vividjohn45]

Most of us expect stars in soccer to just score goals every game but the educated fan like myself knows there's more to the game than that

like getting the cutest ball boys. Rite jj?

[vividjohn45]

I shoved on argentina yesterday. Messi good. A guy in vegas bet 350k on argentina yesterday. Pretty sure he luves messi also.

[Cuse0323]

Teams key on the best players at times. I don't think how they perform in a couple World Cup games means much. They don't practice all that much together plus the competition is better.

[vividjohn45]

In fact shut the fuk up about messi. Idiot

[vividjohn45]

He scored both game winners to advance argentina. Stooge what more the fuk u want from him? Shut the fuk up about messi

[vividjohn45]

I saw it on espn soccernet. A guy bet 350k at williams hill in vegas on argentinaa. Espn had the tickets in a picture and article.

[homie1975]

Suarez came up huge for uruguay. Neymar scored. Messi scored the game winners in both games. Rooney hit the bar twice could've really scored two huge goals. Ronaldo had a tremendous cross to set up the game winner with literally seconds to go.

Pretty Damn good considering they don't get much practice time with national teams and the defense is entirely keyed on stopping them

[k13]

Pretty sure Messi has 2 goals, neymar has 2 goals, and Rooney scored as well. Ronaldo will get 1 tonight, so what's your point?

2 goals against bums. Zero last world cup.
Rooney was his first goal ever.
Ronoaldo does not score again,

That's my point.

Play like 30 games score 3 goals,
Iran and fucken Bosnia lol

[k13]

Suarez always shows up. People shit on him but dude puts up goals all the time. Not like his team is a power house.

Ever time ronaldo plays you know he won't do shit. Maybe boot a shot 100 feet wide.

[k13]

La ligaments is basically two all stars and the rest minor leagues.

Imagine heat/spurs playing in the d-league. .

That's why these soccer fans are so stupid.

Ronaldo/messi play against minor leagues 98% of the time.

[jjgold]

There's also not a lot of positions in soccer that you could be a superstar

It's a sport where there stars don't stick out

I can see yesterday watching Ronaldo and he is a little better than many players

[Naz18]

Ronaldo, messi, rooney, etc.

All garbage every year.

They go back to their pee wee leagues and everyone acts like they are gods.

These guys played how many games and don't think they scored one goal against a real team that meant anything.

Pele, Maradona, Zidane, Boniek, klose, etc.
Imagine these guys scoring 1 goal in the 3 world cups.

Messi actually got goal or two cause he got to play against some homeless countries. We all know once he plays Netherlands or someone like that he won't do shit.

pee wee leagues?

The world cup is the joke...just to make money every 4 years...

[jjgold]

The only reason I think the World Cup is a joke is because of the residency rules

USA is not a real USA team

That can be said for many countries also

I have always said there's really no such thing as a soccer star

Sport not set up for stars

Of course all very good players but extremely hard to dominate a soccer game

[Vaughany]

The star players are often targeted by opposition, sometimes theyll stick two men on them at all times, so its not easy to perform. But by having team focus on tht one player it allows others to have more space

[Coach Potato]

lol dude u know nothing about football so please stop

[Goat Milk]

Suarez is a pure striker. He doesn't have the same ability to play all around the pitch like Ronaldo. Most teams will just zero in on Ronaldo and take him away and make Nani or someone else be the playmaker for that team. Uruguay is more well rounded and has more threatening weapons than just Suarez. The ppl that all score a lot in the world cup do so usually because their teams are stacked. The germans, the old brazil teams, the french teams and italian teams of the early 2000s.

How many goals has Pirlo scored during his world cups? Is it his job to score? Pirlo has been the best player on Italy and one of the best midfielders in the world if not he best for the past 15 years.