The former German national team player, Lothar Matthäus, told Bild that Messi is the best football player of the 21st century and that Ronaldo destroyed himself and the Portuguese national team with his ego.
Lothar Matthäus won the World Cup with Germany in 1990. He claims that Cristiano Ronaldo is the main culprit for Portugal’s poor championship.
“Ronaldo destroyed himself and the national team with his ego and is the biggest culprit for Portugal’s bad World Cup.” “There is no doubt that Cristiano is one of the best of all time, but he has to accept that sometimes he will not be in the starting lineup,” said the German.
Portugal was eliminated in the quarterfinals by the biggest surprise, Morocco.
“Be that as it may, I feel a little sorry for Ronaldo.” He is sometimes unaware of what his ego can do to him and the team. The World Cup in Qatar is certainly the biggest disappointment. On the other hand, Lionel Messi is the polar opposite, and he is the best player in the twenty-first century,’ Lothar Matthäus concluded.
