Write-up by Suresh Iyer
Lionel Messi, the star striker for Barcelona and Argentina, will celebrate his 23rd birthday, on June 24, whilst the FIFA Globe Cup 2010 is on. Wayne Rooney, his counterpart at Manchester United and England, will turn 25, in October.
Point out both of these players, and possibilities are, you will also point out the other, simply because these are arguably the two finest gamers in the world. Equally are geniuses on the football subject who can transform the fortunes of their respective teams, if they are completely match and enjoying to prospective.
Hence the query: who is much more most likely to set the Entire world Cup 2010 ablaze with his overall performance, Rooney or Messi?
They have had amazing similarities in their careers. Each gamers were signed by clubs at age eleven, Messi by Barcelona, Rooney by Everton. Rooney held the file for the youngest participant to symbolize a staff in the EPL Messi was the team’s youngest ever participant, when he debuted in the Spanish League (La Liga). Messi was the youngest to score a objective in La Liga Rooney held the document for currently being the youngest at any time scorer in the EPL. The two gamers accomplished the feat prior to they turned 17. Rooney who received a debut hat-trick for Gentleman U also went to turn out to be the youngest global for England, in 2003.
The coincidences don’t conclude there. Equally players finished 100 goals for their respective club groups, in January 2010. Both gamers selected the 2010 period to score four objectives in a single match. Messi did it in opposition to Arsenal in the Champions League, whilst Rooney’s 4 goals arrived in a match in opposition to Hull.
There are some variations, as well: To commence with, Messi is somewhat constructed and 5’7″ tall Rooney is 3 inches taller, and constructed like a bull.
Championships Won:
Messi has been a part of championship winning Barcelona on twelve occasions, which includes the Champions League twice, and the FIFA Club Planet Cup, once. He has also aided Argentina win two titles, the FIFA U-20 World Cup, and an Olympic Gold at Beijing.
Rooney has won eight titles, all for Manchester United, such as the Champions League, and the FIFA Club Planet Cup, the moment each.
The two players have a host of specific awards. Messi would have specifically relished profitable the Globe Soccer Participant of The 12 months award, 2009. Rooney, on his part, would have loved becoming named the 2010 PFA Players’ Player of the Yr.
Fittingly, each players are between the greatest compensated in their respective leagues. Rooney has numerous business endorsements, apart from a profitable book offer with Harper and Collins.
Personal Endorsements:
Both gamers have gushing endorsements from gamers and managers. Manchester Metropolis manager Roberto Mancini, England player, Steven Gerrard, Chelsea boss, Ancellotti, Mark Lorenson, Argentina participant, Tevez, Rooney’s Man U teammate, Wes Brown, David Beckham, and ex-England strikers, Shearer and Lineker, are all unanimous in their view that Rooney is the very best participant in the globe.
Brazilian midfielder Kaka, his Argentina teammates, Deco and Riquelme, Barcelona boss Laporta, Barcelona manager Josep Guardiola, Arsenal FC Forward and Denmark worldwide Nicklas Bendtner, True Madrid striker Arjen Robben, and Arsenal supervisor Arsene Wenger are amon Messi’s abiding fans. In reality, La Porta claims that Messi is the best participant of all time. Maradona has anointed Messi as his successor, whilst Pele who predicted that Messi would get the FIFA greatest player award in 2009, says Messi need to very first create as the greatest ever Argentina participant, and also score 1,000 ambitions prior to he can replace the Brazilian legend as the best at any time.
Strengths:
Rooney is fast and strongly built and uses his bodily strength to get previous defenders. He is comfortable playing through the middle, and can function on his individual, up entrance. He is naturally gifted, and extremely opportunistic, and inventive. He revels in unleashing powerful volleys from the top of the box. Rooney owes his physical strength to four many years spent in amateur boxing. Though a striker, he excels from deep, and capitalizes on his near handle and strength whilst managing at defenders even as he uses vision to create openings for other individuals.
Messi is arguably the finest dribbler in the globe, and can dance his way previous defences. He has, in a club sport replicated Maradona’s target in opposition to England in the `1986 quarter last, dribbling previous 6 gamers and managing the identical distance as the Argentina legend did on that event. Messi displays quintessential South American flair, and his targets appear from near variety, inside the box, and depend not so a lot on electrical power, as on guile and precision.
Weaknesses:
Rooney has been damage susceptible. He has also proven a penchant for getting scorching headed. Messi has also had injury problems. There are no perceptible weaknesses in his game, but nitpickers could claim that he has not been as productive for Barcelona, in away games, as he has been in property games. Also, Messi is but to play to prospective for Argentina – the team had a mediocre showing in the qualifiers. Could it be that he does not have as excellent a supporting cast in the countrywide crew, as in Barcelona, which has the likes of Xavi, Pedro and Pichichi combining effectively with Messi?
In contrast, Rooney has been prolific for England, with 25 strikes in just about twice as many matches. There are critics who claim that Rooney is about-rated and is possible to meet his comeuppance every time he meets a sturdy South American staff. The very best way to dispel this kind of doubts is for Rooney to carry out on the subject. To his credit, Rooney scored a objective in a 3-two win in a helpful, towards Argentina, in 2005.
Current kind:
Equally gamers have been in tremendous type in 2010. Rooney has had 34 targets from 44 appearances for Gentleman U, and Messi 47 targets in 53 appearances.
Prospective customers in Planet Cup 2010:
Despite the fact that Messi’s comparatively unimpressive document for Argentina is an argument utilised towards him, he had a objective in opposition to Croatia in Globe Cup 2006. In contrast, Rooney had a lacklustre target-less outing, in Germany, in 2006, taking part in in the shadow of harm until finally his ignominious red-card exit in the quarter-ultimate. But all that will be heritage, when the tournament kicks off in South Africa, appear June 11.
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Suresh Iyer is an avid sports fan and blogger.