Since the 90s, there have only been four people who have had the opportunity to discuss the best of the ball: Baggio, Zidane, Ronaldo and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Messi has become the third generation of football kings, and his club achievements are impeccable, before only one World Cup title, at the age of 35, he became the undisputed king of the ball.
If Baggio hadn't missed that fatal penalty, he would probably have discussed the goal. In fact, this is everyone's love for Baggio, even if he wins the World Cup in 1994, he still can't become the king of the ball. Because the players who shine in the World Cup are not only Baggio.
The 1986 World Cup has too many legends, first of all, Argentina was humiliated in the battle of the Falklands, and the country fell into a slump for a time, and Maradona led the Argentine team to kill the British Empire in another way and achieve sweet revenge, and this kind of opportunity is rare to have again.
And Maradona's way of eliminating England is also legendary, first came to a penalty but was not seen by the referee, this is undoubtedly huge luck, maybe a referee, this goal will be blown into a handball, then the next thing can happen 180 degrees turn. Maradona's second goal made the whole world stand up, and Liangu's performance is still the top 100 goals in football, known as the goal of the century.
Therefore, Maradona needs the right time and place to become the king of the ball, and simple strength and simple dribbling cannot create the king of the ball. And Baggio obviously does not have the background of this era, he just played well in the 1994 World Cup, leading the Italian team all the way to the final, if he can win the World Cup, his historical status should be similar to Zidane, of course, some people may call Baggio the king of the ball, but soon no one will mention it.
Moreover, although Baggio has outstanding ability, he is far from being at the level of domination in his contemporaries, and there are not a few stars who imitate him, since he is the "king", then he must reign over the world, Baggio obviously cannot be compared with Maradona, even if he won the World Cup.
In fact, it is a pity that Zidane is a typical big-scene player, his performance in the league is actually not so stable and amazing, but when it comes to life and death, Zidane's ability is reflected. It's like some stars in the NBA regular season who play well and are immediately deflated when they get to the playoffs, this kind of star is called a pseudo-superstar, and Zidane is the real king on the court.
Zinedine Zidane beat Ronaldo to help France win the 1998 World Cup, and scored two headers in the final, which was very convincing. By the way, Zidane didn't like headers before, and then he developed header technology, which is the talent of supergiants.
Zidane also belongs to him and without him, the team is a figure of two teams, he is indispensable. At the 2006 World Cup, Zinedine Zidane beat Brazil again with an assist, giving him a complete victory against Ronaldo. If it weren't for his impulsive temper, Zidane would likely have beaten Italy in the final and achieved the World Cup top again.
If Zidane leads France to World Cup titles twice, he will be the third generation of football kings. Although Ronaldo also won two World Cup titles, the 1994 World Cup had nothing to do with him, Ronaldo didn't play for a minute, and he won completely by lying down. As the absolute core of the team, Zidane helped France win the 1998 World Cup and the 2000 European Championship, and also helped Juventus win the Champions League, so he is one step away from the title of king of the ball.
Unfortunately, France lost to Italy in a penalty shootout, and Zidane also missed the chance to be crowned king. In fact, before 2006, some people called Zidane a new generation of football kings, at least many people recognized Zidane as the king of the court. Zidane is actually a little bit away from the king of the ball.
Ronaldo's problem is not the national team, but the league. Ronaldo at his peak was another species entirely, hence the name Alien, who combines strength, speed, bursts, and technique as a combination of the ceiling of the center. But his club career was really average, winning only one league title and not a single Champions League title.
Results don't lie, Ronaldo has been plagued by injuries all year round, his state has been up and down, and his physical condition is a visible decline to the naked eye, which can only be said to be jealous of talent. At the same time, Ronaldo is not as miraculous as some people say, although his ability is second to none, his shooting skills are not as superb as Messi and Ronaldo and other top center forwards.
And the injury is not a personal patent of Da Luo, there is a striker who has also been seriously injured, but in the end none of the accolades have been lost, this person is Ruud van Nistelrooy. He was known as the king of the exclusion zone, and injuries didn't break him, but kept him going. So using injuries as a fig leaf for Ronaldo is actually a bit of an exaggeration.
If Ronaldo wins a few more league titles and at least one Champions League title, then he could be king. What's more, despite Ronaldo's prowess, he has never dominated football at any time, which is the biggest obstacle to his becoming the best of the ball. Messi and Ronaldo have combined to form a peerless duo and have dominated the football world for more than ten years, while Ronaldo has no such feat.
Ronaldo is actually only one layer of window paper from the king of the ball, and this layer of paper is the World Cup champion, but unfortunately this layer of window paper will never be pierced. Restricted by the overall strength of the Portuguese team, no matter how strong Ronaldo is, it is impossible to explode every game and finally win the World Cup. He was lucky to win the European Cup.
It's hard to say which game Portugal will fall in, but it will fall in the end, because luck can't favor a team forever, and the Portuguese team simply don't have the quality to win the title. Although football is a one-goal decision, in the end, it still depends on strength.
Cristiano Ronaldo has been relegated to the bench and his form is already declining, and despite his 53 goals this year, he is already playing in the lower leagues, and he would never have played so well in the mainstream leagues. The window that belongs to Ronaldo to compete for the World Cup has closed, and the 2022 Qatar World Cup is actually the last chance for the peerless duo, and Messi is obviously more lucky, and Ronaldo has been able to compare with Messi since then.
If Ronaldo wins the World Cup, he will definitely be the next king of the ball, because his club career is not inferior to Messi, and it is all historic. Ronaldo is the all-time leading scorer, and his gold content far exceeds James's NBA leading scorer, and the two are not the same concept at all.
Since Messi must win the World Cup if he wants to be king, Ronaldo is no exception, after all, Ronaldo's overall strength is still slightly inferior to Messi. If the World Cup title is not the threshold, Ronaldo may have become the king.