Johan Cruyff famously summed up football as a simple game that’s just very hard to play simply. And the Dazzling Dutchman certainly had a point: the world’s all-time greats are all joined by an ability to make the beautiful game look easy.
Diego Maradona was a unique talent who spent years mystifying defenders with his quick feet and outrageous dribbling, and to this day we have only seen a few players who have come close to matching his legacy.
When asked about Ronaldo De Lima Nazario one of the greatest striker to grace the game of football, he was quoted below
Diego Maradona: "Ronaldo is the greatest striker of all-time. Without injuries, he would've been the best player of all-time, I have absolutely no doubt about this. He would've made the world forget about me and Pele."
The toughest task in football, however, is sticking the ball in the net. That is unless, of course, you happen to be Ronaldo Nazario. Having burst onto the scene in 1993 with a five-goal glut for Cruzeiro, the sensational teenager was quickly touted as being the most naturally gifted Brazilian striker since Pele. Over the next 18 years, the Rio-born wouldn’t just satisfy all expectations; he would single-handedly write a new blueprint for what the modern striker should be.
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