I'm Better Than Messi And Ronaldo Says Alex Sanchez
Arsenal striker Alexis Sanchez feels as though he possesses the natural talent to rival Barcelona’s Lionel Messi and Real Madrid man
Cristiano Ronaldo as the finest player in the world.
Sanchez has been a huge hit at the Emirates Stadium since joining from Barcelona in the summer of 2014, adding an industry and incision to the final third. And the Chile international believes he's good enough to match the aforementioned duo.
“I have reached a level where I can compete with great players,” he said.
“I do not feel inferior to anybody. I liken [my qualities] to Messi and Ronaldo. I have the same abilities as them.”
In terms of inherent ability, there’s arguably not too much difference between the three. While they all have their own stylistic perks, Sanchez has a lot of diversity to his play; he is able to thread passes, beat defenders and score goals.
The difference is an ability to recreate such high standards on a remarkably consistent basis. Here is a glimpse at how the three compared statistically in league matches last term:
The Comparison analysis of Sanchez, Messi, Ronaldo.
Sanchez Messi Ronaldo
Apps (Sub)28 (2) 31 (2) 36
Goals 13. 26. 35
Assists. 4. 16. 11
Shots per game 3.6. 4.8. 6.3
Key passes per game. 2.4. 2.3 1.4
Dribbles per game. 3.4. 3.5 1.4
Messi and Ronaldo have taken goalscoring to a stratospheric new level. Braces and hat-tricks have been commonplace for the duo in LaLiga in recent seasons, and while it could be argued Sanchez is up against much more robust defenders in the Premier League, there is a lot of quality in the Spanish top flight.
Sanchez, formerly Messi's team-mate at Barcelona, hasn’t been able to find those standards quite yet.
Cristiano Ronaldo as the finest player in the world.
Sanchez has been a huge hit at the Emirates Stadium since joining from Barcelona in the summer of 2014, adding an industry and incision to the final third. And the Chile international believes he's good enough to match the aforementioned duo.
“I have reached a level where I can compete with great players,” he said.
“I do not feel inferior to anybody. I liken [my qualities] to Messi and Ronaldo. I have the same abilities as them.”
In terms of inherent ability, there’s arguably not too much difference between the three. While they all have their own stylistic perks, Sanchez has a lot of diversity to his play; he is able to thread passes, beat defenders and score goals.
The difference is an ability to recreate such high standards on a remarkably consistent basis. Here is a glimpse at how the three compared statistically in league matches last term:
The Comparison analysis of Sanchez, Messi, Ronaldo.
Sanchez Messi Ronaldo
Apps (Sub)28 (2) 31 (2) 36
Goals 13. 26. 35
Assists. 4. 16. 11
Shots per game 3.6. 4.8. 6.3
Key passes per game. 2.4. 2.3 1.4
Dribbles per game. 3.4. 3.5 1.4
Messi and Ronaldo have taken goalscoring to a stratospheric new level. Braces and hat-tricks have been commonplace for the duo in LaLiga in recent seasons, and while it could be argued Sanchez is up against much more robust defenders in the Premier League, there is a lot of quality in the Spanish top flight.
Sanchez, formerly Messi's team-mate at Barcelona, hasn’t been able to find those standards quite yet.
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