i tell you how you see the real strength... let him play with his national team and see how he sucks
remember WC2006 ? Damn, how can he be defeated by the lousy germans?
i can't show you guys a midfielder that scores so often, because c.ronaldo is no midfielder ...
being a midfielder would consist of "having to defend" ... uuuh yeah, i almost forgot how often i saw c.ronaldo defend and tackle ... so just because he does not play the first striker role, that does not mean he is a midfielder !
when u say it is more important to win against the small teams, than you're talking about league business ..
i guess we could agree in "c.ronaldo is good player for the national championship"... but in cup competitions you wont go far with those players, because in the later stages you will get better opponents.
furthermore i do not have to watch c.ronaldo in games against footballing midgets ... for me it's enough seeing him on the big stage ... or at least ... looking for him in big matches ... aaaaah there he is on the squad roaster on teletext (thats how much u see from him there)