Ronaldo Joined Juventus Because He’s Always Been Seen As Behind Mess

Jamie Carragher believes Cristiano
Ronaldo has traded clubs in an effort to prove a point to those who
continue to compare him with Lionel Messi.

The
ex-England international said: “I think [Messi] that’s why Ronaldo’s
moved. I think he knows that he’s always been seen as just behind Messi,
so I think Ronaldo’s quite clever.

“I can say I’ve won the
league in all these countries, been the top scorer in all these
countries and these are more strings to my bow … I also think he
probably does the opposite to what Messi does to try and paint himself
as being slightly different.

Carragher added that Messi does not need a move away from Barcelona in order to enhance his legacy.

“It’s just stupid. It’s absolutely daft,” Carragher told CaughtOffside of that debate.

“He’s at the top club, he’s the best player there, he’s the best player in Europe.

“The
best show up against the best on the biggest occasions and that’s what
he does so I don’t really listen (to other’s opinions). Fair play to
Ronaldo and well done, but it’s not something to criticise Messi for.”

“Listen,
I don’t think of Franco Baresi and Paolo Maldini being any less of a
defender because they never left AC Milan. So that’s not going to change
me with Lionel Messi not leaving Barcelona. I mean, why would you leave
Barcelona?”