Ex-Arsenal star compares Messi and CR7 to anime heroes, mentions Ney | OneFootball

The Ivorian Nicolas Pépé, formerly of Arsenal and currently at Villarreal, went viral for making a curious analogy to compare Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

"Cristiano Ronaldo gives many interviews and talks a lot about Messi, and that shows how he is number 2," said Pépé in an interview with the channel Just Riadh.

"You know Dragon Ball Z? Vegeta always talked like that (about Goku). And who never said anything? Goku. In Naruto, it was always Sasuke who talked. And who never talked? Naruto," the player compared, explaining that CR7 would be Vegeta or Sasuke, while Messi would be Goku or Naruto.

For Pépé, Cristiano Ronaldo carries this frustration because a short player like Messi is always ahead of him.

The Ivorian also said that Neymar, at the peak of his career, was able to "look Cristiano Ronaldo in the eyes," but not Messi.

"No human being can look Messi in the eye," he added.

Pépé continued explaining the theory that Cristiano Ronaldo, when analyzing statistics, might be superior. But not when comparing football on the field.

In his opinion, someone might reach CR7's numbers in 20 years. But Messi, there will be no other.

He also jabbed at the Portuguese's quest for the thousandth goal: "There are 200 penalties. Messi may not reach a thousand goals, but he is ahead of CR7."

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