Again, you are talking like a fanboy and no you did not respond to anything. You kept blathering about his strengths without addressing the criticism.
Ronaldo dominated small teams consistently: Yes of course he did, who said otherwise? Depending on what does one mean by dominance of course but according to most definitions, scoring braces and hatricks on such a regular basis qualifies.
Ronaldo has scored in various cup games: Who argued that he didn't score? The argument was that he did not define a final the way Brazilian Ronaldo did in 2002 or Zidane in 1998. Where is the Ronaldo performance that can be considered on the same level as Maradona vs England? Zidane vs Brazil in 2006, Messi vs Bayern, Iniesta vs Italy in the Euros? Do I really need to remind you that scoring the 4th goal in a 4/1 is not exactly dominating a game? Or that scoring the opener in a tight even 1/1 draw is not domination? The most dominant performances I remember from Ronaldo is against Sweden in that World Cup playoff when he took his team single handedly to the finals having scored 3 goals in such a tense game. We can add his hatrick against Wolfsburg last year that qualified them. Again of course that is better than most mortals and is it really on the same level or calibre as the aforementioned players? For every Zidane V Brazil in '06, there is a Zidane V Italy in '06 (the final that he blew big time). For every Ronaldo in the final '02 there is a Ronaldo in the final '98 (never turned up). For every Maradona v England '86 there is a Maradona V United (CWC Final never existed). You can't just pick and choose scenarios to compliment your opinion. Nobody has perfect games and the three big icons you have mentioned never turned up in some of the biggest games of their career, at least the top 5. Ronaldo has destroyed countless teams over the years, to ignore that is ignorant.
Ronaldo has been the difference maker in big games and Tournaments: Difference is a relative term. For the umpteenth time, I am not comparing Ronaldo to bloody Rooney here! I am comparing him to the elite of the elite and no, Ronaldo did not define a tournament to that level. The most authority he had over a tournament was our Premier League win in 2008 and 2009. Our CL win was based more on defensive solidity than anything else. Real's CL final in 2014 had Di Maria, Ramos and even Bale stand out more than him, the semis vs Bayern were finished after Ramos's brace. The CL win last season had him struggling with injury in the semis and the final having admittedly taken them there vs the mighty Wolfsburg in the quarters. For every trophy Ronaldo has won, he has been pivotal throughout the competition. At (17/18) he destroyed Millwall in the FA Cup Final, whilst overshadowing seasoned pro's like Keane, RVN and Giggs. He has done it throughout his career.
Ronaldo has standout performances throughout his career: Of course he was. That is why he is rightly considered one of the best players ever. We are not discussing if he is a standout or not. One has to be a moron not to see that. We are discussing what made him a stand out and the argument I made is that the qualities that made him a standout are different to the norm. We usually remember players because of big moments in big games. Zidane was for example highly inconsistent but you think of him and the image of that winning volley in the CL final is unforgettable. The way he made Brazil dance to his tune in 2006 is still one of the best showings from a midfielder ever. We can say the same about Maradona, Cruyff, Fat Ronaldo and Messi. Ronaldo does not have a moment or a game that compare to some of the ones those guys produced. An ageing and poor Brazil side, he bottled it in the final against Italy, the fact that you bring Zidane in '06 against Brazil when he was 2 games away from retirement shows me he had little influence in his illustrious career. Zidane is over-rated massively on these forums, he was a top 3 midfielder in the world at his peak. Arguably not even the best midfielder of his generation...
The other argument I made is that he plays higher up and closer to goal more than the norm of those players. I am not even sure I need to defend this argument as it is more of a fact than opinion. He DOES stay away from the build up and stations himself higher up than most of those guys. This obviously leads to less influence on the games. How is that difficult to understand seriously? I did not even argue that this made him inferior as I clearly said that depends on the criteria. If the criteria is deciding the biggest games, Ronaldo isn't one of the very best. If the criteria is being the driving force of a game THROUGHOUT it, again, he isn't. If the criteria is scoring goals and consistency during an entire season, he is unbeatable.
Finally, please stop with the Ronaldo haters nonsense. Not all of us are teenagers who can only have views from an emotional point of view. It is actually possible to try and form an objective opinion when you are not a fanboy. You can disagree with it and think it's unfair but you don't have to attribute any disagreement to some form of hate or bitterness. You come off really very insecure.
going from smiling and joking one minute to tense and anxious the next. It's just speculation about him feeling under pressure because of his poor start to the season etc.
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