Skizzo
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I know it's the 2002 attack and the whole proven partnership that comes with it but for me Ronaldo was better in 1998, he was still pretty good in 2002 but coming back from injuries and mainly played as a goal scorer for the team (he was tied for goals with Rivaldo till the final as well) while in 98 he was the unstoppable complete forward we know him to be. Add to that, the other team having Muller also probably was a good reason to go with the 98 one (he would only elevate the trio as a whole in that incarnation) as Muller in 1970 was also a pure goalscorer and with the earlier Ronaldo you would have had a different presence up front, which provided a different kind of threat. Of course, the proven partnership cannot go wrong either.
Yeah, thought the same about Ronaldo. The 2002 version would likely finish off something the other two Rs had created here, but the 1998 model could create and finish on his own.
Fair point, and something I went back and forth on before the match as whether the "chemistry" angle would be more of a benefit than having the ruthless 98 version of R9.
That being said, he comes on now with fresh legs and a point to prove