Sneijder: "I could have been like Messi and Cristiano, but I didn't want it"

By goals, regularity, character, titles and football, Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo​ have been the big dominadores of the European football these last 12 years. Between them they have delivered all the Balloons of Gold, to exception of the that carried Luka Modric the past year, and have conquered the majority of European titles. The Argentinian always has been a stair or two above the luso by individual talent and magic, but the one of Madeira has been to the height thanks to his work and ambition.

By all this bumps a lot of when somebody tries to compare to other footballers with any of the two. And it is more chocante still if that somebody speaks on of one same and ensures that it could have been so big like them to having wanted to. The protagonist of these curious statements is Wesley Sneijder, that from his retreat has wanted to leave clear that had quality as to be able to have been a mega star like the Portuguese and the one of Rosario.

"It could have me turned into Messi or Ronaldo. Simply I did not have you win to be it", affirmed without any problem the Dutch for the journalist Gianluca DiMarzio. The ex of the Real Madrid or of the Inter of Milan aimed that the big difference between him, Cristiano and Messi is that the forwards of Juventus of Turín and FC Barcelona worked more and were better professional. The physicist is it everything in the elite and the Dutch did not take care as much as would have to.

"I enjoyed of the life, perhaps took me some glass in the dinner, and in these details was the difference. Leo and Christian are different, have done a lot of sacrifices", stood out. In spite of this, the one of Utrecht does not have any bad memory neither arrepiente of at all of what have done along his path futbolística. "But this is well for me. My career, in spite of this, was incredible", explained.

Arrive to the level of the Portuguese and the rosarino are greater words and does fault much more that work to attain it. In distinct levels and by different reasons, but both are two elected and will happen to the history like the two better of his generation and two of the biggest of always. To the '10', in fact, many consider him the best of the history, by on even of Diego Armando Maradona or of Peeled.

Sneijder Could have been much more of what went

If Sneijder had been better professional and had sacrificed more, perhaps yes could have arrived to the stair of Andrés Iniesta, Xavi Hernández or Andrea Pirlo. The Dutch was one of the big stars of the Inter of the triplete with José Mourinho, was to a step to win the World-wide with his selection and in the Madrid even carried a League. Had quality, a strike of spectacular balloon and a big vision of game. If to this had added him more work, could have been of the best midfield players of the world during years, but at the end had to conform with being one of the best in his place only some seasons.