Having passed through Valencia (2011-2014) and Sevilla (2015-2017) during his career, Adil Rami will have experienced the golden age of La Liga, and above all, the stars of the time, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo . If he claims to be admiring of the two monsters, the 2018 world champion sees something unique in the Argentinian, which differentiates him from all the other players. In an interview with the streamer Zack Nanihe notably revealed the panic sowed by the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner at home during their confrontations.
“I repeat, I love Ronaldo, I love Messi, but you can’t compare Messi and Ronaldo, insisted the former French international, visibly still marked by the Argentinian. Against Barça, we came together like an army just for Messi and we all went down together. I watch Iniesta, Busquets, Xavi, they were rotating and I didn’t get tired. But once Messi touched the ball, your pupil swelled. At that moment, you say to yourself ‘starf’Allah (God forgive me in Arabic), that’s it, he’s starting, he’s accelerating, Rami rewinds. In fact, you have to experience it to understand it. When he started to come in with the ball, to ride, we all panicked together. You always wanted to be the guy who got the ball from Messi, but it was impossible. He’s not a guy, he’s not a footballer, every time he made this damn pass between the lines while we were tightening the lines.”
