Marcel Desailly on Ronaldo

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??? Marcel Desailly on Ronaldo:“In the history of football, there are a small number of people who were the best of their generation. There is of course Pelé, then there is Maradona, but then there was Ronaldo.

I played for Milan when he played for Inter. The only time I saw Paolo Maldini worried was when we played against Ronaldo. He told me all the time: "Marcel stay next to me, I need your help.

There have to be two of us on him. If he takes the bullet he will escape and we won't see him again." Ronaldo was fantastic, a magician. We were all speechless when he touched the ball. The entire stadium held its breath. It was the first time I saw that.

He really didn't have a chance with his repeated injuries. Probably, they took away 70% of his abilities. Without injuries, he would have done what he wanted.”

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