Sunderland winger, Simon Adingra has jokingly mentioned that he’s higher than Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, Softfootball reviews.
Each gamers are arguably one of the best gamers in world soccer. Their numbers are virtually unattainable to match and between them they share 14 Ballon D’Or, six for Ronaldo and eight for the mercurial Argentine Messi. Adingra who made his debut for Sunderland within the 3-0 win over West Ham United would hope to get to the degrees of Ronaldo and Messi sometime.
Chatting with FIFA in an interview shared on their official media, Adingra says he really appears to be like as much as each gamers however individuals again dwelling in Ivory Coast jokingly say he’s higher. He mentioned:
Again dwelling, individuals usually say, ‘You’re higher than Messi’ (laughs). Thoughts you, it’s solely a joke. Typically they inform me, ‘You’re higher than Ronaldo’ (laughs). Ronaldo and Messi are the 2 greatest gamers on the earth. I look as much as them each.
Adingra is presently with the nationwide staff taking part in within the FIFA World Cup qualifiers. The Sunderland winger created the objective as Côte d’Ivoire beat Burundi 1-0 on Friday. They face Gabon on Tuesday as they battle for the highest of the group. He mentioned:
The match in opposition to Burundi was vastly vital for us as a result of Gabon had moved to the highest of the group, which meant it was a must-win recreation. We managed to do it, which makes us really feel extra settled.
Now we’re targeted on the match in Gabon. As a squad, we all know it received’t be a simple match as a result of we’re taking part in away, however we’re specializing in our strengths. Our gamers are used to the strain of taking part in in extremely aggressive leagues and decisive matches, which is able to assist us when the time comes. I’m certain it’ll all work out. [In the first leg] it was all concerning the small particulars. We’ll must maintain our heads within the recreation as a result of they’re taking part in at dwelling in entrance of their followers. It’s as much as us to push for the three factors.
Côte d’Ivoire are bidding to qualify for the World Cup for the primary time since 2014.
