Anderson has its say on Replacing Messi or Replacing Ronaldo
Anderson has its say on Replacing Messi or Replacing Ronaldo Former Barcelona striker Sonny Anderson says Lionel Messi will be phenomenally difficult to replace - harder than it was for him to fill the boots of Ronaldo. The former Brazil international arrived at Barca in 1997 as a replacement for his countryman Ronaldo, who left the club that summer to join Inter, but struggled to escape from the shadow of the future Real Madrid star. "It's complicated,” said Anderson told Goal of his time at Camp Nou. “For me, it was a very difficult time because when I arrived, I cost more money than Ronaldo and the fans expected from me a similar performance. "Ronaldo was a unique player and the fans didn't know much about me because I played in France. After Messi leaves, the player who replaces the No.10 shirt at Barcelona will have an even more difficult time of it than I did "I already said at the time, I did not come to replace Ronaldo because it was a ...