English Premier League analyst and journalist, Andy Gray, has claimed that Barcelona’s Lionel Messi would struggle to adapt to play in the English Premier League.
When Gray was asked by co-presenter Richard Keys whether or not he felt Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo would be able to score the same number of goals in the EPL, Gray stated that the Argentine international would “struggle in a cold night at the Britiannia Stadium”, referring to the home of top-flight side Stoke City. He added that “Barcelona would struggle in the EPL as they’ve never played the likes of Stoke.”
Gray later went onto say that La Liga lacks the depth that the Premier League has, suggesting that both Ronaldo and Messi would struggle to score consistently.
Perhaps Gray has forgotten that Ronaldo netted a whopping 31 goals in 34 matches during the 2007-08 season with Manchester United.
To add insult to injury, Gray finished his remarks by saying that Ronaldo “would not be the player that he is today had he not played in English football”.
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