Barcelona legend Cruyff: Ronaldo doesn't inspire teammates

Over the Summer the pair was spotted vacationing in the Bahamas whereCristiano Jr. could be seen doing tricks with the soccer ball on the beach. "That is why you must look at things differently, looking at the details".

"They're completely different", he added.

However, he did admit it is hard to compare the three-time Ballon d'Orwinner's qualities with another of hisex-colleagues, Barcelona's Lionel Messi.

The award has been won by Messi and Ronaldo in the past seven years, with Messi having won it four times. The Portuguese now stands level with theMadrid great on 323 goals for the club, but he's been far from his very best on a consistent basis so far this campaign. "He'll never be the kind of player whowill create the team or make the team play well", said the Dutchman.

"I've always liked smaller, more technically gifted players because I wasone", he explained at the Aspire4Sport Congress in Berlin.

The 30-year-old is on yet another scoring streak, where he has nine goals in his last six games for Real Madrid.

The Malmo defender Anton Tinnerholm was left unmoved by the chance to swap shirts with Cristiano Ronaldo after the Real Madridforward scored twice in theirChampions League meeting. "As a player, not as a goalscorer, although he scores many goals".

"For me there is a big difference between being a great player and a goal scorer", he said. Considering that both Ronaldo and Messi play the same sport in the same league.