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Denis Bouanga of LAFC has called Ronaldo Nazario the best striker ever and has lauded Evander as MLS’s top player.
Denis Bouanga has called Ronaldo the best striker ever (Picture credit: AFP)
Los Angeles FC winger Denis Bouanga has said that the best striker ever in the game of football was Brazil legend Ronaldo Nazario, who went on to score 280 goals for the clubs he played and 62 more for his country and is considered to be one of the greatest footballers ever.
Speaking to GOAL, Bouanga was quizzed on the great and the current best footballers in key positions on the field.
Bouanga named Zinedine Zidane as the greatest midfielder ever, snubbing the likes of Xavi, while picking Kevin de Bruyne and Luka Modric as the current best.
Former Italian footballer Paolo Maldini was expectedly named as his greatest defender, while Arsenal’s William Saliba got the tag of the current best defender in the world.
Bouanga isn’t a fan of Messi and snubbed the latter in July while naming the best footballer in the Major Soccer League.
“I said it on Instagram, for me [Evander] is the best player in the MLS, without a doubt. He’s doing very well and I can’t wait to play with him on the field,” Bouanga said. Evander hails from Brazil as well.
Bouanga has faced five times in his career, losing to Paris Saint-Germain twice in Ligue 1 with Saint-Etienne and as many times with the Los Angeles FC against Inter Miami.
Meanwhile, Messi missed Inter Miami’s Major League soccer clash with Florida rivals Orlando on Sunday as he continues to recover from a “minor” muscle injury, coach Javier Mascherano said Saturday, August 9.
Messi, the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner, missed the club’s last Leagues Cup group stage game after suffering a “minor muscle injury” in his upper right leg in Miami’s victory over Necaxa on Saturday, August 2.
Despite the setback for Messi, Miami have been buoyed by the arrival of his Argentine compatriot Rodrigo De Paul, who scored his first goal for the Herons in a 3-1 win against Pumas UNAM that clinched their Leagues Cup quarter-final berth.
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