Source: Daily_Mail
Modric v Ronaldo - Will the Spurs star or United golden boy deliver the Cup?
The Carling Cup final puts head to head two players who were born to grace Wembley: the sumptuously gifted Cristiano Ronaldo and Luka Modric.[LNB]Manchester United[LNB]versus Tottenham [LNB]deserves to be won by a playmaker - but who is the top dog?[LNB]Sportsmail called in the boffins to compare United's multi-award-winning player of the year Ronaldo and Tottenham's £16.6million record signing from Dinamo Zagreb. [LNB]Check out the Championship Manager website, by logging on to: www.championshipmanager.co.uk[LNB]Here's what our friends at Championship Manager - the ultimate football management game - revealed...[LNB] CRISTIANO RONALDOBorn: Funchal, Portugal on February 5, 1985 (24 years old);Previous club: Sporting Lisbon;Moved to Man Utd for £12,200,000 in July 2003;International record: 62 caps, 22 goals for Portugal;Style: Tendency to head for goal, run with ball and shoot from long range.Record[LNB] [LNB] [LNB] League appearances[LNB] Goals[LNB] 2002-03[LNB]Sporting Lisbon[LNB]25[LNB]3[LNB]2003-04[LNB]Manchester United[LNB]29[LNB]4[LNB]2004-05[LNB]Manchester United[LNB]33[LNB]5[LNB]2005-06[LNB]Manchester United[LNB]33[LNB]9[LNB]2006-07[LNB]Manchester United[LNB]34[LNB]17[LNB]2007-08[LNB]Manchester United[LNB]34[LNB]31[LNB]This season[LNB]Manchester United[LNB]23[LNB]12[LNB][LNB][LNB]Caps[LNB]Goals[LNB][LNB]Portugal[LNB]62[LNB]22[LNB]TOTAL273103Games per goal =[LNB]2.650[LNB] [LNB] LUKA MODRICBorn: Zadar, Croatia on September 9, 1985 (23 years old);Previous club: Dinamo Zagreb;Moved to Spurs for £16,500,000 in July 2008;International record: 34 caps and 6 goals for Croatia;Style: Tendency to stay on feet, bomb around, shoot when one-on-one with goalkeeper, look to release others and pass forward.Record [LNB] [LNB] League appearances[LNB] Goals[LNB] 2003-04[LNB]Zrinski Mostar[LNB]22[LNB]8[LNB]2004-05[LNB]Inter Zapresic[LNB]18[LNB]4[LNB]2004-05[LNB]Dinamo Zagreb[LNB]6[LNB]0[LNB]2005-06[LNB]Dinamo Zagreb[LNB]32[LNB]8[LNB]2006-07[LNB]Dinamo Zagreb[LNB]30[LNB]6[LNB]2007-08[LNB]Dinamo Zagreb[LNB]25[LNB]13[LNB]This season[LNB]Tottenham Hotspur[LNB]25[LNB]2[LNB][LNB][LNB]Caps[LNB]Goals[LNB][LNB]Croatia[LNB]34[LNB]6[LNB]TOTAL19247Games per goal =[LNB]4.086[LNB] Championship Manager attributes Close control: But how else do Modric (left) and Ronaldo compare?[LNB] [LNB] LUKA MODRIC CRISTIANO RONALDO 80Passing8690Creativity9582Vision8183Long shots8090First touch9271Movement8886Dribbling9875Pace9473Crossing8272Acceleration9380Balance98 [LNB] Check out the Championship Manager website, by logging on to: www.championshipmanager.co.uk[LNB] Pavlyuchenko bombshell - I dream of playing for United and Berbatov is an 'arrogant snob', says Spurs striker Roman[LNB]Spurs 4 United 2: Rivals aiming to be in seventh heaven at Sunday showdown[LNB]CARLING CUP FINAL SPECIAL: They've met before .. a trip down sport's memory lane with Manchester United and Spurs[LNB]MANCHESTER UNITED FC NEWS FROM ACROSS THE NET[LNB]TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR FC NEWS FROM ACROSS THE NET[LNB][LNB] [LNB]
