Modric v Ronaldo - Will the Spurs star or United golden boy deliver the Cup?

Published: 27 Feb 2009 - 17:51:53

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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. Manchester United versus Tottenham deserves to be won by a playmaker - but who is the top dog? 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. Check out the Championship Manager website, by logging on to: www.championshipmanager.co.uk Here's what our friends at Championship Manager - the ultimate football management game - revealed... 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 League appearances Goals 2002-03 Sporting Lisbon 25 3 2003-04 Manchester United 29 4 2004-05 Manchester United 33 5 2005-06 Manchester United 33 9 2006-07 Manchester United 34 17 2007-08 Manchester United 34 31 This season Manchester United 23 12 Caps Goals Portugal 62 22 TOTAL273103Games per goal = 2.650 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 League appearances Goals 2003-04 Zrinski Mostar 22 8 2004-05 Inter Zapresic 18 4 2004-05 Dinamo Zagreb 6 0 2005-06 Dinamo Zagreb 32 8 2006-07 Dinamo Zagreb 30 6 2007-08 Dinamo Zagreb 25 13 This season Tottenham Hotspur 25 2 Caps Goals Croatia 34 6 TOTAL19247Games per goal = 4.086 Championship Manager attributes Close control: But how else do Modric (left) and Ronaldo compare? LUKA MODRIC CRISTIANO RONALDO 80Passing8690Creativity9582Vision8183Long shots8090First touch9271Movement8886Dribbling9875Pace9473Crossing8272Acceleration9380Balance98 Check out the Championship Manager website, by logging on to: www.championshipmanager.co.uk Pavlyuchenko bombshell - I dream of playing for United and Berbatov is an 'arrogant snob', says Spurs striker Roman Spurs 4 United 2: Rivals aiming to be in seventh heaven at Sunday showdown CARLING CUP FINAL SPECIAL: They've met before .. a trip down sport's memory lane with Manchester United and Spurs MANCHESTER UNITED FC NEWS FROM ACROSS THE NET TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR FC NEWS FROM ACROSS THE NET