Yeah, don’t get me wrong Titi is the king of the PL but Ronaldo for like 2-3 years was insane.
I think him, Bale and Suarez are probably the three forwards where games sometimes didn’t even feel fair.
I guess Hazard could be another, had he not played for Chelsea I think he’d be able to essentially do what they did more frequently.
His very influence on the pitch in both of those seasons mentioned rivals Henry’s best seasons.
How he came back from the World Cup in 06 where it looked for all the world like he’d be ousted out of Manchester United, took on the juggernaut that was Chelsea and won the league and proceeded to win the double the season after is, frankly, mind-boggling. That’s not to mention just how frighteningly (and frustratingly!) skillful he was back then.
I don’t think there was anything remarkable in what he did in 07, in terms of best individual seasons in the PL.
Again, I don’t think in 2008, obviously his best PL season, he was on the level of some of Henry’s best seasons, or Suarez in 2014…
This might be surprising and unpopular, but for me Bale was also more impressive in 2013 that Ronaldo ever was in the PL.
I suppose the original quote you had in this is that Ronaldo wasn’t anywhere near Henry. He might not have been at Henry’s level (I do agree with this), but he was near. In those 2 seasons, most definitely.
I agree with @DavidHillier here… CR7 was absolutely close to Henry’s level in those two seasons. He was incredible. He was a complete player around those times.
I’d put him (06-08), Suarez (13-14) and Henry (02-05) as probably the very three highest peaks any players hit in the PL.