Endrick, a new football star recruited to Real Madrid, quoted Cristiano Ronaldo as his idol. This is also seen with Haaland, Mbappe, Saka, Vini Jr, Rodrygo, Kvara. So many young players today all state Ronaldo as an influence for them. Messi has more accolades than Ronaldo, but the only young players I can think that stated him as an influence is Julian Alvarez and Jude Bellingham. Why do you think most young players respect and admire Ronaldo more than Messi?
CR7 gives the impression that he can be emulated, even if it isn’t true. People will try to imitate him but they’ll realize that they won’t be able to, due to the fact that he is one of the greatest of all time and his talent is head and shoulders above the rest.