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Yesterday the sports World got up on its feet for Cristiano Ronaldo who trended Worldwide after a spectacular performance capped by two goals in Manchester United's 2-2 draw with Italian Side Atlanta in Italy.

Ronaldo has of course been on a fine scoring form since he joined United, and has rescued or won some very vital points for them this season already. However, there has been some games where his overall contribution has been criticized, but are largely silenced due to his ability to make match winning contributions with his goals.

Contribution to a team is often very subjective depending on the role/task assigned to that player. However, in any team sport, anyone who does possess an ability to score automatically makes themselves priority picks for any game.

Merely looking at the FIFA World Footballer of the year award list, it features a slew of attackers/people who can score goals at will. Players who contribute in other ways such as Defensively or with leadership roles are rarely considered. The last defender to be considered for the top award for instance was Fabio Cannavaro in 2006 after a spectacular performance by Italy on the way to winning the World Cup.

This is in my opinion because of the immediate impact scoring goals bring, which makes it a lot easier to assess and quantify compared to value which is mostly subjective. Praise for a great defense cannot be easily heaped down to a single person for instance, as individuals can play exceptionally well and yet a few lapses from other players will still let in goals, rendering the entire defensive unit inept.

The best form of defense has always been to attack, and sports shows us that greatly. It also isn't limited to soccer, as most of the top prospects in the NBA for instance are judged mostly by how many points they contribute, rebounds and assists are merely secondary.

Even for individual sports like Freestyle Wrestling, boxing and mixed martial arts, the more technically gifted fighters who know how to score points are usually superior to fighters considered one trick ponies with one major attribute in their arsenal like power or speed. We saw this prime example in the Deontay Wilder Vs Tyson Fury Trilogy with the more technical boxer coming out on top.

Conclusion

In the end the scoreline and ability to influence the final result is what performance matrices are based on, hence that accordingly generates the most attention because only the results will be remembered and rewarded at the end of the day. Other contributions do matter a great deal but if they cannot somehow synchronize themselves on how to make points on the offensive end, they are bound to be forgotten.

Only way to win is to score.