Cristiano Ronaldo seemed to be improving his tendency to dive last season, but the long break out seems to have put him back where he started again. Whilst usually under some contact (if you ignore that embarrassing leap against Chelsea a few weeks back), he has been guilty of going to ground too easily and over-acting when facing the challenge.
Ronaldo has today responded to claims that he is a diving, insisting that all the best players in the World are labelled in the same way, as the only way to stop them is to foul them.
“A diver? I don’t want to talk about that because I don’t agree,” said Ronaldo. “If you want to talk about ‘divers’ you will talk about all the best players in the world. They are the most difficult players to stop, so they provoke fouls.”
However much the media and attention might have gone to Ronaldo’s head, it’s good to know that he still knows who’s boss.
“Did I ask to play against Celtic? No, I have never dared to question my coach’s choices, and I will never dare,” he added. “If he believes I have to stay on the bench, I respect that, even if it is difficult to accept. Am I not able to play two matches in a row in one week? When you don’t play for such a long time, on the contrary you need to play to find full fitness again.”
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Diver ? Sometimes BUT he’s also the most-fouled player in the EPL. I guess it’s all a matter of what-goes-around-comes-around.
I can see his point tbh.
Take the bolton penalty that shouldn’t have been . it was a rare fair tackle but it was not a dive but the media were quick to say it was when it wasn’t.
Where did ronaldo learn “on the contrary”??
But he does a have a point yeah. I do sometimes cringe when he goes over.
But he does receive some awful tackles. Phil Nevilles last week, and the tackle v West Ham.. i can’t remember who it was but Ronaldo was by the corner flag and he had to jump over the West Ham player who came charging at him.
I believe that was Ilunga unitedgirl
Most of the time he jumps out of the way to avoid collision. Most ppl see the lack of contact as diving.
People only talk about diving when its Ronnie
If its Gerrard, Torres, Fabregas, Adebayor, Drogba, Cole, nobody mentions it.
Wonder why…
He is saying the right things, doing the right things and i fear he ll win us over only to be…..
Hope not though.:-|
Shit.
I know what you mean ‘Firestarter’,but look at it like this….If he does win us over again, it must mean he would of had to put in some more huge performances for us like last season, with goals galore and the rest, which can only be a good thing for us. Whether he stays or goes in the future, no one really knows, but as long as he does the business for us in the Red while he’s here, we’ll have to accept that. It’s better to have loved and lost…
I know that but at the end of the season i don’t want to go through the ‘saga’ again.