Cristiano Ronaldo has today claimed that he watches Manchester United play on the telly whenever he can and is always chuffed to see us do well.
“Every time I can I try to watch United’s games on television,” said Ronaldo. “I still like to know what’s happening at Old Trafford. And despite being at Real I’m always happy when I know when United have won.”
He has also spoken in praise of International team mate Nani, who has been given more opportunities in the first team since Ronaldo left.
“I’ve also seen Nani is playing much more than he was last season when I was there,” he added. “That’s good for him and he will benefit from that. Now he has more opportunities he will be able to show the fans just how great a player he is. We still speak regularly on the phone and it’s good to see United’s fans are starting to appreciate him more. Nani is an excellent player. There’s a lot more to come from him and I’m sure that in a few years he will be amongst the best players in the world.”
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i have to say i dont nani ever been one of the best players in the world, hopefully ill be wrong
good to hear that ron still watches united, the team spirit seems to have improved a lot on last season without him.
That wanker still betrayed us fans by saying he was gonna stay… I can’t give a fuck about him! He’s only watching to see how Nani is doing and that’s pretty shit at the moment!
Wouldn’t mind having Ronnie back at OT tbh. He’s scoring for fun nowadays.
If he is to return to OT i’m sure he’ll get an immense reception. Compared to the argie midget, Ronaldo has only had nothing but praise for United since he left for Madrid.
I got respect 4u ron,dats coz u respect da worlds greatest club!
Tevez: bad
Ronaldo: good
I have to admit that if you had asked me two campaigns ago… I wouldn’t have predicted this.
Ronaldo has proven himself again in Spain. As happy as I am with the current squad. Let’s just all admit it. We kind of miss “our tosser”.
I dont have any problem with Ronaldo
loved having him at United
never taught he was gonna stay forever
but in the next 3 maybe 4 seasons id take the guy back to a warm welcome
has said more good things about united since he left than he did when he was on the pay role which stands for the type of man he is
deep down i hope he realises what he left behind at man united and one day returns… hopefully before he gets too old like when he is 26.. i say two seasons at madrid and then come home ronny before your own fans start booing u… to the fans that always loved u even when u didn’t deserve to be
We all knew Ron was going to leave at sometime.. he went when Sir Alex said it was time to go (as opposed to people like Robinho).. he was a great player for the club, I hope he gets a good reception if and when we play the Virus
Its nice to hear, but im happy with him out of the club.
i was hoping he screws up big time in La Liga, forcing Real to sell him back to us at a cheaper price. guess it’s not meant to be
he has played 5 games this season scoring 7 goals.. He is just unreal! the best player in the world but Rooney isnt far from it
And we are starting much better than last season so probably this was just best for all
i guess we will miss im the most in the later stages in the champions league
Legend
i think we should congragulate ronnie.he created a record by becoming the first M<adrid player to score in his first four League games. 7 goals in 5 games is a flying start.Poor kaka is being overshadowed big time.
anyways i have always liked Ronnie and always will.what he did for the club cannot be forgotten.
A.I.G.
Poor Kaka??
that guy doesnt give a fuck
Most had the wrong impression of Ronaldo. He is not the bad wolf that most tried to make him out. He’s gone and we still have plenty of diving going on even more so. Since he’s gone we have had more peace from the press who had a love/hate relation with him but they seem to miss him now. The English Premier League lost its shine without him as for us yes we lookto have better team spirit and are playing quite well with Rooney doing excellent as main central striker, Fletch is fast becoming the new version of Roy Keane, Giggsie looks 20 years young and playing like he is, Michael Owen will give us a much better return then Tevez did without the constant moaning and fibbing and he gives us a different option. All in all things seem to be going very well for us and Sunday’s last gasp victory against shitty showed that none of the spirit has left, the will to win is very much alive and kicking.
Ronaldo will always be in my heart as an ex-player who help us win trophies.
Viva Ronaldo!…but only until we play Real in the CL knockout stages. I still harbours hopes that at 29 or 30, he’ll come back to us..
ghtt
kaka is a pretty good player but i have always felt Messi and Ron are better than him.Even in 2007 when he was the Player of the year it as only because he scored 3 goals against a depleted United defence.
Ronaldo and Messi have always been better.Probably the fact that he plays for Brazil may have something to dowith it.
Ronny has good competition though.Messi too has scored 5 goals in the first 4 games.will be a good battle between them
Ah, good luck to him.
It’s good he has nice things to say about utd, he could just say nothing.
we had good service from him and got £80m.
Maybe one day he will return.
don- bet u were like me mate singing viva ronaldo ot OT at every oppurtunity i could get, the only difference is i respect and appreciate evrything he did for us, u cant start calling the man a cunt just coz hes moved on, i know he acted like a cunt azt times but this man is a pure genious! its worked like i said to a pal that wayne would be on fire this season, and hey united allways start slow so we guna run riot when we get proper in the zone! 4 in a row, THATS WHY WE,RE CHAMPIONS
@Don : i completely disagree. Ron watches United play and not Nani in particular. Ron was sometimes moody but he gave his all to the club. maybe it was Fergie who told to tell him he was staying with us so that the media would not be a distraction. i respect Ron for all the sweet memories he gave me.
Manchester United Legend or not, he’s proving that he’s still up there as the Best Player inb the World. Think that Fergie can take alot of credit for that.
A class player who did much for us. That has to be remembered. It’s good that he speaks fondly of the club. Maybe a return at some point in the future ?
Whilst saying hello to my old friend Franco Mizzi I would like to say that I’ m very happy for Ronnie that he is doing well and I’m much happier that he left. Thanks for your service Ron. Piriod !!!!!!!!
The people saying they hate Ronaldo are bitter and need to grow up. He’s a bona fide United legend. Perhaps not on the same pedestal as the likes of Giggs, Keane, Robson, Cantona, but still worthy of adulation all the same. Wonderful player during his time here. I think the only reason he said he would “stay” is to stop the media asking constant questions, SAF would have already known he was leaving as did his team-mates.
lads fuck him… he is as bad as Tevez!!! he said he was going to stay.. the interview he gave with himself before the CL final in Roma he said he wanted to stay in Manchester.. He fucking lied to us and made fools of us all!!! alright ill give him he has said all the right things since he left, but the summer after we won the CL against Chelsea!! him and that prick Blatter tried to make the club look bad!! united > ronaldo…. if they get far enough in the CL the season to play against us im sure Rooney still has a score to settle with him for getting him sent off.. I hope he goes through him for a short-cut.
As much as i would love to see him back i dobut it’ll happen . Unfortunately for us it looks like he is probably on his way to becoming a Madrid Legend. Would glady wellcome him back though. Hope he gets a standing ovation from OT when he comes back with Madrid. Show that little Argie fucker the right way to behave.
also his attitude when subbed against the bitters last season was dam right disrespectful towards SAF… that was the moment he lost all respect from me. the differance between him and rooney when he was subbed in the CL last week was you could tell rooney was pissed off at himself for not scoring…while ronaldo in the game against the bitters was pissed of at SAF you could tell by him he taught he was bigger and better then SAF and united… fuck him.. good riddance to bad rubbish!!!
@Mopbucket
what re you saying? rooney said he wanted to stay so that he could concentrate on football.that was the only question he was asked every time.if you had some sense you would have very well known that he was going to leave United at some stage in the near future. all that talk was so that he could concentrate on football. Ronaldo always wanted to playe very minute of every game like rooney.he always wanted to score a nd was in contention for the golden boot.
He has always respected SAf and looked on him as a father figure.what are you saying? He is the only person whom SAf has never said a word against despite all the things that happened in the summer of 2008. Why? because SAF knew that Ronaldo respected him and knew that Ronnie’s reason were genuine
sorry.i meant ronny and not rooney in that first sentence.
If eva i com across Cristiano Ronaldo again,i will 10q him 4 d memories,if i eva i meet Tevez,i may get arrested.
Ronnie is a united legend, don’t deny it.
Even though Tevez has gone down in my estimation I certainly wont forget some of the good things he did (unlike some people).
Sometimes the opinions on here are intolerable.
lol!@mopbucket
learn the difference
first of all one went to manchester city out of choice and after just two years. thats mainly why the fans don’t like tevez
secondly, one has not stopped slagging of the manager and the club that made. thats another reason why the fans don’t like the tevez
thirdly, while i expected them both to lie as they can’t admit they wanted to leave in the middle of the season or they would have been hammered by fans, saf, press etc, one took it one step too far by turning the fans against SAF, by moaning in the press how it was all SAF’s fault and how he just wanted a contract when all along he was in discussions with City!
Adopted Scouser 10
That must be the 100th time you must have said that.i remember having read that comment quite a few times before
AIG. good point well put… but the media didnt just start asking them questions by themself they got wind of it from somewhere.. from Ronaldo? his agent? (now please forgive me I dont like using the following as an example) his mother holding a picture of him superimposed into a RM kit… the summer of 2008 what he did to the club with blatter satating that he was being treated like a slave.. now I’ve no problem with someone wanting to play from the team that they follow (god knows if lets say I played for RM and united came in for me I’d ask to leave as I’m sure you would too) But there is the right way to go about it and he didnt and because of that our club was always in the paper for the wrong reasons. Now I’m also sure that you also believe like me that Rooney has really come into his own since Ronaldo left? but could you imagine Rooney acting like that if say Everton came in for him? (thats if you imagine that say in 5 years time Everton have become world beaters, you know what i mean?? I’m just saying this to make a point) my point being there are the right ways to go about things and the wrong way. Believe me when i say he has behaved right since he left saying all the right things but the way he acted before he left cost him his United legend status.
Talk about media obession with Ronaldo…Isn’t he sweet still looking out for us ol timers.
Also, he must be off his tits if he thinks Nani will be any better than mediocre one day.
Heres What I think: http://onemanunited.wordpress.com/2009/09/25/im-still-a-manchester-united-supporter-cristiano-ronaldo/#more-231
Ronaldo has give us a lot! Madrid need a player who can do everything by him self, United don’t! I’m happy for him & wish him the best!
“Without Ronaldo We’re a team” Guess who said that!
@Mopbucket
I agree he went about it the wrong way but that should not take too much gloss over all that he achieved at the club.he was really brilliant in the knockout stages of the Champions League and improved as the season went on.you can probably understand his reasons.after all he had won everything there was to be won and never disrespected any team mate or the fans or SAf.
Rooney will never act like that because he plays for the biggest club in the world and is English.His family is in England too.
Ronaldo’s family is in Portugal and it is nearer from Madrid.Plus he is Portugese not English.Thats why he left and wanted to be nearer to his family.But atleast he helped us win all those trophies and did not run away like a coward in 2006 when he had the chance.I respect him for that.Plus we got a world recored transfer fee.
By the way Ronaldo is scoring for fun in Spain, the defenders look so scared of him every time he gets the ball.. apart from 2 teams the Spanish league looks very poor
Ronnie will and is tearing the shite Spanish defences to shreds. Fair play if he meant this or indeed said it. Since when has he called us United? Used to be ” Manchester”.
Sorry Grammer mistake in my 1st Comment, Let me re-write it!
Heres What I think: http://onemanunited.wordpress.com/2009/09/25/im-still-a-manchester-united-supporter-cristiano-ronaldo/#more-231
Ronaldo gave us a lot in his time here! R.Madrid needs a player who can do everything by him self, United don’t! I’m happy for him & wish him the best!
“Without Ronaldo We’re a team” Guess who said that!
A great United player . A legend? No.
AIG.. believe me I do understand that he would want to be closer to his family but (I’m looking for a link to the interview) he said he was a childhood fan of Benficia but again that should be over looked as I’ll use the same argument that I used when Benzema joined RM when I was arguing with my dipper supporting brother in law (who believed that failing to sign him signaled the end for United (I still have a text from him saying that and I got great pleasure in sending it back to him after little micky scored on sunday)).. He was always going to go there as he grew up watching the original glacticos… I’d never begrudge him that.. But his attitude before he left was disgraceful after his was subbed against shitty last season I’m sorry that was it as far as I was concerned… yes he got us €94m and we got a free striker from it (no I’m not talking about owen I’m talking about Rooney) we also got one of the most important things for the club and everyone is talking about it and that is team harmony!! I am one of those that think the word legend is said to much about players thses days and I do not believe that someone who was a disruptive infulance in the dressing room deserves the words united legend after his name.
The idea that we are a better team without Ronaldo, its absolute tosh.
King Eric, absolutely spot on.
@King Eric
Ofcoure he was a legend! How many winger did u see score 42 goals in one season? and at his age (23 when he score so many goals!)
mopbucket
fairpoint mate.but somehow irrespective of all that i have always had a soft spot for Ronny.maybe thats the reason.but i agree with what you are saying
onemanunited.wordpress
Ronny is a legend from the football point of view.but to be a true legend the fans have to like you.on 21st may 2008 ronny was on course to becominga legenad but then he himself fucked it up massively.a legend is a player who conducts himself with dignity on and off the pitch.Unfortunately ronny lsot it in the summer of 2008.
However, if you go on manutd.com you will see that he is included in legends
AIG.. dont get me wrong I love Ronaldo the player but not the person.. any player that can more or less win the PL and CL single handed is a United great but he does fall short in being a legend.. good talking to you mate…..
A legend does not desperately want to leave the club and call himself a slave when he isn’t granted his wish, simply being a great player does not make him a legend, on the flip G Nev is not a great player but a legend, it is their feeling for the club and the fans which elevate him to that status.
@mopbucket.
same here mate.good to hear your opinions.your reasoning is very logical and i respect your opinion.good talking to you too.
guys ronaldo has done us again a big favour by mAking rooney a dangerous striker.whether u like or hate ronaldo u have to accept that he made united to win more trophies.i think nani can be a great player.
fergie should give that lad more time.
off topic.hargo back in a month.
thats great news.
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11667_5581665,00.html
@ AIG…… WWWOOOOOOHHHHOOOOOOOOOOO
Like many, I was pissed off at Ronaldo.
Now the shit storm has blown over I can appreciate him! I hope if we ever get drawn against Real Madrid the team gets boo’ed but the man gets cheered
Mopbucket – Ronnie wasn’t a disruptive influence in the dressing room – I don’t know where you got that from! All the players in mentioning Ronaldo have said what a great lad he was to havin in the dressing room. It was only ever RVN he didn’t get on with. Also it is worth thinking about Ronnie’s media interviews in Spain and Portugal, where he tells about being with his dad before he died, and his Dad told him that he had a vivid dream that Ronnie would wear the Real Madrid shirt, and he was DESTINED to play for them. Ronnie believed as his Dad did, that it was his destiny to play for Real M. He promised his dad that if the opportunity arose he would fulfil his dads prophecy and his dream. I think it is admirable that we got him to stay for another year – because HE LOVED SAF AS A FATHER! Do you not think he could have refused to play for us if he was so minded. But he was minded to grant SAF his wish of another year for him at OT. He put his all in for us, as Tevez did when he played for us, but Tevez never understood our club history, never understood SAF, and never respected our great club at all. That is why he can so easily badmouth SAF and does not understand greatness in a man of SAF’s calibre, showing none of the respect he was demanding of our club management and fans. Ronnie is far greater in character and ability than Tevez – end of!
Ronaldo – I salute you mate! You have an insight into looking ahead and seeing that a player like Nani can be a future world great. We share that sentiment – Viva Viva Nani!
isaidso
Agree to some extent but i guess that depends on the thinking of the person . some people say ronny spoilt his status at the club in the summer of 2008. some like me and probably you who have a soft spot for ronny will look more at the brighter side.i certainly will miss him a lot.I look at this team and if we are in the same position going to porto in a CL Quarter Final as we were this year i frankly cant see anyone else doing what ronny did.he was special and we have to give him credit for that.probably he should have handled matters with greater care off the field.but he was always friendly with all players and had formed a brilliant understanding with rooney.those 2 were deadly together.
no matter what people say…no matter what his attitude when he in the club and after he left he will always be LEGEND…first Manchester United player to win the FIFA world player of the year…what else Ronaldo got to do to be recognised as our LEGEND…
For all this sweet word he said toward the club…how he love the club…how he love the fan…how he love the manager…I dont care if he didnt meant any of that…because meant or not he said the right thing…not whinging and moaning like some our ex player…you know who
aigalexisgod – I agree mate, but we have to remember that Ronnie came out and publically admitted that he had behaved wrongly in his naivety of thought during that summer. He kept on apologising for his wrongdoing. He knew he wasn’t flavour of the season anymore, but he didn’t make a big fuss about it, recognising the fans weren’t as much behind him because he had gone about things in the wrong way. He won back support by getting his head down, and winning games for us, which otherwise would have been lost!.
by the way AIG…the king of Midfield…Hargo is back…Wooohoooo
I have a lot of respect for Ronaldo, he obviously thinks very fondly of Ferguson and Man Utd as a club. We have to understand his point of view. If you were him playing in Spain and your dream had always been to play in England for your favorite team, Man Utd, then you would probably do whatever it takes to make that dream come true.
We knew he was never going to stay forever with us. He had a great time at the club and I’m very thankful for that. We also made history by selling him for that ridiculous amount of money. It was a win win situation for both parties, Ronaldo and Man Utd.
If we would play against Real Madrid this season I wouldn’t boo Ronaldo. Tevez however is a whole other story….
fooart9
I am excited too.just hope the final part of his rehab goes well and we get to watch the best of hargo.i personally feel he and essien are the best defensive mids in the world.he was the key to our sucess in the CL and he was one of the main reasons our record against the big teams was so good in 2007-08 as compared to last year.not to forget his penalty and free kick taking ability.he is a class act.just hope he gets back to his best soon.fletch and harcg will dominate any midfield
Good on him. It is ashame that he handled his transfer request a year ago extremly badly, tainnting his relationship with fans. I still think he should have given us two more seasons and become a trye legend at United.
isaidso
good point.ronny did make up for it in that interview and though he was poor by his standards when the season started(maybe because of the surgery after the Euros) he made up for it in the 2nd half of the season especially in the Champions League
Ronnie has scored 7. Benzema has scored 1!! Forty million for that cunt? No thanks.
Boys lets not forget Wazza has scored 7 this season also.
Stephen – Hi mate. Ain’t heard from you all week. Spot on about Gary “Legend” Nev.
I have no problem with Ronaldo.
Numerous statements from the man himself indicated he would be with us for longer, but the timing on a number of fronts meant the move was ideal. Perez had money to burn, we had lost a Champions League final. They were circumstances that were representative of an allowance for change.
His petulance and arrogance, as much as they annoyed me at times, were always negated by two key facts:
1) He always said he’d be leaving for Madrid.
2) Those characteristics always pissed little Englanders off more than they did United fans, making them strangely endearing at times.
Great comments from Ronaldo. I didn’t think he would dtart delivering so soon for Real. He could be on his way to scoring 40+ goals again.
As far as the Legend debate is concerned, i am sorry, but he isn’t. He might have been awesome in the last 3 years, but i have a different definition for the word legend. If Ronaldo is a legend, Giggs is a God. Players like Robson, Charlton, Law, Best and Giggs are legends. Players who stuck with the club for many years, even through the bad times. Ronnie is a great, but he won’t be a United legend.
How many of you think roy keane is a man utd legend? Almost everybody, right? IMO there should be no disagreement amongst fans when a player is called a legend. There would be no disagreement if Ryan Giggs or Eric Cantonna is called a legend. But 4/10 seems to disagree about ronaldo being a man utd legend. So I don’t think he could be called a man utd legend.
Sorry
Couldn’t care less for Ronaldo
He had a dream – Real Madrid
Nobody wanted to deny him that dream but the way he treated us last year – especially as it was the 50th anniversary of Munich and then this year when he said that he is never going to leave “his father figure and family,” was and always will be the highest insult that a player has ever had the nerve to commit.
We knew that he always wanted to play in Madrid and truth be told none of us wanted him not to have the opportunity. All we asked as fans was that Ronaldo stayed loyal to Manchester United and that he stayed on until he was old enough to make the move – because at present his age was such that he had time on his side to keep on playing for Utd a while yet.
The fact that he just wanted to leave OT for them lot means that he just played his way out of here. That is hard to take knowing what he did for the club. But after everything if all he saw was the white shirt then he was out of order.
It begins with the red shirt, it ends with the red shirt. Ronaldo left us knowing that he never wanted to be here. For all his brilliance, he was deeply flawed for not respecting the club and manager that put him where he is now.
It is sad when I write this. Looking at him now means nothing though, anyone noticed that he was more powerful and symbolic in a red shirt than a white shirt? All we have are memories – but they are tainted because yes he was brilliant but although his football was here, his head and his heart were in Madrid. For that he will never be a legend – he will be a player that was a part of Manchester United’s history. No more, no less.
Look to Ryan Giggs for Legendary status. Look to Roy Keane who no matter how he left – inspired his team and fans to want more. Look to Solskjaer for his love and desire of the club. Look to Scholes for the way he has always conducted himself without an agent – for his passion and no nonsense approach to just want to play for Utd. Look at Neville and his kid like enthusiasm for the club. Look to Wellbeck for the future.
Manchester United sells itself
Real Madrid need Ronaldo to sell it
That is the difference
P.s.
Look to Cantona – left in his prime yet even now after all these years he holds a light only to OT. What did Ronaldo do?
Score goals to run away to Madrid – good luck then – we move on – we are Manchester United
I miss him.Not in the sense that we can’t survive without him,but it was nice having a great player everyone loved to hate except us.
Good luck Ronnie,but seriously,if he could do well here, it wouldn’t take a genius to predict that he’ll do well in the la liga at a relatively slower pace.Seriously,the defenders there don’t even dare to try tackling him when he’s charging at speed.Here,they were just stopping him in his tracks with tonnes of fouls.
It was a pleasant departure i should say.Despite his false words towards the end,everything’s nice.And i’ll always remember his moments at OT.
@MG
Cantona is in different class…
He is not a man…hes Cantona
For Ronaldo Legend debate i dont know…just like the Nike love him or hate him campaign…its matter of one opinion…i certainly regard him as one of our LEGEND…maybe for some fan not…but certainly hes not in the same class as the three musketeers…SCHOLESY,NEVILLE and GIGGSY…three of them defined Manchester United…
@AIG
Before this indeed Essien and Hargo are the best holding midfielder in the league but now they are new king in that area…FLETCHER…
Im excited…Fletcher and Hargo can replace one another in the big game…
Ljajic and Gibbo will dominate in the cup competition…
Essien Hargo holders? I always classed them both as box to box players, Mascherano and the overrated Makelele are holders simply because they lack the ability to do anything else, Essien, Fletch and Hargo offer more, but maybe I am old fashioned lol.
I loved having Ronnie here, but to be honest I never expected him to stay. I think the fact he gave Fergie last season when he could well have left durin the summer was enough. Even if we got “Ronaldo lite” last term, that’s still loads better than many other teams could ever hope to field.
I think his ego was too big for Manchester, he needed the glitz and glam of Madrid. Although I must say he really has been class since he left, and I would certainly take him back.
Comparing Ronnie and Tevez, it shows the class of our club that CR7 has shown us such respect since he left and really does seem to have genuine fond thoughts of United. Then the wanker Tevez, with the serial rapist touch, bitches because he wasn’t good enough for a regular spot on the squad. Ronnie did us one more favor by fetching us a cool £80 million. Should he want to return I’d take him.
I thought that CR would stay at UTD because of the Nike connection but TheVirus trumped that ! In financial terms, UTD were blown out of the water – not only did TheVirus almost double the previous record-fee they paid for Zidane but they were able to do that with an interest-free loan. (I know, they broke the Zizou fee a few days earlier with the Kaka signing but only a pedant would get hung up on that.)
The first time I saw Ronaldo was his cameo/debut against Bolton and it was like seeing Georgie Best all over again – the skill, the courage, the self-belief, and the sheer excitement. Of course, CR was a different player in a different time but he has matured into a formidable player – very different from, but just as good as, Lionel Messi and much, much better than Kaka. Indeed, I would rate Ronaldo ahead of Messi because of his extraordinary heading ability. Watching him tear through the Spanish defences – he scored after 94 seconds against Villareal on Wednesday – makes it clear that his fellow-professionals are also in awe of his combination of speed and power. They fouled him constantly but when their kicks missed the target he was able to convince them that the only way to stop him was to keep on kicking him !
Ronaldo was at UTD for six years – the last three were absolutely golden: an EPL trifecta, a CL championship and a finalist, as well as all sorts of other trophies. But he’s gone now and it might just be that his leaving will open the door for the team to improve which seems counter-intuitive but actually makes sense because the team was bent-out-of-shape to accommodate Ronaldo. I’ve written before that following footie has to be fun – and melodrama adds spice to the fun.
Cristiano Ronaldo gave us all a huge measure of excitement in my fandom and for that I am grateful; now, TheLads need to show him that he’ll miss UTD more than the team-in-red will miss him !
IM JUST HAPPY TO HAVE SEEN THE LAD PLAY IN THE RED OF UNITED LIKE MOST TOP PROS THEY NEED A NEED A NEW CHALLENGE AND LOOKS LIKE THE LAD IS DOING WELL I FOR ONE WOULD GIVE HIM A STANDING OVATION WHEN HE RETURNS TO OT LETS NOT GET BITTER ABOUT HIM GOING JUST GIVE THANKS FOR SEEING HIM
Lets not go over board, he was also lucky and blessed to play for the greatest club in the world, when he joined us he was no more than a talented show pony.
We made him the player he is, he did not make the club .
i muz admit i’m one of those who pray he will do badly in spain. & for someone who never follow é spainish league, i had purposely stay up in é wee hours of the morning to watch last few of madrid game, hoping to see ronaldo miss a pass, miss a shot, fall, dive or even break a leg. but i had been left disapointed so far i muz admit. it pains me to see him do well at madrid. well, perhaps i m too unkind & petty, esp. for all é good things he had done for us. & reading his latest interview does make me feels abit lousy. it somehow helps to calm my ‘hatred’ for him. i tot with his ego, he will be hoping man utd do badly, so his name will always be mention & miss. i had misunderstood? anyhow, i m one of those who will recognise him as a great great player for man utd, but legend – No. close but No.
God I love this guy. He’s done everything right since his move. Played fantastic, done good work around Madrid, and talked up United like nobody else has done in a while.
Anyone who says they don’t miss him at United are not fans of football. He is the definition of a professional. Everyone he plays with say he trains harder/longer/better than anyone else they’ve played with.
I can’t think of a more entertaining player to watch at this point in time. His variety of skills are baffling and the fact that he loves to show them off is fantastic. How can you not like a player that entertains?? This is why Cruyff was so loved. He played with passion, enthusiasm, and his love for the game showed with every touch of the ball. Ronaldo is class. I miss seeing him in the squad
i agree wiht him on nani – i have a feeling he’s constantly on the verge of doing something extraordinary – many times i think to myself “wow, had only that pass came through” “wow had only that dribble came through ” “that move ” etc- he’s always present, always dangerous
one day , very soon i believe everything will fit into place
CROoney
I really hope you and Ronaldo are right about Nani
I was getting called a nani hater the other night
when im far from it
im no nani hater
nani is just a human frustrater
i know what you mean – i AM called a berba hater :p
i mean it’s obvious that he can beat anyone, has the skills for it, is very quick, has a thunderbolt and up untill recently was one of a few in our team who CAN actually cross
he needs time, he needs games – he’s maturing slower than ronaldo but he’s progressing alright..
the difference between him and let’s say foster is that in my opinion i can see nani improving, maturing while i can’t see it in berbatov or foster – they’re the finished articles
CROoney – I agree with you about Nani; he’s explosive and highly skilled but so far he’s not consistent nor does his skill-set yield results BUT we have to be patient and let his confidence grow. What’s exciting about Nani is that he is imaginative – it might not work very often but when it does he can change a game.
So far this year, Nani’s work with his left foot has shown a dramatic improvement in both his shooting and his crossing. He tracks back and seems to be much more of a team player than his Portuguese predecessor – but, then, he has to be !
Like Valencia on the other wing, there is much much much more to come from Nani. He can be frustrating but much of the frustration comes from believing that he can do better.
ahhhh Valencia has done nothing!! Why do people rate him above Nani???
It’s nice to know ronnie still watches us, and nice to hear him praising nani. I don’t think nani could become one of the best players in the world yet, his problem is his inconsistency and holding the ball too long. he needs to improve on that. i wonder if he watched the burnely game, what was he thinking…?
Good to hear he’s made a flying start at madrid. not surprising, though, the defence in la liga is simply atrocious. half the defenders just aren’t bothered, probably because they have the 3 best players in the world playing there so it’s hard for them to be stopped. it will be easy for ronnie to get 30 goals in his first season. still, scoring 42 goals in a unforgetable season in the physical and fast PL is one of the reasons why he is really missed and always will be.
And to those who are saying he is a legend, i don’t agree at all. ronnie is one of the greats at utd. to be a legend, it’s no just talent you gotta have. you need at least one of these qualities. commitment, loyalty, passion etc. all you gotta do is look at scholesys’ nevs’ and giggs’ qualities. the word legend is practically written on their foreheads.
and i am so happy hargo’s coming back in a month, just GREAT GREAT news. i think before he comes back into the first team fergie will probably play him in the reserves and carling cup matches. his fitness should be top notch, he is vital in the CL stages.
To me Ronaldo is like that ex-girlfriend that I’m now friendly with.
I wish I could bag as many beautiful gals that Ronaldo has. Hell I’d take one of them and be happy…
@RedDeviled Egg : you’d be happy with Paris Hilton ? lol
hahaha all those $$$ make her mighty fine.
Strap a few wraps of plastic on and I’d be fine hahaha
RedDeviledEgg – Valencia has done nothing? He has played about three games mate. What about his inch perfect cross for the opener at Wigan. What about his second half performance against the bitters? Give him a chance man.
King Eric, will do. He just seems lost most of the time. I was hoping he’d be a bit more attack minded and have more creativity when taking on defenders.
I hope he gets it together. He’s very strong and can out muscle any defender….he needs to use this more to his advantage though.
I just really like Nani and think he deserves his place in the team right now. I love Nani’s pace and ability to devastate defenders with his tricks. He’s more entertaining to watch…that’s what I look for in the ‘beautiful game’
RDE – Yeah fair enough, I too DO like Nani but found him awfully frustrating the other night. As for Valencia , after playing for Wigan coming to United is a whole different animal. It takes time to find your feet but for me up till now he has shown some great signs. My only reservation is he is so one footed but I am sure the coaches will work on that. It has never effected Giggsy!
haha. i don’t think anything can affect Giggs. Not even time!
King Eric – nani was a constant threat the other night – every attack went through on him – made some tricky low passes that almost went through
he tries a lot and that’s a good thing – i’m sure fergie gave him the freedom to decide when to beat men when to cross – his play reminds me of inzaghi in terms of always being on the verge of something great ( offside in inzaghi’s case ) – most of the times it doesn’t go through but when it does , it’s special and results in goals
that’s why i think we shouldn’t value nani’s contribution by whether his dribble was succesfull or not . or whether his pass found the target or not – we should value the fact that he always keeps fullbacks on it’s toes….
and that one of hiss passes/dribbles/shots will found the target soon
If we meet in the CL Ronnie, you’ll see why you left and not move to the best team in the world.
nice to hear from him, i actually have no idea how he’s been getting on at real. I’ll go look now.
I kind of miss CR7 he actually was brilliant.
At least i got to see him play as the worlds best footballer before he left.
I am happy for Ronaldo
he so much better then Messi and after this season every messi fan and Ronaldo hater will shut up because he is proving that he hes no problem to play in spain and score
by the way top La liga scorers were forlan,ruud and now will be Ron and owen scored 12 from the bench so it is obvious how for PL lads it is easy to score in spain
i think people are passing out the term man utd legend much to easily.. Ronaldo was a great player for us and goes into the history books for being one of the most talented players to ever wear the Man utd shirt.
But a legend he is not!
A player that left Man Utd at the age of 24 truly cannot be a legend
Charlton, Best, Robson, Cantona, Solskjær, Giggs, Keano, Scholes and few others are the true legends
In my humble opinion I don’t consider Cristiano a legend but what an amazing player he is. He has scored three crackers for Madrid already. I only wish he could be this good for the National team as well, but I don’t blame him because the main problem in the National team is Queiroz. I wish Sir Alex would take him back but I don’t think he will be third time lucky.
Anyways, good luck CR9 but I truly hope we play and rape Real Madrid in the CL
I’m disgusted with all of the people saying how Spain is now Europe’s best league. How so?? There are only 2 teams competing for the title and the rest compete for mid table/spots in europe..
People claim the Premier League is too predictable, but this year we have 5-6 teams that will be jostling for top honours throughout the team.
The Spanish team is turning into something like what’s happened in Scotland and Belgium. Two teams. If one doesn’t win the other will.
This year I hope Ronny wins. Just because I like him. However, if we come across those slimeball Madridistas in the champs league I hope we steam roll the whole lot of em’!!
the scottish wonder & Red Deviled Egg – Spot on apart from RDE I do not want the fascists to win la liga as that would mean their obscenely priced globetrotting “experiment” had worked. Hope for all the fucking money they have spent the cunt’s fail miserably.
Cronaldo, Man utd legend, by pure talent, by 6 years of service at the club, by a 42 goal wonder season, by CL, EPL, FA and league cups…
does anyone know who the original interviewer was for this as there is a theory going round some areas of the net that this interview is fake like the notw one done earlier in the year?
To be honest, on people now concluding that he’s now a nice guy (not saying he isn’t) bcos of all his post utd (pro utd) quotes, like someone has mentioned on this site before he is trying to be one of the top commercal players in the world, and therefore he (and madrid) are most likely to get those top dollar jobs if he portrays a good guy/whiter than white image of himself to the media and as we know from tevez’s example slagging off the club does not boad itself well in creating that image. It’s good common sense (and i’m glad that ronaldo has common sense at least even if tevez does not that they will always come out bottom when challedging saf or the club) for ronaldo to praise the club as it enhances his image – would anyone truly be the wiser if these are true or empty words? i he’s still saying these things in 4 to 5 years time then i’d feel more resured that these are words of truth but for now going on the truthablity (i know that’s not a word!) of his quotes over the last few yrs i think the main reason he is saying good things now is so we all think of him in a positive light!
on the whole legend thing:
i think it’s fair to say that their are three main types of legend in football and players can be neither, or all or just one or two of the following. There is the general football legend where a player needs to show fantastic(and unique?) talent in terms of skills, fitness, workmanship, individual achievements on the pitch and generally winning a lot of things and achieving a lot of unique acheivements (ie..things that not many other players would of done before). then there is an national (team) legend where the requirements are similar to those of a ‘general football’ legend just relevent to the country to which they play (e.g… you’d probably need to win the wc at least once to be a brazilian legend as they seem to win it on a pretty regular basis whilst for the welsh to reach the wc that be pretty huge for them i’m guessing). lastly there is a club legend where you still need to be talented and play well to an extent but especially in today’s football climate it is harder to find a player who is ‘loyal’ to just the 1 club (ie…undying love, only eyes for the club they are playing at, not (only) in it for the money, etc) than to find a very talented player these days. And to be any of these types of legends at least 90% of the relevant supporters need to agree so (adding the 10% room for error).
so for ronaldo
(a) a general football legend – doesn’t require the ‘loyality’ factor and he’s already achieved so much at a young age. well on his way imo
(b) national team legend – probably already one of the top 5 players of all time for portugal so thats most likely already a yes
(c) club legend (rm) – too early to say
(d) club legend (utd) – this is more difficult as he is undoubtable one of the most talented individuals we have ever seen grace old trafford and his achievements on the pitch whilst playing for us will be legendary for yrs to come however I cannot bring myself to call him a utd legend for 4 reasons – (1) surely it’s in a players best interest to put in 100% effect know matter how talented they are because anything less in theory could lose them titles no matter how the rest of the team is playing (plus they are getting paid amounts on how good they are) we can all probably conclude that he was a great professional when playing for us but legends aren’t just defined on being professional as all players are expected to be professional in the first place (2) longevity – once again in this climate it is rare for a player to spend over 7-8yrs at one club and even rarer because they want to (3) 3 out of 6 summers he had tries to leave – 1st time bcos of the wc06 issue which was an understandable reaction (until he started to talk to the spanish press about leaving for spain) and the 3rd time was at least done correctly and behind the scenes but the 2nd time the fact that he left all fans clueless and panicing for 5 wks then told spanish press that he wanted out and didn’t care what saf or the club thought and then left it about another 5 odd wks before comfirming that he’d stay at the club at one more season (not bcos he wanted to as many people are saying on here but bcos it was advantage utd on his contact that yr but advantage ronaldo the next yr) and basically the whole saga not really allowing any fan (or any that i’ve spoken too at least) to really properly celebrate the cl win over that summer shows a total lack of respect to the club and imo if someone does not respect something then they certainly cannot love that same thing and that summer made it pretty clear to my eyes that ronaldo was only at the club this long to win each of the important team tropies once then skip ship once the club had served its purpose not bcos he ‘loved’ the club and (4) the fact that there is even a debate on whether he can be considered a legend with about a 50:50 split between utd fans clearly says that he isn’t as we would not be having the same debate with club legend like best and giggs would we?!
aLL THE above may sound bitter (and i apologize for the length – can’t sleep) but it’s only one’s opnion and it could be right or wrong depending on who’s reading this. But my opnion is the following:
If you look at ronaldo’s time at utd just to the business point of view he was a true professional (though you’d be worried if players weren’t with the money they are earning and title they could win) and the concept of ‘loyality’ in the business world does not exist as it is natural for some peoples perception of quesionable behaviour to happen and for it to be normal practise and a good way to climb up the ladder as such – it is only romantics that believe that loyality exist in football now that it’s become such a business (querioz has said something similar) and to a business point of view bought for 12mil, entertained for 6yrs, many titles won in that time and sold for 8omil (profit of around 68mil) is fantastic business and we should feel delighted with him about that.
However as fans of a club we often look at things to a emotional point of view and many fans are angry that he strung us along, and fibbed on many occasions (though some of the lies may of been the best thing business wise to do, it’s not great for a football fans health to be lied to) but I think that the fact that many are still angry and feel betrayed actually demonstrates that they do care for the lad still.
And understanding all this to ronaldo’s point of view I think he has always had that ambition to play in spain (not fussed where) at some point because of where he grew up but I think it became real madrid more after his father died and more urgent for him to forfill this ambition his mother recovered from cancer (and told the press that she would die happy after seeing her son play for rm) bcos at the time of the wc06 he said he would like to move to either barce or madrid and it’s a well known fact that he was a benfica fan growing up but his mother wanted him to go to lisbon for his younger years. How many of us would be able to deny our parents wishes for us if one/both had died and/or had a major health scare? unless it was something we were really against doing (which ronaldo was not)? I couldn’t, could any of you and i totally respect him for that
Ronaldo was always going to do well in spain as compared to the defenses in this country the defenses in spain seem to be pretty dire this yr at least (rm apparantly have concided the least goals so far – nuff said) and just as long as real madrid as a club don’t win the champions league for the next few years at least (as i can see massive repercussions for the rest of club football, especially if they win this season and many cl’s in a row) then i’ll feel happy about all his future achievements in spain (just hope we get to keep the 42 goal season as his top season in football)
I don’t think he’ll be back here (not 1st choice in his mind at least!) but to me it still feels like his story at utd is still uncomplete (even though if he was made to stay on this season and if looks could kill, old trafford would of been a site at some point of a full scale blood bath! – i think we all needed a break and the utd team needed to be a team again and not a one man band) however I think that there could be some irony in this story as when he was as at utd I think that the other members at utd (esp saf) and the fans held him in their hearts whilst utd was just a job abit a good one for him and now the tables have turned on him with ronaldo holding madrid in his heart but the staff of rm at least looking at him as good business, a product for them to sell. Even if did/does not leave up to the hype in the next 2-3yrs madrid will still make a huge profit from him in shirt sales and updating club commercal deals (e.g..tv) because he is at least for the next few yrs like a shiny new toy (eg, mp3 player, mobile) to them right now no matter his performance to an extent. IT is in the later yrs of his contract that he will need to perform at world best level most as the impact effect would of died down and new, younger, talented and cheaper individuals would be coming through the game and attracting rm – ever thought why none of the orignal bought in galacticos lasted more than 5yrs at madrid – the inital financal income period had ended and they were no longer in fashion (the inital surge there is for any long awaited product – which will slow down over time and/or be replaced by a newer model). so to answer the question I don’t see ronaldo leaving any eariler than in 4 seasons time bcos I still think he’ll be performing well and madrid will be making a profit but I do see madrid selling him in 5-7yrs time and if many of the same people are at utd at that time it’s not unforseeable that we could see another chapter being played at – “a name of a club is just it’s title, the people within and supporting a club is what truly makes it” (something i think ronaldo may just learn in the next few yrs going by rm treatment of players in the past compared to utd unwavering support of him even in the bad time, something not many clubs would of given him!)
guys ronaldo left us with great memories like our past legends but wouldnt call him a legend unless if he returns to OT and finish his career with some more trophies. we r manutd so please appriciate wot he did for us as a team player. i would say he left the club with some respects and still SAF saying he is a great lad. please cheer him, forget the media. he was in manutd still has respect for our beloved club and the fans so we should respect him simple. he didnt betray us but he left some grfeat players behind him to achieve wot he was achieving.
ronaldo’s a legend in united he’s not like the argie cunt tryin to deceive us he was honest about it, even after he moved he still went for dinner with fergie, i think he’ll be back in a few years when he realise where the best club in the world is
I hope he does still watch and take an interest in us, that would be class!!
When he left us I hoped like others he would fuck up and somehow end up back at OT. Unfortunatly it isnt going to happen, he was and still is the best player in the world and it was a pleasure to have him wear our shirt and become the best!! he is now ripping the spanish league apart and I believe this is down to his time with us, we developed him and have now let him lose and we should have nothing but pride when we see him play and only be bitter that he isnt ours anymore!! in my opinion he will go on to be remembered as one of the best to ever grace a football pitch, he is a LEGEND!! I didnt always like his sulking or sometimes his arrogance (although at other times his arrogance was great lol) but to watch him when he was on top form destroying teams as a United player is something I will remember forever!! Just as others remember Duncan Edwards and Georgie Best etc…
he isn’t a legend like giggs, but you have to admit it was heaven watching him play for united! you have to amit he has balld with all the stick he received playing for us and to still put in perofrmances
I don’t really fucking care with he still likes us or not…he’s sure better than Tevez but i woult love to see his face after a CL exit at OLD TRAFFORD