Enjoy it whilst you can.
In two months time you won’t be able to read a newspaper or visit a football website where Cristiano Ronaldo is not mentioned. It won’t be because of the trophies he’s won or the goals he’s scored, but talk of transfer fees and weekly wages.
Ramon Calderon being out of the picture might dampen the interest slightly but everyone will have an opinion on Ronaldo’s potential move to Real Madrid and will be sure their opinion is heard. Current Real Madrid players, former Real Madrid players, Manchester United players, Portuguese team-mates, Scolari, Queiroz and anyone else you can think of!
For now, Ronaldo is happy.
“All the guys have to continue playing like we know we can,” he added. “But no, we can’t relax. I know I don’t like to. I’ve a long road ahead of me and I want to be in this position, winning awards and trophies while I can. Every game is important because if we win, it improves our confidence. I’m at a club that guarantees trophies and that makes me happy. When we compete for a cup, we know we can win it. Last year we did the double of Premier League and Champions League and this year we have a chance to win five. We’re doing well in all competitions and it would be incredible if we could win them all. We have to continue working as we have been.”
As far as being named the best in the World goes, the first player ever from Manchester United, Ronaldo is pleased to have earned himself a place in our history books.
“It’s an honour because the club has had so many great players,” he said. “To be part of this club’s history makes me very happy.”
Ronaldo has also reflected on what it was like moving to Manchester as an 18-year-old lad, noting that in hindsight, it was good for him to struggle with it.
“Leaving my family and moving to England was the worst moment of my career,” he added. “It was a very difficult part of my life because I’d always had a lot of support from my family. To go to a different country, to play a new style of football, was awkward. I cried every week, but I also grew a lot as a person and player. It was a very important time for me.”
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you need to pull your finger out ronnie son if you want to win some trophies…
Yack yack yack.Time to put or shut up.
half the time on this blog i just end up saying
i agree withyou costa
and this time is no different
last season there was the “do you talking on the pitch” blah
and look what happened
Piss off Costas, he’s done his talking on the pitch before and he will do it again when it matters most.
@gotta hate tiny tears: Thanx i guess.To be fair,it’s not my line.I heard it in a wrestling show somewhere but it fit perfectly.I hate it whenever i have to write something against someone associated with United as i am sure everyone else does.What Scott is saying truly scares me.Quintuple or no quintuple,18th title or no 18th title,we are in for a rough summer on this topic.Real also have presedential elections and news about a 100million pound move have resurfaced again.Someone might say that with this comment he makes his position perfectly clear.I hope so.At least i hope it’s the last we will hear about this until June.
Yes Jimmy he has done it before.Especially after the World Cup.At the moment i don’t want any more of these comments from him.Just actions.No more appearances like the first half at Fulham.
Not saying that he can’t have bad games.Just that he should put football first and leave the complaining behind.Just like you Jimmy,i know he can do it that’s why i am so harsh.
He needs to get his head down and get on with it stop the kicking out, moaning at referees and just play football.
Look,if they are ready to give 100 mil pounds we should take it and run…..We will get Benzema then coz we can outbid any other club and Lyon only cares about money…If Tevez leaves then Benzema could fill his role…Plus with that kind of money we could bring in some like a David Silva or better Ribery who plays for the team…If any other player than Ronaldo would have displyed the kind of antics that he has done this season he would have already been booted out..I agree it would be a massive loss to lose CR7 but it gives us a chance to get some quality players for whom United is the pinnacle of their sporting ambitions…Who can display some loyalty and respect for the club…
Jimmy: each one of us have an opinion & its not right 2 insult anybody if u disagree with that person.this is the time of the season that counts the most.
rooney_thebestest you do make some good points.I would have to agree with you if they gave us 100mil for Ronaldo.To be honest,i don’t think they will.They gave it last year when he had a better season.There is no doubt that Benzema is a great striker who finds the net easily.I just don’t think that he would give us the loyalty that Tevez does.As far as the winger position is concerned,there have been ramblings about a deal with Wigan’s Valencia again this week.
i don’t get it, dissing ronaldo is getting boring, we need him now and i’m pleased to hear such declarations, how could he do the talking on the pitch today, when he’s with portugal, we could hear nothing, or the above, i prefer the latter.
Agree about Ronaldo and £100 million.
Just cops the kid has a decent PR advisor doesn’t mean I believe a word that comes out of his mouth.
I have unfortunately lost all faith and belief in Ronnie. He took all that away over the Summer. No doubt he has been a brilliant player.
Needs to apply himself this season and get the ball and beat the man and shoot or cross. None of this whining when a decision doesn go his way.
TAKE A LEAF OUT OF TEVEZ’S BOOK!
what i love about ronaldo
is what ive loved about every other united player
that wants to play for united and put there heart into the club
but been 26 i grew up thinking giggs and ince where the coolest thing ever
but ince ,heinze ruud +
if you dont wanna play piss off
and if ronaldo wants to play for the club I love My brother loves my father loved and I hope my Daughter loves(she says she does but shes only 2)
THEN MY PRIDE AND LOVE GOES OUT TO HIM
but if he doesnt then go.
and with the giggs ince cool dance celibration i used to do on the field
Giggs turned into everything i love about manchester united players
Charlie can go fuck himself
porter is he playing today?I thought CQ was experimenting with some new players and he would send him back to Carrington.I hope that is the case.
gotta hate tiny tears we have the same age,i jusy don’t have a daughter yet.Oh,and unfortunately my bro became a Chelsea fan.Gutted!I think people our age,find it more easy to slate Ronaldo for the reasons you mentioned.Because we grew up with people like Giggs,Neville and Scholes.To be fair,these 3 have set the bar pretty high when it comes to loyalty.I am afraid,the Giggs,the Maldinis and the Rauls are becoming extinct.But as you said,if he means these comments,then more power to him.
costa dont forget about rooney when your putting the giggs neville scholes list together
His devotion is unquestionable.I was just talking about players that started their careers at United.But Wayne has all the makings to become as big a legend as these 3.
Costas mate Valencia isnt special enough for United but still these rumours persist…Hope he stays away…Come on We are Manchester United..we need winners…big ones…
Valencia is unproven rooney_thebestest.But at this moment would we rate Nani over him?That’s a question that has haunted me.Maybe Valencia might be coming in his place.One thing is for sure.At times like this,17mil for VAlencia is a lot of money.As far as winners go,didn’t Ribery’s manager say that if Ronaldo is sold then we would make a bid for him?That could be a good option but i doubt Bayern will business with us anytime soon.
There’s a little bit of mythology about club loyalty. For several years Ryan Giggs used to say with frightening regularity that one day he wanted to play in Italy (at that time, in the 1990s, undoubtedly where the best football was being played). There was regular speculation linking him to the Milan clubs, where of course his close pal Ince eventually went. Giggs’ manner is so quiet and self-effacing his words didn’t quite make waves like Ronaldo now, but the meaning was the same.Years before that there were persistent rumours that Tommy Taylor was going to Real Madrid, after his performances against Real in the semi-finals of the European Cup in 1957. Taylor didn’t do much to dispel the rumours and there was considerable anxiety about it in the Summer of ’57. There even used to be talk that Bobby Charlton might go to Italy in the early ’60s, although in fairness he never said anything to that effect himself and certainly didn’t rock the boat as Ronaldo has. Circumstances change in players’ lives and careers, however. Who would have thought Denis Law would go to City?
I think that time have changed.I remember Defoe handing in a transfer request the day after West Ham got relegated and Macari saying that it was unheard of.I remember the Giggs-Inter speculation flaring up in 03 but to be honest i can’t remember any time when it was mutual.But we can’t remember every Giggs comment from the last 17 years.Oh,yeah.In 2005 there was a time when he might leave because he wasn’t getting the two year contract he wanted.What happened with Ronaldo this last summer was just ridiculous.especially when the “slave” comment came along.And Scholes hasn’t exactly been faithful either!He has said that he would like to play for Oldham at some time!That’s what makes him special in everyone’s eyes.To him it’s not about money or glamour.
I wouldnt put Raul in the bracket of very loyal players, if the rumor that he has to be the highest paid player at Real is true. Loyal players would never hold the club on ransom. If you want to state a legend, take Del Piero
I too grew up watching the Scholes & Nevilles, and I personnally think such players are really extinct. Can anyone name me someone who has been fiercely loyal from this generation?
Darren Fletcher
NEV THE RED!
And O’Shea.You are right about Del Piero but even he has flirted with leaving Juve a couple of times.Last year he was very close.Let’s be honest.Players like Giggs,Raul and Del Piero are so talented that it’s only natural that they will have demands.Giggs demanded that the club doesn’t treat him like another 30year old and give him a 2 year deal.I think Del Piero wanted the same.Raul just didn’t want the GAllacticos to come to the Bernabeu and think they are bigger than anyone else.But in the end all 3 love their clubs.But as you said,Scholes and Nev really are unique.
Totti is also in that bracket.
Oh yeah.Totti is a talisman for them.As is Zanetti for Inter.There are plenty of examples left but they are all towards the end of their careers.
Here’s a bet for you, Costas – only post once per aticle. Bet you can’t do it
Come on Ronnie – gets a win Sunday!
I agree with you rooney_thebestest.If real can get 100mil,he should go.CR7 need to ask himself this questions,
1.Why leave the PL and particularly the most lauded team in the world?
2.Why close the door on a dressing room that is free of politics and egos?
3.Why forsake teammates who will fight for you,not against you?
4.Why turn your back on the guidance of a manager who has made you european and world footballer?
He should look @ Judas who went to Madrid,what happened?Why did Robinho swear that he will leave them.Go Ronaldo Go.Let us know those that love UTD.
You’ve got me!I can’t,lol!I hope that Ronnie produces something like he did last year against VIlla at home.No matter what happens off the field,i feel that he needs something special in the field to get him going again.A spectacular free kick or a cheeky backheel-goal will do.
How does this guarantee anything??? He said playing for United guarantees me trophies and that makes me happy, so in that context, if we ever have a barren spell maybe 2 years without winning anything, he’ll be off? because according to him United = trophies= Ronaldo’s happiness, strike out the trophies and there’s no happiness. Its hardly a i love United and would love to keep on playing for them declaration. His love and happiness is subject to something and thats trophies.
Trophies = personal accolades and individual awards.He has enjoyed the attention this season and wants it again.I never felt he was at United because he loved the club.Let’s just hope that he channels his desire to win trophies in a positive way.
When Ronaldo expresses his desire to be the best player in the world, win individual awards why is it that everyong gets on his back about being selfish and greedy. Surely all Manchester United fans should want Ronaldo to be on top form because it only means good things for the team. Would you rather he just strived to be average?!
At the end of the day “Only God knows my future.”
This shite again!! Must be a slow news day…….we all know CR7′s (easily changed) opinion on his footballing future, can’t you just stop reporting on it and save us all the arseache of reading about it, hearing about it and having to constantly put up with ABUs who just can’t resist the digs about players not wanting to play for the shirt! If he stays, great. If he doesn’t, who gives a fuck……the club is bigger than ANY player.
If real are serious about the £100m, i think we should take the money and save ourselves the pain of hearing this bullshit next season. Surely we can get 2, 3 or 4 world class players with that.
United > players.
As long as you wear this great club’s shirt, put in the work and stop talking.