Following Cristiano Ronaldo’s goal against West Brom, much was made of the lacking celebration from the Portuguese winger. A happy Rooney ran over to hug him, whilst Ronaldo didn’t look too pleased. Was it because the crowd hadn’t sung his name once? Was it because he thought we should have been more than 2-0 up? Was it because it was only a goal against West Brom and he wasn’t bothered? Was it because he hadn’t received anywhere near the amount of freekicks he believed he was entitled too?
Giving a thumbs up to a specific area in the crowd, he turned and jogged back to his own half for the restart.
Now, we had to know before he returned to the team that his every move was going to be scrutinised. Pictures from training a few weeks ago showed him expressionless, which surely signalled he wished he had left United, right? Wrong.
Whilst the majority of us think he’ll be off next summer, I think it’s pointless speculating about why he’s doing what he is. There were moments last season where he nonchalantly celebrated a goal, but there was no song and dance about it then!
The important thing to remember here is that he is still a Manchester United player. I feel fairly disattached from him now, but he’s still one of ours. I’ll still defend him to rivals even though I might be guilty of having a go at him to my red mates and I still want to see him do well. He’s on three goals in five games now, which isn’t too bad considering he’s spent the past few months out recovering from surgery!
Ronaldo has started making the right sounds again though, although it doesn’t give me any faith that he’ll be here this time next season. With an interview that will be aired on MUTV later, he claims he’s at the right club to win more trophies.
“I think I’m an ambitious person, not just in football but in normal life,” says Ronaldo. “I feel proud because I am still young and have won many things. But for me it is not enough, I want to win more. I think I am at the right club, playing with the right players.”
So, let’s just leave it at that. Sometimes he will be over the moon when he scores, sometimes he won’t look fussed. Sometimes he’ll be having the time of his life on the training ground, other times he will look bored. Does it matter? All I’m concerned about now is him providing for the team as much as he possibly can, and for as long as he continues to do so, I’m not going to get bent out of shape if he can’t crack a smile when he scores.
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There is a word that means “disattached” — it is “detached”
well said Scott
I think whether Ronaldo is here next season depends on what happens this season.
should we not win the double again, I honestly think he will stay another season but anyway lets not get in to that.
What annoys me the most is the song and dance the media have made about this. People forget Ronaldo grinning like a loon when he set up Rooney’s goal with a beautiful backheel against Bolton . The media are ignoring the training pictures which came out yesterday of Ronaldo smiling and joking and looking happy and getting on well with his teammates.
The media are ignoring the Patrice Evra interview which came out yesterday of him saying he was very close to Ronnie of the pitch and how he liked being around him. The media are ignoring SAF saying Ronaldo was very, very tired in Saturday’s game and yet still worked very hard. If Ronaldo was unhappy and not playing with his heart in it, SAF would drop him, make no mistake about that. Just look at what happened to Wes Brown after one mistake! So the fact Ronaldo hasn’t says it all and the fact that SAF apparently rolled his eyes when asked about Ronaldo’s celebrations, laughed and said ‘yeah yeah I read that usual stuff. I am not even going to bother replying to it’ which again says it all.
The reason why I think Ronaldo isn’t smiling is because he allegedly said after the match against Albania, that he felt fit and good but not playing anywhere near his best and wouldn’t be happy with himself until he did which fits in to last season for Portugal. He played two games one on the Saturday and one on the wednesday, scored in both and Portugal won both and didn’t smile when celebrate. Asked why, his response was ‘I didn’t play well enough did I’. If anyone remembers a match against Southampton in December 2004, exactly the same celebration which he later revealed as he had many chances to score and didn’t.
Nobody made a big deal about Giggsy doing similiar celebrations in the early 90s or Henry doing the same celebration or even Berbatov doing exactly the same celebration against Aaalborg which he later revealed as having plenty of chances but couldn’t score so was angry with himself. Now, that could be the same with Ronaldo. He could be angry that he missed chances against Aalborg and Blackburn and it took him a while, by his standards, to get his third goal.
If this was next month, with Ronaldo playing at the top of his game and he just scored the winner at the Emirates against Arsenal with a free kick, I would be worried…..but it isn’t.
Bryan Robson is right on the matter. When asked on the subject, he said it was a nothing subject, said Ronnie scores so many goals, its just another one and that when he gets his 100th for us, which is just 5 of, you will defintely see one then. He also said the media make a song and dance about everything. They seem more interested in Ronaldo’s celebrations than Fabregas hinting he would leave if Arsenal won nothing.
Whoa ! I thought I was the most long-winded poster on this site but I have to cede my title to Spencer’s wonderful message.
I think he and Berba are involved in a secret competition for the coolest and most nonchalant goal celebration. Rooney is clearly out of it!
On a more serious note, Ron saying these things (“I’m at the right club”) is something very positive.
Well said Spencer….except for one thing, Wes didn’t make that mistake!! That was all on Evs
SPENCER- i like that last paragraph about what robson said. typical ABU media overlooking our rivals’ problems and trying to invent them for us.
BITTER SCUM.
I agree with Spencer. Personally, I think the magnitude of celebration has something to do with one’s involvement in the build up. If I have a simple tap-in finish because someone else did all the work, and squared to me wide open, then it would be embarrassing to go totally nuts – the other person did the work, I simply did the final step. If, on the other hand, I slalom 4 people and roof the shot, then I might well lose my head.
The flip side of that is, as Spencer said, his backheel assist. He was the build-up/creator there and loved what he had done.
His nonchalance may be more of the fact that Roo’s final ball freed him for a relatively clinical finish. In other words, he may be acknowledging the contributions of others!
(Possible counterpoint is that he often looks proud, but sheepish when he nails a free kick, as in, “maybe I’m too good.”)
A bit of non-issue, I say, as long as he’s scoring for us though.
no no no it’s not very positive, let’s look at it how the rags would, “i THINK i am at the right club” oh no Ronny Boy isn’t sure, it’s worthy of a sky sports breaking news reel. tossers
Ronnie knows we have lost some faith in him.
When he is back to the standard we expect, the goals are flying in AND when he hears his name, then will see a more happier celebration…
My thoughts anyway
Spencer mate… Fuckin beautifully said… Hats off to you! Keem ‘em coming.
We all know the reason he’s not smiling isn’t because he isn’t happy but because of his happy, but seriously did you expect the press to print that?? I mean: Ronaldo unhappy at Man United, because of form won’t sell as much papers as: Ronaldo unhappy at Man United because his heart is set at Madrid.