Comments on: Why Ronaldo Should Have Scooped Awards

By: Arman

Arman — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 04:27:23 +0000

What a fantastic piece of writing, i picked out the same things you have mentioned here on BBC’s 606 site.

RONALDO IS THE BEST PLAYER IN THE WORLD

NO IF’S BUT’S OR MAYBE’S.

By: raysagres

raysagres — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 00:59:56 +0000

Well said Scott facts dont lie.
A cfew observations. john Terry you had a vote if you think Ronaldo is that good Why didnt you vote for him? Hey Ray United fan you full of it you critiscism of Ronaldo is dum. I will tell you what the problem if .The British Islands England,Wales,Scotland,northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland had 30 votes. Ronaldo got two of them. The anti Ronaldo bias is right there in your backyard.

By: Scott the Red

Scott the Red — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 01:14:00 +0000

So to be the best player in the World, you have to turn up for the big games, UnitedRay? But it doesn’t matter if you don’t show up for the small games, like Kaka? 8 goals in 31 games in Serie A, but 10 goals in 15 games in the CL. He’s therefore better, because he can score goals against big teams, but can’t score against small teams?

Is there something I’m missing, because that doesn’t make an awful lot of sense to me…

By: UnitedRay

UnitedRay — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 01:11:19 +0000

Coming from a united fan: Ronaldo does not deserve to be the best player in the world…. yet. Yes, he is our player we should support him but not blindly.
He simply disappears in big games, the most recent one being in Anfield where he loses the ball so freaking easily. I get so mad at watching him trying to do silly stepovers when one feint and a dash is more than needed to get past Riiser. But he simply hangs on too long and lose the ball causing United to back pedal due to counter attacks. And during the Arsenal game, yes Ronaldo scored but before that, he was largely anonymous wasnt he?
Kaka is diff, he thrives on big games! I’ll dare say on their respective best form, Rooney and Tevez are better players than Ronaldo is.

By: OMelhorDoMundo

OMelhorDoMundo — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 01:01:42 +0000

I agree with you Scott, I still believe Ronaldo deserved the award whatever people may say.
There is no chance the voters watched the Serie A, Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, and so on. Chances are, they watched the Champions League and probably the semifinals. But is that fair when judging an entire season?
Some people probably still see Ronaldo as an immature, selfish player and as soon as United lost, everyone jumped at the opportunity to call someone other than Ronaldo the best. It’s his reputation that got everyone going for the perfect Christian Kaka who, don’t forget, strangled Giggs last season.

“Cristiano has certainly been the best player in Europe,” –Rio Ferdinand

But when a rival says it:

“If you ask who is the best player in the world at the moment it has to be Cristiano Ronaldo.” -Joe Cole

“I could watch Manchester United just to watch him. He is the best in the world at the moment.” -John Terry

By: Anekin

Anekin — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:47:24 +0000

why are personal accolades so important.
Isn’t it great that last season we played as a team and were not dependent on any single player. Though Ronaldo was the one who often lead the charge on the field. i think Ronnie has still lot to learn and im sure he’ll get better. And we need to win the European Cup.

By: Luke Nestler

Luke Nestler — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:24:58 +0000

An extremely erudite summation of the facts. I totally agree with your points, and feel that if he continues in this form, he will get these awards despite playing for an English club.