Ronaldo Thread

Originally Posted by drucurl

Isn't this the sexiest thing you have seen all year ?

The jersey, yeahhh... But, when the fatboy get dressed, ut won't look so sexy...

Oh, and btw, I think it is smart to warn the Mc. Donald's near Giuseppe Meazza to buy more meat and more bread, RONALDO IS COMING!!!

Originally Posted by Pajo

The jersey, yeahhh... But, when the fatboy get dressed, ut won't look so sexy...

Oh, and btw, I think it is smart to warn the Mc. Donald's near Giuseppe Meazza to buy more meat and more bread, RONALDO IS COMING!!!

How sad to be disrespecting the man who was once your hero
I would never mock or disrespect $heva (wait a minute I think I just did ) that way. Anyway, talk is cheap...hope you guys don't firebomb Materazzi after the derby

Interesting article about Ronaldo on goal.com:

http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=223999

Hmmmmm....let's see, that's Vincente Del Bosque, RVN, Helguera and Canna have all said nothing but Good things about Ronaldo. I personally thought he had a bit of an attitude problem in the dressing room....but now VDB says that he actually united the players!!! Wonder what Crapello has to say about this? Add this to the fact that Del bosque had Real in a position that you could have actually admired/ appreciated them...you know playing attractive football, winning trophies etc....I am thinking that perhaps Raul may have been the problem at Real. I mean after Ronaldo's arrival Raul- the king of Madrid suddenly looked plain.... and we all know how unbenchable Raul is....even more than Seedorf @ Milan Then enter Capello, who hates Ronaldo and loves Raul... Interesting to note that Raul has said nothing about Ronaldo's departure...but he did say that Real were going to win everything now?? was that a disguised dagger?

Meersseman said that Ronaldo doesn't need a month to gain his form
We could see him play very soon

When he will be paraded or pictured holding the 99 top?

Ronaldo's new Milan shirt with number 99!

I hope with this double 9 shirt to score the double goals that he had with Real Madrid!

Originally Posted by Giovanni

The best brazilian young promise of the last years is Robinho and he warms the bench at Madrid all the season. I think these supposed new promises aren't nothing close to Ronaldo at the same age. Ronaldo at 17 y o was already WC champion.
And, by the way, 30 years old is not old. Shevchenko is 30. The much sought after Vieira and Crespo are both 32 and 33.

What i find amusing is that we have young players : Gila is very young and the best italian young striker of the last years, nonetheless i read tons of post against them.
So, when we buy youngsters, we criticise them because they aren't good enough; when we buy an already estalished player we say he's old.

Hold on a second...It is not only about age...It is about players abilities, what he shows..rather than only his age. Ronaldo did not impress for a long time already (is it not true?) + he is 31. Crespo is continuing to impress and Sheva at the time when he was sold to Chelsea was one of the best strikers in the whole world (even though he is 30). So it is not only about age...

Originally Posted by Egoistka

Hold on a second...It is not only about age...It is about players abilities, what he shows..rather than only his age. Ronaldo did not impress for a long time already (is it not true?) + he is 31. Crespo is continuing to impress and Sheva at the time when he was sold to Chelsea was one of the best strikers in the whole world (even though he is 30). So it is not only about age...

1) he turned 30 a month before sheva i.e. just aaround the WC

2) His first two seasons with Madrid he was excellent. His third he was bad but still manages 21 goals and the last one he was injured for half the season but still managed 14 goals.

Originally Posted by Egoistka

Hold on a second...It is not only about age...It is about players abilities, what he shows..rather than only his age. Ronaldo did not impress for a long time already (is it not true?) + he is 31. Crespo is continuing to impress and Sheva at the time when he was sold to Chelsea was one of the best strikers in the whole world (even though he is 30). So it is not only about age...

Absolutely true

now he's given countless interviews and declared to everyone that he's not here for an easy ride, he's here to work hard, he's here to win and to prove he's still a world class player, lets hope he actually delivers on the pitch and proves these statements accurate!

i really doubt he'd offer to pay some of his transfer fee and take a pay cut if he wasn't prepared to work

Ronaldo has scored his first goal in training set up another.......only hope it wasn't costacurta they put on him

Originally Posted by drucurl

1) he turned 30 a month before sheva i.e. just aaround the WC

2) His first two seasons with Madrid he was excellent. His third he was bad but still manages 21 goals and the last one he was injured for half the season but still managed 14 goals.

Sorry then I dont get it...if he is so good, why RM doesnt want to keep him? Probably because they see that this guy is finished...Something like Vieri. We got Vieri and then what happend? We sold him almost immidiately. I hope that it s not going to be the case with Ronaldo...however it is possible.

Its not Real Madrid that don't want him....its Capello! Capello isn't appreciative of artistic players like ronaldo.......Just look at the way he keeps poor Robinho on the bench all the time!! Cassano as well was outraged by Capello's treatment of him...that's why he's also going to be shipped out.

Capello only likes physical strikers who put in workmanlike performances.

Here is a list of players booted out in one way or another by Capello:
Ronaldo (3 time world player of the year)
Robinho
Cicchino (even before his injury Capello was planning on selling him)
Julio Baptista (currently scoring for fun in England)

Here are some players Capello plays all the time:
Raul (who has gone nealry three years withoug breaking the 15 goal/ season limit)
RVN (who does NOTHING but finish off very basic assists)

Originally Posted by drucurl

Its not Real Madrid that don't want him....its Capello! Capello isn't appreciative of artistic players like ronaldo

He did love Ibra though ! He used to play him even when Ibra looked more like a clown than a football player.