Cristiano Ronaldo | Real confirm deal

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I would love for Portugal to win the WC. It would be majestic.

Have always had a soft spot and supported Portugal from an early age (Because Ireland are shite). They're good enough to watch, always have a quality player or two but are always the underdogs when it comes to favorites.

Plus I'd love Ronaldo to win it too :drool:
 
James Peril said:
If they win the World Cup, and they won’t, he should just retire with pride. There simply wouldn’t be any lame excuses anymore from hipster Maradona/Pele-fans. He would take the World Cup with a much weaker team, in the most competitive era... at 33. Hat-trick against Spain, wow.
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The ideal retirement would be next season. Wins the world cup, wins the Ballon D'or to surpass Messi (as they are on 5 each at the moment) and nobody can ever take that away from him. Maybe a cheeky League title too if he can get it.
 
Brwned said:
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Just ludicrous. For me this is Ronaldo's greatest period. To bounce back from Messi's period of dominance with 4 Ballon d'Ors in 5 years is outrageous given the level of competition. Conversations involving Messi and Ronaldo are so dull I almost never pay attention to them but from what I do come across, I don't think people appreciate the kind of history he's creating. It wasn't that long ago when there was a legitimate discussion about which Ronaldo was better. He's totally blown that out of the water with his performances in his 30s alone. The sheer determination he's shown is really incredible.

Just a shame he played so few games alongside Rui Costa and Figo. Would've been a beautiful sight to see them alongside him now. They pulled off a miracle in 2016 but I don't think they have even the slightest chance of success here.
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If you looked a bit further up you'd have noticed that I posted how wrong I was.Thanks for bookmarking that one though and responding so passionately.
 
His performance was roughly perfect. Passing, touch, hold up play, pace, finishing. Everything was spot on.
 
Valar Morghulis said:
I can't believe that game, fantastic. It still hasn't even sunk in with me tbh just how much of an honour it is to be around while this guy is playing the game, what an absolute privilege.
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And to have seen him at OT too. It was such a great time. When he got the ball people paid attention and you heard seats clattering as soon as he moved forward, which was whenever he had it.
He's even more of a machine now though.
 
broccoli said:
His performance was roughly perfect. Passing, touch, hold up play, pace, finishing. Everything was spot on.
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The first half in particular was fantastic.

He was even so unselfish on that breakaway when he centered to that young striker that fluffed his lines. When they were 1 up was it?
 
James Peril said:
If they win the World Cup, and they won’t, he should just retire with pride. There simply wouldn’t be any lame excuses anymore from hipster Maradona/Pele-fans. He would take the World Cup with a much weaker team, in the most competitive era... at 33. Hat-trick against Spain, wow.
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Retire? Ronaldo will play at the next World Cup in 4 years time. I'm confident of that.
 
One thing I keep forgetting to mention is how his mentality could help the younger players.

Now people will automatically go on about his selfish nature, but I would suggest on the training ground it'll be different for two reasons.

1. Showing what it takes to be a winner - if there is an embodiment of the term winner, it's Ronaldo. Look at the big game moments even recently where he's stepped up to the plate - the free kick last night and the penalty vs Juventus in the 96th minute. Weaker people would buckle under this pressure but Ronnie thrives on them. Being able to share his knowledge would be invaluable.

2. His absolute dedication to bettering himself - any primadonna young player who thinks they're done in training will look at the,selves differently in the mirror after seeing the work Ronaldo puts in on the training ground. The work ethic, again, could be infectious and, again, would be priceless.
 
Jericholyte2 said:
One thing I keep forgetting to mention is how his mentality could help the younger players.

Now people will automatically go on about his selfish nature, but I would suggest on the training ground it'll be different for two reasons.

1. Showing what it takes to be a winner - if there is an embodiment of the term winner, it's Ronaldo. Look at the big game moments even recently where he's stepped up to the plate - the free kick last night and the penalty vs Juventus in the 96th minute. Weaker people would buckle under this pressure but Ronnie thrives on them. Being able to share his knowledge would be invaluable.

2. His absolute dedication to bettering himself - any primadonna young player who thinks they're done in training will look at the,selves differently in the mirror after seeing the work Ronaldo puts in on the training ground. The work ethic, again, could be infectious and, again, would be priceless.
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I want him back just for this purpose.
 
He won't be coming back thats for sure which is a shame, I really want him back.
 
Sterling Archer said:
The first half in particular was fantastic.

He was even so unselfish on that breakaway when he centered to that young striker that fluffed his lines. When they were 1 up was it?
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Ye. Absolutely razor inch precision in his touch. Almost in a trequartista role. Imagine him adopting the role for the next 5 years and transforming his game once again? it would be fascinating. But he is already an olympic legend of mankind.
 
He knows how to stay in the headlines.. on and off the field.

A PR machine. Case study needed as many young players could learn how to garner headlines and attention.
 
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Valar Morghulis said:
I can't believe that game, fantastic. It still hasn't even sunk in with me tbh just how much of an honour it is to be around while this guy is playing the game, what an absolute privilege.
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Spot on.

We're lucky to see him, to be a part of this generation, to be alive to see the GOAT.
 
He is sensational.

He is going to win more Ballon D'Ors than Messi, because of sheer drive.

That's the greatest achievement I've ever seen in sport.
 
EyeInTheSky said:
Pointless post,point is what Insaid that Bale would suffer the same fait. regardless of his injuries because Of the reliance of explosive force. That was the pint of the comparison.

That’s the end of the matter.
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I grasped the point of the comparison. I'm not sure about its soundness though.

Ronaldo isn't relying only or even mainly on speed these days. He has many other qualities: great reading of the game, briliant decision making, monster in the air, incredible striker of the ball with both feet, hunger and determination, etc. At 37 Ronaldo would still be an excellent player. And quicker than Ibra was when he scored 50 goals at PSG.
 
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Eddy_JukeZ said:
He is sensational.

He is going to win more Ballon D'Ors than Messi, because of sheer drive.

That's the greatest achievement I've ever seen in sport.
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Yeah, for me, Messi is more naturally talented than Ronaldo. But for Ronnie to come back and win Balon dor again and surpass him is just through sheer will to be the best. Ultimate professional.
 
Portugal are the good guys in the iberian penisula.
 
Was there a way we could have kept him, or was his desire to play for Madrid just that great, that no money offer could persuade him to stay?
 
Makes you wonder when he puts in performances like last night, why on earth would you want to leave Real Madrid at the top of the World? yes money is important but when you earn as much as he does it's not the be all and end all, well shouldn't be.. that's Rivaldo-esque to leave a club like Real Madrid due to money issues.. yes he might say it's about status etc and all that bollox but he is winning Ballon d'Or's playing for Real Madrid and will likely overtake Messi next Ballon d'Or ceremony (a big part to his teammates at Real Madrid) - that means more to any status then any money issues. Nobody in 30-40 years time will remember who earned more Messi or Ronaldo but they will remember who won more Ballon d'Or's yo.

Calma Calma Ronaldo.. put things in perspective son. This Real Madrid team is geared for him to dominate for years.
 
Treble said:
I grasped the point of the comparison. I'm not sure about its soundness though.

Ronaldo isn't relying only or even mainly on speed these days. He has many other qualities: great reading of the game, briliant decision making, monster in the air, incredible striker of the ball with both feet, hunger and determination, etc. At 37 Ronaldo would still be an excellent player. And quicker than Ibra was when he scored 50 goals at PSG.
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Might be blasphemous, but I never thought of Ibra as a world class player. Yes, he's a top, top player but required the right system for his skills to be utilized even at his peak. Guardiola was right to dump him at Barca for this reason.

Ronaldo on the other hand has a far more diverse skill-set than Ibra and is constantly adapting himself.
 
He is a genuine force of nature,whoever he plays for sometimes you just have to admire it for what it is,we probably wont ever see his like ever again he is that good!
 
The trouble is that smart skillful high performing older players like Ronaldo can often decline very rapidly when they have already compensated for a loss of pace a few years earlier. The risk of a huge transfer fee on top of huge wages would be too much IMO. The sort of player you sign on a high wages, short term contract after a free transfer when their existing contract expires.

Even signing Bale would be a huge risk as his resale value would be limited in a few years time.
 
Kapardin said:
Might be blasphemous, but I never thought of Ibra as a world class player. Yes, he's a top, top player but required the right system for his skills to be utilized even at his peak. Guardiola was right to dump him at Barca for this reason.

Ronaldo on the other hand has a far more diverse skill-set than Ibra and is constantly adapting himself.
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Ibra in recent years is easily world class. Ronaldo isn't really in the world class level - he's more in the once in a lifetime sort of category of which only a handful have ever been in.
 
YouOnlyLiveTwice said:
Was there a way we could have kept him, or was his desire to play for Madrid just that great, that no money offer could persuade him to stay?
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I don't know if you remember, but he had started agitating for a move even before Moscow. If it was about money, there's definitely no way we would have accepted a bid from Madrid. Fergie did well to convince him to sign a contract in 2007 but he made it clear that he wanted a move to Spain sooner rather than later.
 
Silver said:
I don't know if you remember, but he had started agitating for a move even before Moscow. If it was about money, there's definitely no way we would have accepted a bid from Madrid. Fergie did well to convince him to sign a contract in 2007 but he made it clear that he wanted a move to Spain sooner rather than later.
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United just weren't able to give him as much money as Madrid. I believe him when he said it was his dream to play for Madrid but at the time it happened moving from Manchester to Madrid was actually a step down so if you were able to give him the same amount of money I doubt he'd have forced a move.
 
Peyroteo said:
United just weren't able to give him as much money as Madrid. I believe him when he said it was his dream to play for Madrid but at the time it happened moving from Manchester to Madrid was actually a step down so if you were able to give him the same amount of money I doubt he'd have forced a move.
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We gave Rooney 250k a year after so I'm not convinced it was about the money. That would've been the ball-park Ronaldo was earning then for Madrid no?
 
Skills said:
We gave Rooney 250k a year after so I'm not convinced it was about the money. That would've been the ball-park Ronaldo was earning then for Madrid no?
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No :lol: not even close
 
Ronaldo's Mum Eh? said:
Spot on.

We're lucky to see him, to be a part of this generation, to be alive to see the GOAT.
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The scary thing is, I fully expect Ronaldo to be doing this at the next World Cup also. This talk of him or Messi being compared for the title of GOAT will be completely over in the next 4 years. Ronaldo will continue to perform in the manner he is and leave all behind in his wake.
 
giorno said:
IIRC €17m a year after tax
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The last contract he signed for United was at the end of 06/07 and it made him the joint highest paid player at the club with Rio (120k a week before tax).

Did you guys really then increase his salary by 5-6 times? :eek:
 
Skills said:
The last contract he signed for United was at the end of 06/07 and it made him the joint highest paid player at the club with Rio (120k a week before tax).

Did you guys really then increase his salary by 5-6 times? :eek:
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It's Cristiano Ronaldo. 24 years old
 
Eddy_JukeZ said:
He is sensational.

He is going to win more Ballon D'Ors than Messi, because of sheer drive.

That's the greatest achievement I've ever seen in sport.
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And maybe biased obviously, but because he is in my opinion all round a better player. Pace, power, free kicks, long range shooting, headers, tricks. Messi for me is only better dribbling and in short passing/

I cant remember two players being so good at the same time for such a period of time being over a decade now. As brilliant as Messi obviously is, I do find it strange how everybody seems to consider him the best player in the world above Ronaldo, and even stranger when they talk of him as the best of all time....for me he isnt in the league as Maradona or as talented as Brazilian Ronaldo who is the second best of all time from my lifetime, amazing even more by the fact he had injury problems for the majority of it.

As for Ronaldo, funny people slating him on here in the champions league final when he was below par considering the season he still had, one bad game and he looks old though. Who knows how long he could go on for, we keep talking of he isnt wprth it for one season, as you state his sheer drive and professionalism, he could be at the top for another 3/4 years for all we know, no chance for me he comes back to us in our present state, with Mourinho in charge, doesnt add up at all, Bale could be a possibility
 
Peyroteo said:
United just weren't able to give him as much money as Madrid. I believe him when he said it was his dream to play for Madrid but at the time it happened moving from Manchester to Madrid was actually a step down so if you were able to give him the same amount of money I doubt he'd have forced a move.
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I think I read in Sir Alex’s second book that him and Queiroz knew it was inevitable he would move to Spain.
 
Skills said:
The last contract he signed for United was at the end of 06/07 and it made him the joint highest paid player at the club with Rio (120k a week before tax).

Did you guys really then increase his salary by 5-6 times? :eek:
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That’s how they manage to get the top players.
Shit load of money, sunshine, market the feck out of the new players, get them up on a big WWE style stage for a presentation then watch as the cash flows back in from marketing
 
How much money did we spend after he left til right now? Hundreds of millions. In hindsight if we could go back and pay him a million a week, we'd be better off! Ludicrously exceptional player, agree with the poster above, I think in a couple of years the Messi Vs Ronaldo debate will be put the bed because of Ronaldo's longetivity. Should probably stay at Madrid but I'd still happily pay 100 million+ to have him back if he was up for a return.
 
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