Charles Miller
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The players were singing "reyes de europa" - kings of europe, and Cr7 picks the microphone and said: "los que se dopan". Wtf was that?
So I see majority of posters here not actually reading the real translation of the interview and quick to criticize him.
Do criticize him. What you can't take away is his 5 CL's and another impending balon d'or.
How would that divide the dressing room?
If anything, as I think we’re starting to see, his teammates are going to get sick of his constant threats to leave if he doesn’t get more and more money.
At some point Real will want to cash in on Ronaldo and I hope it doesn’t come as a nasty surprise to him.
For such a confident player, he reeks of insecurities. He couldn't handle Bale being the one to get the attention and now has the better goal in the bigger game. What a twat.
Yup, and now people think he actually WANTS to leave he says "oh sorry lads I was only joking to get attention!" as he's scared Real Madrid will sign the Brazilian sensation Neymar.
Dude has no balls to stick to his comments that he wants to leave.
He's everything that is wrong with the modern footballer. Won't shed a tear when he retires as he's influenced a generation to be like him.
A case study into a narcissistic would make Ronaldo the perfect psychology/sociopath study for people at University.
I wonder how Ronaldo will cope with retirement one day? as it's coming.. I suspect he might really struggle to deal with not getting any attention and will do outrageous things to get it again !
He's going to be a nightmare for Real Madrid when he's declining and I can't wait.. that day IS coming ha ! wanting to start every game as a striker and his team-mates to constantly pass to him to score. Think of us trying to get rid of Rooney but x10 worse as Rooney didn't have this guys ego.
Feel sorry for Bale and any other World Class player having to share a dressing room with Ronaldo. What an absolute weapon.. stay away from Real Madrid if you are a World Class player - as you will always have to play second fiddle to Ronaldo no matter how good you are.
This is why a lot of people hate him.. because he doesn't help himself and is actually the one who fuels the reasons why people hate him with these types of comments. Why go infront of a camera if you are angry in the first place!? he knew EXACTLY what he was doing stealing Gareth's limelight and attention.. very unsavoury his need for constant attention.
Oh we shall see - again.
Every year. Every damn year.
Real Madrid have all the leverage here, forget an extension why would they even give him a raise? He's been incredible for them and as a gesture of goodwill he deffo can demand a raise but methinks he would want something substantial so with 3 years left on his contract and him getting older what incentive would a big raise even do?
He's earning like half of what Messi does, a lot less than Neymar... the contract Griezmann got was nearly as good. If he's asking for more money it's because he's deserved it.
Don't think it's just about a raise though. This has been going on for a very long time, the news here in Portugal was that a few months before last year's final Florentino Perez promised him a big raise if they retained the Champions League and then Perez didn't back it down which is what led to last year's drama. Then this year things have gotten worse with Perez letting Pepe, Morata and James go and bringing in Ceballos, Theo, Majoral, Vallejo. They seemed like they're worried about the future and bringing in Neymar without Ronaldo feeling like he has a say in these things.
You can say a lot of things about Ronaldo but he's not one to be upset without good reason to and he's gotten more reasonable as he got older. Obviously this should be solved in private rater than creating this big drama right after a CL final, if it was Ronaldo's ego or his honesty that led to this will depend on who you ask but that there are problems between him and Perez I have no doubt. I also have little doubt that it's both in their interests to solve it and it's what will happen.
Simple. It's Real Madrid.Perhaps I didn't clarify it well enough, I do agree he deserves more in the context of what other players get, that I don't mind. Its the position Madrid are in that makes me think why would they bother? Surely a verbal promise as bad as it looks from Perez being broken is an easy way out? Could they not have it written down in a contract? I suppose the real question is how much more he is demanding, are we talking in the Neymar ball park? Because he can forget the Messi wages which are ridiculous IMO (fair play to him running down the contract to maximise his earnings).
You know more about this than me but is part of this tied to his tax dealings? In that he will like many players have to fork out vast sums of money and therefore the extra money he was promised really needs to be delivered?
Final note, how underpaid are Real Madrid players though, I checked many sources for their wages and compared to other big teams some of their players get pathetic wages. Like the Tottenham of elite clubs, how does Perez manage to get these players to agree to these wages?
Perhaps I didn't clarify it well enough, I do agree he deserves more in the context of what other players get, that I don't mind. Its the position Madrid are in that makes me think why would they bother? Surely a verbal promise as bad as it looks from Perez being broken is an easy way out? Could they not have it written down in a contract? I suppose the real question is how much more he is demanding, are we talking in the Neymar ball park? Because he can forget the Messi wages which are ridiculous IMO (fair play to him running down the contract to maximise his earnings).
You know more about this than me but is part of this tied to his tax dealings? In that he will like many players have to fork out vast sums of money and therefore the extra money he was promised really needs to be delivered?
Final note, how underpaid are Real Madrid players though, I checked many sources for their wages and compared to other big teams some of their players get pathetic wages. Like the Tottenham of elite clubs, how does Perez manage to get these players to agree to these wages?
Simple. It's Real Madrid.
Yeah players like Marcelo are on ridiculously low wages. Perez has done an incredible job in that regard, especially when you put it in contrast with Barcelona who are in the opposite situation.
I don't know if this Ronaldo being angry at Perez thing has anything to do with tax dealings although it probably hasn't helped. He said he was going to say something in the next week which will probably clarify things. He's definitely not asking to earn as much as Messi as there's no chance of that happening, I don't even think money is the big problem here but I guess we'll have to wait to find out.
Maybe they simply love playing for Madrid?That only applies to new additions, I'm talking about established players. When you are a player that has been there for 10 years like Marcelo. Real Madrid or not he can demand much higher wages to the market demands.
Simple. It's Real Madrid.
That only applies to new additions, I'm talking about established players. When you are a player that has been there for 10 years like Marcelo. Real Madrid or not he can demand much higher wages to the market demands.
I bet someone like Marcelo could earn far more at PSG for instance.
I don't really know much about this topic, but I once read a rather ordinary player like Nacho (I actually rate him a lot, but he's not a star) has twice the followers Mbappe or Cavani have, so purely in terms of money the amount someone can make at Madrid from commercial exploitation has to be considerable.
To Perez, Ronaldo is dispensable.Perez should give him what he promised him, a man who breaks his words isn't worth much. That being said I think it is money, as much as he says he feels like a 23 year old he is looking at the final stage of his career, he has earned a bump in his salary and I think he is simply going after it, too aggressive perhaps with regards to statements in public but if he feels aggrieved at not having promises fulfilled can't blame him.
Let me put my conspiracy hat on for a second, the whole Neymar operation. Perez has wanted him for years and there are so many reports and rumors about a move in the future. With Ronaldo getting older he looks like a great replacement and the dynamics of bringing in Neymar whilst Ronaldo is there may create an imbalance. Perhaps instead of looking at his shiny new project maybe Ronaldo feels Perez should focus on the man who has brought his club so much success instead.
I doubt it's the trophies. Ronaldo decided to leave us when we were reigning European champions.That's part of it to be sure. Nowhere else will you be guaranteed the amount of silverware that you do there.
But I imagine the standard of living plays into it too. Madrid is cheap compared to other European cities and your millionaire wages get you plenty far there.
To Perez, Ronaldo is dispensable.
Considering how they got rid of Raul it won't be much of issue when they dispose of Ronaldo. For all his trophies, Raul was a bigger legend at Madrid.
By the time Raul left a lot of the fans wanted him gone. Perez sells Ronaldo and the Bernabeu would kill him for it, he's the opposite of dispensable.
Only way Ronaldo leaves is if he wants to leave.