The Don
Metrosexual Candy Shagger
I didn't say he was an arsehole. I said he was more of an arsehole in the last year. Which he was. You'd have to be seriously fecking blind to disagree with that.
Ronaldo knew Madrid wanted him, he knew they'd have a bid accepted and he wanted to go. He was asked by the manager to stay for one more season and he could have his transfer and according to a lot of sources it was already agreed and finalized. So he could have just coasted through the season, he could have just taken it easy but he busted his balls and had one of his most productive seasons ever. Yes he stropped but no more than any other season, people just assumed he was stropping more because of all the talk about him wanting to go to Madrid. Actually, the media stories just magnified his strops and tantrums and made them seem like more than they were.
Somebody already said it, that lad gave 100% every time he played for us and was a dedicated professional, who knew he was capable of winning games on his own and didn't shy away from that mantle. Yes, he had games were he was shite and moody, but maybe he was more pissed off with himself, than anyone else and everyone can have an off day.
He's also had nothing but respect for the manager and the club since he left, wich is a lot more than can be said of a lot of ex players.