His teammates don't seem to be bothered by it and they are surely the ones who are important in the argument. It just seems to me to be people getting on their high horse when they don't even know what the Real Madrid team relationship dynamic is.
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His teammates don't seem to be bothered by it and they are surely the ones who are important in the argument. It just seems to me to be people getting on their high horse when they don't even know what the Real Madrid team relationship dynamic is.
If CL is down to one match only, you might have a point. But it isn't, it was a tournament, played over the whole season, his contribution throughout was unmatched by anyone.
When Maradona single-handedly won the WC for Argentina, he didn't scored in the final as well, yet he celebrated as if he was god of football, which is fair because he was by far the best player of the tournament.
In Ronaldo case, the celebration came during the final mins of the tournament, when the match is already done and dusted. A moment of joy and reflection upon all hard work he did over the year and the record breaking feat isn't all that unjustified.
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I guess the same moral high horse crowd was up in arms when he did this celebration five years ago. Funny how the color of the shirt changes everything.
Not that I'm bothered by his celebrations, but the above video was when he scored the 3rd goal for us in a crucial league match after we were 0-2 down. The fact that he didn't celebrate Bale's goal then proceeded to do his Hulk-esque celebration after scoring a non relevant goal speaks volume of his ego!
If he was then I'd suggest we lynch the heretic and bathe in his Bavarian blood.
Hey....
Haha, yes; I meant Sporting, who are massive in Portugal.
Well it's a direct quote coming from your keyboard you know, who else could you blame
Yeah, I mean nothing about calling yourself Ronaldo on an internet forum suggests you might have little man love going on.
Ronaldo's a great footballer, he loves himself, same as Becks did but probably to a more extreme degree, I mean, whether true of Ronaldo or not, I don't think you could ever say Beckham wasn't a team player.
Ronaldo is more of an 'individual' than a team player, but before everyone starts wailing, it works pretty well so fair dues to him. Good players... vain media obsessed cocks sometimes but good players.
To me at least, it was pretty blatantly contrived to make sure Ronaldo was in all the pictures accompanying the story of Reals success. I'm not really sure why that's such a controversial opinion.
Of course they don't. Likewise the Real Madrid fans. At least, if they are bothered by it I'm sure whatever irritation they feel is more than out-weighed by the gratitude they feel for what he brings them on the pitch. As United fans, it's not even difficult to put yourself in that headspace. Go back to any thread on here pre-2006 which made any mention of him flouncing, diving or generally acting like a knob and you'll see it consists exclusively of posts from people defending and excusing his actions (with the only alternate opinions coming from fans of different clubs). When you're as good/valuable as he is, it's easy to cast a blind eye on the negatives. Compare and contrast with the Ashley Young diving threads, for example.
When you don't have any emotional investment in him as a footballer, or the success of a team he plays for, I think you can be a bit more objective about what's happening. That's why so many neutrals have come out and said they found his actions a little distasteful. Obviously, there's a lot of United fans still very much in love with the bloke so - even though he's a Real Madrid player - there's a lingering lack of objectivity on here too.
I would imagine this debate is very different on message boards of most other football clubs in Europe. In fact I'd imagine there's not much debate at all, so much a rapid consensus along the lines of "that was a bit cringey, he's a great player but bit of a tool".
No ronaldo is vain. He is not a cnut in any sense of the words. cnuts are people like Barton, Ramos, Terry etc
Why do people always have to exaggerate.
Of course he knew what he was doing. I know I would rather look at the divine Ronaldo than a chimp even if he has had his ears pinned back .
He did much the same when we won the Champions League didn't he? All the cameras were on him when he collapsed theatrically to the ground , in floods of tears. I still wish he was with us though, despite an ego bigger than Kim Kardashian's bottom
He did much the same when we won the Champions League didn't he? All the cameras were on him when he collapsed theatrically to the ground , in floods of tears. I still wish he was with us though, despite an ego bigger than Kim Kardashian's bottom
Touched a nerve, do you have a man crush?
Ronaldo is vain along with arrogant, petulant, childish and a cnut, oh and let's not forget he's pretty good at football too.
If you can't see the difference between a cnut and someone like Ronaldo then you must think everyone is a cnut.
Not at all mancan92, I don't think you're a cnut.
Wow, the butt-hurtness is strong in this thread. Are people equally critical of Muhammad Ali's or Michael Jordan's arrogance? The arrogance is part and parcel of their greatness. I for one, loved his celebration. Scoring a goal, enroute to La Decima in front of all the Lisboners who saw him develop as a kid. I would have taken my pants off too.
...but but Messi is so humble.
To be fair, if Messi took off his shirt and did a little flex pose, we'd all be laughing our asses off.
Doubt he cares..
True. And its been said by many who actually know him that he's a nice guy and model professional.
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I can't believe the discussion over his celebration is still going on. No obsession or agenda though. Still with the celebration stuff
All I can tell you is that it caused a lot more excitement/headlines/speculation/criticism on RedCafe than it did in Spain. I don't think it got above the, "Funny lad, isn't he?" level there before they got on with the serious business of deifying Ramos.
All I can tell you is that it caused a lot more excitement/headlines/speculation/criticism on RedCafe than it did in Spain. I don't think it got above the, "Funny lad, isn't he?" level there before they got on with the serious business of deifying Ramos.
Funny how Ronaldo is now reduced to being compared to Iniesta from comparisons to Messi
Cristiano was clearly the stand-out player of this season's CL, setting an all-time record and scoring with ridiculous consistency, but that statement is hugely unfair on his team mates. In fact almost none of his goals in the knock-out stages were vital ones.
Schalke 1 - 6 Real Madrid: scored 0-3 & 0-6 (Benzema opened the scoring, Bale extended the lead)
Real Madrid 3 - 1 Schalke: scored 1-0 & 2-1 (fairly redundant given the 1st leg result)
Real Madrid 3 - 0 Borussia Dortmund: scored 3-0 (Bale opened the scoring, Isco extended the lead)
Borussia Dortmund 2 - 0 Real Madrid: absent through injury, on aggregate his 1st leg goal was vital
Real Madrid 1 - 0 FC Bayern: didn't score (Benzema scored the only goal)
FC Bayern 0 - 4 Real Madrid: scored 0-3 & 0-4 (Ramos scored the first two)
Real Madrid 4 - 1 (aet) Atlético: scored 4-1 (Ramos scored the vital equaliser, Bale scored the lead goal, Marcelo extended their lead)
If anything this perfectly illustrates Real Madrid and Cristiano's biggest strength (or so the pattern goes in this year's CL anyway): killing off the opponent on the counter after they've been forced to open up (usually through a Benzema, Bale or Ramos goal*).
*on a side-note, it was also Benzema and Ramos who put RM within one goal of reaching the final last season in the 2nd leg v Dortmund (after that 1st leg mauling).
So while his campaign was wildly successful and the numbers speak for themselves, it's entirely wrong to paint this as a one-man show IMO. On an individual level he's had more impressive campaigns in 2007-08 and 2008-09, scoring several vital goals en route to the final -- and far better in quality too (v Porto, Arsenal). Same goes for Messi by the way: he scored 14 CL goals back in 2011-12, but not many important ones like in 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11 or even last season (v AC Milan, PSG).
More isn't always better.
Now thats arrogance, first time ive ever seen a player celebrate by leaving the pitch and jumping into bed
I know, how dare he
I did make that point.
lol at the reaction of the people around him.
If Messi took off his shirt people would be saying he is showing respect towards the shirt by taking it off and not allowing it to get wrinkled/dirty while the players jump on him in celebration.
@Olly for the fantastic gif.
I think he needs a doctor to take a look at his neck, some weird shit growing on it:
amaizng player, but just comes across as such a to$$er
So apparently the reason for this celebration has been revealed by the Spanish Media(El Confidencial).
Oh Ronnie...
Oh Ronnie...
What a dickhead
He actually looks roided up in that pic
What a dickhead
He actually looks roided up in that pic
Do you know what 'roided' up looks like?
I do, yes
Im sure he isnt, by the way. At least I would hate to think he was
The fuss over his celebration is pathetic. He scored in a Champions League Final. I'd lose the plot.
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