Ronaldo probably eats boring shit anyway
Cristiano Ronaldo: Set to leave by mutual agreement
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It isn't that interesting to be honest. New manager thinks he's of limited use. The Princess Diana act is boring
The last one is interesting because the question was about how the team would take it, if the club and the manager welcomed back Ronaldo. Reading between the lines the answer gives the impression that he wouldn't be fond of it.
Regardless of my bias towards the Club, the fact he sat down and had an amicable talk with Piers Morgan should be a massive red flag.
Beckham supposedly wants him at Galaxy, let’s just swap him with Chicarito and get rid. Let the little pea get a nostalgic welcome and then we spend big in the summer. Maybe try for a loan with some out favour ST for depth as well.
The link was posted above somewhere - can't seem to find it now.
What I said above isn't true, though - the story did come out at the time (or at least that same season). Try googling ronaldo + munich. The original article was published in The Guardian (I think).
ETA Here you go: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/jun/21/manchesterunited.premierleague1
Show me your friends and I'll tell you who you are.
Inter Miami not LA Galaxy. They're absolutely awful
Ronaldo should take a leaf out of this guy's book - absolute class act on and off the field.
I remember it at the time , I don't think very many United fans cared/ believed it.
I didn’t know we could give more than one answer, so thank you for the tip!
I hope that Rio's just pretending not to see the writing on the wall with regard to Ronaldo's decline.
Carragher is spot on. He's not an asset anymore, he's a liability.
Carragher is spot on. He's not an asset anymore, he's a liability.
Personally I think that kicking him out of the club is the opposite of what you should do.
That is what he wants.
Keep him.
You have an option to extend his contract to 2024, do it.
Yes it will cost millions but he won't play ball so fine him whenever he does something he shouldn't (that will knock millions off the final bill).
Just waste 18months of what little time he has left of his career.
Never play him of course.
And just waste his time and let him watch Messi overtake every record he has left.
That would be a far bigger punishment.
That is what he wants.
Keep him.
You have an option to extend his contract to 2024, do it.
Yes it will cost millions but he won't play ball so fine him whenever he does something he shouldn't (that will knock millions off the final bill).
Just waste 18months of what little time he has left of his career.
Never play him of course.
And just waste his time and let him watch Messi overtake every record he has left.
That would be a far bigger punishment.
Because it was a phone call from Sir Alex to Cristiano Ronaldo ("you just can't join City") which caused this whole sorry mess in the first place.
Furthermore, why has CR7 been starting games recently? Why was he made captain recently? Why does CR7 say he doesn't respect the manager? Could it be that he knows that the Glazer(s) employed ETH as the new manager, but ultimately they want to see Ronaldo (The King) play so they instruct him to play him (possibly via the Robson/Gill/SAF consultancy group) and he then plays*! So when Ronaldo says he doesn't respect the manager, perhaps its because the manager is taking instructions from people higher up the organisation structure. Just like Ole wasn't in full control when Sir Alex basically made Ronaldo a guaranteed starter with his comments "you start your best players" after the Everton game last season....
This is just a theory, by-the-way, but it can't be discounted especially until we see the full TalkTV thing tonight and tomorrow.
You have to remember that these American owners will believe that Ronaldo is an asset to the club, just because of his twitter numbers and his shirt sales. In addition, they possibly look at CR7 as some sort of soccer equivalent to Tom Brady who still performs successfully in his 40s, but we all know that PL soccer and American football are 2 very different sports especially in the current era of speedy players and constant pressing.
That's probably accurate. I remember reading this story well after Ronaldo left for Madrid (around 2011, I would think), but not much was made of it then either. And back in 2008, there wasn't much talk about it (as I remember it anyway).
Of course, Ronaldo was extremely popular with most United fans at the time.
Varane knows he's better looking than botox diva. Same cheap shot from Ronaldo won't work on him.
They're clearly hoping he won't return.Reading between the lines the answer gives the impression that he wouldn't be fond of it.
Love what Ten Hags been saying! As long as he’s the manager no player will be bigger then the club. The club comes first! That’s our Manager!!
Didn't work on Rooney either, to be fair.
He's probably in stitches over Ronaldo's shocking insecurity.
Exactly, anyone who wants an accurate, fair and balanced Interview, without drama and sensationalism doesn't go to Piers Morgan
Piers Morgan thinks he has a scoop no one else could get, but in fact, Ronaldo calculated who would get him the exposure he wanted.
They say bad news is better than no news, Ronaldo obviously thinks any exposure is better than none.
Never heard of this guy before but he is speaking truth. Ronaldo should have gone in the summer, finished full circle at sporting whether he got paid or not and retired with dignity. This has all just gone so sour, and he has trashed his reputation in football and His legacy with our fans.
Has he said this? May I ask where? I thought the club were taking the line that they are 'disappointed' but wouldn't be making further comment until after the full interview has been shown.
I'd love to know why ETH gave Ronaldo the role of Captain recently, surely that was only going to fuel his massive ego not send out the 'no player is bigger then the club' message. It seemed a particularly bizarre move coming just a few weeks after he had to reprimand the star for leaving a game early (again).
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To be honest I think there was a (healthy?) distrust of the media/ journalists in general back then.
Nowadays we probably have more of an idea which journalist is right more than wrong (tiers?) or a PR guy for the club or players involved.
Here is some "realtime" reaction from 2008 @Chesterlestreet https://www.redcafe.net/threads/all-ronaldos-future-comments-speculation.204041/post-4789679
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Never heard of Cassano ???
Should I have?! (Off to Google I go to educate myself….)
*edit* nope, it’s ok he’s irrelevant because he always played with number 99.
Of course. How could I!
Controversial opinion: if Fellaini were still around and a bit younger, ETH would have loved him. His chest control alone would have made him a damn sight more effective at centre forward than current Ronaldo.
Wash the toliet and clear that cesspool with your (his) barehands. Oh you dont want to do it? Ok we will fine you for 1 month’s wages
Not necessary tbh, it just showed my age (or yours
)Some nice bedtime reading for you there Ronnie...read it a few times even till you doze off in tears
Damn right
In terms of sources, probably yes.
The Guardian was pretty well regarded back then too, though (as in: they weren't known for publishing obviously badly researched or fake stuff).
So, I think it was more to do with Ronaldo's status: most United fans desperately wanted to keep him at the club, he was considered the best/most exciting player we'd had since George Best, so most of us were likely to cut him considerable slack (and very likely ignore an article like this one, or at the very least not make a big deal of it).
I’m a similar age to him, but largely ignorant of Italian football to be honest, especially when I was growing up and he would have been in his pomp.Not necessary tbh, it just showed my age (or yours
ETH since day 1 has always said no player will be bigger then the club aslong as he’s in charge. When he made Ronaldo captain that’s because Bruno wasn’t available and obviously Maguire didn’t start. He seen Ronaldo as the biggest leader in the starting 11. He could of give it Eriksen or Casemiro… probably not Casemiro so much because he’s not very good at English yet.
This full interview will be just like his performances…flat.
He's just trying to famous using his name
The contrast in professionalism between ronaldo and Ibrahimovic whilst in the twilight of their careers, it's a shame Ronaldo couldn't take Ibrahimovic example.of putting ego to the side and accepting a limited role to stay at a good level in football.
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