There MUST be a reason Ronaldo feels that way. He wouldn't just do it for no reason.
Cristiano Ronaldo: Set to leave by mutual agreement
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So it must be a pandering then. You'll believe what you want. You are right though, this interview and saga as a whole are not good for the club.
His going after them is useful for our own longterm objectives: getting them gone.
A player of his profile, etc. You know the Glazers will be scrambling. It can't look good to (potential) investors, sponsors, etc.
Thing is, I don’t think he does. I reckon he’s been set up here by Piers and he’s too stupid or naive to realise the ramifications of what he’s done.
Thing is he’s not just ostracising himself from the current coach and playing staff, it’s everybody associated at United from the Glazers to Fergie.
He seems to think he noes it all
I love the clamour as the facts emerge for people to try and set the narrative. I'll interpret those comments at face value.
Well he's an old fashioned man, very allegorical.
An unbiased timeline of events would be interesting: he seemed to cry on the last home game of last season as if he was saying goodbye and he wanted out when we missed out on top 4 and then you have the transfer request in the summer, the whole 'the king returns' tweet, the leaving early thing, the poor form, the Spurs issue and now this.
What a weird end.
What a weird end.
He’s a professional shit-stirrer, he’s made a career out of it. Ronaldo’s been stitched up a bit here, not that I want to absolve him for any of this since he’s clearly absolutely deluded.Tweet
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That bellend Piers spoonfeeds the answers he's trying to draw out
Daft clown
Morgan knows how to generate drama from very little, and Ronaldo gave him more than enough. Reckon he’ll regret ever doing this interview, he’d have got his move without it. This has been damaging to his reputation in the wider football world, not just with United. I get the feeling he didn’t anticipate how poorly this’d be recieved, perhaps having the likes of Roy Keane blowing smoke up your arse nonstop gives you a false perspective on reality.
holy shit he really said that
Nobody is 'digging out' anyone. The reason you don't hear 'Legends' of Liverpool 'digging out' their players or former teammates is because nobody gives a feck. Everybody wants to hear about Manchester United and Ronaldo that's a fact, particularly now. Besides, how many times have our former players defended our current players and manager to the absolute death because they are mates? Just look at when Ole was our manager. You think Rooney is just going around mentioning Ronaldo off the cuff randomly? No it's because he's constantly asked about the team and Ronaldo so of course he's going to answer the questions about it. Alot of you people, including Ronaldo, are so damn soft that you think a little bit of criticism (justifiable criticism) means Ronaldo is vindicated of everything and such. You Ronaldo fanboys are so weird and I cannot wait to be rid of you when he leaves the club.
I'm glad Ronaldo has said something about the Glazers but if you cannot see he is doing it from his own selfish point of view then you are truly blind.
Never been so disrespected in my life.
Well, leaving aside that I really just wanted to add Sopranos memes to @sullydnl's post
, I think he absolutely did know. 1) He has a PR agency behind him that plans this stuff out meticulously. 2) Everyone knows Piers Morgan and the type of product he likes to put out. 3) The content of the interview would have been cleared beforehand AND he would have had final say on the final edit. Ronaldo is stupid because he doesn't care about his standing in the eyes of United fans when it's in his best interests to do so (they will - or rather, would have been - the ones singing his name long after he retires). He does not care about any of that imo - he'll never step foot in Manchester again after he leaves for good, why should he? He cares about Fergie but not close to how much he cares about himself and he knows father Fergie will always have a soft spot for him anyway.This dragged out interview has been pretty low energy so far, just like his performances this season.
’Glazers bad’ Thank you for your keen insight there.
’Glazers bad’ Thank you for your keen insight there.
Always with the scenarios this one.Well, leaving aside that I really just wanted to add Sopranos memes to @sullydnl's post
Yup, the Bruno handshake was brutal to see. Starting to feel sorry for a multi-millionare.
I don't think what he said in this clip was bad. This is actually one I think is misconstrued.
holy shit he really said that
He said maybe Rooney is jealous he retired in his early 30s and Ronaldo (he) is still playing at 38. The context of "I look better than him" is actually, his physical form at 38 still playing. In the context he said it it has a much different message.
He said Gary Neville and Rooney maybe need to use his name to get more famous, but Neville is a pundit.
Yes they shared a dressing room with him but they're legends of the club. If Ronaldo was in great form they'd say it, if he's playing shit they will say that too.
What Ronaldo does need to realise is that Rooney and Neville gave their life to United, they want to see United be successful and Ronaldo is a big part of current problems.
Somebody find Ja Rule so I can make sense of all of this.
Walt feckin Whitman over here!
#GlazersOut
Surely a City fan having a laugh
It's called putting the club first - as it always should be. Rooney has the balls to do that when he comments. Besides he's an actual legend and not a 'legend' like Ronaldo.
In about 6 months' time, people will have forgotten about all this and will be singing his name again at OT. That's the era we live in.
Michael kinda WAS and still is the greatest pop star ever. Though people who actually knew him said he was not egotistical.
I think we all know what he needs for Christmas this year. But I suspect he has mirrors on every wall in h his home ... the irony.#GlazersOut
Anyone who doesn't see that this is all completely self-serving is deluded but the Glazers being collateral damage is still good.
He really is deluded. Rooney and Neville needing to criticism him to get famous
holy shit he really said that
Yeah so I think they're seeing you perform / behave like shit and calling it out. Maybe that has something to do with it?Thanks for saving me a long reply to the other post.
If he had said everything but the ten Hag bit, I’d forgive him. Lots of the rest of it is true.
Nah, there is a large contingent of fans who were done with him after the first time he left us, and there are those who were hurt but clung still to the notion that he cared about the club but Madrid's pull was irresistible. He's done his best to shatter that illusion, bar a small minority who were so anti Glazer that they'd eat up his PR, I doubt fans, whether matchgoing or overseas, would have any time left for him.
Perez's comments about him has never been so apt. Imagine being that thick, that deluded, that you burned your bridges with 2 of the most illustrious fan bases in the world, of clubs that made up the bulk of your claim to fame.
Everyone knows about the other stuff. He's just using that to 'win' the argument and further his victim card. It's because we are an over the hill football club that we signed an over the hill star. He knew about it and it suited him then whereas now that he's not good enough to start it becomes important to mention.
Not sure if serious, in fact, pray not serious. Were there not actions from Ronaldo that prompted those comments? Like walking out of a game or disrespecting the manager? No wonder he was deluded enough to think this was a good idea, when fans always scrub their memory of his own share of the blame. We aren't even a couple weeks removed from the sub incident and people are convincing him he's being persecuted.
Don't forget that he's a manager now, for the good of his career he wants to be seen as knowing what he's talking about so he's gonna give it straight.
Just had the argument with a so called United fan about 2008 when Ronaldo said we treated him like a slave because we stopped him going to Madrid, Apparently that was Sir Alex's fault because he always had a problem letting big players leave.
Whatever Ronaldo does some fans will find an excuse and stick up for him. I just want him gone ASAP
See this is where I call BS.
If you can come out and say all this. How can you then come out and say not specify what things in the club are stopping it from getting to that level. He's already thrown names, so what's stopping him from being more specific.
If I had acted like this at work I'd be out the door quicker than saying Gross Misconduct.
I'm reading more into this.That's truly revealing.
Also this definitely reeks of something someone told him to say.
Also they give all the power to president and sports director.
He's a Woodward signing. I'm not sure Arnold or Murtough wanted him. He has grief with them, which is why he even mentions the Glazers.
He's essentially saying they aren't coming in to step in for me.
Ironically, I'm ok with the Glazers not caring, as long as Arnold and Murtough are given the backing and money to make things happen.
Them caring would be like Boehly at Chelsea, that's not good.
Have to say, I prefer this type of honesty in an interview to the usual “it was a great team performance, we achieved our objectives and we move on to the next game”
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