Narcissism and loyalty (to anything but oneself) are a contradiction in terms, but normally a good/great narcissist keeps the mask on and the guise going long enough to have their time, with the masses none the wiser to the inner goings on of the person in question - a true narcissist can appear to be a stalwart unbeknownst to those around them that all supposed commitment to the cause is and was utterly self-serving.
In this instance, fanbases have perhaps been duped, that or Ronaldo is going through the footballing equivalent of a mid-life crisis... although, to that end, IMO, it'd be more like that elderly person who couldn't care less about societal airs and graces anymore and gets away with doing and saying as they please
With Ronaldo genuinely looking like he's going to Atletico (if they'll take him), it's made clear that the City actioning wasn't a bluff - there's no such thing as loyalty or legacy to anything but oneself and one's own ambitions... Ronaldo is the legacy, as clear as that is now, which can potentially put not one, but two clubs' supporters collective noses out of joint and surely produce the greatest heel reveal and turn we've ever seen from someone of such standing?
To be clear, great players have switched clubs and played for the former great rival, that in itself isn't new. Luis Ronaldo (no less) played for Barcelona and Madrid as well as both Milanese clubs; Michael Laudrup and Luis Figo played for both Spanish giants, but I cannot think of another true great who has been prepared to sever or discard to their own ends like Ronaldo is [seemingly] doing for no particular reason other than his personal pursuits that don't really need any more icing (is this all really about remaining equidistant to he who shall not be named in the CL scoring charts?), certainly not to the point where you scorch earth/legacies as a near retiree! It's the greatest feck you since Hit 'Em Up, isn't it?
There's mirth to be had in watching a Superman for some reveal he was perhaps Homelander all along - if not mirth then certainly bemusement, but is this unprecedented? Who even comes close to having a heel turn like this? You can't use journeymen - it simply has to be an all-time great. A player with genuine legacy - multiple in this instance - and great standing in the first place, to lose.
I don't think I can recall a player scrubbing his good graces out purposely like this. It's bizarre, isn't it? Are there any candidates to even challenge Ronaldo for [now] greatest heel of all time? Which dastardly, indisputably great players deserve mention alongside 'our' Ronnie?
In this instance, fanbases have perhaps been duped, that or Ronaldo is going through the footballing equivalent of a mid-life crisis... although, to that end, IMO, it'd be more like that elderly person who couldn't care less about societal airs and graces anymore and gets away with doing and saying as they please
With Ronaldo genuinely looking like he's going to Atletico (if they'll take him), it's made clear that the City actioning wasn't a bluff - there's no such thing as loyalty or legacy to anything but oneself and one's own ambitions... Ronaldo is the legacy, as clear as that is now, which can potentially put not one, but two clubs' supporters collective noses out of joint and surely produce the greatest heel reveal and turn we've ever seen from someone of such standing?
To be clear, great players have switched clubs and played for the former great rival, that in itself isn't new. Luis Ronaldo (no less) played for Barcelona and Madrid as well as both Milanese clubs; Michael Laudrup and Luis Figo played for both Spanish giants, but I cannot think of another true great who has been prepared to sever or discard to their own ends like Ronaldo is [seemingly] doing for no particular reason other than his personal pursuits that don't really need any more icing (is this all really about remaining equidistant to he who shall not be named in the CL scoring charts?), certainly not to the point where you scorch earth/legacies as a near retiree! It's the greatest feck you since Hit 'Em Up, isn't it?
There's mirth to be had in watching a Superman for some reveal he was perhaps Homelander all along - if not mirth then certainly bemusement, but is this unprecedented? Who even comes close to having a heel turn like this? You can't use journeymen - it simply has to be an all-time great. A player with genuine legacy - multiple in this instance - and great standing in the first place, to lose.
I don't think I can recall a player scrubbing his good graces out purposely like this. It's bizarre, isn't it? Are there any candidates to even challenge Ronaldo for [now] greatest heel of all time? Which dastardly, indisputably great players deserve mention alongside 'our' Ronnie?