Ronaldo Goes
Two days ago, I logged on to the BBC news website to see an article that I have longed for for quite some time. Cristiano Ronaldo has finally left Manchester United and the Premier League for a sum of around 80 million to play his football in Real Madrid. He will now be playing his superb football, mixed with a heavy dose of diving, whining and general prickishness, amongst the La Liga crowd along with the new signing of Kaka. Very interesting on a football front, but I couldn’t help but feel bittersweet about the whole thing.
Bittersweet you say? Yes indeed. I’m obviously over the moon about not having to endure his crap for another season, but I also realised how much I liked to hate him. I feel like Alexander the Great who ‘wept as there were no more kingdoms for him to conquer’, if you know what I mean. I feel like Ronaldo epitomised so much of what I disliked about Man United and somehow justified my contempt for the team.
However, I’m sure now that Ferguson has 80 million quid to splash out on players, he will no doubt by two or three quality replacements which will further concrete the sides success and make me hate them even more. I uspect as well annoyingly, that United will buy some players that I am found of, causing me to hold a stupid grudge against them. A player that matches this profile is Valencia.
It will be interesting to see where Ronaldo’s career goes from here. Will he continue to get better or go a bit downhill? I reckon he’ll get better. I believe one of the reasons that he struggled at times this season, was that defenders in the Premiership were starting to read him well and frustrate his play. I don’t believe he’ll have this problem initally in Spain and that infact he’ll have many new oppurtunites as Real Madrid’s squad looks very impressive for next season. So no doubt I’ll see his whiny face in the Champions League, but i’m ok with that. No doubt he’ll also win footballer of the year again, and i’m not ok with that.
So in summary, I’m gald he’s going, but somehow will miss him. And I never thought I’d say that.
James
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June 12, 2009 at 11:06 pm
Transfer your feelings of enmity to Berbatov. He is your new ‘kingdom’ to conquer.
Do not rest until has left or is in the reserves!!
June 25, 2009 at 4:23 pm
I have very little against him though. Bit of a problem.
I was thinking about Drogba, cos of its constant diving, but I like him off the pitch, and it still makes me laugh when I think of his outburst regarding the ref.
June 27, 2009 at 1:08 am
You have nothing against him?
That rivals your comment about old music for sheer stupidity.
July 10, 2009 at 7:45 pm
I’ve never been a big Real Madrid fan, so I’m skeptical. We’ll just have to wait and see how he meshes…
Also, could you shoot me an email James? I have a question for you (and Simon). Thanks.