Cristiano Ronaldo: World’s Best Player? You’re Having A Laugh
March 14, 2007
Ryan isn’t convinced the Premiership’s most creepily well-groomed player is worthy of the hype (yet).
Saturday’s replay-salvaging penalty against Middlesboro saw the much-vaunted Portuguese winger score his 17th goal in all competitions in this his annus mirabilis. He’s having the season of his young career, and the propaganda machine at the self-styled ‘Theatre of Dreams’ has been wheeled out to laud him as “the best player in the World†relentlessly over the last few weeks.
A cynic might suggest that they’re trying to trump up his market valuation should the indecisive winger opt to ‘do one’ over the summer. A United fan on the other hand would only be too willing to remind us all that there’s another 10-15 games left in the season for them, which could lead to his already-impressive stats finishing up as glorified cricket scores.
That’s the problem with him, and United specifically; contrived nonsense interchanges with actual fact so often it’s hard to make out the wood for the trees. Here’s what we definitely know about him…
• 174 games for Manchester United, 43 goals. Approximately 1 goal every 4 games.
• 27 European Games, not one goal. In 4 years of Champions League football, he’s yet to score. Roy Keane had 14 for United.
• 26 League games this season, 16 goals.
• Of his 16 goals, not one has come against Liverpool, Chelsea or Arsenal
• In fact, he’s never scored a goal against Liverpool or Chelsea in his career
• 14 International goals, of which only 1 came at the World Cup. Against the mighty Iran. From a penalty.
• He dives.
So, he’s scored 16 goals this season (the only time he’s ever done so in his career), all of which have come against opposition outside of the Top four. He hasn’t managed one goal in the Champions League, he’s come off the back of a less-than-impressive World Cup, hasn’t won a trophy for two years, but he’s still the “best player in the Worldâ€.
Right.
The facts exemplify a staggering lack of impact on the biggest stage. Against solid, top drawer outfits and defences – he is negated time and again. The same cannot be said of Ronaldinho, Kaka, Eto’o and several others. If United are to fight on all fronts at this ‘the business end’ of the season, Ferguson will be looking for a lot more finish to the gloss in the high-end games, where chances are at a premium. Nutmegging somebody when you’re 3-0 up at home to Watford is all fair and well, replicating the trick and adding a finish to it in the Semi-Finals of a Champions League are distinctly another. He should know, he’s never done it.
Credit though, where it’s due. He’s been outstanding on occasion this season. Pace, strength, guile, and some thrillingly brilliant goals & assists. For the first time in 4 years, he seems to have added some degree of ‘end product’ to the countless stepovers, flicks, and general wastefulness – Style finally overtaking substance. When he’s in full flight, best exemplified 2 weeks ago at Anfield when he left John Arne Riise for dead, there can be few better sights to behold in the modern game. He’s Ryan Giggs at his mid-90’s best, only with two operating feet. And bar a strong case for Didier Drogba, he’ll be most people’s favourite to land the Player of the Year accolade.
Yes, he’s talented, but he falls well short of the greatness bestowed upon him by Rooney, Ferguson, and the British media. There are still damning flaws; failure to deliver on the biggest stage - be it domestically or in European competition, inconsistency, an over-bulging estimation of his own self-worth, and notably a disregard for defending, team-mates, and anything that reproaches solid ‘work’. In 45 first half-minutes against Lille he received the ball 10 times, and gave it away 9. That he walked off shaking his head as Sir Alex replaced him before the end spoke volumes.
He’s gratefully thrown himself into the marketing hype surrounding him too. Any recent search for him on YouTube offers a plethora of self-gratifying winks, nods, finger gestures, and preening. He loves it. There’s also much to be said for United PLC’s bottom line taking a boost with every hoop ‘n’ holler surrounding the lad as there is on-the-pitch glory. Eulogising him now may lead to oeuf on faces come next season should he receive the bloated contract he’s playing for, and should United’s accountants fail to get the 50 million odd they’re banking on should he decide he’s off to greener, Spanish pastures.
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208 Responses to “Cristiano Ronaldo: World’s Best Player? You’re Having A Laugh”
YOU TALK SHIT MY FRIEND…
I see they’ve now granted internet access to those in mental institutions.
he is a wanker too
The knee jerks will be out in force but i agree with Ryan. While Ronaldo is a fine player, to throw such praise onto someone who hasn’t won anything of note is silly. He’s won less than Thierry Henry, and his legacy is already tainted by the fact that he hasn’t won enough.
Be calm my friend, if Utd win the treble, are you going to point out that he didn’t run the right way on the finale of the Champions League? Or maybe he should have passed the ball right instead of left when Utd won 10-0 against whoever?
How many games have Lampard scored against the top teams this year? I can’t count, because there are none!
[quote comment=”32953″]The knee jerks will be out in force but i agree with Ryan. While Ronaldo is a fine player, to throw such praise onto someone who hasn’t won anything of note is silly. He’s won less than Thierry Henry, and his legacy is already tainted by the fact that he hasn’t won enough.[/quote]
Join Ryan on the psychiatrist’s couch.
His legacy?
The boy is 22!
Couldn’t agree more. Overhyped and over-sensationalised just what Manure are all about.
[quote comment=”32953″]The knee jerks will be out in force but i agree with Ryan. While Ronaldo is a fine player, to throw such praise onto someone who hasn’t won anything of note is silly. He’s won less than Thierry Henry, and his legacy is already tainted by the fact that he hasn’t won enough.[/quote]
Dude!! How old is Thierry Henry, it’s like comparing Henry with Giggs on a club-levell! What has Henry won? He has won nothing compared to Giggs, at least on club level, look at their age first you smartie-pants. You should be carfull with what you say, because you might end up sobbing over it.
And who would listen to you, you bitter Twat, get on with supporting you’re own team. Leave United to United fans. the only ‘hyping’ done here is you trying to make a living out of commenting on United, you all want a peice eh?
[quote comment=”32957″]Couldn’t agree more. Overhyped and over-sensationalised just what Manure are all about.[/quote]
It’s so easy convincing you, hey, Liverpool are trash, they haven’t won Premier League for over ten years, now, do you believe me, when I say they’re trash?? Anyway, it’s like O’Shea said, Utd WANT to be the mosth hated club in England, if not the world.
Way too young and and a far longer journey ahead to earn the accolade. A wonderful player all the usual snipes aside and a huge potential. However football is always courtesy of Sky OVERHYPED AND OVER SENSATIONALISED! If he keeps working hard and stays under Fergies control he will evolve I think a move to a Spanish club is too early but unfortunately money talks … Rooney has far greater potential in the long run.
The same argument is often used against Henry. It is surely the case that everyone is less likely to score against “top opposition”: chances are fewer, your posession is less, defenders that little bit quicker and so on. Furthermore are goals a reasonable metric for a winger ? He created the goal against Lille and indirectly against Liverpool.
That said it is advisable to look beyond the hype and assess a player’s worth over a longer period. Player of the season though without a doubt.
What a dick head hater..you clearly do not understand football. Because you talk pure rubbish..Who in world football is more threatning then super cris at this moment? Mate u need to get real becausing you are hating. On your point he cant perform on the big stage..do you remember euro04 and i wonder wot world cup u watched about he didnt have a great world cup he was one of the star performers.. Neway does your opinion really matter? if you picked the player accolades then mayb. until then dont talk rubbish.
Peace Maximiliano
16 goals he has scored…. but how many have been penalties?
[quote comment=”32967″][quote comment=”32957″]Couldn’t agree more. Overhyped and over-sensationalised just what Manure are all about.[/quote]
It’s so easy convincing you, hey, Liverpool are trash, they haven’t won Premier League for over ten years, now, do you believe me, when I say they’re trash?? Anyway, it’s like O’Shea said, Utd WANT to be the mosth hated club in England, if not the world.[/quote]
Well they are doing a very good job about being hated, and the funny part is that you guys dont even have to try. We will speak again in a year or two time about Liverpool not winning the league, oh and remember, 5 times going on 6.
As predicated, those who cannot understand a broader argument are out in force.
Stop taking the article as an attack on Cristiano Ronaldo, it’s not saying he’s a shit player it’s saying he’s being overhyped as this incredible legend already when he’s merely a very good player.
Ronaldo is just there to say he is world`s best player that bull S%%T that boy still need to grow he can play but he doesnt think
Ronaldo - not the best but great player. Despite the criticisms in the article I’ve witnessed him pull his team out of the fire several times this season. Kudos to Man Utd for plugging their own player… if they’re not doing it who will? It’d be nice if SAF and his mates would put that diving in check for good tho.
[quote comment=”32973″]16 goals he has scored…. but how many have been penalties?[/quote]
Two have been penalties against Spurs and Watford. Your point?
[quote comment=”32965″]And who would listen to you, you bitter Twat, get on with supporting you’re own team. Leave United to United fans. the only ‘hyping’ done here is you trying to make a living out of commenting on United, you all want a peice eh?[/quote]
hahaha what do you think we have to put with?
LFC threads attract more comment than any other team - because we have a bigger more dedicated worldwide fanbase than any of you - you’ll be turning into “green” robbo next
So all the lies pumped out of OT about being the worlds’s biggest club are being found out…
Wait till ppv via broadband takes off - then we’ll have a direct relationship between fanbase and revenue and guess which club will become the world’s richest and biggest? MANURE? don’t make me laugh.
1,2,3,4,5 once I caught a fish alive.
CRISTIANO RONALDO WORLD’S BIGGEST FAG!
Ryan u decide 2 bring out the facts bring them all out.
y not talk about the goals he’s got for Portugal, talk about of the many goals united is scored in europe, how many r from his final ball.
n by the way he’s just 22 and only one player has won the world player accolade before 22. so Ronaldo being tipped for it at 22 means he’s worth it (n by the way being tipped by world soccer legends and people who will be involved in the voting wen time comes… but not silly cunts like you Ryan.. you twat)
[quote comment=”32974″][quote comment=”32967″][quote comment=”32957″]Couldn’t agree more. Overhyped and over-sensationalised just what Manure are all about.[/quote]
It’s so easy convincing you, hey, Liverpool are trash, they haven’t won Premier League for over ten years, now, do you believe me, when I say they’re trash?? Anyway, it’s like O’Shea said, Utd WANT to be the mosth hated club in England, if not the world.[/quote]
Well they are doing a very good job about being hated, and the funny part is that you guys dont even have to try. We will speak again in a year or two time about Liverpool not winning the league, oh and remember, 5 times going on 6.[/quote]
I don’t think you’re smart enough to discuss versus me, because what I meant was that you are easy to convince, but obviously, you didn’t figure that one out, btw your words mean as little to me as a that dude calling for wolf the first two times.
What a childish, mindless post!
He is the best in the premiership not the world
he hasnt really made a dent in europe, good internationally though
rooney and ronaldo 3 champs league goals between them
[quote comment=”32981″][quote comment=”32965″]And who would listen to you, you bitter Twat, get on with supporting you’re own team. Leave United to United fans. the only ‘hyping’ done here is you trying to make a living out of commenting on United, you all want a peice eh?[/quote]
hahaha what do you think we have to put with?
LFC threads attract more comment than any other team - because we have a bigger more dedicated worldwide fanbase than any of you - you’ll be turning into “green” robbo next
So all the lies pumped out of OT about being the worlds’s biggest club are being found out…
Wait till ppv via broadband takes off - then we’ll have a direct relationship between fanbase and revenue and guess which club will become the world’s richest and biggest? MANURE? don’t make me laugh.
1,2,3,4,5 once I caught a fish alive.[/quote]
AS you keep losing the Premier League again, again and again, we will grow, we invest in youth you dummy, let’s see you grow one and keep him (remember M. Owen???), oh right, you’ve got Gerrard, who has won what?, yeah, the UEFA-cup and one time the CL, and how many FA-Cups (honestly, who cares, he hasn’t lifted the PL-trophy yet, HAHA!), wow, really great… NOT! Ryan Giggs is going to surpass the Loserpool’s mostwinning players in the highest division in England. And Utd are going to surpass Loserpool in winning the most league-titles. After Fergie comes, maybe Morinho, maybe Lippi, maybe Keane, but what’s important is that, by that point, Benitez is where? Maybe in Spain, maybe in Italy, who knows? I don’t, but with the new manager we will follow up the tradition of Sir Alex Ferguson and even surpass you in winning the Champions League, so you can go with Benitez or stay home with yout mom.
Wow, brave article to write, Ryan.
Ronaldo has been fantastic this season - of that there can be no argument. He is every defenders nightmare.
This thing about bein the world’s best is all relative. If anyone could name a player playing at the same level as Ronaldo in the world TODAY, I’d be impressed. Zindane, Figo, Ronaldo (the fat one) and others have stepped aside, and Ronaldinho, Deco, Robinho, Henry, Shevchenko etc all appear to be struggling. Messi is a talent, but isn’t playing near the standard of Ronaldo at the moment.
At 22, to talk about ‘legacey’, ‘legend’ and ‘trophies’ is madness. Jesus, give him a chance. He’s going to win something this year with United, and probably will every year for the next 3 or 4.
Why don’t people read what has been said rather than just take it instantly as an attack on Ronaldo. It isn’t saying Ronaldo is shite, or suggesting anything similar, it is saying that when you break the stats down, it could be argued just as easily he isn’t near the World’s best, as he is near it.
This is the problem with website’s such as this one though, you get so many armchair fans who can’t take a word of negativity against their side.
[quote comment=”32995″]Why don’t people read what has been said rather than just take it instantly as an attack on Ronaldo. It isn’t saying Ronaldo is shite, or suggesting anything similar, it is saying that when you break the stats down, it could be argued just as easily he isn’t near the World’s best, as he is near it.
This is the problem with website’s such as this one though, you get so many armchair fans who can’t take a word of negativity against their side.[/quote]
Exactly.
Maybe everyone just bypassed this paragraph:
Credit though, where it’s due. He’s been outstanding on occasion this season. Pace, strength, guile, and some thrillingly brilliant goals & assists. For the first time in 4 years, he seems to have added some degree of ‘end product’ to the countless stepovers, flicks, and general wastefulness – Style finally overtaking substance. When he’s in full flight, best exemplified 2 weeks ago at Anfield when he left John Arne Riise for dead, there can be few better sights to behold in the modern game. He’s Ryan Giggs at his mid-90’s best, only with two operating feet. And bar a strong case for Didier Drogba, he’ll be most people’s favourite to land the Player of the Year accolade.
Cristiano Ronaldo: World’s Best Player?
16 goals in all comps and first team regular.
Peter Crouch lanky streak of p!$$ ( as said by fans of most other teams) 13 goals all comps and struggling to get a start.
Comparisons please.
I agree that he is not the best player in the world, but summarizing his achievements to a set of incomplete statistics is ridiculous and shows a total lack of understanding of soccer, the role that a player like Ronaldo plays on his team, and the impact he has.
For instance, where are the assists in the stats? You need to not know much about the game not to include assists when you are trying to evaluate the performance of a winger. But even if you would include those, I do not think the stats would be enough, after all this is not baseball or cricket.
A good example would be the Man. U. game against Lille.
He had triple coverage everytime he got the ball. That single factor is a contribution as it creates loads of space for the other players. I actually was expecting Man. U. to shift the ball around to take advantage of that, but they seemed to be incapable of doing so.
Then comes Ronaldo who still manages to get an assist for the goal.
How do you put a number to these facts?
[quote comment=”33000″]I agree that he is not the best player in the world, but summarizing his achievements to a set of incomplete statistics is ridiculous and shows a total lack of understanding of soccer[/quote]
Calling it “soccer” shows a total lack of understanding of football.
I can see some people getting a tad too touchy in here….perhaps a nerve has been hit.
Anyway “Go Gunners” for the kids tonight at AG
Ronaldo the best player in the world? grow up
Henry, gerrard, terry, ferdinand, rooney, berbatov, neville, fabregas, carragher, cech, lampard, A.Cole, lennon,(off the top of my head) drogba and thats without even looking outside the premiership.
ronaldo is just a diving cheat!
Yes, he’s talented, but he falls well short of the greatness bestowed upon him by Rooney, Ferguson, and the British media.
Rooney is a team-mate, Fergie and Quieroz are his coaches. Such claims are expected from them.
British media are cunts.
United fans don’t think he’s the best player in the world - if they did I’d doubt their ability to think rationally about football.
Cheers
if ronaldo is not the best player in he world at the moment then who is ?? coz thats what everyone is saying…. their is noone else out there that is playing football the way he does atm… until their is leave the kid alone you muppets
What a load of utter jib jab! Wake up son!! Writing that article was a complete waste of your time m8! I take it they havent got much to sing about in your home town!!
We all know your trying to barate and bring down a untied team (and player) who by the end of the season will have the critics and fans wowed!
It is a poor last ditch attempt to get a dig in at the sooned to be crowned Premiership champions!
All your facts may be true and drawn out but they prove nothing in your fetille argument!!! Christano Ronaldo IS the worlds best player and you know it!! To write he has scored 16 league goals and then have the audasity to say “Well its the first time hes done it in his carer” is laughable!!! He is 22 for christ sake!!!!
Mabye your trying to get attention in your sad little life by writing this article… or mabye you actually belive yourself! Either way everybody knows that it is a piece of wordless factfully jargon that wudnt get used for toilet paper in my house!
SO i suggest you go back to your little bedroom and start writing another article about why your own clubs season has failed!!
After all it IS jealosy that has you writing this pice of non-journalistic garbage!! Im sure of it!
Not a very thoughtful article. Too spiced with anti-Man U vitriol to be insightful.
As to the stats: I think those who are touting him as the ‘world’s best’ are referring to his performance this season, not least its marked improvement on previous seasons and his boost in maturity after the world cup. Therefore, you should judge the stats for this season. An impressive haul from midfield, tons of assists. Just look at his points total on telegraph fantasy football. It’s an imperfect measure, but a good indicator.
Personally, I don’t think it’s possible to ascertain who’s ‘the world’s best player’. I think we can say who are the top few players in the world at present. I’d count Ronaldo as among them at the moment, but the Roma match and any following CL games will be an arena in which he has to prove himself.
Quick aside: on “an over-bulging estimation of his own self-worth”. Ronaldo is cocky, granted. Many top players are. I don’t mind it, as I’m a Man U man. It infuriates me to see Henry’s egoistic celebrations, but I acknowledge that he’s a great player and his level of self-confidence contributes to it. Again, I think here your anti-Man U blinkers are distorting your judgment.
Boys, please stop it. I always need help to mark him, I just can’t do it alone, as rest of great defenders from any team. He is good. And I have know this that every time he gets the ball the whole stadium rises, and all it means that he is playing an attractive football. And he’s doing it for all of us fans. So let him be. Please. And enjoy his tricks. Football is not all about trophies and statistics, for that is internet. So take it ease, alright?
Rooney and Ronaldo are the two most overrated players in the world. Ronaldo is really good but is not even close of being the best in the world. But Ronaldo is really young and could be the best player in the world but not now. I’d prefer Mendieta over Ronaldo any day.
nonesense, he was brilliant vs Liverpool at Anfield, granted he hasn’t scored against many big teams this season, but Henry also got that tag aswell the last few years.
he scored 2 vs Arsenal at Highbury a few seasons ago.
sorry but you talk a load of crap.
WORLD’S BEST DIVING CHAETING FOTBALLER …Yes agre 100%
he also has 10 assists this season this season, about 5 in the champions league which is joint top, so you speak bull.
Billy… dont be a hero
go back to the LFC bored (sic)
You’ve got to be kidding me when saying c.ronaldo is the best player in the world!?!?!?! there is no way on this earth that lad is anywhere near world class. Good in the premiership yes, euro comps? no. World cup? no. All the time his show boating and doing the same old trick time after time week after week with really no end product. Don’t get me wrong he does have pace and very quick off the mark but why does he have to dive? FA cup final against the Arsenal he picked the ball up dribbled so far Reyes caught him up ran along side him then he dived clutching his face totally fooling the ref! Then reyes got sent off!!!! For what? catching him up? making an effort to try and win the ball? Week after week he does the same thing by diving and conning the ref. I’m not saying he the only player in the league/world to be doing this un-honest behaviour but if fergie was any sort of manager he’d tell him to cut it out! If I was in a team where my team mate dived all the time I’d be pretty annoyed with him because I’d want to win the game fair and square and not having to resort to diving/conning the ref to win/get a result. If he is that good then why dive? He skips past a player then soon as another player comes anywhere near the area he is travelling he falls over like a fairy. Drogba was doing it last season then soon as he knew he wasn’t getting away with it anymore or the sniper ran out of bullets he stopped. Maybe the sniper has moved onto c/ronaldo and no-ones noticed him yet ha ha
I like his stepovers, they make my head go all wobbly… sometimes he fall over like last night… then my head falls off…. is he batting for the other side the mister ronaldo he certainly look that way, a little bit inclined. Ah well good player. Oh but he cheats as well. All the buck-toothed eurostars have strange tendancy to run very very fast and then collide with somebody and fall over. Cristiano, like Ronaldinho can end up in a mental insTITution constantly falling over and bouncing up all toothy with arms outstretched out wide shouting “Referee! That a penalty!” And the carers will just ignore them - or dribble old cold gravy on them laughing amongst themself saying, “Ha, he used to be great footballer once, now just jokey old fool still falling over”. Imagine Cristiano with wrinkles and grey hair - and gravy dribbling down his face. ha ha. he will look a bit of a fool then. if he doesn’t already.
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[quote comment=”33012″]Not a very thoughtful article. Too spiced with anti-Man U vitriol to be insightful.
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That’s the thing though, where is it anti-Man U?
I just don’t think people are reading the article properly. They are reading the article heading and deciding “this is bullshit”, and then reading the rest of the article with a totally closed mind.
[quote comment=”33011″]What a load of utter jib jab! Wake up son!! Writing that article was a complete waste of your time m8! I take it they havent got much to sing about in your home town!!
We all know your trying to barate and bring down a untied team (and player) who by the end of the season will have the critics and fans wowed!
It is a poor last ditch attempt to get a dig in at the sooned to be crowned Premiership champions!
All your facts may be true and drawn out but they prove nothing in your fetille argument!!! Christano Ronaldo IS the worlds best player and you know it!! To write he has scored 16 league goals and then have the audasity to say “Well its the first time hes done it in his carer” is laughable!!! He is 22 for christ sake!!!!
Mabye your trying to get attention in your sad little life by writing this article… or mabye you actually belive yourself! Either way everybody knows that it is a piece of wordless factfully jargon that wudnt get used for toilet paper in my house!
SO i suggest you go back to your little bedroom and start writing another article about why your own clubs season has failed!!
After all it IS jealosy that has you writing this pice of non-journalistic garbage!! Im sure of it![/quote]
whos the best player in the world? try ronaldinho, puyol, nistelrooy, kaka, all playing much better than the spray tanned girly faced cheat who is as difficult to stand upright as a sheet of A4. He is not eh best player in the world by any stretch of the imagination, hes havin a good season thats it, es a diagrace to football. Also Graham stuart, i applaud you, anyone who remembers ronaldos first game will know why, hahaha
[quote comment=”33023″][quote comment=”33012″]Not a very thoughtful article. Too spiced with anti-Man U vitriol to be insightful.
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That’s the thing though, where is it anti-Man U?
I just don’t think people are reading the article properly. They are reading the article heading and deciding “this is bullshit”, and then reading the rest of the article with a totally closed mind.[/quote]
Read the first sentence then matey, what moron would give the rest of the article the time of day?
You talk bollocks mate. Absolute bollocks.
Typical ABU, get back to dipping your bins you cunt.
They said Geroge Best was not the best in the world when he was 21 as well. !!!
[quote comment=”33027″][quote comment=”33023″][quote comment=”33012″]Not a very thoughtful article. Too spiced with anti-Man U vitriol to be insightful.
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That’s the thing though, where is it anti-Man U?
I just don’t think people are reading the article properly. They are reading the article heading and deciding “this is bullshit”, and then reading the rest of the article with a totally closed mind.[/quote]
Read the first sentence then matey, what moron would give the rest of the article the time of day?[/quote]
But that’s not really anti-Man U is it? Maybe I am not looking at it as negatively as some others.
YOU FUCKIN WANKERS CHAT SHIT AND MAKE A WHOLE ARTICLE OF BULLSHIT. SO FUCKIN JEALOUS OF RONALDO. PRICKS. GO GET A FUCKIN LIFE YOU PRICK RYAN
[quote comment=”33022″]I like his stepovers, they make my head go all wobbly… sometimes he fall over like last night… then my head falls off…. is he batting for the other side the mister ronaldo he certainly look that way, a little bit inclined. Ah well good player. Oh but he cheats as well. All the buck-toothed eurostars have strange tendancy to run very very fast and then collide with somebody and fall over. Cristiano, like Ronaldinho can end up in a mental insTITution constantly falling over and bouncing up all toothy with arms outstretched out wide shouting “Referee! That a penalty!” And the carers will just ignore them - or dribble old cold gravy on them laughing amongst themself saying, “Ha, he used to be great footballer once, now just jokey old fool still falling over”. Imagine Cristiano with wrinkles and grey hair - and gravy dribbling down his face. ha ha. he will look a bit of a fool then. if he doesn’t already.
How am I driving? Call 0870 870 4567 if I am driving well.[/quote]
YES I can imagine it Dave
YNWA
HE IS THE BEST PLAYER IN THE WORLD THIS SEASON
YOU ARE GOING ON ABOUT HIS GOAL SCORING RECORD OF PREVIOUS SEASONS BUT ANALYZE HIM THIS SEASON 10 ASSISTS 17 GOALS, DOES KAKA, RONALDINHO ECT HAVE THEM SOME OF STATS?
[quote comment=”33034″]YOU FUCKIN WANKERS CHAT SHIT AND MAKE A WHOLE ARTICLE OF BULLSHIT. SO FUCKIN JEALOUS OF RONALDO. PRICKS. GO GET A FUCKIN LIFE YOU PRICK RYAN[/quote]
haha this is why I come here every day. Absolute quality.
[quote comment=”33036″]HE IS THE BEST PLAYER IN THE WORLD THIS SEASON
YOU ARE GOING ON ABOUT HIS GOAL SCORING RECORD OF PREVIOUS SEASONS BUT ANALYZE HIM THIS SEASON 10 ASSISTS 17 GOALS, DOES KAKA, RONALDINHO ECT HAVE THEM SOME OF STATS?[/quote]
Yes they do.
[quote comment=”33039″][quote comment=”33036″]HE IS THE BEST PLAYER IN THE WORLD THIS SEASON
YOU ARE GOING ON ABOUT HIS GOAL SCORING RECORD OF PREVIOUS SEASONS BUT ANALYZE HIM THIS SEASON 10 ASSISTS 17 GOALS, DOES KAKA, RONALDINHO ECT HAVE THEM SOME OF STATS?[/quote]
Yes they do.[/quote]
granted Ronaldinho has 17 goals but he hasn’t played nearly aswell as Ronaldo has.
Kaka isn’t even on the top 10 scoring list in Italy.
YOU TALK SHIT MY FRIEND…dont forget hes 22 last month were was ronaldinio when he was 22 lampard beckam kaka drogba etc in which league did they play how many goals did they score when they were 22 .have you got your head on your neck or you are one of those anti utd
[quote comment=”33040″][quote comment=”33039″][quote comment=”33036″]HE IS THE BEST PLAYER IN THE WORLD THIS SEASON
YOU ARE GOING ON ABOUT HIS GOAL SCORING RECORD OF PREVIOUS SEASONS BUT ANALYZE HIM THIS SEASON 10 ASSISTS 17 GOALS, DOES KAKA, RONALDINHO ECT HAVE THEM SOME OF STATS?[/quote]
Yes they do.[/quote]
granted Ronaldinho has 17 goals but he hasn’t played nearly aswell as Ronaldo has.
Kaka isn’t even on the top 10 scoring list in Italy.[/quote]
I know, I was messing about really because ofyour over-use of caps.
This really isn’t worth getting worked up about.
The problem with this article is that chooses one statistical aspect to highlight that Ronaldo is not the world’s best player. I’m ready to accept he’s overhyped but please, try to produce some evidence on the matter. Lack of goals by a WINGER do not “exemplify the staggering lack of impact on the biggest stage”. So please, try to gather evidence before you declare something.
[quote comment=”32974″][quote comment=”32967″][quote comment=”32957″]Couldn’t agree more. Overhyped and over-sensationalised just what Manure are all about.[/quote]
It’s so easy convincing you, hey, Liverpool are trash, they haven’t won Premier League for over ten years, now, do you believe me, when I say they’re trash?? Anyway, it’s like O’Shea said, Utd WANT to be the mosth hated club in England, if not the world.[/quote]
Well they are doing a very good job about being hated, and the funny part is that you guys dont even have to try. We will speak again in a year or two time about Liverpool not winning the league, oh and remember, 5 times going on 6.[/quote]
Bottom line would any of the top teams want Ronaldo in their side? I think you’ll find the answer is yes.
This truly is a dissapointing article and frighfully exposes the lack of any sort of footballing knowledge on behalf of the writer.
To look at Ronaldo in the light that he has shows a complete lack of understanding for the game of football.
Firstly, one can not look at Ronaldo as a goal scorer, cause quite frankly, he isn’t. Yes it will prove to be one of his strong qualities through out his career, but it will be his distribution and how he assists strikers that will set him apart. He is a play maker, someone who can run with the ball and take on and beat a defender. Similar to as you mentioned, Ryan Giggs, yet you failed to mention that Ryan Giggs have never been a particularly prolific goal scorer himself.
Secondly, you seem to very happy to quote your statistics about how many goals he scored, but failed to give them any context. The lad is 22, which made him 18 when he arrived at the club. Is it not at all possible that people, when they are talking about him are only referring to this season and are identifying the fact that he has had a small thing in his career that people in the know like to call ‘improvement’. One can not judge him for the whole time he has been at United, because he was a very raw talent when he arrived. I am not at all saying he is the finish package (I don’t believe he is), but at the moment I don’t believe their is anyone playing at the level he is. I mean lets look at the 3 other players you mention; Ronaldinho, Eto’o and Kaka. All outstanding players, but what have their sides achieved this year. Barcelona out of Europe and struggling to retain the Spanish title, and Milan although still in Europe, they are struggling terribly in Serie A and lost twice to city rivals for the first time in 25 years. Should we be awarding the title of world’s best player to one of these three, or perhaps someone whose team is nine points clear in England, and still vying for 2 other major cups? As far as I am concerned there are only 2 others who could even try to even attempt to be known as player of the year and that is Drogba and Ibrahimowitz.
Finally, if you want to know where Ronaldo has used his tricks to form an end product against a top side? How about in 2005 when he scored a double at Highbury to defeat Arsenal 4-2. The boy has the capacity to pull out performances like this, he just needs the stage, which granted he has not had too often, but that seems to be changing soon. Also lets not forget his winner at Fulham earlier this year, which granted was not against a top side, but was hugely important nonetheless and illustrated that big match temperment that the greats always seem to be able to muster.
I know it is a little early to be singing his praises as the world’s best player, but at the moment he is the world’s form player and at 22 has so long to prove his worth at the highest level!!!
“We will speak again in a year or two time about Liverpool not winning the league”
I had heard it in 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006… :-))
ARE U STUPID OR SOMETHING??????”L;[/’[;[;/
FORGET WHAT RONALDO CAN DO… WHAT CANT HE DO??
HE IS BY FAR THE BEST PLAYER IN THE WORLD
YOU KNOW THAT THIS RYAN GUY IS A CHELSEA FAN OR A SCOUSER.
ah, but who really cares about ronaldo. its all ’bout lennon, innit. have you been watching the boy recently? COYS.
midlothian… you talk about all those years as though you are jubiliant. fuck off you vile arsehole. you will die. think about your own impending death. imagine yourself cold and not breathing. inert. drained of colour. dead. you.
Ronaldo isn’t the best in the world, nor the Premiership. He is however excellent. I’ve not seen anyone accelerate with the ball at his feet like he does since the days of Cruyff. His first touch is incredible, and he has brilliant ball control.
He wil probably reach the level of Henry and Kaka soon, be it with us or any other team.
Any team in the world would start him, whether their fans care to admit it or not.
All of this scoring against big teams crap is bollocks. He is a young winger. Probably the most inconsistent player possible. It is frightening to think how good he will be at about 26 years of age. Zidane and Ronaldinho were never this good at Ronaldo’s age. People seem to forget that. Same applies for our own Eric Cantona. The original poster, however is more than likely a deranged teenager however who has no recollection of anything prior to the 90s.
It’s an insult to every truly world class player out there to label Ronaldo as the best player in the world. This is the first season he has played at this level of brilliance and its retarded to compare him with the true greats until he has played at this level for at least 2 or 3 seasons.
As the article says, he is a very good player but despite this he has his flaws. The few intelligent Utd fans who understand this will probably also be the ones who don’t suddenly assume that the article is an attack on Ronaldo but reality, he doesn’t perform against the big teams. As for the people who argue that he’s only 22, that shows he has the potential to be the best but saying that doesn’t suddenly make him a better player worthy of being labelled the best player in world football.
What a cock. Steve M has plenty of good points, all which are valid.
How can anyone give criticism on a player that performs to a high standard in every game he plays. How many other players in the Premiership give below par performances every other game.
To say that he has never scored against Liverpool or Chelsea is pathetic. He’s a winger you muppet. Would you say that Darren Fletcher or John O’shea are better players because they have scored against Chelsea and Liverpool?
Scoring 16 from the wing is a great achievement even with the penalties.
As for best player in the Prem - when you weigh up skill, work rate, goals, effectiveness and assists - who’s better?
Would the author please make it clear who, according to him, is in fact the best player in the world right now?
The not-performing-on-the-big-stage accusation can be levelled against practically every current player.
And don’t forget that Ronaldo is 22 years old.
This is s;rjmyjolyju
Look at it this way. Would Ronaldo get into any team on the right wing?
I think the answer would be yes, compare other players in the world in their own positions and ask the same question.
He’s got to be close to being one of the only players in the world you could say that about!
Congratulations on the worst article i’ve ever read, you would say “oh well his just a deluded united fan” but the fact is that you talk about facts in your article yet only mention his bad points and your OPINION on him. A opinion is hardly based on facts.
3 P’s Pony Tricks, Pace , Peno’s
[quote comment=”33116″]Congratulations on the worst article i’ve ever read, you would say “oh well his just a deluded united fan” but the fact is that you talk about facts in your article yet only mention his bad points and your OPINION on him. A opinion is hardly based on facts.[/quote]
Congratulations on being the biggest idiot ever to grace the internet and for embarrassing yourself and your mother.
Your complaint about the article is that it only mentions Ronaldo’s bad points? Really? Shall I quote you an ENTIRE FUCKING PARAGRAPH ON HIS GOOD POINTS?
HERE YOU GO, TRY TO READ IT THIS TIME:
“Credit though, where it’s due. He’s been outstanding on occasion this season. Pace, strength, guile, and some thrillingly brilliant goals & assists. For the first time in 4 years, he seems to have added some degree of ‘end product’ to the countless stepovers, flicks, and general wastefulness – Style finally overtaking substance. When he’s in full flight, best exemplified 2 weeks ago at Anfield when he left John Arne Riise for dead, there can be few better sights to behold in the modern game. He’s Ryan Giggs at his mid-90’s best, only with two operating feet. And bar a strong case for Didier Drogba, he’ll be most people’s favourite to land the Player of the Year accolade.”
Please learn to read. Learn to discuss, then go and cut your hands off to stop yourself from ever writing on a website again.
[quote comment=”33104″]What a cock. Steve M has plenty of good points, all which are valid.
How can anyone give criticism on a player that performs to a high standard in every game he plays. How many other players in the Premiership give below par performances every other game.
To say that he has never scored against Liverpool or Chelsea is pathetic. He’s a winger you muppet. Would you say that Darren Fletcher or John O’shea are better players because they have scored against Chelsea and Liverpool?
Scoring 16 from the wing is a great achievement even with the penalties.
As for best player in the Prem - when you weigh up skill, work rate, goals, effectiveness and assists - who’s better?[/quote]
Another muppet fails to understand the point. The bloody headline says he isn’t the best player in the WORLD, yet you bang on about him being one of the best in the Premiership. Please also learn to read then try again.
WELL RONALDO IST ANY SPECIAL BUT LOOK FOR HIS ASISTS N HIS THREATS IN ALL MATCHES. HES DOING GOOD JOB N RECENTLY HE EVEN COME BACK FOR A BALL. THATS SUCCESS. GREETZ.
[quote comment=”32949″]YOU TALK SHIT MY FRIEND…[/quote]
agree
[quote comment=”32998″]Cristiano Ronaldo: World’s Best Player?
16 goals in all comps and first team regular.
Peter Crouch lanky streak of p!$$ ( as said by fans of most other teams) 13 goals all comps and struggling to get a start.
Comparisons please.[/quote]
Crouch is a striker. Ronaldo is a winger. Ronaldo also has more assists, and provides a hell of alot more crosses and killer passes than crouch does. Enough of a comparison for you? idiot.
Ask any fan of any team if they’d rather have crouch or ronaldo in their side… Let me guess, you’re a Liverpool fan, aren’t you…
On another note, correct me if im wrong but does:
“When he’s in full flight, best exemplified 2 weeks ago at Anfield when he left John Arne Riise for dead”
not completely contradict:
“The facts exemplify a staggering lack of impact on the biggest stage. Against solid, top drawer outfits and defences – he is negated time and again”
…
But then i guess that depends on wether or not you class Liverpool as a “top draw outfit”…
Finally, im assuming that all of you slagging ronaldo off are expecting Drogba to win the award? i recall reading some things above about how ronaldo shouldn’t win as its his first half decent season at a top club? well, as i also recall, that season in which Drogba made a name for himself at Marseille was the first season in his whole career that he had reached double figures in a first team. then he had a couple of aweful seasons at chelsea, in which he was rubbish, apauling first touch, bad positioning and even worse finishing. So, in reality this is only his second half decent season hes ever had, and hes 7 years older than ronaldo… (and again, thats ignoring the fact that the french league was, if not still is, behind the 3 main european leagues in terms of quality, making the fact he couldn’t score even more funny)
Anyway, “World Player of the Year” implies players past seasons are irrelavent, and fact remains, Ronaldo has 16 goals and drogba has 18, but then drogba is a striker, and ronaldo has 8 assists while drogba has 3… but then ronaldo is a winger…
Hell, if i were a player id rather have 16 goals and 8 asists (therefore being (partly) responsible for 24 goals for my team), as opposed to 18 goals and 3 assists (involved in 21 goals for the team…)
Erm… you have the IQ of river shrimp you idiot
Just reading that article gave me a laugh.
Try to write some fucking sense next time you are in front of your tissue paper and non-stick keyboard
Dumb twat
A lot of your statements are completely antithetical and contradictory
Bombastic writers like you never cease to give me a laugh
Ryan, you got it wrong. You thought he was a one-trick pony who would never make it. Don’t beat yourself up about it; plenty of other people got it wrong too. But the sooner you admit that he is actually rather special, and not the show pony you and countless others had him down as, the better for all of us. At the moment, you just sound like a bitter fuckwit desperately trying to convince himself he was right when he wrote off one of the game’s greatest talents. You made a mistake. You absorbed all the media nonsense about Ronaldo being a player with no end product. While some of us saw a frightening prospect with unlimited potential - you saw the naivety of youth and thought it had a relevance to his career prospects. You got it wrong mate. Accept it and move on.
U r treally a stupid idiot son of a bitch….
idiot
What a load of tosh. Man Utd have had a quiet couple o years - thats why he hasn’t won anything yet. He can’t do it on his own. In his first couple of seasons he showed tremendous potential. This season he is delivering. He is only 21 odd. He does things no other player in the world can do and he is getting better all the time.
All this on the back of a hate campaign. The kid has great character and confidence - something most of our English players are always missing when it comes to the crunch. They talk the talk but Ronnie walks the walk.
Him and Drogba are the players of the season. Berbatov is playing very well too for a first season in the prem.
Anyone here who says they wouldn’t like Ronnie in their team is talking cak.
Hes a telented but smarmy w”*$er and i hope someone realy goes through him soon like keane did on haaland a few years ago! that will teach what to going downs all about! and couldnt happen to a more deserving chap.
Dont get wrong- he is good
i just thought- maybe he doesnt dive! but the weight of that fookin huge big head of his makes him permanently unbalanced?
Maybe he will get it knocked of his shoulders one day!
KingEric7 !!
You lot are getting like Elvis impressionists
Completely spot on, these mancs go on about Henry’s apparent inability to score against good opposition (when the facts say difefrently but never mind, we wont dwell) then they have this tool who has done absolutely nothing against any of the decent sides. He will get better, but he’ll be at Barca by then.
The tranny looks good in high heels though.
Hry cum on la… pls la…without him united won’t be in the top pf the table ok! don’t count the goals he score see the assist he made! every game he does sumthing ok!
[quote comment=”33249″]Hry cum on la… pls la…without him united won’t be in the top pf the table ok! don’t count the goals he score see the assist he made! every game he does sumthing ok![/quote]
something like falling on his ass when the nearest opo is a good 3 foot away from him! generaly the closer to the pen area the more often this happens!
Ronaldo is da best
The one that plays for AC Milan LOL
Did you see the Ryan Giggs goal against Lille? LOL
What I find rather funny is the fact that Ryan (our wonderfully misinformed article writer) has yet to defend the criticisms of such, and that certainly speaks volumes.
If you give a monkey a pencil, it’ll figure out how to make marks, even if they don’t make sense
Yes that goal really makes a mockery of “fair play”.
Then again what about Lille’s goal - disallowed because Vidic didn’t get there and dived!!
I’ll be supporting Roma. YNWA
[quote comment=”33155″][quote comment=”32998″]Cristiano Ronaldo: World’s Best Player?
16 goals in all comps and first team regular.
Peter Crouch lanky streak of p!$$ ( as said by fans of most other teams) 13 goals all comps and struggling to get a start.
Comparisons please.[/quote]
Crouch is a striker. Ronaldo is a winger. Ronaldo also has more assists, and provides a hell of alot more crosses and killer passes than crouch does. Enough of a comparison for you? idiot.
Ask any fan of any team if they’d rather have crouch or ronaldo in their side… Let me guess, you’re a Liverpool fan, aren’t you…
On another note, correct me if im wrong but does:
“When he’s in full flight, best exemplified 2 weeks ago at Anfield when he left John Arne Riise for dead”
not completely contradict:
“The facts exemplify a staggering lack of impact on the biggest stage. Against solid, top drawer outfits and defences – he is negated time and again”
…
But then i guess that depends on wether or not you class Liverpool as a “top draw outfit”…
Finally, im assuming that all of you slagging ronaldo off are expecting Drogba to win the award? i recall reading some things above about how ronaldo shouldn’t win as its his first half decent season at a top club? well, as i also recall, that season in which Drogba made a name for himself at Marseille was the first season in his whole career that he had reached double figures in a first team. then he had a couple of aweful seasons at chelsea, in which he was rubbish, apauling first touch, bad positioning and even worse finishing. So, in reality this is only his second half decent season hes ever had, and hes 7 years older than ronaldo… (and again, thats ignoring the fact that the french league was, if not still is, behind the 3 main european leagues in terms of quality, making the fact he couldn’t score even more funny)
Anyway, “World Player of the Year” implies players past seasons are irrelavent, and fact remains, Ronaldo has 16 goals and drogba has 18, but then drogba is a striker, and ronaldo has 8 assists while drogba has 3… but then ronaldo is a winger…
Hell, if i were a player id rather have 16 goals and 8 asists (therefore being (partly) responsible for 24 goals for my team), as opposed to 18 goals and 3 assists (involved in 21 goals for the team…)[/quote]
What makes you think I’m a LFC fan? I choose Crouch as an example of a player which is constantly mooked by fans from other teams as a complete waste of space.
He has hardly had a run in the team lately, but fake Ronaldo starts virtually every game.
Yes I know Crouch is a striker, but someone else brought up the goals issue, Crouch is also resoncible for many assists when he’s got a game.
As for Dogshit getting some award this season god help us.
mocked by fans
[quote comment=”33272″]What I find rather funny is the fact that Ryan (our wonderfully misinformed article writer) has yet to defend the criticisms of such, and that certainly speaks volumes.
If you give a monkey a pencil, it’ll figure out how to make marks, even if they don’t make sense[/quote]
What’s there to defend?
I rate Ronaldo. He’s a cracking player, but is he the best in the world? No. Were it not for some of the raucously pig-ignorant replies emanating from the vast majority of the How-dare-you-criticise-my-team United supporters, we could have had some engaging debate.
Pity.
Absolutely pathetic journalism. You base your entire argument on his goal scoring record, draw your own conclusions from it and try and pass it off as fact.
Ronaldo is not a striker, everyone knows that. Go check his assist records and it will give you a better indication on how good he is.
Although he is young and still has a long way to go, we have to look at his impact in matches. The pace of the game changes with him on the field, thats just a fact. I just dont understand why there is so much debate. Messi can be compared to Maradona, and thats accepted? I mean, is there this much debate when Rooney recieved praise, thats some might say is undeservant? Alot of individuals seem to be judging him based on the fact that he hasn’t won anything yet, or that he’s still to young, however, we should not judge him on what he should, or has yet to accomplish, but rather what he is accomplish-ing.
Very young, very talented, very worthy.
…and to think, they say footballers are over paid, whereas you get paid to write bollox like this.
You my friend have the easiest job. I’m guessing you typed this one handed, while the other did a “five knuckle shuffle”
[quote comment=”33450″]…and to think, they say footballers are over paid, whereas you get paid to write bollox like this.
You my friend have the easiest job. I’m guessing you typed this one handed, while the other did a “five knuckle shuffle”[/quote]
I don’t get paid, but thanks for your concern.
[quote comment=”32995″]Why don’t people read what has been said rather than just take it instantly as an attack on Ronaldo. It isn’t saying Ronaldo is shite, or suggesting anything similar, it is saying that when you break the stats down, it could be argued just as easily he isn’t near the World’s best, as he is near it.
This is the problem with website’s such as this one though, you get so many armchair fans who can’t take a word of negativity against their side.[/quote]
Q.E.D.
Thouroughly agree mate. Rooney even more over rated
Please answer a question already asked: Who do you think is the best player in the world then? i dont want a list of top players i want the ONE player. since it is your opinion that he is not the best who do you think is and why?
[quote comment=”33462″]
I don’t get paid, but thanks for your concern.[/quote]
I should bloody hope not. You might try selling your drivel as wallpaper paste or some other sticky smelly substance though
Another child of the Sky generation, what so the basis for a great player can be evaluated on the basis of four or five statstics can it?
So in 30 years will kids look back and want to be more like Phil Neville or say Alan Shearer? Muppet!
How about you watch the football for once.
Scouse Billy - Im sure you said you have the biggest world fanbase in one of your early comments, the only reason that is, is because when a scouser robs a shop and it goes wrong, he’ll runaway to another country! where are you in the rich list again??? thought so , you twat!
[quote comment=”33492″]Please answer a question already asked: Who do you think is the best player in the world then? i dont want a list of top players i want the ONE player. since it is your opinion that he is not the best who do you think is and why?[/quote]
It’s hard to selectively pick and choose *the* best player in the World, given that it changes on an almost weekly basis these days.
They don’t hand out ‘World Player of the Year Awards’ after every round of the Champions League you know? It’s generally accredited for a sustained period of greatness and rightly so. Cannavaro won it last year, rightly or wrongly, due to his performances in the World’s biggest tournament against the World’s best players. Ronaldinho got it for years of continued quality.
If Ronaldo can keep up his current level, and begin to add to it on the biggest of stages, then he’ll rightly win it some day.
But not yet. One swallow does not make a summer.
To get back to the original query though; I’d say the World’s best players are Kaka, Drogba, and Ronaldinho.
Ronaldo’s very close mind you, and I wouldn’t put it past him to join that elite ban in the coming years…
Sorry, forgot to login. The above ‘anonymous’ post is mine.
Actually that would be me who’s made a bollox of the last two posts.
A big prize for anybody who can guess why I don’t get paid for this shit…
[quote comment=”33532″][quote comment=”33492″]Please answer a question already asked: Who do you think is the best player in the world then? i dont want a list of top players i want the ONE player. since it is your opinion that he is not the best who do you think is and why?[/quote]
It’s hard to selectively pick and choose *the* best player in the World, given that it changes on an almost weekly basis these days.
They don’t hand out ‘World Player of the Year Awards’ after every round of the Champions League you know? It’s generally accredited for a sustained period of greatness and rightly so. Cannavaro won it last year, rightly or wrongly, due to his performances in the World’s biggest tournament against the World’s best players. Ronaldinho got it for years of continued quality.
If Ronaldo can keep up his current level, and begin to add to it on the biggest of stages, then he’ll rightly win it some day.
But not yet. One swallow does not make a summer.
To get back to the original query though; I’d say the World’s best players are Kaka, Drogba, and Ronaldinho.
Ronaldo’s very close mind you, and I wouldn’t put it past him to join that elite ban in the coming years…[/quote]
You AGAIN contradict yourself here, you say
“It’s hard to selectively pick and choose *the* best player in the World, given that it changes on an almost weekly basis these days.”
then…
“It’s generally accredited for a sustained period of greatness and rightly so.”
But then im beginning to expect that. Player of the year is based on THIS YEAR ONLY doesnt matter if he was good last year, 5 years ago or will be good in 10. its this seasons performances that matter.
As for your view on the best players in the world, Drogba? gimme a break, iv already been into that, Ronaldo has almost as many goals and more assists than him and hes not even a striker. read my post further up for more reasons.
For me Kaka doesnt score enough goals for an attacking midfielder, yes i know he is a great player and he is definately top 3 in my opinion, as is ronaldinho. But for me, it is the what ronaldo has had to face in the premiership that puts him above those 2. Im not saying the guys a saint or anything, but you have to give him credit considering the abuse he has had and is still getting.
For example ronaldinho felt the need to remove his shirt at the end of a league game a couple of weeks ago to show the world he wasn’t fat. If he had been getting the same abuse as ronaldo has, you think he wouldn’t be crying sat on the bench cos he took it to heart? Anyway off topic~
So in summary - Drogba? No.
No one seems to be mentioning Jay deMerit… easily the best player in the Premiership.
[quote comment=”33274″]Yes that goal really makes a mockery of “fair play”.
Then again what about Lille’s goal - disallowed because Vidic didn’t get there and dived!!
I’ll be supporting Roma. YNWA ;)[/quote]
Mockery of fair play??? you have to be kidding me. how many times has Henry done that for arsenal???
well here is one example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9gG9zWfkBM
How people can complain when it has happened several times before is beyond me…
steven gerrard has got 2 b in with a shout lk y isnt ther a mention of him?shockin, hes everywer, hes world class in every posistion GERRARD!
Frankly I’d be surprised if ANYTHING ISN’T beyond you Possumfish (top name)… just because diving has happened before doesn’t excuse it in any way. People should complain every time it happens until the titheads in charge (FA, UEFA, FIFA) do something to try to eradicate it. Match bans for diving as reviewed later on video would sort it very quickly - no one wants to lose their best players for games - so diving would become a thing of the past. It’s cheating, conning, gamesmanship, whatever you call it, it’s crap.
Once they’ve got that sorted then they can sort out obstruction -which seems to be allowed for defenders letting a ball go out for a goal-kick… more crap.
As for penalties after draws, that man is a total fucking bell-end
[quote comment=”33627″]Frankly I’d be surprised if ANYTHING ISN’T beyond you Possumfish (top name)… just because diving has happened before doesn’t excuse it in any way. People should complain every time it happens until the titheads in charge (FA, UEFA, FIFA) do something to try to eradicate it. Match bans for diving as reviewed later on video would sort it very quickly - no one wants to lose their best players for games - so diving would become a thing of the past. It’s cheating, conning, gamesmanship, whatever you call it, it’s crap.
Once they’ve got that sorted then they can sort out obstruction -which seems to be allowed for defenders letting a ball go out for a goal-kick… more crap.
As for penalties after draws, that man is a total fucking bell-end[/quote]
I have already said that i don’t agree with some of his behaviour. I hate diving, and i hate watching my team do it, even if it wins a match. And yes i agree, banning players that do it would only be a good thing (even though man utd wouldn’t have had ronaldo for half the season if this was the case - and this topic wouldn’t even exist). And i agree with you when you say that penalties in the case of draws is ridiculous.
But quick free kicks are a different matter. Quick free kicks are taken all over the pitch in every game, why should this be any different for direct free kicks? surely allowing goalkeeper and defence several minutes to compose themselves defeats the object of a free kick to some degree, they shouldn’t have fouled the other team in the first place. what right do they have to complain when if they had played the game “fairly” they wouldn’t have to face any kind of free kick?
It works the other way too, if the referee allowed the defending team to dictate when the free kick should be taken, it gives rise to even more time wasting. Football is supposed to flow naturally, not be interupted by set piece after set piece…
Having said this, football is a CONTACT sport. And as such, shielding a ball is a perfectly legitimate form of retaining possesion (especially in the premiership). So as long as the player is in control of the ball, there is nothing wrong with using your body to shield the ball.
As for gerrard, hmmmm have you actually watched him this season? its not been one of his better ones, yes he has been solid enough, but i have seen several games (i was at St. James Park for the 2-1 loss to newcastle a couple of weeks ago) in which he has been very quiet, and when he did get the ball, he didn’t look to do anything other than lay off a 4 yrd pass. That for me is never gonna win you player of the year, Carrick and Makalele do the same thing but you don’t see their names in the hat.
Scouse Billy -
You have got to be kidding. Actually - we know you not you unemployed, self decieived, hand always out prick.
Just google your blessed LFC to see where it leads anything besides league titles (something that has become exceedingly rare!). The loyalty of Liverpool fans is not in question, but no one contests that United have more supporters globally than any other team.
As for PPV - like you going to pay for anything!
As for your attention to subject - its about Ronaldo dick head. I dont think he is the best, and i dont really care. All i remember about lfc is john o’shea.
LFC arrogance about winning it 5 times is a joke as well, winning a knock out competition whilst not winning the league is telling on the quality at anfield.
your fkn gay, I dont care what anyone says, RONALDO IS THE WORLD’S BEST SOCCER PLAYER, and all you people know it, your just pissed that he sent home your team cause hes amazing.. cause deep down you know that he is QUALITY!!!
i totally agree with everything that has been said there. everything there is right
he is aplayer on form
he hardly ever scores against the big teams
never scored in the champions league
if u look at a player like kaka, who is top scorer in champions league you can say he is the best
or even eto’o
or henry, but on his day its probably ronaldinho
just bcoz of 17 goals in the premiership everyone is getting all hyped up about some wanker who true england fans should be hating after what he did to them at the world cup.
for me hes probably crept into the top ten
he will only be the best player once hes showed this form 2 or 3 seasons running and scores in the champions league more often…..the past few seasons have shown ronaldo as a very inconsistent player with no end product-who also thinks stepovers and flicks should be used excessively in the beautiful game
a true football supporter would agree with the above, even if your a man utd supporter
the stats shown in the article back my points up.
You are an idiot. Eto’o??? the player that has been injured since before christmas??? you’re kidding right?
This is a story about PLAYER OF THE SEASON only. and is such based on THIS SEASON. i have already pointed out that what was said in the original article contradicts itself, and provided appropriate stats accordingly. The last few seasons mean NOTHING. THIS season he has delivered an end product, as he showed against Bolton today with a hatrick of assists.
As for kaka, lets look at the teams Milan have played. AEK, Anderlecht and Lille. hardly an all start group was it (and no im not saying Man utds group was hard). But it doesnt take a great player to get goals against teams like this. Ronaldo should have scored in champions league, but that alone does not mean he is not the best player in the world.
Finally, name me 9 bettar players than Ronaldo. Please, i’d like to see what you think.
fuk u bitch
hw can a player who scored once at the world cup
never scored in the champions league
and has won just a carling cup for man utd be the best player in the world?
go fuk ure mum
[quote comment=”33881″]You are an idiot. Eto’o??? the player that has been injured since before christmas??? you’re kidding right?
This is a story about PLAYER OF THE SEASON only. and is such based on THIS SEASON. i have already pointed out that what was said in the original article contradicts itself, and provided appropriate stats accordingly. The last few seasons mean NOTHING. THIS season he has delivered an end product, as he showed against Bolton today with a hatrick of assists.
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Wow you are really an idiot. The article is about the Best Player In The World, not the best player this season. Hence the statistics and analysis of Ronaldo’s career, not just this year to date.
If you can’t even grasp the simple topic of the article, how can we take your argument seriously?
kaka,henry,riquelme,ronaldinho,gerrard,lampard,fabregas,ruud van nistelrooy,cannavaro,buffon,terry,deco,messi, ibrahimovich,eto’o all better than c.ronaldo
about the eto’o argument
a player who was named african player of the year,reached the champions league final and scored in it(something ronaldo hasnt experienced)and was top scorer in la liga is enough to say–so think before u speak u fucking twat
im not saying hes shit
hes a brilliant player–but worlds best??? i dont think so…
this player has done brilliantly this season in the league
however–even though i agree he should win the premiership player of the year award i still think for him to be world number one hes going to have to do this year in year out for man utd. he also needs to score in europe….and score against the big teams–just notice how he hardly scores against the other big three….and his flicks and stepovers cum against weaker teams
Well, surely “worlds best player” and “world player of the year” go hand in hand somewhat.
What period of time do you define worlds best player as? past year? past 3 years? 5 years? whole career? It seems to me that you can only really look at the past year. Take Zidane, in the same way as ronaldinho he was pretty damn awesome last year, and the year before, and the year before that, but does it make him the worlds best player? no cos he doesnt even play anymore.
If you want to look at the last few years then no, Ronaldo is not “the worlds best player” but if like me you take “worlds best player” to imply the present time, then he is a strong contender…
And assuming the present time, for me that rules out;henry,riquelme,gerrard,lampard,fabregas,cannavaro,buffon,eto’o and possibly terry. None of them will get “Player of the year”, so i dont see why they should be called worlds best player. And i will explain why if you like~
[quote comment=”34044″]Well, surely “worlds best player” and “world player of the year” go hand in hand somewhat.
What period of time do you define worlds best player as? past year? past 3 years? 5 years? whole career? It seems to me that you can only really look at the past year. Take Zidane, in the same way as ronaldinho he was pretty damn awesome last year, and the year before, and the year before that, but does it make him the worlds best player? no cos he doesnt even play anymore.
If you want to look at the last few years then no, Ronaldo is not “the worlds best player” but if like me you take “worlds best player” to imply the present time, then he is a strong contender…
And assuming the present time, for me that rules out;henry,riquelme,gerrard,lampard,fabregas,cannavaro,buffon,eto’o and possibly terry. None of them will get “Player of the year”, so i dont see why they should be called worlds best player. And i will explain why if you like~[/quote]
No, the world’s best player is a much more thoughtful and qualitative analysis. Form is temporary, class is permanent is a bit too general but the theory applies.
It’s like when Kevin Phillips had that one 30 goal season, he may have had a shout for player of the year but you wouldn’t suddenly say he was the “Premiership’s Best Player” or “Best Striker In Europe” in any arguments.
HE WAS THIS WEEKEND JUST GONE!!!!!! IMMENSE
RONALDO AND ROONEY CAN RULE EUROPE FOR YEARS TO COME!
It’s like when Kevin Phillips had that one 30 goal season, he may have had a shout for player of the year but you wouldn’t suddenly say he was the “Premiership’s Best Player” or “Best Striker In Europe” in any arguments.[/quote]
well said. also, goals and backheels are only part of the package - what of the persistnat cheating? always looking to gain a dishonsest advantage when the opportunity arises. no honour. that too must have an impact when deciding. the honour and class of a player must surely come into judgment when deciding ‘best in the world’. Kaka - a true professional, amazing human being, very humble. technically brilliant- for me - the best right now. i would love to see milan against man u in the semis. ronaldo v kaka.
also - what has ronaldo done on a bigger stage - whether that be against the prem top three, or against big teams in europe? nothing really.
also Possumfish - surely then drogba would beat ronaldo to player of the year as he is red hot in the prem at the moment- and all season - as his 29 goals say. more than twice as many goals as ronaldo and assists to boot? i’m nota chelsea fan but i have to say you are wrong, it has to count back. one season isn’t best player in world, it could be flash in pan - you have to consistently perform over a few seasons. like zidane did- but no he wouldn’t count now cause he is retired, but other players in world have performed for years and still play.
and anyway, like i said - a handful opf goals and some tricks on the smaller stages of the season are not the showground for the best player in the world, and he needs to learn to be a bit more humble and honourable.
a long way to go yet i’m afraid.
He’s got the best arsehole in the Premiership
I understand what you’re saying and i agree that over the past few seasons Ronaldo has not done enough to be called best player in the world. But in any given match, take the match against bolton or tonight against boro, he is on current form, the best player in the world (in my opinion).
“When he’s in full flight, best exemplified 2 weeks ago at Anfield when he left John Arne Riise for dead”
As for not performing against bigger clubs, that quote from the OP would suggest otherwise. But that is a moot point, i don’t think he had an especially good game that day, or i agree, against some of the other big clubs.
However i do seem to remember him having a pretty good world cup, and was a strong contender for best young player in the competition, until his encounter with rooney.
As for Kaka being a brilliant player, yes he is, but an “amazing human being”? not sure how you can know that unless you know him!
[quote comment=”34359″]He’s got the best arsehole in the Premiership[/quote]
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hi my name is fred and i work at a choclate factory
My name’s Bill and I eat children
Couldn’t agree more.Ronaldo is even more overhyped than David Beckham and Rooney put together.When he Scores a Champions League goal against a quality side,then we can talk. Scoring at will against Blachburn,Sheffield,Charlton etc. does NOT make him GREAT.Man Utd. by extension are not a great team either.They had to basically resort to unsportsmanlike behaviuor to beat Lille. Don’t for one second think that the same will apply to AS Roma.Wonder What Excuse will the Man U fanatics will use after they are dumped out of the CL?
Hope you’re right TH-14
Well, we will see won’t we. But you cannot try claim Man Utd have been a poor team this season. especially not in the league. CL form does leave a bit to be desired though yes.
[quote comment=”34434″]Well, we will see won’t we. But you cannot try claim Man Utd have been a poor team this season. especially not in the league. CL form does leave a bit to be desired though yes.[/quote]
well possumfish - great teams play poorly from time to time but still get the job done, and they are easily the best team in the prem. don’t get me wrong, i enjoy hating united with as much venom as i do, but its stupid to say they are not, and haven’t been, miles ahead of the rest from day one of the season, cause they have.
as for Kaka, he has led his life as a true idol. he is very religious, tythes his salary to his church, and plays with so much honour and humbleness on the pitch. Altho not religious myself, I can only stand in awe of this multi millionaire athlete who holds such values and is true to them, despite the daily temtations to go of the rails. And my god can the boy play. i think ac milan v uited could be the tie of the chpms league.
loren, i think you are confusing kakarse with Andrea Pirlo, who is Jesus Christ II, and plays like the original-and-best Christ in his Early Days when he started out at lowly Bethlehem Wanderers. He moved on to greater acclaim with Nazareth Town who won the RECup on four occasions and topped the Gideon League 7 seasons in a row while Jesus was their Captain, at the heart of their midfield. Later in his career he switched to a goalkeeping role at which he excelled saving millions but unfortunately he came unstuck when he went out for a cross and died. Just like Bert Trautmann before him. Amen.
i prey for the day somebody has enough of his diving and acting and breaks the cheating smarmy wankers leg
James Morrison tried that last night, unfortunately didn’t work, arrogant bastard came out and said he was being targeted cos hes too good…
Jesus Christ Bill, what have i told you. WHAT HAVE I TOLD YOU? no. NO!
Anyway, I wouldn’t expect a man like you who consumes more crack than a box of polyfilla to appreciate the virtues of Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite. Bit of a square for your liking, eh? You’re more of an early Johny Depp, River Phoenix type, addicted to tragedy, self destruction.
For Gods sake Bill.
O que ele e?
Lindo! Maravilhoso! O maior idolo do futebol brasileiro se chama Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite. Alias, todas nos somos Kaka!
Biografia
Nome: Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite
Apelido: Kaká
Quem é o Kaká?: Um garoto humilde, evangélico, que procura fazer somente as coisas da maneira certa
Idade: 25 anos
Data de nascimento: 22/04/1982
Signo: Touro
Naturalidade: BrasÃlia (DF)
Altura: 1,83m
Peso: 77kg
Posição: Meio-Campo (ou Meia-Atacante, como ele se define)
Pai: Bosco Izecson Pereira Leite, engenheiro civil, 48 anos
Mãe: Simone Cristina dos Santos Leite, professora, 42 anos
Irmão: Rodrigo Izecson Santos Leite, estudante, 17 anos
Namorada: Por enquanto, não tenho. Estou solteiro mas em busca de alguém especial
Garota ideal: Alta, bonita, simpática, atenciosa e serva de Deus
Hobby: Tênnis, Boliche, Videokê, assistir filmes, ouvir música Gospel e jogar video-game
Gosto musical: Gospel
Banda: Resgate e Renascer Praise
Cantora: Aline Barros
Cantor: Djavan
Música: “Promessa”, do Renascer Praise (cd vol. 6)
Atriz: Regina Duarte
DVD preferido: Só tenho o do Renascer Praise (aquele da dupla Sandy & Júnior, que diziam que era meu, é do Júlio Baptista)
Um filme: “A espera de um milagre” e “Homens de Honra”
Livro: A BÃblia
Cor: Branco
Bebida: Ãgua e suco de abacaxi
Comida: Picanha ao alho e óleo feita pela minha mãe, rondelle e feijoada
Dia: Para trabalhar
Noite: Gosto de sair para jantar
Ãdolo: só Jesus Cristo
Exemplos mais próximos: RaÃ, Zico e Ayrton Senna
Deus: É fiel!!!
Vida: Para ser feliz
Carro: Audi
Roupa: Esporte Fino
Perfume: Calvin Klein e Hugo Boss
Prazer: Jogar futebol
Beleza: A beleza brasileira
Homem bonito: EU!!! (concordo plenamente….)
Mulher bonita: Ivete Sangalo, ThaÃs Fersoza, Fernanda Lima…
Amor: Amo muitas coisas, mas há maneiras e nÃveis diferentes de amar
Religião: Evangélica
Igreja: Renascer em Cristo
Problema: Miopia (02 graus em cada olho)
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