I must have said this a billion times and Iโd never stop saying itโฆat the end of the day, Cristiano Ronaldo is the one that brought all this nonsense upon himself, allowing players like Thierry Henry and Ibrahimovic that never got to his level talk about him the way they do.
That move out of Real Madrid is the greatest mistake he ever made as a footballer. He was on a crazy high then and allowed his pride get the best of him. Yes, he deserved to be treated better or maybe given a better contract, but leaving wasnโt the solution at all, he then went to a Juventus that had old players that couldnโt compete anymore, then they created a narrative that he ruined Juventus.
Even Lionel Messi said he was shocked Ronaldo left, itโs as if he gave Messi the platform to go ahead and be seen as the better player while he roams about looking for where to find consistency, but like Modric will always say, itโs downwards after Real Madrid.
Mind you, when he left, he and Messi was tied at 5 Ballon Dโor each and if he stayed, that was the season he was gonna overtake Messi in the Ballon Dโor ranking for the first time in over 8yrs, Iโm sure he felt it was already a guarantee, but Papa Perez had other ideas. Perez did what every other president would, he had to fight for his own player to win it, Modric, since Cristiano was no longer a Real Madrid player, Modric was the one Perez was going to put in front.
Cristiano Ronaldo leaving was another reason Zinedine Zidane left, who knows how many more Champions Leagues and Ballon Dโor heโd have won if he stayed & the story would be totally different today, but that one decision ruined what was left of his career.
Perfect story, perfect match, score the goals, we do every other work for you. Now the other clubs he went to kept saying his goals were hurting them, even Juve. Pathetic.
That is why I keep saying Vini fans that wants Vini to leave because they think he deserves a better contract does not like Vini, where does he want to go?
Bayern? They have a LW
PSG? They have a LW
The Premier League?
You people donโt like Vini, you actually hate him.
But then, Iโm a die hard Cristiano Ronaldo fan
During good and bad times
THATโS MY GOAT.
Even when he makes stupid mistakes
THATโS MY GOAT
Even when heโs being human and make wrong decisions, HE REMAINS MY GOAT.
THE GREATEST TO EVER DO IT!!!
Cristiano Ronaldo has scored the goals, broken the records,won the trophies and carried Portugal through generations.
Now he's in the final chapter of his career and his โworld-classโ teammates can't repay 5% of what he gave that country.
That's the part that annoys me.
๐๏ธ Luis Nani on Portugal 1-1 DR Congo ๐ต๐น๐จ๐ฉ
โI went back and watched the highlights againโฆ
I saw Bruno Fernandes taking shots when he should be passing, even showing frustration when Ronaldo had an effort that couldโve been laid off to him.
At some point, youโve got to remember your role. Your job is to create for the striker, not make it all about yourself.
These midfielders (Bruno, Vitinha and Neves) gave Ronaldo just 5 passes in DR Congoโs box for the whole 90 minutes? Thatโs not good enough.