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Is Ronaldo doing justice?
July 9th 2008 07:34
I feel as bad as anyone while I write about Ronaldo's transfer sitcom. It has run a lot longer than what it deserved to have. But this presents and opportunity for us to look at certain aspects as far as transfer in the world of Football are concerned.
In todays footballing world we have players that can basically demand transfers regardless of the contract that they have signed. The reason being that the clubs are getting richer, which itself is open to debate. But above all the money and the fringe benefits we have to look deeper into the whole issue. Cristiano Ronaldo, when he came to Manchester United was a 18 year old kid with a lot of potential. Under the guidance of the club and Sir Alex Ferguson, he has achieved a lot and has converted that potential into reality.There are a lot of players who have as much potential as Ronaldo did, but not everyone converts that into something of this level, that I believe is exactly where the team, manager and the rest come in. Since he is only 23, an age which is considered to be very young in football, does he not think that he should reward United for all that they have done in converting his potential into reality? He has played a significant part is the last two years and has immensely contributed to their success but does it all end there? Should he not be serving United for a few more years and then probably move on and fulfill his personal dreams. Lets admit it that Real Madrid would take a player with that calibre at whatever age and even if he does eventually decrease his standards because he will most likely never fall below a certain level which itself is pretty high. All we need to do is look at David Beckham and Zinedine Zidane. They are both fabulous players and both of them joined Real Madrid in their late 20's and I believe contributed immensely. If Ronaldo does move to Real Madrid for whatever sum of money it maybe, I would feel that he has in some ways cheated Manchester United. Where he could have given a few more years, he has run elsewhere to achieve only and only personal glory, maybe who knows if Real Madrid get the double he might move to Inter Milan or somewhere else to probably as he says conquer another league. The fact of the matter is that a single player only makes so much of a difference to the team and I dont think too many will argue when I present the example of Real Madrid.
My personal opinion in the end would be that Ronaldo be at Manchester for a few more years and then move onto Real Madrid to fulfil his personal goals. Remember I'm not tell him to sacrifice his personal ambitions, I am just asking him to give his due to Manchester United. If he indeed is the great player he is cracked up to be, and I believe so too, then he will be playing at the highest level even when he is 27 or 29.
In todays footballing world we have players that can basically demand transfers regardless of the contract that they have signed. The reason being that the clubs are getting richer, which itself is open to debate. But above all the money and the fringe benefits we have to look deeper into the whole issue. Cristiano Ronaldo, when he came to Manchester United was a 18 year old kid with a lot of potential. Under the guidance of the club and Sir Alex Ferguson, he has achieved a lot and has converted that potential into reality.There are a lot of players who have as much potential as Ronaldo did, but not everyone converts that into something of this level, that I believe is exactly where the team, manager and the rest come in. Since he is only 23, an age which is considered to be very young in football, does he not think that he should reward United for all that they have done in converting his potential into reality? He has played a significant part is the last two years and has immensely contributed to their success but does it all end there? Should he not be serving United for a few more years and then probably move on and fulfill his personal dreams. Lets admit it that Real Madrid would take a player with that calibre at whatever age and even if he does eventually decrease his standards because he will most likely never fall below a certain level which itself is pretty high. All we need to do is look at David Beckham and Zinedine Zidane. They are both fabulous players and both of them joined Real Madrid in their late 20's and I believe contributed immensely. If Ronaldo does move to Real Madrid for whatever sum of money it maybe, I would feel that he has in some ways cheated Manchester United. Where he could have given a few more years, he has run elsewhere to achieve only and only personal glory, maybe who knows if Real Madrid get the double he might move to Inter Milan or somewhere else to probably as he says conquer another league. The fact of the matter is that a single player only makes so much of a difference to the team and I dont think too many will argue when I present the example of Real Madrid.
My personal opinion in the end would be that Ronaldo be at Manchester for a few more years and then move onto Real Madrid to fulfil his personal goals. Remember I'm not tell him to sacrifice his personal ambitions, I am just asking him to give his due to Manchester United. If he indeed is the great player he is cracked up to be, and I believe so too, then he will be playing at the highest level even when he is 27 or 29.
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Comment by charles
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He played a huge role in delivering the Premier League and Champions League double to Manchester, scoring some 42 goals along the way.
The fact is his achievements - and that of the team - last season will be very hard to beat and may them a while to repeat again - it did, afterall, take United 9 years to win another Champions League.
Who's to say it won't take a similar length of time for them to win their next one?
The only reason why this has been played out in the media is because United have been unhappy with Real's pursuit of the player and for that, all I can say is karma.