Comments on: Cristiano Ronaldo’s Choice for World Player of the Year? Cristiano Ronaldo Of Course! http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/cristiano-ronaldos-choice-for-player-of-the-year-cristiano-ronaldo-of-course.html League Football, Soccer News and Views from Around the World Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:45:33 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Shazback http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/cristiano-ronaldos-choice-for-player-of-the-year-cristiano-ronaldo-of-course.html#comment-135556 Shazback Sun, 26 Oct 2008 15:33:29 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/cristiano-ronaldos-choice-for-player-of-the-year-cristiano-ronaldo-of-course.html#comment-135556 "Could have performed a lot better at Euro 2008"... How exactly? Three games, four assists, one goal. Against Germany he was cynically fouled by Friedrich at the beginning of the second half (should have been a red card, since he intentionally stood on his ankle, and I'm pretty sure 10 vs 11 wouldn't have been the same story) but he had created the first goal, and honestly, can anyone blame Portugal's elimination against Germany on Ronaldo? When two of the goals they conceded came on free-kicks that were headed in, and the other one came on a counter-attack right after Meireles had missed a sitter? Ronaldo himself didn't underperform. Portugal did (or perhaps they were overhyped, after all, only a few of their players are playing in top teams...). Before the tournament Portugal had high hopes, and they didn't fulfil them. But saying Ronaldo didn't perform well in Euro 2008 simply doesn't have any basis in facts. Without him on the pitch (1/4 of the time Portugal played in Euro 2008) Portugal scored 0 goals. All 7 goals they scored were with him on the pitch, and in 5 cases he was directly involved with either scoring or creating the goal. The only two goals scored without his involvement were a header off a corner (Pepe vs Turkey) and a header off a cross (Postiga vs Germany). In my opinion, it is more the players around Ronaldo and Deco that weren't up to it. Simao? Useless. And why he was taking free-kicks is a question nobody can answer, since he didn't get a single one on target. Nuno Gomes? Not good enough. He tried, but he's not the player he was 8 or even 4 years ago. Petit/Meireles/Moutinho? Dissapointing, unable to break opposing attacks, constantly outdone going forwards by Deco. At the back, they seemed solid until the game against Switzerland, and then crumbled against Germany. Pepe and Carvalho unable to get their heads on free-kicks against Germany? Bosingwa was the best defender, and he's hardly a rock... Ferreira did his job, but never shone. Ricardo couldn't do much on the goals he conceded, but didn't pull off his best tournament by a long margin. As for the subs, Quaresma, Nani, Postiga, Veloso and so forth, they failed to live up to their hype. They had merely decent tournaments, not the groung-breaking displays of trickery they promised. Overall, did Portugal deserve to go further than the quarter-finals, or was their loss against Germany in fact... The consequence of the German -team- being better than the Portuguese -team-? After all, in 2004 Shevchenko recieved the Ballon d'Or without even participating in the Euro... Nor scoring 42 goals (he scored 29 goals), nor doing the Champions League-Domestic League double (he won Serie A, but AC Milan were eliminated in the quarter-finals of the Champions League 2003-04). And yet his recieving it didn't provoke furore and disbelief. Too bad for Deco (peh, only the midfield dynamo of Porto, winner of the Portuguese domestic league, champions of the Champions League, and surprise Euro finalist) and too bad for any greek players like Nikopolidis (Greek domestic double winner and Euro 2004 winner, conceding 0 goals in the knockout rounds, but Panathanaikos did miserably in the Champions League), Dellas (2nd in Serie A, Euro 2004 winner mainly thanks to the great Greek defence, but Roma were only in the UEFA Cup) or Charisteas (fringe player in Werder's double-winning team, but Werder weren't qualified for European competitions)... Yes, Cristiano Ronaldo didn't win Euro 2008, and his efforts weren't enough to pull Portugal as high as they had achieved at home four years before, but his performance was hardly a bad one. Or if one goal, four assists and pretty much constant danger over three games is "bad", then sign me up for 11 "bad" players each game. “Could have performed a lot better at Euro 2008″… How exactly? Three games, four assists, one goal. Against Germany he was cynically fouled by Friedrich at the beginning of the second half (should have been a red card, since he intentionally stood on his ankle, and I’m pretty sure 10 vs 11 wouldn’t have been the same story) but he had created the first goal, and honestly, can anyone blame Portugal’s elimination against Germany on Ronaldo? When two of the goals they conceded came on free-kicks that were headed in, and the other one came on a counter-attack right after Meireles had missed a sitter? Ronaldo himself didn’t underperform. Portugal did (or perhaps they were overhyped, after all, only a few of their players are playing in top teams…). Before the tournament Portugal had high hopes, and they didn’t fulfil them. But saying Ronaldo didn’t perform well in Euro 2008 simply doesn’t have any basis in facts. Without him on the pitch (1/4 of the time Portugal played in Euro 2008) Portugal scored 0 goals. All 7 goals they scored were with him on the pitch, and in 5 cases he was directly involved with either scoring or creating the goal. The only two goals scored without his involvement were a header off a corner (Pepe vs Turkey) and a header off a cross (Postiga vs Germany). In my opinion, it is more the players around Ronaldo and Deco that weren’t up to it. Simao? Useless. And why he was taking free-kicks is a question nobody can answer, since he didn’t get a single one on target. Nuno Gomes? Not good enough. He tried, but he’s not the player he was 8 or even 4 years ago. Petit/Meireles/Moutinho? Dissapointing, unable to break opposing attacks, constantly outdone going forwards by Deco. At the back, they seemed solid until the game against Switzerland, and then crumbled against Germany. Pepe and Carvalho unable to get their heads on free-kicks against Germany? Bosingwa was the best defender, and he’s hardly a rock… Ferreira did his job, but never shone. Ricardo couldn’t do much on the goals he conceded, but didn’t pull off his best tournament by a long margin. As for the subs, Quaresma, Nani, Postiga, Veloso and so forth, they failed to live up to their hype. They had merely decent tournaments, not the groung-breaking displays of trickery they promised.

Overall, did Portugal deserve to go further than the quarter-finals, or was their loss against Germany in fact… The consequence of the German -team- being better than the Portuguese -team-? After all, in 2004 Shevchenko recieved the Ballon d’Or without even participating in the Euro… Nor scoring 42 goals (he scored 29 goals), nor doing the Champions League-Domestic League double (he won Serie A, but AC Milan were eliminated in the quarter-finals of the Champions League 2003-04). And yet his recieving it didn’t provoke furore and disbelief. Too bad for Deco (peh, only the midfield dynamo of Porto, winner of the Portuguese domestic league, champions of the Champions League, and surprise Euro finalist) and too bad for any greek players like Nikopolidis (Greek domestic double winner and Euro 2004 winner, conceding 0 goals in the knockout rounds, but Panathanaikos did miserably in the Champions League), Dellas (2nd in Serie A, Euro 2004 winner mainly thanks to the great Greek defence, but Roma were only in the UEFA Cup) or Charisteas (fringe player in Werder’s double-winning team, but Werder weren’t qualified for European competitions)…

Yes, Cristiano Ronaldo didn’t win Euro 2008, and his efforts weren’t enough to pull Portugal as high as they had achieved at home four years before, but his performance was hardly a bad one. Or if one goal, four assists and pretty much constant danger over three games is “bad”, then sign me up for 11 “bad” players each game.

]]> By: martin http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/cristiano-ronaldos-choice-for-player-of-the-year-cristiano-ronaldo-of-course.html#comment-135554 martin Sun, 26 Oct 2008 13:01:12 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/cristiano-ronaldos-choice-for-player-of-the-year-cristiano-ronaldo-of-course.html#comment-135554 Our only consolation is that if he carries on performing the way he has been this season, at least he won't be getting it next year. Our only consolation is that if he carries on performing the way he has been this season, at least he won’t be getting it next year.

]]> By: Nelson http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/cristiano-ronaldos-choice-for-player-of-the-year-cristiano-ronaldo-of-course.html#comment-135485 Nelson Sat, 25 Oct 2008 01:14:54 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/cristiano-ronaldos-choice-for-player-of-the-year-cristiano-ronaldo-of-course.html#comment-135485 I just don't get what people expected him to say. Its not like he's shouting this to the world, it was a journalist who asked him. Do you want him to lie and say he doesn't think he will get it? If you read the quote he's simply stating that he THINKS he did more than everyone over last season, a sentiment shared by basically everyone. Its not like he's saying everyone sucks in comparison to him, just that he did the most and the player who does the most wins. I just don’t get what people expected him to say. Its not like he’s shouting this to the world, it was a journalist who asked him.

Do you want him to lie and say he doesn’t think he will get it? If you read the quote he’s simply stating that he THINKS he did more than everyone over last season, a sentiment shared by basically everyone.

Its not like he’s saying everyone sucks in comparison to him, just that he did the most and the player who does the most wins.

]]> By: gomez http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/cristiano-ronaldos-choice-for-player-of-the-year-cristiano-ronaldo-of-course.html#comment-135478 gomez Fri, 24 Oct 2008 22:03:16 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/cristiano-ronaldos-choice-for-player-of-the-year-cristiano-ronaldo-of-course.html#comment-135478 He teels what he thinks and that's perfectly ok. He teels what he thinks and that’s perfectly ok.

]]> By: MoMONEY http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/cristiano-ronaldos-choice-for-player-of-the-year-cristiano-ronaldo-of-course.html#comment-135477 MoMONEY Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:50:40 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/cristiano-ronaldos-choice-for-player-of-the-year-cristiano-ronaldo-of-course.html#comment-135477 Haha my point is that based on his accomplishments (as a team as well) he deserves it... Any other player in his shoes would win it easily... He is a disgrace and that is why it is an argument... It all come down to when the voters think is important... I hope he doesnt win it though Haha my point is that based on his accomplishments (as a team as well) he deserves it… Any other player in his shoes would win it easily… He is a disgrace and that is why it is an argument… It all come down to when the voters think is important… I hope he doesnt win it though

]]> By: Lissette Evil Blue http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/cristiano-ronaldos-choice-for-player-of-the-year-cristiano-ronaldo-of-course.html#comment-135476 Lissette Evil Blue Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:30:00 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/cristiano-ronaldos-choice-for-player-of-the-year-cristiano-ronaldo-of-course.html#comment-135476 So Cristiano "Oompa Loompa" Ronaldo its getting the damme award. Kaka its great footballer & he aint an arrogants asshole(as long as I know, he loves Jesus).He didn't bring that arrogance to help his country in the Euro. If he had showed himself in that important tournament wouldn't mind if he gets the award. I wouldn't hate him some much either. I just can't stand him. So Cristiano “Oompa Loompa” Ronaldo its getting the damme award. Kaka its great footballer & he aint an arrogants asshole(as long as I know, he loves Jesus).He didn’t bring that arrogance to help his country in the Euro. If he had showed himself in that important tournament wouldn’t mind if he gets the award. I wouldn’t hate him some much either. I just can’t stand him.

]]> By: Javier http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/cristiano-ronaldos-choice-for-player-of-the-year-cristiano-ronaldo-of-course.html#comment-135474 Javier Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:23:32 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/cristiano-ronaldos-choice-for-player-of-the-year-cristiano-ronaldo-of-course.html#comment-135474 "I hate Ronaldo. I think Messi is the best player in the world no doubt. I think Ronaldo is overrated, doesnt show up for big games, doesnt have the proper mentality, and is in general a disgrace to the game" This! I lost you on the next half of your comment >_>. I don't think he desurves the award at all. I think the award should go to someone who is both skilled and is a excellent sportsman that loves football. He's skilled. I'll give you that, but just the way he is towards the game is such a disgrace. “I hate Ronaldo. I think Messi is the best player in the world no doubt. I think Ronaldo is overrated, doesnt show up for big games, doesnt have the proper mentality, and is in general a disgrace to the game”

This!

I lost you on the next half of your comment >_>. I don’t think he desurves the award at all.
I think the award should go to someone who is both skilled and is a excellent sportsman that loves football.
He’s skilled. I’ll give you that, but just the way he is towards the game is such a disgrace.

]]> By: MoMONEY http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/cristiano-ronaldos-choice-for-player-of-the-year-cristiano-ronaldo-of-course.html#comment-135473 MoMONEY Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:05:26 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/cristiano-ronaldos-choice-for-player-of-the-year-cristiano-ronaldo-of-course.html#comment-135473 I hate Ronaldo. I think Messi is the best player in the world no doubt. I think Ronaldo is overrated, doesnt show up for big games, doesnt have the proper mentality, and is in general a disgrace to the game. That being said I think he deserves the award more then anyone... The fact that there is even a discussion is a testament to how many people hate him as well... 42 goals as well as winning the UCL and the EPL? If anyone else would have doe in it would be a no brainer... Part of me wants to see him lose it but in reality he is the one who deserves it... It hurts my soul to say that but its the truth... I hate Ronaldo. I think Messi is the best player in the world no doubt. I think Ronaldo is overrated, doesnt show up for big games, doesnt have the proper mentality, and is in general a disgrace to the game. That being said I think he deserves the award more then anyone… The fact that there is even a discussion is a testament to how many people hate him as well… 42 goals as well as winning the UCL and the EPL? If anyone else would have doe in it would be a no brainer… Part of me wants to see him lose it but in reality he is the one who deserves it… It hurts my soul to say that but its the truth…

]]> By: Ted http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/cristiano-ronaldos-choice-for-player-of-the-year-cristiano-ronaldo-of-course.html#comment-135470 Ted Fri, 24 Oct 2008 19:17:32 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/cristiano-ronaldos-choice-for-player-of-the-year-cristiano-ronaldo-of-course.html#comment-135470 dearly? dearly?

]]> By: Daryl http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/cristiano-ronaldos-choice-for-player-of-the-year-cristiano-ronaldo-of-course.html#comment-135469 Daryl Fri, 24 Oct 2008 19:16:24 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/cristiano-ronaldos-choice-for-player-of-the-year-cristiano-ronaldo-of-course.html#comment-135469 I agree with that last part, he would not be able to do some of the amazing things he does without being arrogant, when you 100% think that you can do something in your mind with no doubt...you'll do it. I agree with that last part, he would not be able to do some of the amazing things he does without being arrogant, when you 100% think that you can do something in your mind with no doubt…you’ll do it.

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