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Monday, September 8, 2008

September 8th, 2008 - Man or Myth?


When people think the name Ronaldinho they think of flashy football, amazing moves and all the flair of that goes in between. Best known for his golden shoes (shown in YouTube video) and outstanding performances it is very safe to say that Ronaldinho (The one on top in Foto-net picture from Fifa.com) is one of the best players in the world.

Even though many people argue that he’s only the most popular player in the world, not the necessarily the best, I believe this to be completely untrue. Soccer fan’s love or hate him because of his outstand ability to play the game. He wouldn’t be a fan favorite if he wasn’t good. If his moves weren’t amazing and he didn’t play up to his potential that would be one thing. However he constantly delivers, proving time and time again why so many people love him.

Yes, he missed a pk in the game against Chile on Saturday. Big name players are supposed to make big time plays. But he’s also human. All players have their ups and downs, but what sets the best in the world apart from all the others is their ability to bounce back. Ronaldinho has bounced back time and time again.

When he was traded to Milan a while ago he was fat, lazy and out of shape. After the trade he quickly got back into form, determined to prove that he could be the player he once was. He has stepped up for both his club and country’s team by getting back in the soccer shape and stepping back out on the field again regardless of the bad press he received about his health.




Over time I believe he’ll only get better. He fell out of favor with the football gods once, and I don’t think he’s liable to do it again. If Ronaldinho can get past the whole of the soccer world talking about how out of shape he is, he can certainly bounce back from a missed pk. When his confidence gets a little stronger again, I do believe that he is headed towards leading his home country’s team to another world victory. With the help of some of the other amazing players in the world it’s sure to be Brazilian world domination.

He has won the World Footballer of the Year award and led the Brazilian national team to their fifth world title in the 2002 World Cup by scoring goals in the quarter final. People can say all they want, but you can’t argue with fact. He’s the best and he’s only going to get better.

1 comments:

Eric Van Dril said...

At one point, Ronaldihno was my favorite player to watch.

I think the first Champion's game I ever saw was between Chelsea (who's now my favorite team) and Barcelona. And during the game, Ronaldihno was doing all sorts of fancy moves with the ball and he eventually put Chelsea away by running through John Terry (I think) and hitting a screamer just inside of the box.

It really was a beautiful game for him, but now I think he's done so much damage to his body with the fluctuating weight gain and the constant partying that he'll never get back to where he was.

Yeah, he might return to close to that point with AC Milan, but the fact that they have Kaka isn't going to help Ronaldihno, who seems to need the ball a lot or he drifts out of games.

Personally, I hope he returns to where he was, but I, unlike you, am not too optimistic.