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Thursday, October 16, 2008

October 16th, 2008 - Cristiano Ronaldo

Third player review - Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the best current players on the field. He has won both the Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year awards. The Manchester United wing is the star of his team and a huge leader on offense.

Ronaldo is also slowly becoming just as famous outside the pitch. During his trip to Los Angeles in July, he was immediately swarmed by paparazzi. Every move was continuously catalogued and scrutinized. Since then Ronaldo's new found celebrity has only grown. He has even been compared to David Beckham, who has become almost more famous off the field than on it. So will Ronaldo follow suit?

His coach doesn't seem to think so and neither do I. Ronaldo is to smart to let it all the fame go to his head. He has always been known on the field as a superstar. Why should it go to his head now?

2 comments:

UISJMC Chiakulas said...

I would have to say Ronaldo is the most exciting player in the world. He's the best at taking a defender one-on-one with the dribble. Every time he touches the ball I get excited, hoping to see one of his pattened sideline runs with the ball.

And he's only what, 24 years old? This guy is just entering his prime, but he needs to lead Portugal to some sort of title (either Euro or Worldcup) in order to truly cement his legacy as one of the all-time great players.

uisjmc mitchell said...

I don't know if I can completely agree with you about Ronaldo not letting the fame go to his head. I still question whether or not he has yet grown up. Since starting with Man U, he has been one of the more arrogant players in the world due to his constant pampering and being told how great he is and at such a young age. When things don't go his way he just tends to piss and moan and it makes me sick. I'd like to think he will get out of that phase at some point, but it might already be too late. Constant attention and pampering can be a dangerous combination if you don't have the maturity and sadly I don't think he has it at this point.