Matt Snelling at 411mania.com writes a lengthy piece about Ronaldo, our Ronaldo. While undoubtedly Cristiano Ronaldo, the other Ronaldo, of the Red Devils is also great football player who is at his prime, a lot of people forget that our Ronaldo was as good, if not better, when he was at his prime.
It’s no real surprise that if you asked the majority of fans today what they thought about Ronaldo, they’d probably tell you that he’s pretty flash, that he has some amazing tricks, that he’s the reigning World Player of the Year and that *whisper it quietly* he sometimes likes to go to ground a little easily.
If you then mentioned that you wanted to know about the one born in Brazil, or rather Ronaldo Luis Nazario de Lima then you might well get a reaction along the lines of; “Who? Oh yeah that guy, hasn’t he retired?” Perhaps even more depressingly your stock response would probably be closer to; “Oh sorry, you meant the fat one.”
True, Ronaldo is not the same football player that he was when he was younger – age and all the injuries he’s suffered throughout the year are starting to take their toll on him. He deserves, however, the respect that he earned when he wowed us all with his football prowess. And it’s not over yet. I still have high hopes that he’ll shine once again shine, maybe not as brightly as when he was younger. He’ll shine nevertheless, even just for another brief moment.
Read more of Matt’s great article at 411mania.com.