Ronaldo's transfer saga to Madrid continues to drag on with another Madrid player expressing some concerns of Ronaldo’s move to the Spanish capital. Wesley Snieder, has said his arrival, with an inflated salary, could cause unrest in the dressing room. Should it really matter? Should he not be happy to get the best player in the world? No he shouldn't!! Ronaldo is the best player in the world, period. He has amazing qualities that make him a complete package. He is great in the air (which he showed in the CL final), he has amazingly quick feet, great vision, amazing touch, is a great crosser, can finish close to the goal, and has one of the most dangerous free kicks in the game. But can you pay someone that amount without him actually bringing something to the team? He has done nothing to help Madrid and therefore, I believe, doesn't deserve to be paid more than there highest paid player. Which is going to be very high considering its Real Madrid.
You might be saying he deserves it cause he makes Madrid and instant contender. MADRID ALREADY ARE INSTANT CONTENDERS!!!! He would instantly help any team, but no one player can guarantee the success Madrid wants. This should be clear after the “galactico” era was so disappointing. No matter how good your team is, luck is a necessity to make it through to the Final. Barcelona played absolutely 10x better than United in the first leg of this years semi-final, which we escaped with a 0-0 result. United went into the next leg optimistic and got a good goal that was placed on Scholes foot with a bit of luck. The bottom line is you need luck to present chances, and the players to finish it. United did that and won the CL in amazing fashion, but no one can tell me we did it without luck b/c luck is the only thing that separated us and Chelsea in the PK shootout.
I believe Ronaldo does deserve a pay raise, he does deserve to equal the salaries of Ronaldinho, Kaka, and other world greats. The problem is he deserves it only at United! United owe him more money for helping the team win the EPL and CL. Real Madrid are only required to give him what he is getting now, he hasn't done anything to help Madrid, and therefore doesn't deserve to get paid more than Raul, RVN, or the other Real Madrid greats.
Ronaldo has tarnished his reputation with United fans. I began to distrust him during the 2006 World Cup fiasco, and now I just want him gone. To be honest I hope we get over 50 million pounds for him and then I don't care. I am sick of seeing him succeed at our club, a club he obviously has no respect for, and a club he doesn't deserve to play for. United reward its players from the day they come into the team. Look at Pique who didn't get many games, but has gone on record as thanking United fans for the great times, and only moved to his "dream" team. He did it in a way that we will all look back and say wish we could have kept Pique but understand his reasons. United will look at Ronaldo as the crybaby, who wanted his dreams to come true when he was in the perfect situation. We will look back at the fact RVN left United due to issues with Ronaldo (Fergie sided with Ronaldo), Keane had issues, the fact we supported him through a tough time in England after the WC, and the fact no matter what antics he tries United fan's supported him. Every weekend we sang Viva Ronaldo at the top of our lungs (me among them) and we all wanted to see him lead the Red Devils to victory.
With all this said, I have no predictions on what is going to happen. If he stays he will never fully explain himself and no matter what he says United fans will question it. If he signs a new contract and says I am a Red Devil for life we should remember what happened in the summer of '08. He threw our support in our face and trivialized it all by saying "a couple of good goals and people will be happy." I don't know much but I do know that United fans will not just turn their feelings around. He will have to do a lot more than score some good goals.
If he leaves, as the Telegraph in the U.K. is saying he will, he will leave as a villain in my mind. He has handled this like a coward; to afraid to say what he wants clearly as he continues playing games with the fans of the club that supported him in some difficult times. Madrid fans can have him, and it might help them recover their former glory, but I think we all can agree we hope he and Madrid fall flat
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