Wasn't sure whether to post in here or in the transfers thread...
My thoughts on this...
I kind of feel torn between sorry for the lad and good ridddance.
I'll deal with good riddance first. If he truly thinks no one at United would have stood up for him and is throwing his dummy over this then he's not fit to wear the number 7 for United. Look at all the **** Beckham had to put up with after his red card dismissal. It should be Rooney who's crying and under pressure from the tabloids, yet here is Ronaldo - an extreme talent who is whinging because he's been criticised for diving and going up to refs. If he thinks that sort of behaviour is acceptable, he can **** right off to Spain and I'm sure he'll fit in fine. He's been a cause of trouble at United since he arrived (Ruud, Keano) and has failed to show that he's grown up at all since he joined the side. He has continued to act like the 17yr old brat he was when he joined the side, only his end product has diminished over time instead of improved.
On the other hand... He has some of the quickest feet and best control I think I've ever seen from a player his age. I feel like he has a huge wealth of untapped potential, and had he been coached properly (note to Ferguson and Quieroz) he could have matured into a fantastic player for Man Utd. His end product and pass distribution weren't good enough and he was too greedy on the ball, yet for Portugal he always managed to produce that extra 10% that got a goal - be it header, cross or free kick.
Cristiano Ronaldo gave people a reason to tune into MoTD week in and week out, and if you look at the positive aspects of his game the Premiership will be a duller place without him. On the other hand, the less players we have who dive in the PL and in our team in particular the better.
I'm sorry for him, he has huge potential which he seems to have ****** up a brick wall. He'll be hated in England, by ABUs and now by the fans who used to cheer his stepovers, nutmegs and Recoba crosses. I have to say in a lot of ways going is probably for the best, as tonight watching the Portugal game I found myself sick of looking at him and wanted to see him get hacked down. I really couldn't have imagined that 6 months ago - infuriating as he could be.
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