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Facing the demons: Cristiano Ronaldo comes to shut up in Qatar - voila! FIFA World Cup

2022-11-24T12:13:51.222Z


It is no coincidence that Cristiano Ronaldo left three teams in four years with a full stomach and the feeling that he was betrayed, and said goodbye to all of them by dropping a bomb. In the World Cup his goal is to prove that his legacy is stronger than ever


Summary of today's events in sports, 24.11 (Sport1)

Manchester United pulled out all the heavy guns to torpedo Cristiano Ronaldo's move to Manchester City in the summer of 2021. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer thought Ronaldo in the blue of City was a winning image blow.

A humiliating image of loss that will cause tremendous damage.

So he called Ed Woodward and asked to hijack the deal.

The flash move also included a pressurizer.

Alex Ferguson obviously had a significant weight, when Rio Ferdinand also entered the thick of the beam.

A significant night conversation between the former stopper and the Portuguese helped to turn the ship in the right direction.

"You will tarnish your legacy," Ferdinand told him at three in the morning.

"Think how much it will hurt the United fans to see you at City compared to how much happiness you can bring them if you return to Old Trafford."



15 months later, when quotes from Cristiano's breaking interview with Piers Morgan began to emerge, Jamie Carragher sneered: "99 percent of United fans will be on the side of Ten Haah and that shows how badly Ronaldo has been doing. The remaining percent will be Rio, Roy (Kane) and Patrice ( pinion)".

Ronaldo may have left United with a door slam in a move that left him without support, but in fact he got exactly what he wanted.

He initiated a planned and timed move that left the club with one choice - to release his contract.

He created a perfect storm that put him in the position he wanted at the time he wanted - to be a free agent before the World Cup with all eyes on him.

A big tournament and everyone who didn't want to hear from him in the summer will be standing in line.

Ronaldo's legacy is stronger than ever.

All eyes on him.

Cristiano Ronaldo (Photo: GettyImages, Christopher Lee)

For the third time in four years, Cristiano Ronaldo leaves a club with a full stomach, with no one on the other side to see him.

remember?

In 2018, right after winning the Champions League, Ronaldo went to a television interview and spoke about Real in the past tense: "It was nice to play here."

Later, he expanded on the issue of lack of appreciation and pointed an accusing finger at Florentino Perez.

"I felt that inside the club, especially the president, I was not being treated the same way as at the beginning. In the first four or five years there, I had a 'Cristiano Ronaldo' feeling. A little later, the president started looking at me with eyes that no longer wanted to say the same things, I was no longer necessary for them."



Ronaldo came to Juventus - and even the chairman Andrea Agnelli did not deny this - also for commercial reasons: to strengthen the brand, attract sponsors, increase revenues so that Juventus "can buy the next Ronaldo at the age of 23 and not 33", as Agnelli himself said. In general, the project Failed and not only because the Portuguese nation Juve didn't come close to winning the Champions League, but because it didn't come close to the financial goals it set for itself. From there, you know how it goes. Like any breakup. Doubts begin, questions. Was it worth it? Why did we need it? And suddenly the man who was Juventus' hope for the future became a burden for her in the form of an aging star and a big hole in the bank. Giorgio Chiellini even claimed: "It would have been better for us if he had left earlier."



And when Ronaldo feels unloved, he loses it.

"Ronaldo needs respect and love," said friend Patrice Evra in an interview in Italy.

"He understood that Juventus make him a scapegoat after bad results. The criticism against him is ridiculous and hypocritical, and when Allegri said 'Cristiano will not play in all the games', it meant something. There is no reason to say it publicly. Cristiano is affected by such things."

The former French defender was wrong, in retrospect, in only one assessment when he spoke about returning to Old Trafford: "Manchester United is Ronaldo's only true love. Only in Manchester did he get the respect and love he expects. There no one will dare to visit him."



The feeling of disrespect, "betrayal" in Ronaldo's words, again led him to act.

The main target of his attack was the man who didn't want him - coach Erik ten Haag.

The other quotes, presumably, were said among other things to "ensure a kill", to ensure the end result in the form of immediate release.

From the moment the first parts of the interview were published, quite a few theories arose in England about the "why" - where does the frustration come from?

Friend Ferdinand probably provided the best "Cristiano is an emotional guy... yes, he thought of himself and forced the club to move forward. In his mind, he felt he was being pushed into a corner. We are who we are and he did what he did to get this result."

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Ferdinand believes that Ronaldo himself set the timer for the ticking bomb in the summer when he saw where the wind was blowing with Tan Haah.

He wanted to leave, but found he was a slightly less desirable commodity.

Chelsea didn't really want, at Bayern Munich, Julian Nagelsmann firmly denied the rumors about his candidacy and Oliver Kahn even claimed that his arrival would not be good for the Bundesliga.

There were no developments in the Napoli, PSG and Atlético Madrid sectors either.

Everywhere, Ronaldo had domestic opponents.

Ronaldo himself confirmed to Morgan that there was an offer from West Saudi Arabia in the amount of £305 million for two years: "It was hard to refuse, but at the time I thought I was happy at United and still able to score goals and make people happy."



Ronaldo is busy thinking about his legacy, so the step of a financially attractive and professionally advantageous retirement destination is not easy for him.

Ronaldo has played all his life in prestigious clubs and fought for titles, he will not dare to go to a place that will give his opponents material to continue discussions about who is greater, at least not before he does something else big.

When he left Real Madrid, Ronaldo said he could have earned five times as much in China, but chose Juve because they really wanted him.

Who really wants him now, can both pay and offer a professional challenge?

The possibilities are very limited and this is exactly why Ronaldo wanted to reach the World Cup free and free from frustrations.



Ronaldo, with his 501 million followers on Instagram (and over 720 million in all networks combined) is a huge marketing force.

Signing him is a clear commercial gain.

On the other hand, he is a player who is approaching 38 with an expiration date approaching and a minimum inclusion for any situation where not everything revolves around him.

The super teams on the continent do not need him professionally, they will not move young people or other stars for him and he will not arrive to find himself on the bench.

In other words, Ronaldo may be good for business, exposure, sponsors and the brand, but he is quite a headache for most coaches.

He is a financially unattainable dream for most clubs, doesn't want who wants him and isn't wanted where he wants to be.

dilemma.



Newcastle, which is under Saudi control, is a name that has been mentioned in recent days in the context of Ronaldo.

On the face of it, sounds perfect.

A project with tremendous momentum that someone like Ronaldo can take a step forward, opening a door for the continent's superstars, while for him this will definitely be the last stop before retiring in Saudi Arabia (and you can be sure that the Saudis will try to leverage their football after the victory over Argentina and perhaps in preparation for an attempt to host the World Cup in 2030).

There is only one problem.

Back in October, Eddie Howe was asked about the possibility and subtly hinted that he simply didn't want to: "We are looking for long-term growth," he said and talked about the need to lower the average age on the roster.

A nice way to say: it's not you, it's us.

One goal in Qatar and that's all they'll talk about.

Ronaldo in an unprecedented interview (photo: screenshot, screenshot)

One thing is apparently not on the agenda: retirement.

Ronaldo claimed to Morgan that he wanted to "retire around the age of 40".

Last summer, he spoke of wanting to stay at the highest levels for at least another two years and play for Portugal at Euro 2024. All the names of the luxury clubs that were allegedly interested in Ronaldo in the summer seem even less relevant now, but there is one caveat.

Not that Ronaldo needs to prove anything professionally, but his big World Cup could change the way people think about him in terms of his contribution here, now and two years from now.



Somewhere on the scale between the top of the continent, the team that wants to reach the top of the continent and surrendering to the Saudi money, there is an option that is always on the agenda, the realistic option - home.

In May 2021, it was reported in "Record" that Ronaldo would like to end his career at Sporting Lisbon.

His mother, it is claimed, is an ardent supporter of a move that is also supported by joint sponsor "Nike".

Sporting is among the few that wait with open arms.

"All of us at Sporting dream of Cristiano's return," coach Ruben Amorim said a month ago, and this week he repeated it again: "We all love him."

The message is clear.

the money?

If there is no other choice, Cristiano will have to compromise knowing that choosing Sporting will be perceived as romantic, as exciting, as understandable.

She probably won't tarnish his legacy.



Ronaldo's critics from among the commentators in England claimed that he does not know how to deal with the end of his career or with the fact that United is better without him this season than it was with him last season.

In practice, Ronaldo initiated a planned move here thinking about ending his career on his own terms.

He went his own way again, clearing his schedule and thoughts to focus on shutting everyone up. When he scores his first goal in Qatar, no one will talk to him about United anymore.



We started with Ferdinand's legacy speech and will end with him. For the friend and defender, the interview And the release "does not detract from Cristiano's legacy at the club, what he achieved, and the 'legend' status does not change at all... what he did for the club, the successful moments, the titles he brought.

He became the best player in the world when he was at Manchester United and that cannot be erased from history." So what will be the next step? "Depends on his motivation.

Champions League?

Of money?

I'm sure there are already plans behind the scenes and we'll know soon."

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