I agree re Mourinho getting Ronaldo to tow the line being more than just a good chance..
Ohh as for this thread, I'm surprised nobody has replied with a photo of...
This is a Real supporter comparing Cristano Rolando to The Real Ronaldo aka the phenomenon..
http://www.madridgalacticos.com/2008/06/16/ronaldo-vs-cristiano-ronaldo/I am going to compare the two (Ronaldo and Cristiano Ronaldo) on the same level as in when Ronaldo was of the same age as Cristiano Ronaldo so that it would be clear to many fans that Cristiano Ronaldo has virtually done very little to be included in the distinguished list of all time great players.
Ronaldo(Individual Awards until age 23)
* FIFA World Player of the Year: 1996 (youngest winner), 1997,
* World Soccer Player of the Year: 1996 (youngest winner), 1997,
* European Footballer of the Year (Ballon d’Or): 1997 (youngest winner),
* Onze d’Or: 1997,
* IFFHS World’s Top Goal Scorer of the Year:[clarify] 1997
* UEFA Most Valuable Player – 1998
* UEFA Club Football Awards: Best Forward – 1998
* FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1998,
* European Golden Boot: 1997
* Bravo Award: 1997, 1998
* Copa América 1999: Top Scorer
* Spanish League Top Scorer: 1996-1997,
* Flag of the Netherlands Dutch League Top Scorer: 1994-1995
Cristiano Ronaldo(Individual awards considering that he wins the Fifa Player of the Year award, European Player of the Year award, Champions League PLayer of the Year Award).
* Professional Footballers’ Association
o PFA Players’ Player of the Year: 2007, 2008
o PFA Young Player of the Year: 2007
o PFA Fans’ Player of the Year: 2007, 2008
o PFA Premier League Team of the Year: 2005-2006, 2006-2007, 2007-2008
o PFA Fans’ Player of the Month: October 2006, February 2007, November 2007, January 2008
* Barclays Premier League
o Barclays Player of the Season: 2006-2007, 2007-2008
o Barclays Player of the Month: November 2006, December 2006, January 2008, March 2008
o Barclays Golden Boot: 2007–08
o Barclays Merit Award: 2008
o Football Writers’ Association Award: 2007, 2008
* Manchester United F.C.
o Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year: 2003-2004, 2006-2007, 2007-2008
o Manchester United Players’ Player of the Year: 2006-2007, 2007-2008
o Manchester United Goal of the Season: 2007-2008
* Portugal
o Portuguese Sports Personality: 2006
o Portuguese Footballer of the Year: 2007
* Europe
o UEFA Team of the Year: 2004, 2007
o UEFA Champions League Top Scorer: 2007-08
o UEFA European Championship 2004: Team of the Tournament
o European Golden Shoe - Soulier d’Or: 2007-08
* World
o FIFPro Special Young Player of the Year: 2005, 2006
o FIFPro World XI: 2006-2007
Also add another 3 FIFA player of the year 2008European Player of the year 2008UEFA Champions League player of the year 2008(there three are yet to be announced by it is probably going to be him)
Now I know that C.Ronaldo has the longer list of the two but wait a second and count the number of international recognitions C.Ronaldo has, (do not look at the PFA awards and stuff like that, these local awards mean nothing accept that Cristiano is the best in England but hang on a second, we are talking about being the best in the world and being one of the best ever in the world not in England where players like Adebayor score 25 odd goals a season) that add up to at most 9 and Ronaldo had a solid 13.
I do not think that FIFA Young Player of the Year and FIFA special young player of the year award was present when Ronaldo was 22 but still if you look at the list, most of the awards won by C.Ronaldo are local awards that are awarded within England only.
Still I do not intend to prove that C.Ronaldo is not a good player, I just intend to prove that he is not the best player( by talent and performance, he maybe by showboating and goal statistics) in the world, he is one of the best in the world right now and to point out that C.Ronaldo has done nothing to be in the list or to be even considered in the list of all time greats.
To further support what I think about Ronaldo vs C.Ronaldo and who was the better player I have two videos which I want you people to see that when Ronaldo dribbled he went past players after players and when C.Ronaldo dribbles he just goes past one player at max or just drifts wider and wider, does not have the composure neither the finesse to do tricks in the middle of the park like Ronaldo, Zidane and co.
The second video somewhat also gives another perspective to who is the best player in the world( the quality of the video is not great so if you want to watch it with better quality then visit youtube.com and put in the search cristiano ronaldo vs messi 2008, the video with time 10 minutes is the one ), C.Ronaldo’s only edge is his mind blowing free kick bombs which he mostly gets in with a ratio of 1 converted of 13.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tR7fo8iD-QwNow I think after watching these two videos it is clearly understandable that Messi is the world’s best player right now and Ronaldo is one of the greatest of all time, who stands alongside names such as Pele, Maradonna and Zidane. Not to mention Cruyff and Best. Cristiano Ronaldo has a lot more to prove to get his worth alongside Ronaldo.
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/438012/the_best_video_of_ronaldo/Now some may also argue that in the video above of Ronaldo, he is on most occasions playing at this peak and C.Ronaldo has not reached his peak. If you really want to see what Ronaldo was capable of when he was at C.Ronaldo’s age or even younger search Ronaldo goals barcelona on youtube and watch the first two results. He has scored some amazing goals which at least I have not seen any other player score.
http://www.youtube.com/v/dimEj_lA7J0He was 20 that season!
Anyway the reason I'm posting this is for our younger posters, it deserves it's own thread but anyway..
Ohh and it's interesting because it comes from a supporter of Cristiano Ronaldo's current club.