Although C.Ronaldo MAY seem unbeatable at the moment, there are or may be drawbacks with his style of play. So, leaving all the rubbish in trying to compare him to L.Messi, let’s take a look at C.Ronaldo. Basically Ronaldo has (or can have): PRO
PROS
- Tremendous pace. Some people call C.Ronaldo a “speed demon” and I am one of those people.
- He can create things out of thin air against teams that don’t come up with a specific plan on how to approach it, which is often the case in EPL.
- He is very, very fit, which means he can run all day. This particular quality comes in handy when your team gets a red card or something. He can take that extra load on himself.
- He can shoot with both feet, although his left foot strike is nothing more than a swing. He doesn’t really try to control the ball, he just hits it towards the goal.
- He can take ridiculous free kicks. They curve, bend, accelerate at the same time and change direction several times.
- He has individual skill that allows him to easily get past defenders in two ways. Either he dribbles them down skillfully or he just goes route one and knocks them out of the competition.
- He can head the ball very well for someone who has so much skill in his boots.
- It has every trick in the book and a few more that aren’t in the book.
- Entertaining the fans, most people pay just to watch him train, unlike the likes of Gattuso or Giggs.
- He has a good football brain, although not the best. He sometimes makes terrible decisions.
- Nimble feet allow him to maneuver the ball in tight spaces.
- His name is Ronaldo. When a defender reads that name on the back of C.Ronaldo’s jersey, he usually starts to tremble and that is the reason why most defenders perform poorly against C.Ronaldo due to the mere presence of his name. , not even of himself, which is a great advantage.
- For the past 3 seasons, he has been in amazing scoring form. The numbers are a staggering 23 in 53 games in 2006-07 and 42 in 49 games in 2007-08. These numbers are scary even for a striker and C.Ronaldo is just a winger. Although he is not a pure winger, he is more of a winger.
CONS
- Take speed out of his game and you have a garbage bag that is C.Ronaldo.
- He has a great attitude.
- Show boats a lot.
- Over makes his dribble.
- He doesn’t like to pass, he passes now that he knows Ferguson wouldn’t tolerate otherwise.
- His crosses are not the best in the world.
- Extreme not very traditional.
- He is by no means a great match player.
- Doesn’t handle pressure very well.
- You can’t live up to strict brands.
- Play for Fame and Glory rather than passion and country (or club).
- Loyalty is something that Ronaldo has not yet found in his life, or so it seems. As he only wanted to jump from Manchester United when Real Madrid came looking for him with his millions.
Don’t get me wrong, but this is my CANDIDA opinion on him. But now, he has been in impressive scoring form. I mean, come on, 40 goals a season. I don’t care how much a player sucks. If that player can score 40 goals, in any league, much less in the EPL, that’s enough for him to be playing for Real Madrid.
