Is Cristiano Ronaldo Betraying Us?
One of our readers, Neil, wrote a thought inspiring comment recently and we feel that it would be appropriate to address some of his and your concerns in a post. You can find Neil’s comment here.
For The Record, we want Cristiano Ronaldo to stay in Manchester. With that said, we need to focus on Cristiano Ronaldo’s intentions and his motivation for wanting to leave for Madrid.
But First, does Cristiano Ronaldo owe Manchester his complete allegiance?
The question can be better answered by, “How does Manchester, or any other club, treat its players once they are past their prime?”
Manchester has always been willing to part ways with players they feel are expendable. Beckham, Keane, Nistelrooy and others were all disposed of without hesitation when they no longer fit into the team’s plans. Although this is speculative, we think that Cristiano undoubtedly realizes that if he stays and gives Manchester the best years of his career, in the end he is just as expendable as the others before him.
Second, is Cristiano Ronaldo backstabbing Man Utd fans by joining Real? Does he not honor the contracts that he signs?
We think that regardless of the circumstances, we will always feel betrayed. Never before has a player with his profile, and at the height of a blossoming career, ever demanded to leave Manchester United. It’s usually the other way around, Manchester dumps former stars. These circumstances will always make for bitter feelings. We think that even if it were just a one year contract, people would still feel betrayed. In any relationship, the truth hurts when it means that someone ends up being rejected.
Third, why didn’t he leave when he had a chance?
We speculate that he probably would have, had Real shown a genuine interest in him. Let’s not forget that playing for Madrid, whether we like it or not, has always been his dream. It’s obvious by statements that he’s made that he feels this is a once in a lifetime opportunity. Who are we to tell him not to chase his dreams?
Lastly, nothing would give us greater joy than for Cristiano to play at least one more year at Manchester, though at this point it seems unlikely. Whatever his decision, we will continue to support him.
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He’s following his dreams. I can’t fault anyone for following their dreams.
you both brought up a lot of good points.
For the record, I think Ronny should go to Spain
He should go to Spain, we all know that is what he wants. He might be more disliked in England because of his “betrayal”. He learned his lesson, he should have left when he had the chance. The reason he will be disliked by many Man Utd fans is because he signed a contract and isn’t honoring it, he isn’t respecting his decision, Man Utd, and all the true fans. I am fine with Ronny’s decision, I just don’t like how he is solving this problem. I have to admit if it wasn’t for Rooney, Tevez, etc., he might not have achieved all the great things he did with Man Utd. I don’t know if he will achieve great things with Real Madrid, but he can’t forget what Man Utd did for him.
Hey Justin, We agree, although we want him to stay with Manchester, he is after-all, chasing his dreams. Right or Wrong, it’s something that he’s always wanted.
Hey Jack, We hope he stays in Manchester
Hey Miguel, This is such a delicate issue and you are right. If he goes he will be hated, and his public image will take a beating, although frankly, the English press aren’t very kind to him anyway.
As with any team sport, top players rely on their team-mates, so Rooney and Tevez have helped him.
We hope that he makes the right decision and stays in Manchester, but when we are talking about dreams, the issue becomes much harder to predict.
Really appreciate Admin’s response and comments of others. I’m currently on the road (in the UK) and travelling back to the states where I live tomorrow. Consequently I’m posting a message to say I’ll respond to Admin’s comments which I respect but have some counter thoughts.
Really appreciate this kind of civil conversation on this topic and thoroughly enjoy everyone’s views.
Hey Neil,
We look forward to your comments