The real one

The news that Ronaldo was seriously injured and possibly would have to retire was enough to have me scrambling across website to click on the link the other day.

Imagine my disappointment when it was the real Ronaldo, not the Portuguese lad with the magic foot and annoying face. I would not want to see him out of the game for good but out of the game against Arsenal on Saturday would do.

The real Ronaldo gets overlooked these days when lists of great footballers are talked about but for me he is/was one of the greatest ever.

Unfortunately stereotyped as a fat, gap toothed, bad haircut in a yellow shirt, he was in fact an absolute goal scoring machine.

But not just ordinary goals. Headers, volleys, dribbles and long range efforts all came naturally and he did all this at a fantastic pace and with tremendous strength.

Without doubt he was a better player than Romario, a more consistent performer (when fit) than Ronaldinho, and generally less of an unctious git than Pele.

There was talk of AC not renewing his contract this summer anyway and at 31 his best years were surely behind him but if this is the end then we were lucky to see him in at his best.

Surely no-one else has played for Barca, Real, AC Milan and Inter? He won two World Cups, scored more World Cup finals goals than anyboy else and was World Player of the year three times.

Once again Youtube is the place to go. All the hits are there but almost any Ronaldo clip is brilliant. The speed and power is frightening and he was unbeatable when one on one with the keeper.

C Ronaldo is a good player and he is well on his way to being a great player. He was 23 last week.
By that age the original Ronny had won the World Cup, had two of his three World Player of the year awards and was universally acknowledged as the best player in the world.

At the moment only C Ronaldo and Fergie think the new one is the best.

Long way to go son.