Ronaldo 9 appreciation thread

[BlueStevie35]

There’s a reason he was called ‘O Fenomeno’, simply a joy to watch on his day and one of the rare few to be applauded off the pitch by opposing fans when he scored that stunning hat trick at Old Trafford

 

[nsno-chris]

 

[nsno-chris]

Oh and he was absolutely ace footballer, truly remarkable. Had the pleasure of seeing him live, like watching a god

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Personally always preferred Romario and Bebeto

They were the Brazilian strikers I grew up with

 

[Wizard]

My favourite player ever, Without those knee injuries I think he goes down as the greatest striker ever. And possibly greatest player ever. Had absolutely everything

 

[nsno-chris]

My favourite player ever, Without those knee injuries I think he goes down as the greatest striker ever. And possibly greatest player ever. Had absolutely everything

Definitely agree, he always seems to be overlooked. People don’t appreciate how good he actually was, a flawless striker

 

[Wizard]

Definitely agree, he always seems to be overlooked. People don’t appreciate how good he actually was, a flawless striker

People get very excited about Mbappe and rightfully so. He is an unbelievable footballer and probably the closest to Ronaldo in style of play at the moment. But Ronaldo was him but better

 

[Nymzee]

Amazing player. 2002 World Cup with Rivaldo up top.

 

[zukai12_]

this video is a great overview of Ronaldos time at Inter

 

[Tin-Tin]

My favourite player ever, Without those knee injuries I think he goes down as the greatest striker ever. And possibly greatest player ever. Had absolutely everything

Same here, my favourite too. There was nothing he didnt have and even with those awful injuries is still one of the greatest ever.

Due those injuries though, only a certain age group will remember exactlty how good he was

 

[Wizard]

Same here, my favourite too. There was nothing he didnt have and even with those awful injuries is still one of the greatest ever.

Due those injuries though, only a certain age group will remember exactlty how good he was

I went to Rio carnival 8 years ago and stood about 3 feet away from him. I can't describe the feeling that hit me when I saw him. Only thing close to it was when I met Howard Kendall

 

[Duh Bomb]

Saw him live at Goodison no less! Umbro cup 96, shame he didn’t fancy sticking around really

 

[Terrarian]

Were people calling him “Fat Ronaldo” at the time or was that only after his career? It might actually hurt his reputation.

He put weight on towards the end cos of injuries and still kept slotting for fun.

 

[Tramps_mate]

Did you know Roy Hodgson was once his manager?

PSV or something?

 

[mccole]

Can't believe Barcelona let him go.

He was on the level of Messi and put a £27m release clause in this contract after buying him for £19m is up there with buying Coutinho(!)

The difference between him, Messi and Portuguese Ronaldo is simply injuries - those two have been relatively low compared to R9 but that also makes him one of the greatest strikers ever for the injury issues he faced and beat.

If it wasn't for his France 98 seizure, I believe he would have tore France up but my biggest regret was not to play in the Premier League, he would've loved playing the likes of Richard Dunne.

R9 is God!