Too many things fell on New Year’s Eve. The World Cup in Qatar and the victory of “messiahism”, Pelé’s departure to a better world, now Ronaldo’s football retreat. Really crazy 2022. Hurry up, he would go home…
… Krish in the context of his possible departure to a new club has been talked about for a long time – since his sensational interview with Piers Morgan, in which the Portuguese left no room for maneuver for his already former club. Man United, as a self-respecting fighting unit, even if it is now not the most fighting, decided to get rid of its scandalous star, which he so passionately wanted to get earlier.
The reaction of the “Mancunians” is obvious and logical, but I would not call it the root cause of the gap. Naturally, the initiative came from the footballer himself, who was clearly disappointed in his former “home”. It seems to me that in such an incorrect way, the 37-year-old player wanted to remember who in that house, if not the owner, then at least the first among the unequal. In my opinion, this behavior of Ronaldo was initially thought out to the smallest detail – KriRo was going to leave Old Traford ahead of schedule. And he gets a new job. In Europe.
For some reason, I’m sure the Portuguese wanted to stay in Europe. Maybe he didn’t have “ointment” deals with one of the continental giants at the time, but I think he sincerely believed there certainly would be. Plus, on the nose – the World Cup, where Ron hoped to slam the door hard.
But attracted by the imagination of the player himself or the efforts of his many representatives, the beautiful stone house turned out to be a dollhouse. Even before the start of the Mundial, the move to Atletico did not work out: the fans of the “mattress” took this initiative with hostility.
Next, the World Cup itself, which should have been Cristiano’s swan song, but ended in tears of disappointment. And this is to put it mildly, because for potential buyers of that story, the main thing was, however, something else. Namely, an attempt by Ronaldo to put himself above the whole team, his public initiative before the match with Switzerland. And also Morocco.
It is obvious that the 2022 World Cup has finally dissuaded the conditional Bayern, Borussia, Marseille, Inter or Chelsea from the need to sign a scandalous footballer who still demands a cosmic salary for himself, but in return it no longer makes a difference.
Yes, if we talk exclusively about profile features, Ron has noticeably passed after his departure from Real Madrid. As it turned out, it was the “Royal Club” that the Portuguese needed, and not the other way around. Because also, after Ronaldo, Real quickly recovered. The Portuguese, after leaving the Bernabeu, was unable to recover.
The “business trip” to Turin was, in fact, a mistake. Ron went to Juventus for new challenges and new motivations, but he didn’t win the Champions League with the “old lady”. However, before leaving for Manchester United, he was still listed on the transfer market and Man City fought for him until the end.
Probably, Krish should have moved to Guardiola’s team. There he could claim titles. And, most likely, City under Ron would still win the European Cup. But it turned out differently. Ronaldo has returned to United. And I guessed wrong.
I don’t want to poke around in the ‘dirty linen’ of a club in the ‘red’ half of Manchester right now. It is clear that only a vestige of Ferguson’s glorious times remains. And the Portuguese is right in his own way in his attempts to open a hornet’s nest.
However, its correctness is already very one-sided, directed primarily to its own benefit. After all, with all due respect to one of the symbols of modern football, it is no longer what it used to be.
Even over true values, time has power. And Ronaldo’s example is very, very revealing. This is an almost glossy story about how a capricious elderly Prima, accustomed to wild success, applause and the same crazy taxes, she refuses not only to grow old, but also to understand that she is growing old. That the public is interested in it, first of all, as I remember. Like nostalgia. But not as a new hero. For Mbappe, Holland and others like them tackle this role brilliantly.
However, this very old Prima still managed to pull off a knight move. Her last tour will still be loud, crowded. And with the ringing of coins, she will outshine all new heroes. Taken together.
With the stroke of a pen, Ronaldo has positioned himself above all others in the world of football in terms of earnings. Without waiting for a valid offer from Europe, he left for where he will play the role of a monument for life, where he cannot “squirm”, but with one left to play his usual role. Remaining the best of the best.
And let this “best” be strictly local. For his part, he knows for sure that, at least in his new workplace, this axiom requires no proof. And there he can easily collect cash and full stadiums up to forty with the “queue”, remaining the only and unsurpassed.
It just sucks that for the big scene, which is undoubtedly Europe, his current tour will feel like an honorary exile. Dear traveling circus.
I confess that I personally wanted a different ending for him. More touching, more romantic. Perhaps even more tragic. And more worthy, of course.
But he chose what he chose. And this is her right.
And our right is to miss the real Ronaldo who was in Madrid. And that ended there.
Nostalgic, staring at the new heroes who have come to change the era.
