BLACKMORE: RONALDO THE WORLD'S BEST
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Clayton Blackmore has his own special niche in Manchester United's European history - but though his career continues with Porthmadog, the former Wales international is relieved stopping Cristiano Ronaldo was never one of his duties.
Blackmore will always be remembered as the first United player to score a goal after English teams were re-admitted to European competition following the ban imposed after the Heysel disaster.
"Cristiano Ronaldo is the best player in the world at the moment," said Blackmore. "When I watch wide players these days I always think, 'Would I want to play against him'. In Ronaldo's case, the answer is categorically no.
"As someone who played with and against Ryan Giggs, I know exactly how good he is. But Ronaldo is something different. "He does things in a game situation most people only practise in training. He backheels the ball, plays one-twos with himself, does these reverse passes. Then there are the stepovers. People think he is just doing them for effect. But as a defender, it is a total nightmare.
"I have never seen anyone with such quick feet. It is like a blur and you know, at some point, he is going to take the ball with him. "The only way I can see it is possible to stop him is by getting touch-tight every time the ball gets near him. But even then, he has the pace to get round the back." -
i can think of someone who is better than him
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Tortoise !...Originally posted by allentyb:i can think of someone who is better than him
TOTTI!!!!!!
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Originally posted by zocoss:Tortoise !...
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he will be a even better player if he stop overdoing things.
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ronaldo already stop a lot of his fanciful tricks...these days,really little step overs..nowadays he uses his speed to get away from markers...juz look at the goals he scored against fulham,assist for larsson against lilie
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For someone his age, his achievements are tremendous. Give him a few more years and he will definitely become the next Maradona or Pele.
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maradona or pele? u must be joking.
provided he wins a world cup at least.
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isnt ronaldinho much better?
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Slower than before.Originally posted by dinky1409:isnt ronaldinho much better?
Doesnt run much in matches.
Cant seem able to get past defenders as easily as before.
Alot of goals scored this season are from penalties.
Give me back the old Ronaldinho.
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There is a rumour that he is getting fat as well isn't it?Originally posted by Patrik:Slower than before.
Doesnt run much in matches.
Cant seem able to get past defenders as easily as before.
Alot of goals scored this season are from penalties.
Give me back the old Ronaldinho.
He wants to follow the footsteps of his pal the other ronaldo... -
He reminds me of Eric Cantona.
Pele or Maradona......hmm....need to wait long long leh. -
Whether win WC or other leagues also depend on the other 10 players. He's still only 22. Maybe when he reaches his prime, he will have achieve a lot already. Hopefully he will still be with Utd then *cross fingers*