Ronaldo has lost the flab...

Johnny Utah

I think you'll all agree this is the biggest football story of the day:



http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/world-of-sport/fat-ronaldo-no-longer-fat-shedding-pounds-153939306.html


What should we call him now?

Washington Irving

Only idiots called him 'fat Ronaldo' to begin with.

monkey9

What should we call him now??? Eh, Ronaldo

Blatter

Johnny Utah wrote: »

What should we call him now?

Ronaldo

ConorCBS

Nice to see him back in shape. Was a shame to see him so big in the charity match in December.

PhlegmyMoses

I find it more strange that he turned out to have so much hair. I was sure he shaved because he was going bald.

mitosis

I suggest we call him The Ronaldo

The other one is The Hairdresser's Ronaldo

And most confusing, for me, is the arrival of Rolando

mitosis

PhlegmyMoses wrote: »

I find it more strange that he turned out to have so much hair. I was sure he shaved because he was going bald.

I just thought, because he's a Brazilian.

darragh16

Could we not just call him Ronaldo and the other Ronaldo, Cristiano Ronaldo?

PhlegmyMoses

mitosis wrote: »

I just thought, because he's a Brazilian.

Niiiiiiiice

wadacrack

darragh16 wrote: »

Could we not just call him Ronaldo and the other Ronaldo, Cristiano Ronaldo?

el fenemo was unbelievable in his prime..bit sad calling him fat ronaldo

JaMarcus Hustle

Radolno or Romeyda.

PES fans know why.

Johnny Utah

SaulGoode9 wrote: »

Only idiots called him 'fat Ronaldo' to begin with.

That is an indirect insult. Post reported, Sir.

PhlegmyMoses

We should call him Ronaldo.

Cristiano Ronaldo can be called The Superior Ronaldo.

fred funk }{

Fantastic player. One of my all time favourite players.

monkey9

Let's just call him Fr Jack Hackett!

Seaneh

PhlegmyMoses wrote: »

We should call him Ronaldo.

Cristiano Ronaldo can be called The Superior Ronaldo.

scudzilla

Johnny Utah wrote: »

That is an indirect insult. Post reported, Sir.

Are you for real!!!

Hulk Hands

I don't want to make it into a Cristiano vs Brazilian Ronaldo debate, but even at his best the Brazilian version wasn't as good as Cristiano is now. A hell of a lot more likeable though I agree. He was the original worldwide superstar as football exploded into all forms of media

Oat23

Johnny Utah wrote: »

That is an indirect insult. Post reported, Sir.

and this is back-seat modding, if serious, Sir.

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kfallon

Johnny Utah wrote: »

What should we call him now?

The Greatest centre forward that ever played the game!

Oatesy23

Oatesy23 wrote: »

and this is back-seat modding, if serious, Sir.

Aren't you back seat modding too?

and me now?

Modception

lordgoat

The Artist Formerly Known as Fat Ronadlo.

AdamD

Hulk Hands wrote: »

I don't want to make it into a Cristiano vs Brazilian Ronaldo debate, but even at his best the Brazilian version wasn't as good as Cristiano is now. A hell of a lot more likeable though I agree. He was the original worldwide superstar as football exploded into all forms of media

Ah but he was

EdenHazard

i always called him the 'real' ronaldo but that was before cr became so good.

klose

Great to see, he was lethal especially in a brazil jersey.

I read somewhere that cristiano ronaldo will have his gathers name on the back of his jersey next season, is there any truth in that?

Johnny Utah

kfallon wrote: »

The Greatest centre forward that ever played the game!

Eric Cantona???

Sorry buddy, that name is already taken!

Johnny Utah

Hulk Hands wrote: »

I don't want to make it into a Cristiano vs Brazilian Ronaldo debate, but even at his best the Brazilian version wasn't as good as Cristiano is now. A hell of a lot more likeable though I agree. He was the original worldwide superstar as football exploded into all forms of media

Big Ronnie was brilliant between about 95 to 98, but he was very inconsistent after he suffered that breakdown at the 98 World Cup. Always injured or not performing to potential; probably couldn't handle the pressure.

CR7 is much more skillful and usually always performs on the big stage. Look at how many goals he's scored year after year in the English & Spainish leagues.

GavRedKing

Johnny Utah wrote: »

Eric Cantona???

Sorry buddy, that name is already taken!

Ronaldo >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Cantona

WesternZulu

Johnny Utah wrote: »

Eric Cantona???

Sorry buddy, that name is already taken!

You're right.
His international and champions league performances confirm this.

Turtyturd

Johnny Utah wrote: »

Big Ronnie was brilliant between about 95 to 98, but he was very inconsistent after he suffered that breakdown at the 98 World Cup. Always injured or not performing to potential; probably couldn't handle the pressure.

CR7 is much more skillful and usually always performs on the big stage. Look at how many goals he's scored year after year in the English & Spainish leagues.

Fat Ronaldo...CR7...what the f*ck is it with you and stupid names?

Mars Bar

Watch the aggression Turtyturd.

Back on topic everyone else.

maximoose

Seaneh wrote: »

He still looks pretty chubby there

The_Kew_Tour

Such cringe.

Both Ronaldo in their primes were/are super players.

Lets enjoy greatness, but I guess some just cant give credit to certain players.

intellectual dosser

With the weight loss he could probably still be an average premiership striker - even better if he hits a bit of form!

Julez

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

Such cringe.

Both Ronaldo in their primes were/are super players.

Lets enjoy greatness, but I guess some just cant give credit to certain players.

I said a similar thing in one of the many C. Ronaldo Vs Messi threads, they are both phenomanal players, and we are lucky to have them play in our time (I'm lucky enough to have had one of them play for the team I follow and watch him live in the flesh), so just enjoy them both. Brizilian Ronaldo was also phenomanal, I wish he lasted longer at his peak. There are players that could walk into any team in world football.

kfallon

Ronaldo during his spell at Barcelona was absolutely frightening. The pace and power he showed was unreal. Here's his goals from that memorable season. His hat trick against Valencia was fantastic, the last one bursting thru two defenders before slotting it past Zubizaretta:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bffUNX3qX3s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVxT-cPFNJw

My favourite player of all time!

[-0-]

He lost that much weight in 8 weeks (judging by the size of him on December 20th).

Holy crap!

[-0-]

[-0-] wrote: »

He lost that much weight in 8 weeks (judging by the size of him on December 20th).

Holy crap!

Looks like they are wrong, it's a transformation from September to now where he lost 17 kg. Impressive!

http://www.101greatgoals.com/wp-content/gallery/gimages/ronaldo-losing-weight.jpg

Johnny Utah

kfallon wrote: »

Ronaldo during his spell at Barcelona was absolutely frightening. The pace and power he showed was unreal. Here's his goals from that memorable season. His hat trick against Valencia was fantastic, the last one bursting thru two defenders before slotting it past Zubizaretta:

Totally agree Keith. Like I said in my earlier post, Big Ronnie was brilliant from about 95 to 98, but was very inconsistent thereafter.

What happened to him @ the 98 World Cup final? Did he have a breakdown from all the pressure?

GavRedKing

Johnny Utah wrote: »

Totally agree Keith. Like I said in my earlier post, Big Ronnie was brilliant from about 95 to 98, but was very inconsistent thereafter.

What happened to him @ the 98 World Cup final? Did he have a breakdown from all the pressure?

Ya after 98 he was very inconsistent, 10 goals across 2 WC Finals including winning the 2002 WC and over 190 Club goals for Barca, Inter Milan, AC Milan, Real Madrid, and Corinthians.

Jimmy Iovine

kfallon wrote: »

Ronaldo during his spell at Barcelona was absolutely frightening. The pace and power he showed was unreal. Here's his goals from that memorable season. His hat trick against Valencia was fantastic, the last one bursting thru two defenders before slotting it past Zubizaretta:

My favourite player of all time!

I don't think I've seen a player since who can literally run through defences like he could. He just put the head down on a number of occasions and powered on. The other Ronaldo does it, as does Messi, but they never really have that raging bull look about them. I can't imagine what it must ave felt like to see him running at you.

As good and all as Cristiano and Messi are, if I could choose to be any player from my lifetime, it would be Ronaldo. He had everything. How many other players have 5-15 minute long videos dedicated to different attributes of their game?

Headers
Penalties
Left-footed shots
Dribbles
More dribbling
Passes
And, my personal favourite, nutmegs.

There was nothing that he couldn't do, except win the Champions League :pac:.

Brain Stroking

GavRedKing wrote: »

Ya after 98 he was very inconsistent, 10 goals across 2 WC Finals including winning the 2002 WC and over 190 Club goals for Barca, Inter Milan, AC Milan, Real Madrid, and Corinthians.

Was just about to point out that the end of his Inter career was destroyed by injury. But then he went to Madrid and scored 83 goals in 129 games. Post-injury. 9 in 20 for AC Milan followed by 29 in 52 for Corinthians. Plus won the World Cup in 2002 ending up as top scorer.
Massively inconsistent.

kfallon

Johnny Utah wrote: »

Totally agree Keith. Like I said in my earlier post, Big Ronnie was brilliant from about 95 to 98, but was very inconsistent thereafter.

What happened to him @ the 98 World Cup final? Did he have a breakdown from all the pressure?

One thing Ronaldo never was in his career, inconsistent! Always scored goals no matter who he played for!

JaMarcus Hustle

Johnny Utah wrote: »

What happened to him @ the 98 World Cup final? Did he have a breakdown from all the pressure?

I wrote about it before if you're interested.

RandolphEsq

It's impossible to compare players from different generations, and just leads to idiotic arguments, insults and smugness. To borrow and adapt a David Brent saying; "both good players".

Seans_Username

Great wee mini-doc on him here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXgFnDXModk

"I never claimed to be better than anyone. I just wanted to be good"

kryogen

Johnny Utah wrote: »

Totally agree Keith. Like I said in my earlier post, Big Ronnie was brilliant from about 95 to 98, but was very inconsistent thereafter.

What happened to him @ the 98 World Cup final? Did he have a breakdown from all the pressure?

Im sorry but inconsistent is never a word you could use to describe Ronaldo.

His goals to game ratio has always been phenomenal

pun intended

chopperbyrne

Best player of all time:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldo#Career_totals

roanoke

I found it funny that Ronaldo looks happier in his "before" pictures. Usually when they do those before/afters the heavy version looks miserable and the after is beaming.

kryogen

chopperbyrne wrote: »

Best player of all time:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldo#Career_totals

Wouldn't agree but he certainly deserves to be in the conversation.

My favorite striker of all time, and probably 2nd on my all time favorite list