Ronaldo - O Fenomeno

AC Milan star and Brazilian international Kaká talked about his eagerness to get back on the pitch after his knee operation and his hope of seeing his injured countryman and team mate Ronaldo back on the pitch with the Milan shirt.

“In about 10-15 days I will be able to play again,” he said. “The national team? I love playing for them and everytime I wear the Auriverde’s shirt I always give my best.

“Ronaldo? I really hope to see him play with Milan again, I think he can make it and I hope to be able to play alongside him again.”

On the difficulties of the Brazilian national team and the criticism aimed at coach Carlos Dunga in this last period, he said: “Last year Brazil won the Copa America, but the criticisms were there just the same. It’s normal that there are periods in which things don’t go that well, like for Brazil right now, but these are things you have to accept, they are part of football and of sports.”

AC Milan’s Brazilian striker Ronaldo has said he is recovering well from a career-threatening knee injury and expects to be able to run again in two or three weeks.

“The knee is going very well. Now we are starting work to reinforce the muscle. I’ll start running in two or three weeks,” Italian media quoted Ronaldo as saying at the French Grand Prix on Sunday.

Ronaldo, 31, added he hoped to upset doctors’ predictions that he would be sidelined for at least nine months after having surgery on a ruptured left knee tendon in February.

“I’m optimistic. I might be able to return early, although it’s early to say with precision. I want to play,” La Gazzetta dello Sport’s Web site (www.gazzetta.it) quoted him as saying.

Ronaldo’s contract with Milan runs out this month and he said he still does not know if he will be offered a new deal.

“I don’t know what to say (about the contract),” the three-times World Player of the Year said. “Milan haven’t made me any promises. Occasionally I speak to (Milan sports director) Leonardo, but I would have liked to have had more contacts from the team. It’s still early to say anything.”

There has not been much said about Ronaldo in the media and many fans fear that they will not see him at a European club next season.

AC Milans Website and Adriano Galliani has quoted many times that they will not have Ronaldo in the line-up next season. If this is true then why hasn’t Ronaldo or his agent confirmed this?

Ronaldo has only made it clear that he would like to return to Milan and help them win the Scudetto.

If Ronaldo does not return to Milan will he stay in Brazil? Ronaldo returning to Brazil is something we all imagine him to do when he is in his late 30s. We all still want to see Ronaldo in Europe with a big club scoring more phenomenal goals. Returning to Brazil will be a massive gain for a slowly deteriorating league but it would be a massive blow for Europe.

So many star players have grown up admiring Ronaldo such as Ibrahimovic, Benzema, Cristiano Ronaldo, Pato and many more. Even Capello has stated that Ronaldo has been the best player he has ever coached.

With Scolari taking over Chelsea and Abramovich buying into football because of Ronaldo, will we finally see Ronaldo in English football. Chelsea have already spent big on a player over 30 but Ronaldo will come as a free transfer. This is highly possible as Scolari has always regarded Ronaldo has the best in the world.

His physio has said that we should see him running in July. That’s only a month away so why hasn’t a decision been made?

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