Ronaldo has been left with a big task throughout the holidays. Not only will he be recovering from his thigh injury but the Phenomenon has been given a strict diet. Ronaldo has been told, no carbohydrates at night. This will ensure that Ronaldo does not put on any weight during the holiday season.
All the Corinthian players received on Wednesday a program on what to do on vacation. The group was divided into three; those that need to gain weight, those that need to maintain their weight and those that need to lose weight.
Ronaldo was obviously in the group that needed to lose weight. Ronaldo received a spreadsheet to track his training and another list of things that he should not eat. On that list was pizza, pasta, soft drinks and alcoholic beverages which are completely banned at night.
“We ask that athletes do not eat too many carbohydrates just before they go to bed. Ronaldo fit into this group. The holidays are free, they do what they want, but we asked them to follow the schedule to return in good condition,” said Walmir Cruz, trainer of the Corinthians.
Ronaldo will sacrifice the first week of his vacation on physiotheraphy. He will then travel to Europe to resolve some personal problems and then return to Sao Paulo to spend the Christmas with his family. The players are all due back on the 5th January.
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“The group was divided into three; those that need to gain weight, those that need to maintain their weight and those that need to lose weight.”
lol I guess Dentinho is the one who needs to gain weight.
I hope Ronaldo will follow this program! The only problem is Christmas.I hope he won’t eat too much good food at Christmas!
http://colunistas.ig.com.br/futebolemnumeros/2009/12/03/ronaldo-ficou-a-7-gols-de-sua-meta-para-2009/
Ronaldo’s goal statistics per year,not season.
they have only just realised that ronaldo could benefit from a diet? wow. a european team would not let him onto the pitch until he was fit (ac milan)
AC Milan’s fitness program was bad.We all know what happened after the fitness program of AC Milan. but he just returned from being sidelined a year,it’s clear tehy didn’t want to give him a tough fitness program and diet program just to put him under pressure.They wanted to make him fit slowly,and if he wasn’t sidelined for 2 months he would surely look better now.And by the way,even he was not 100% this season he was on of the best in the league,this means it was right and important to let him play.Even at Milan he played with injuries and being not fit and scored and helped the team.It would be really stupid from a club to not let him play because he is not 100% fit.
http://esporte.uol.com.br/futebol/ultimas-noticias/2009/12/04/ult59u202994.jhtm
Here the physio of Ronaldo says they wanted to avoid injury problems this season because he just was sidelined for a year. And he says Ronaldo’s ideal weight is 90kg and that he is near his ideal weight and that the hand injury avoided him of losing more weight to become 90kg.
And the article says Ronaldo will be flying the next season!
Thanks nameless. Most of the time I like to read your comments… ;D
i said diet, i did not mention any fitness programme, a diet should not cause injury, however a strict fitness program after being injured for ages could indeed increase the risk of injuries. every single person should have a strict diet if they know what is good for them.
nameless (or eanybody else) do you have any information about the poverty match against zidane this season??
by the way about this diet, its not obligational and it from the club, ronaldo isnt making initiative so i doubt it will work and he will follow it. only if he himself sets a goal then he will succeed. corinthians dont even need him to lose weight that much, for them he’s good as he is, but not for brazil. but i agree 90 kg is his optimal weight and if he can get one or two kilos below that will be perfect
Nameless, his injury at Milan had nothing to do with his weight, it would have happened if he was fat or not.
i am glad Ronaldo has been given a diet, but i dont trust Corinthians and there yes men being strict, the only thing that can help Ronaldo is self dicipline.
Guest68: thanks
luis enrique: I misunderstood you
zox: I think this year is no poverty match.Maybe end of next year again. They didn’t do it in every year.
Ronaldo did what they expected from him but because of the hand injury his fitness suffered. And I’m really convinced Ronaldo will be in much better shape next season because of several reasons:
1. This season he was already in better shape before his hand injury, so he is capable and willing to work hard.
2. Next year is the Copa Libertadores and that’s the CL he never won.I think he is really desperate to win it (also Corinthians never won it).
3. Next year is the WC2010. I think I don’t have to comment this.
The only thing which can hinder Ronaldo to be in great shape and to be called up for the WC2010 is another bad injury.That’s my only concern.I pray this won’t happen.
S-Dub,I was saying this because his physio and the NT doctor said that the fitness program of AC Milan (don’t know if it was just the diet or the hard work or the combination of both) was too tough for Ronaldo because of his injury history. The MilanLab didn’t really consider what his body suffered throughout the years,at least they didn’t consider it porperly.Therefore he had some muscles injuries. That’s what Ronaldo’s physio e.g. said.
I think Corinthians is just more carefully with his body and they want to avoid bad injuries caused by tough fitness programs (combined with diet). They are doing it in a slow way and I think that’s also what Ronaldo wants,and if he just has to lose a few kilos then he will lose them too.I don’t think that’s a question of discipline, I think they had their own program and we will surely see next season that it works.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup-2010/teams/brazil/6716555/World-Cup-2010-Brazils-Dunga-hopes-to-follow-Franz-Beckenbauer-with-win-as-coach.html
Someone in the chatroom posted this.Dunga wants to follow Beckenbauer’s footsteps but Beckenbauer criticised this Brazil team and said that’s not Brazil,he doesn’t like this team.
Nameless, it’s really nice to hear from someone so optimistic,
i wish I shared that same optimisum, the truth is though that Ronaldo is the man at Corinthians and can do as much or as little as he likes,
this has been proven by him missing training sessions when he likes, eating crazy amounts of food etc.
If he comes back even bigger in Jan they wont punish him and he knows that, its up to him now.
there has been a poverty match every year until now since 2004.
also a classic diet is not good for afootballer espec durring his season. he must eat a lot to have energy and strength for training and games. maybe in the offseason but then the downside ronaldo is not under control and he will probably not stick to it. he doesnt mind his weight obviously and if i was in his place i wouldnt either because i would not see a fat guy in the mirror as well. hes only fat by football standards, and even that is slightly. as you see even from the article, it implies ronaldo isnt the only one overweight at corinthians, but the others arent that high profile or are less deceiving for the eye or dont have the same build and frame. either way hes not nearly as fat as he is percieved
the sad thing about that article by the telegraph is that they don’t say ronaldo is unlikely to return, they just say “he has left”. it seems only the people that go to this site ( his fans) think he has any chance. no one else is even aware that he wants to get back.
I quite confident he ways more then any of the other players Zox, but i know what you are saying
I wonder who else is in the “lose weight” group lol.
I can just see ronaldo standing in the corner by himself
lol fenton.
like someone else said, if the initiative for the diet was from the club and not him then i am skeptical as to whether he will follow it. at real madrid, both ronaldo and antonio cassano were fined for every kilogram they were overweight, the yes men at corinthians would never do this as they do not want to lose him. ronaldo does as he pleases, he is bigger than the club, unlike his previous clubs. anyway, if ronaldo is desperate to go to the world cup, he will get there, providing he gets no more injuries. if a polayer like ronaldo is hungry to win and represent his country again, you would be making one hell of a decision not to take him.
Thanks S-Dub, but where did you get this:
“this has been proven by him missing training sessions when he likes, eating crazy amounts of food etc.”
When did he miss a training session because he wanted to? He gets 80% of the sponsors and in his contract is written he has to do commercial for the sponsor and therefore he missed a few training sessions.It’s not Ronaldo who is saying what time the commercials should be made.If the sponsors say e.g. at 11 a.m. then he has to go.I never read Ronaldo missed a training without a reason (sponsors and one time the family issue in Spain).
My optimism comes from a logical way of thinking and from what I read.I saw Ronaldo losing weight and getting in better shape in the middle of this year.That’s also what the doctors and the coach said,so I don’t think his fitness is something Ronaldo doesn’t care and just eat the whole day! And we know he gains weight very fast if he is injured and not able to train hard.I don’t know why but I often heard (also from MilanLab) that he has a bad metabolism.So if it wouldn’t have been his hand injury he would SURELY be in much better shape now.His physio said his ideal weight is 90 kg and Ronaldo doesn’t look for me like he is 100kg now,so I think he just has to lose 4,5, kg.And as I said in a comment before,I think because of the Copa Libertadores,the WC and the fact Roberto Carlos is coming (now they have a real chance to win everything or at least Ronaldo will be more motivated) he will surely do even more next season.The only concern is always his problem with injuries which he gets if he is thin and trained or overweight. So if I put the possible injuries away I’m really optimistic!No kidding!
what are these family problems which are alwais mentioned when he has to go to spain????
He had to go to Spain because a court in Madrid wanted to hear him because he wanted to reduce the pension he pays for his son Ronald. And he had to go to the court personally like the mother of the child.But I think there is still no decision from the court in Spain.
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=708399&cc=5739
Dunga wants to avoid to be fired therefore he says today he wants to quit after the WC2010. I guess he knows it will be very tough for Brazil.Ivory Coast and Portugal are very strong and Brazil has the problem of not having experienced players especially in the attack. Ronaldo is now more important than before because nobody in the attack has WC experience (Adriano and Robinho just a bit from 2006). And Luis Fabiano seems to be not very competitive if you watch him at the NT after Nilmar started scoring game after game.I mean Luis Fabiano seems to be surprised he is not the star in tha attack right now. But this doesn’t matter.Luis Fabiano needs a very experienced striking partner at the WC2010,especially if they have so much pressure from the beginning.I think Ivory Coast will be tougher than Portugal,because they really fight very hard and they have a lot of support like every african team at the WC.They are playing almost at home.It’s really better Dunga calls up a goalmachine who has more experience than anybody else and shines especially in tough matches.
http://af.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idAFJOE5B00L820091201?pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=0
Franz Beckenbauer really dislikes this Brazil team. He says they are playing controlled soccer.That’s not Brazil.And he is right.The way Brazil played until 2006 was the real Brazil,they had the brazilian style,the magic,but this team is just about results.You can win with such a team but that’s no more Brazil.There is no difference between Brazil and other teams anymore.
regarding Beckenbauer’s comments, i thought german’s liked discipline and organisation? (lol)
that is what dunga is trying to do. whether we like it or not, dunga’s philosophy is younger less known players who work hard and are hungry, he saw 2006, and thought he would not make the same mistake again, so far his philosophy is working, obviously the world cup will be harder but i am sure he will stick to his initial plans, if he changed what has made him successful and then lost the world cup he would forever regret not sticking to his plan whereas if he fails it due to his own ideas it will be a lot easier to cope with. it doesn’t matter what we think, it is what dunga thinks, that is at least why i for one am skeptical.
Nameless, he is Ronaldo, if he said “we shoot when i am not training” then thats what happens.
he has been pictured alot on the net eating junk food (even on this site)
he weighed the same in his last game as he did in his first (at Corinthians), FACT….
As much as I want to see Ronaldo in 2010 WC, Dunga is completely right not to pick him as of now. He is playing at a low level and he is overweight.
If he wants to be in SA he has to lose ALOT of weight, do ALOT of speed training, score ALOT of goals in the first 6 months of the year and stay injury free for those 6 months too.
please guys lets be realistic.
I think at the moment, he should be considered as a Strikers coach for the tournament or something like that as he is great for morale and obviously has the experience, but as of RIGHT NOW he has no chance.
and as for the Beckenbauer’s comments, dont forget about Kaka, Robinho and possibly Ronaldinho. these guys have footsal style of play.
Also there are many medicinal ways to speed up slow metabolism. That would not be an issue if he was not surrounded by yes men.
yeah. some of those medicinal ways are called ‘doping’.
No mate, this is 2009, there are safe and quick effective ways
ronaldo vs ronaldo 2010 brazil v portugal o i cant wait so im goin to play fifa
Sorry Arshad,there’s only one Ronaldo.The other’s a fake:)
“Nameless, he is Ronaldo, if he said “we shoot when i am not training” then thats what happens.”
Do you think Ronaldo trained hard to come back just to miss training and be lazy? It’s not Ronaldo who says when the shooting should be done,because the sponsors are the ones who pay his wages,Corinthians just pays a bit,80% of the sponsorship goes to Ronaldo!He has to do what they want from him,otherwise they can end the contracts for next season and Ronaldo will get less money.
“Also there are many medicinal ways to speed up slow metabolism. That would not be an issue if he was not surrounded by yes men.”
That’s not true,because also my mother and a friend of mine have the same problem (the one’s problem is heavier then the other’s) and they use medecine everyday but this doesn’t result in loosing weight.The medecine you get has to solve deficits of the thyroid which also causes the weight problem (a subfucntion of thyroid and that’s also what the MilanLab found by Ronaldo) but it doesn’t help you really to lose weight.If you have a subfucntion of thyroid then your thyroid can’t produce enough thyroid hormones and the pills you have to take everyday are a substitue of the thyroid hormones.You have to make a diet to lose the weight.
And Ronaldo is allowed to eat but surely he has to be careful and I’m conviced he was careful because he lost weight before his hand injury but he doesn’t do what he did at Milan to lose weight quickly because this was too much for his body and therfore the Coritnhians doctors and Ronaldo himself make him fit in a slow way,without too much effort for his body after being sidelined for a year.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0coP3XigXZM&feature=related
This was before his hand injury and he was in better shape.He was maybe not 100% but he was in much better shape than after his hand injury,so it’s obvious he would be in much better shape now without being sidelined for 2 months.Even his physio said this.
By the way,zox is right,not everything which can help you to lose weight is allowed.I know e.g. that some pills are not allowed because of some ingredients.Maybe non of them are allowed,we don’t know really.
its up to him
Nameless can you agree that Ronaldo should be in alot better shape?
he weighed the same in his last game as he did in his first.
i hope he wants to be in 2010 as much as his fans,
its up to you Ronaldo
Sure S-Dub,I know he has to be in better shape and is not 100% now,but he was coming in better shape but the hand injury was a huge setback.But he will be in better shape again next season if he is not sidelined again for a long time.Trust in me. lol
Ronaldo is to heavy for wc football. it`s sad to see him waste his talent with bad food…
Anyone seen this movie??
http://australiansforpalestine.com/breaking-news-brazils-ronaldo-gets-part-in-film-in-middle-east
anyone have any ronaldo files for download or links to shows, there was a brasil documentary about 2/3 years ago when they went to a third world country to play an exhibition game,
whats this doc too? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yon__4A5wpI
whats this?
http://f60s.com/cache/p/650891/651094.aspx
I’m wondering how much deluded some people have to be to blame Ronaldo for being apart of the NT.The only one to be blamed is Dunga.Somebody should smash him and his big ugly mouth.
You’re right badboy,it’s pretty clear that Dunga doesn’t like Ronaldo.dunga said that if Ronaldo plays well,scores goals and loses weight,he’ll call him to the NT.Ronie won the campeonato paulista and the cup with Corinthians,was declared MVP of the campeonato paulista,scored many goals,some very spectacular ones,but dunga didn’t even call him for friendlies,but he called players like Tardelli and Nilmar….
“it`s sad to see him waste his talent with bad food…”
loooooooooooool
Don’t be irritated if no one takes you serious, superballs!
aronaldofan, he has done everything apart from lose weight, that was one of dunga’s criteria, if he had lost weight as well then you would have a point.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0coP3XigXZM&feature=related
He didn’t lose weight.Hmmm…. I ask myself why he looks better in this video than after his hand injury?
Hmmm….could it be he lost weight before his injury?! lol
you’re right,I guess losing weight is the main problem.
he weighed the same in his last game as his first FACT.
I have found a Documentary of Ronaldo when he was playing for Inter, it is in Italian but its an hour long classic..
Ronaaaaldooo Goooooooooooooooooooool
yeah, nameless, s-dub said the FIRST and LAST game he weighs the same, that is the main thing, also, i don’t know whether it is a good thing that he loses weight and then puts it back on, a bit like AC, if he can’t stay thin, what is the point?
regarding the alchoholic beverages being banned at night, shouldn’t alchohol be banned full stop? especially when he is trying to lose weight, unbelievable, most professional clubs have a no alchohol policy, alchohol and professional sport do not go together, please don’t tell me that ronaldo needs to be told not to drink alchohol.
life isn’t the same without alcohol.
I agree P2P,
he shouldn’t be doing any of those things (pizza,soft drinks and alcoholic beverages) whilst hes still playing football. During the day, at night, christmas day, thanks giving.
I just wish the guys at Corinthians grew some balls and where alot stricter with him.
Come on Ronnie
yeah right. maybe he should stop having sex as well and start living in a glass box. some things are more important than football and i support ronaldo for enjoying his life. he shoukldnt stop doing everything that normal people do, but he should exercise more. corinthians aren’t supposed to tell ronaldo what to do, hes a grown man and a professional and a legend that is their best player in their current shape, they dont need to satisfy the desire of his fans to see him looking thin or his wc brazil ambitions, thats up to him,.
Zox,
it is up to him you are right about that but if Corinthians want the best Ronaldo possible then they need to be strict towards him, he is there best player but he could be so much better for them if they where stricter.
Could you imagine Alex Fergurson allowing him to be overweight for a whole season?
And you are wrong, he is an athelete and he can eat and drink and enjoy that side of life as much as he wants when he is retired but as a professional you have to sacrifice so much.
you can’t have it both ways no matter who you are.
You are totally right,zox.Well said!
http://gente.ig.com.br/materias/2009/12/08/premio+os+brasileiros+do+ano+reune+o+presidente+lula+artistas+e+personalidades+em+sao+paulo+9227614.html
Ronaldo is the brazilian of the year in sports and got an award given from the president Lula.
http://maumauexterminador.blogspot.com/2009/12/craque-brasileirao-2009-adriano-e-o.html
Ronaldo is 2nd best striker of the brazilian league 2009.
http://video.globo.com/Videos/Player/Esportes/0,,GIM1172733-7824-APOS+SE+DIZER+CORINTIANO+RONALDO+VOLTA+A+DECLARAR+AMOR+AO+FLAMENGO,00.html
Ronaldo says it was an incredible year and he won 4 titles: 2 with Corinthians and 2 as a fan of Flamengo. lol
so ronaldo isn’t even in the best 11 of brazilian league… well he must be able to out perform adriano and tardelli first if he wants to get into the wc squad because dunga aint taking a whole contingent of brazil based strikers, there will probably be room for just one with all the european based strikers who are obviously in favor. heres to hoping for ronaldo to come out blazing in 2010 and show why he is the phenomenon!
yes, Word in Brasil is that he’s in about 8th place out of the strikers at the moment a HUGE year is needed.
now now 8th place is a bit too much, apart from adriano and tardelli there isnt a better striker in brazil atm but he needs to be definite no1.
Zox,S-Dub,you mean the goals he scored or what do you mean he is in the 8th place? Is it the goals he scored in the brazilian league or the goals in all competitions? He missed 2 months in the brazilian league,it’s not a bad place for him.I wouldn’t be concerned about his goal scoring ability,he can always score,fit or unfit,young or old,injured or injury free.The only time he can’t score is if he is sidelined. Hopefully he won’t be sidelined again for a long time next season and hopefully he will be in better shape,the goal scoring is no problem. It’s Ronaldo! lol
http://globoesporte.globo.com/Esportes/Futebol/Artilharia/0,,EEL0-9827,00.html
I guess you guys meant this.He is regarding the goals he scored in the brazilian league at the 8th place.
still adriano scores more and plays better at the moment.
I don’t think so.Ronaldo doesn’t only score he also give a lot of assists,much more than Adriano and that’s very important also for the WC2010 because Dunga has strikers who can score (Luis Fabiano,Nilmar).
And Adriano wasn’t injured and sidelined,that counts a lot.Ronaldo missed a lot of games because of injury,Adriano not.Ronaldo is much better and is the better goal scorer and teamplayer.He just has to improve his fitness a bit and then it’s clear who will have a chance at the WC2010.Surely Ronaldo!
injury and goal amount aside, adriano still has better strike rate (GPG average) in the brasileirao. we dont count paulista because there are some easy opponents there.
now ronaldo’s assists are a worthy advantage but its still not enough for him if he is static like this and looking in not optimal shape.
“we dont count paulista because there are some easy opponents there.”
Then we can also argue that in the brazilian league are easy opponents compared to Europe e.g. and this would mean no chance for Adriano and Ronaldo at the WC2010.
Adriano had now a better goal average because Ronaldo was sidelined 2 months. Otherwise Ronaldo had almost every season a better goal average than Adriano except when he was sidelined a lot,that is the only thing which makes Adriano look better.
well we know dunga will take someone from the brazilian league. but in paulistao there are some division three clubs that really suck, and its not like that in the national league.
also it doesnt matter how ronaldo had a better gpg than adriano in the previous years, this season adriano was better in amount of goals and gpg, injury or not. you can blame injury for amount of goals but not gpg. its NOW that counts, not in the past.
“this season adriano was better in amount of goals and gpg, injury or not”
I don’t get this! Injury or not?! This counts a lot if you are talking about goals and goal averages per game and assists and what else! Ronaldo was clearly better this season becaus ehe was crucial for his team,not only becaus eof his goals but because he carried the etam and helped them a lot with assists e.g.!
I don’t think Dunga would chose Adriano now if the WC would be now.He just scores like a lot of other strikers including Ronaldo.But Ronaldo also gives a lot of assists and is the better teamplayer.And if Ronaldo is not injured he has a much better goal per game average than Adriano, even Dunga is aware of this.This is also a reason why Dunga said Ronaldo is someone he doesn’t has to test but he had to test Adriano and Adriano failed everytime Dunga called him up! I don’t think Dunga would be so stupid to call up Adriano now instead of Roanldo only because Adriano had a better goal per game average mainly thanks to Ronaldo’s hand injury!
how do you fail to understand it – GOALS PER GAME has nothing to do with TOTAL GOALS, there fore injury doesnt matter. adriano scores more often per minutes. and teamwork is not just determined by assists, its also by making yourself available and working more for the team, opening spaces, running off the ball etc.
its simple math. ronaldo has 12 goals in 20 games, 0.6 gpg and adriano has 19 goals in 30 games 0.63 gpg. adriano is better. not by much but he doesnt need much to look better in dungas eyes than a fat appearing guy who doesnt move.
But if he would have played the whole season and would have scored more than he could have had a better GOAL PER GAME,that’s what I meant,we don’t know what would have been,therefore it’s important if he was injured or not!
“its also by making yourself available and working more for the team, opening spaces, running off the ball etc.”
And you think Ronaldo didn’t do that? How many games have you seen?I have seen a few Flamengo games and I haven’t seen Adraino doing so much for the team.The only thing both players do not that much is running.And the assists are crucial,because with the assists which result in goals the can win a game.
“12 goals in 20 games,0.6gpg”
And if he had 38 goals in 46 games e.g. then he would have a gpg of 0,83.This says nothing if one of the players were sidelined for a long time. If Ronaldo would have played all the games and Adriano too,and Adriano has 0,63 and ronaldo 0,60 then I would say, yes,Adriano was better because he had a better goal per average. And by the way,063 compared to 0,6 is not that big difference,but if you compare what Ronaldo did for Corinthiand and what Adriano did for Flamengo, then it’s clear Ronaldo did much more for his club and helped them more and was more crucial for them than Adriano for Flamengo.
its big enough difference for dunga. adriano’s goals won the league for flamengo and ronaldo’s goals helped timao to 10th place. and the injury excuse doesnt cut it. adriano also didnt play all the games too. he also could have hada better average if he played more. COULD. it is what it is and atm adriano beats ronaldo.
btw i know adriano doesnt work much. he does only the bare minimum, but thats still more than ronaldo. dont ask me if i watched them, if im sayuing this then im obviously basing it on something so yea i watched them. 99% of the time ronaldo stands around the box and waits for the ball to feet and then starts doing something. of course he will have assists in brasileirao with poor defences because he has incredible technique and finds holes easily, but it wont be enough for england or italy. more off ball movement is needed from him.
“adriano’s goals won the league for flamengo and ronaldo’s goals helped timao to 10th place.”
Ronaldo’s goals won the Paulista and the Copa do Brasil and yes,his goals helped them to get at the 10th palce because he was injured and couldn’t helpt hem to get to a better place! Ronaldo’s team sucks,Adriano’s team doesn’t suck.They have a few great players,they don’t rely on Adriano,Adriano has much more help to score goals! Tha’s a fact and the fact Ronaldo was sideliend 2 months is the reason why Adriano looked better in the brazilian league,but only as a goalscorer,not as a striker in total!
“btw i know adriano doesnt work much. he does only the bare minimum, but thats still more than ronaldo.”
Ronaldo really does more than the bare minimum.He stands in the area,yes, but he doesn’t always stand in the area.In the last games he did much more.I can remember Ronaldo often making pressure
but unfortunately he started often in the 2nd half with the pressure.
“99% of the time ronaldo stands around the box and waits for the ball to feet and then starts doing something. of course he will have assists in brasileirao with poor defences because he has incredible technique and finds holes easily, but it wont be enough for england or italy.”
He doesn’t stand 99% of the time in the box,that’s not true. He doesn’t move much,although he changed it in the last games,but to say 99% of the time he stands around is nothing someone can take serious! And if it’s easy to have assists in the brazilian league then I ask myself why Adriano didn’t manage to have much assists? I can give you the answer,it’s because Adriano is only focused in scoring (which is positive) and he has great teammates who can pass the ball to him and to others too, he doesn’t have to take the responsibility like Ronaldo had to,because we all know Ronaldo’s teammates really can’t pass the ball or understand Ronaldo’s was of playing!
If Adriano would have played for Corinthians (without Ronaldo) he wouldn’t have been able to score 19 goals,not with the Corinthians team,that’s for sure! He is just a bit lucky because he has a much better team around him who helps him a lot in scoring goals!
And by the way,Dunga and Teixeira said they want Ronaldo in shape and scoring regularly,Dunga is not that stupid to think Ronaldo can play like in 2002 and carry the team.Dunga doesn’t want Ronaldo as a starter,(I wished he would) he wants him as a sub,so it’s more than enough if he scores regularly and is in good shape.Dunga doesn’t expect from Ronaldo to run THE WHOLE 90 MINUTES IN EVERY SINGLE WC-GAME,therefore he just will be the sub.He will play as a supporting striker,as a joker,not as a starter.I don’t think Dunga wants him to be a starter,doesn’t matter which shape he is.
but if he comes on as a sub in early games and scores then he will become a starter. knowhatimsayin?
This would be great,S-Dub.I have no doubt about Ronaldo’s ability to score regularly and to impress but I have doubt if Dunga would be fair to him and make him a starter.Hopefully,he would!
maybe ronaldo can reach something similar to his 2002 form. in the few games he played for milan in 07/08 he was rampant imo and played like he did in 2002. too bad it lasted so short before he got injured because on that shape he was still brazil’s best striker.
i think youre just rationalizing nameless, dunga obviously doesnt think like you and i have my doubts as well, as you said ronaldo if he manages to get in the squad will probably be a sub (just like adriano is right now), so when he enters he will have to run much more. right now he isnt running enough.
ronaldo should have built on his paulistao and copa brasil form and be even better later on. but instead of progressing he regressed
He didn’t regress,he was in better shape and then in July he had the hand injury and was out and he gained weight in these 2 months.But it’s always like this,he gains weight very fast,maybe it’s really because of his metabolism.And the fact Corinthians sold 2,3 of their best players didn’t help him really to score more.The whole team sucked since then.
Do you think Dunga will make Ronaldo a starter if he manages to get in the NT? I hope deeply he will be a starter but I don’t think Dunga has this in his mind.For Dunga Luis Fabiano seems to be a guarantee,and I don’t know if Dunga really wants to make Ronaldo a starter too if he is in shape.Ronaldo is injury prone and has 2 bad knees and it’s clear he can’t play like he did in 2002,even if he is in great shape.I don’t think his knees will allow him to do what he did at 2002,because sometimes it looks like he even walks differently because of his knees.I hope deeply I’m wrong,but until today Dunga didn’t give any sign of wanting Ronaldo in the NT or even wanting him to make a starter.
to be honest though a hand injury should in no way prevent you from running, i can understand not playing with a hand injury but he should have been running still to get in better shape.
I pray that R9 has a successful 2010 and makes the World cup, I agree it would be foolish to expect 2002 form but he could potentially be better then he was in 2006, Imagine if he plays and they beat Portugal thanks to the real Ronaldo..
Come on Ronaldo gooooooal