The acquisition of Radamel Falcao, and sale of Danny Welbeck have brought up a lot of steam amongst the media. The suggestion that former Manchester United star winger Cristiano Ronaldo returning to Old Trafford have kept the criticising flood gates wide open.
Before fans and Media start criticising Manchester United making a move for former player Cristiano Ronaldo, it is important to understand the difference between buying players for instant success and buying players to fit back into the squad. Yes, Cristiano Ronaldo is likely to bring Manchester United right back to title contention, but the difference here when Ronaldo was developed by Manchester United and was already bringing huge success to Old Trafford. It wasn’t until Real Madrid offered a £80 million bid for Ronaldo, when Sir Alex Ferguson decided to let go of the player.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s glory days were still ahead of him at Real Madrid, a club he told Sir Alex that he dreamt playing for in his career. He has since scored 179 goals in 167 for the Spanish club and that number will continue to rise. His recent fallout with Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez over the sale of Angel Di Maria and Real Madrid’s spending over the summer transfer window have opened up the possibility for a move back to Manchester United.
Let’s not forget it took 3 good years before the “Ronaldo effect” was start to take shape at Manchester United. At the tender age of 22, he was a regular starter for Manchester United. By 2007, he was the Premier League’s most prolific scorer netting 40 goals in the 2007-08 season as a winger. Ronaldo’s display of brilliance had just started, from his stunning free kicks, to his incredible long range bombs, he was seemingly unstoppable. When Real Madrid signed Ronaldo, he was at the peak of his powers. There had been quite a few players that moved away from Old Trafford, only being snatched up by Spanish giants Barcelona and Real Madrid. A good example would be Gerard Piqué, David Beckham and eventually Cristiano Ronaldo.
It is no crime for Manchester United to bring back a talent that the club developed themselves. Barcelona have done that over the years, and Real Madrid have have gotten the best years out of Cristiano Ronaldo. No matter how much it takes for Manchester United to bring Ronaldo back to Old Trafford, it would prove to be worth it. And let’s not forget, Cristiano Ronal to this day is still the hardest working footballers in the world, which is part of the reason why he has remained as one of the two best players in world football. A hard working attitude is what Manchester United need to return to the level of football in the highest order.
Confidence alone does not make a player the best in the world, in Ronaldo’s early years he looked confident, but far from being effective. He worked hard in the weight room and that was when the spark of brilliance as a top football player began for Cristiano Ronaldo. He has a motor that ever stops, one that is always looking for the next opening. Apart from his natural instincts, it was his determinations that made Cristiano Ronaldo who he is today. He is a player who is constantly looking to improve to perform in the very highest level.
A lot of fans look at Cristiano Ronaldo and would say he is arrogant, but when he has put in hours and hours of work training and perfecting his craft, his bit of arrogance would become his confidence. He know exactly what he has got to do on the pitch to get past his defender and be at the best position to score. Cristiano Ronaldo is truly the most complete and versatile football players in the world.
Manchester United was not just a club that was built upon sheer youth, the club is formed with players with determination, hard work and team football. Louis Van Gaal has the perfect philosophy to extract those qualities
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