DISQUS

Yamakazii · 1 year ago

ronaldo's free kick was superb. the accuracy and control in the kick was unbelieveable. we dominated the game but were unable to score more goals

zewz · 1 year ago

Cristiano Ronaldo is undoubtately the best player in the world.

I hope FIFA 08's february update recognizes that and puts his stat where it should be: 100.

cory · 1 year ago

great performance. Ronaldo had an amazing goal, well, two actually. Great performance by the team, the possesssion was 65 to 35. After the goals, we just sat back and passed it around them, creating a bunch of chances that shouldve been finished. Rooney has been in terrible scoring form as of late. He'll get there eventually, but he needs a few goals to get him back on track. I dont know how this wasn't at least 4-0.

Great job ronaldo, that was a contender for goal of the year.

r3d d3vils · 1 year ago

breathtaking goals from Cristiano Ronaldo.

However, I was dissapointed when Rooney didn't score. It seems that after he got injured, he never returned fully to the scoresheet.

Come, on Rooney! Over the moon, we've got the roon!

btw, anyone have MOTD highlights?

cory · 1 year ago

Ronaldo's free kick conversion rate is going up. How many does he have this year?

He really is spectacular. its unfortunate that many will still say hes terrible.

thai · 1 year ago

is manu on top of the league b/c of more wins than arsenal? if so, then y did some ppl say that manu was above arsenal last week b/c of more goals scored or of goal difference?

micojoia · 1 year ago

I'ts getting harder for Rooney to score because he has to compete with Ronaldo and Tevez. That alone is a task. The goals will show but I think he is feeling too much pressure to score. Anderson and Nani used to be goal scorers in Portugal and they haven't started doing that yet for ManU. So it's going to get worse to WR to score.

r3d d3vils · 1 year ago

[quote comment="10837"]I'ts getting harder for Rooney to score because he has to compete with Ronaldo and Tevez. That alone is a task. The goals will show but I think he is feeling too much pressure to score. Anderson and Nani used to be goal scorers in Portugal and they haven't started doing that yet for ManU. So it's going to get worse to WR to score.[/quote]

lol, pretty good analysis. Ever thought of becoming a sports commenter?

micojoia · 1 year ago

I doubt he will be considered the best player, one big problem, he's portuguese, it took Figo up until he e was in his thirties to get recognition for that trophy and he had to go play in Spain..

micojoia · 1 year ago

the third portuguese player that will receive the best player in the world award after eusebio and figo.
in my oppinion also the third best Portuguese player ever after the 2 names i mention before.
and the problem is not cause he is Portuguese lol... its because they never give the award to a premierleague player

micojoia · 1 year ago

[quote comment="10838"][quote comment="10837"]I'ts getting harder for Rooney to score because he has to compete with Ronaldo and Tevez. That alone is a task. The goals will show but I think he is feeling too much pressure to score. Anderson and Nani used to be goal scorers in Portugal and they haven't started doing that yet for ManU. So it's going to get worse to WR to score.[/quote]

lol, pretty good analysis. Ever thought of becoming a sports commenter?[/quote]

I simply love the game and I see it the way it is. No point beating around the bush, there is incredible talent out there and Rooney is not producing..

Gus · 1 year ago

btw i posted the coment number 10 =P dunno why name changed =P

micojoia · 1 year ago

[quote comment="10840"]the third portuguese player that will receive the best player in the world award after eusebio and figo.
in my oppinion also the third best Portuguese player ever after the 2 names i mention before.
and the problem is not cause he is Portuguese lol... its because they never give the award to a premierleague player[/quote]

Dude I know my people is not liked out there, don't LOL it isn't funny. When CR7 and Rooney where head butting on the World Cup issue I saw a lot blogs and chat rooms with race related hate commets towards CR7 from Man U fans, that's BS and you know it..

B-Boy · 1 year ago

WOAH!!!!!!
THAT BOY RONALDO!!!!!!
WOAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
As you can read.....i'm f**king happy!!!!!!!!
He is shocking me right now....shocking me.
Roxii did u see that babe.....WOAH!!!!!.....THAT FREE-KICK WAS DOPE!!!!!!!!!!!
His form right now is super-human 27 goals in 23 games....OUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ronron · 1 year ago

i'm not wembley

Ronaldo seems determined to make anyone who voted messi or kaka as player of the year seem very foolish. there's only only one ronaldo indeed

ronron · 1 year ago

that's look's dumb now, but it had me logged in as wembley

DEVILRED · 1 year ago

RONALDO ROCKS! wohoo!!
MAN UTD CHAMPIONS ONCE AGAIN! =D

cory · 1 year ago

micojoia- i disagree. The fact that Rooney isnt scoring has nothing to do with competition from his own team. That makes absolutely no sense. His teammates are scoring, but thats not going to affect his form. The reason Rooney isnt scoring is because he lost his momentum when he got injured twice and then the virus, and so he doesnt have confidence. Confidence is everything as a striker, or really for any attacking player. Ronaldo has soo much confidence right now, and it shows in everything he does. That is the reason why hes playing so well. Conversely, Rooney has lost his form (due to injuries) and his confidence (due to not scoring cause of 1st reason) so he isnt playing well. Its all in his head. Hes a great scorer, and a great finisher. Right now, he just doesnt fell like it. psychology is big in sports, thinking like a winner makes you that much closer to being one. Rooney needs to get the 'bad luck' out of his head, cause thats the only thing stopping him from scoring. Not his teammates.

If anything, the fact that his teammates are on fire would boost Rooney, not hold him back. its team momentum.

cory · 1 year ago

if Ronaldo doesnt take FIFA player of the year, Im going to be really ticked. Hes been the best by far. There are no contenders.

NICKY BUTT · 1 year ago

HEY DO U REMEMBER ME? I M NICKY BUTT
KICK MY BUTT.. U SUX!! RONALDO.. U WAS ON LUCK
LATER I M GONNA TO KICK YOUR BUTT..MAN U U SUX!!

YYX · 1 year ago

There are somecontenders but there're not as good as Ronaldo AT THE MOMENT. As much as I hate MU, I like Ronaldo's current godlike form in the world of Soccer. Let's see how he takes Portugal in the upcoming Euro 2008...:)

NICKY BUTT · 1 year ago

Good job Ronaldo

Moe · 1 year ago

Congrats Man-U. In fact I am a Big Arsenal fan but I value and admire good soccer and awesome players like CR. I am not trying to be nosy here, but I really don't like Teves at all. I feel he did not add anything to Man-U. He does not have style whatsoever. I watched all goals he scored, pretty much finishing what's already finished..

gringo · 1 year ago

cory, well said. you took the words out of my mouth. competition in the team is a positive thing and should encourage other players to play better. man united had so many chances and the score line could have been very embarrassing for portsmouth but the main thing is that we win the games, secondly keep possession as much as possible and third, creature as many chances as possible because sooner or later Rooney and the other boys will start putting them away. more chances = goals. i'm very encouraged with the depth of our team. did you see our bench? the players on the bench, tevez, anderson, o'shea, hargreaves, that's 50 million of talent right there man. amazing.

Danny · 1 year ago

Can somebody please post fred54's highlights?
PLEASE!
my friends are describing this game as "best of the season"

cory · 1 year ago

Danny- really, it was a good performance in terms of posession and domination.

These highlights get most of it.

Moe- Thanks for the good input. I have to respectfully disagree about tevez though. tevez isnt much of a flashy player, but he adds a lot in terms of work effort and goals. he scores because he works hard to get into position. His passing is good, and the link up with Rooney is fantastic.

Peter · 1 year ago

MOTD Highlights anyone?

zewz · 1 year ago

[quote comment="10868"]Congrats Man-U. In fact I am a Big Arsenal fan but I value and admire good soccer and awesome players like CR. I am not trying to be nosy here, but I really don't like Teves at all. I feel he did not add anything to Man-U. He does not have style whatsoever. I watched all goals he scored, pretty much finishing what's already finished..[/quote]

WHAAAT? Man U has was nowhere near as effective as they are now than last year without Tevez. Tevez is always a threat to the opposition, he always makes spectacular plays with either be Ronaldo or Rooney, you can look at some of the assists he's gotten this year and see how his dynamic playing really has helped Man U catch and pass Arsenal.

Roxii · 1 year ago

Another blistering performance from every member of the squad, but especially from Ronaldo. Can't this lad stop scoring? It surprises people nowadays if he fails to score in any match. An early brace from Ronaldo was enough, but that was not what our players thought. We were quite happy with a 2-0 lead, but it was not enough. Everyone kept on attacking - 14 shots on target is the answer. The result doesn't reflect our dominance.

Giggs, Tevez, Anderson and Hargreaves all started on the bench. They all featured later except for Giggs. Anderson did terrific work when he came on, and he deserved a goal too. Nani is the master of shooting from a long range - He was unlucky not to score too. Rooney isn't in the mood of scoring but he enjoyed the match quite well and kept that fighting spirit alive. Scholes was back in the starting line up, and he was terrific. All defenders played exceptionally well expecially Vida and Ferdinand - Just forget trying to score when these two are playing. Ji Sung and Carrick were both decent.

Anyways, everyone was great and it was a bit disappointing not to see more goals but another 3 points, and that's all it matter altough at this point, we do need to score a lot and not concede any goals. We're scoring a decent amount of goals and our backline is being awesome. Could this be the same side that at the start of this season was fighting to score a single goal? Yeah it is ;]

Just keep on rockin Utd !

Roxii · 1 year ago

[quote comment="10868"]Congrats Man-U. In fact I am a Big Arsenal fan but I value and admire good soccer and awesome players like CR. I am not trying to be nosy here, but I really don't like Teves at all. I feel he did not add anything to Man-U. He does not have style whatsoever. I watched all goals he scored, pretty much finishing what's already finished..[/quote]

Why all goals should be spectacular?He already have 13 goals under his belt this season and I can't see anything wrong with him. He fights for the ball, always running and forms a good partnership with Rooney. It is difficult to score a goal, and to score 13 from a lad that has only been with us from the start of the season is already great. Not everyone knows how to score and finish what's already finished.

Cr7 · 1 year ago

kaka to himself: "What the **** did the FIFA guys see in me for snubbing ronaldo for the world player of the year award?!?!?!"

man u rawks! · 1 year ago

I cant view the video...can anyone help? There's no box showing the video...

carlos · 1 year ago

would someone please post the video. ronaldo, football god. i think tevez has added a lot to the team actually, when he and rooney team up, rooney needs to do some yoga or mindful meditation or something.

DUcinho · 1 year ago

I think C.ronaldo ist the best player of the world and not Kaka and messi,because what he did last weeks ist very spectacular.
Everygame othat involvment of Cristiano was a one man show:D

monke99 · 1 year ago

How come all the Premiership highlights are down?

cory · 1 year ago

roxii- giggs wasnt on the bench. He was either rested or injured, depending on who you ask.

Pratik · 1 year ago

[quote comment="10832"]breathtaking goals from Cristiano Ronaldo.

However, I was dissapointed when Rooney didn't score. It seems that after he got injured, he never returned fully to the scoresheet.

Come, on Rooney! Over the moon, we've got the roon!

btw, anyone have MOTD highlights?[/quote]

Rooney needs one of those difficult situations to break his jinx - he does spill awful lot of easy chances but latches on to one off half chances - next one is against Spurs away he might score for all you know

Pratik · 1 year ago

[quote comment="10836"]is manu on top of the league b/c of more wins than arsenal? if so, then y did some ppl say that manu was above arsenal last week b/c of more goals scored or of goal difference?[/quote]

Man U has won more matches than Arsenal . However Man U lost 2 more matches than Arsenal that is the explanation for being equal on points inspite of more points, but ahead on goals.

Pratik · 1 year ago

[quote comment="10836"]is manu on top of the league b/c of more wins than arsenal? if so, then y did some ppl say that manu was above arsenal last week b/c of more goals scored or of goal difference?[/quote]

Man U has won more matches than Arsenal . However Man U lost 2 more matches than Arsenal that is the explanation for being equal on points inspite of more wins, but ahead on goals.

gunners fan · 1 year ago

even as a gunner fan, when i watch ronaldo play, my jaws drop. he's gotta be one of the best players to ever play the beautiful game.. ever. he's almost robotic. Just wish he wasn't such a little girl sometimes.. haha but good work man u

Mark EPL · 1 year ago

[quote comment="10836"]is manu on top of the league b/c of more wins than arsenal? if so, then y did some ppl say that manu was above arsenal last week b/c of more goals scored or of goal difference?[/quote]
Man U is on the top due to goal difference. Man U currently has 48 goals for and 11 goals agains. while Arsenal has 49 goals for and 17 agains making the goal differance 37 (Man U) and 32 (Arsenal) which is why goalscoreing and cleansheets are so important... Edwin need more credit :d

micojoia · 1 year ago

[quote comment="10854"]micojoia- i disagree. The fact that Rooney isnt scoring has nothing to do with competition from his own team. That makes absolutely no sense. His teammates are scoring, but thats not going to affect his form. The reason Rooney isnt scoring is because he lost his momentum when he got injured twice and then the virus, and so he doesnt have confidence. Confidence is everything as a striker, or really for any attacking player. Ronaldo has soo much confidence right now, and it shows in everything he does. That is the reason why hes playing so well. Conversely, Rooney has lost his form (due to injuries) and his confidence (due to not scoring cause of 1st reason) so he isnt playing well. Its all in his head. Hes a great scorer, and a great finisher. Right now, he just doesnt fell like it. psychology is big in sports, thinking like a winner makes you that much closer to being one. Rooney needs to get the 'bad luck' out of his head, cause thats the only thing stopping him from scoring. Not his teammates.

If anything, the fact that his teammates are on fire would boost Rooney, not hold him back. its team momentum.[/quote]

Dude disgree all you want, what I see on TV is what I am commenting on. Ho yeah, Sir Alex is crazy for Ronald, I don't think he ever had a player like him in his entire career and he will do what ever it takes to protect him even if it means to get rid of the other players.

Pratik · 1 year ago

Is it better off with Ronaldo scoring most of the goals and our strikers scoring the odd ones as it is now OR have an out and out striker or 2 and play Ronaldo in an assisting mode as a winger or center midfielder, will Ronaldo be more effective

Mista Footy · 1 year ago

Someone get CR7 some water cause he's on FIRE!!! if hes not on the radar for footballer of the year he should be by now....i hope he does this kind of damage in the champions league and show the world he's the top of the top class

cory · 1 year ago

micojoia- im not trying to be insulting, but really, i dont know how you can see what you said.

Get rid of other players???
What???
Why would he get rid of anyone?

How would Ronaldo and Tevez being on fire doing anything bad to Rooney? It is just illogical. Of course SAF is going to protect Ronaldo, but how would that relate to Rooney? It wont. SAF wouldnt sell Rooney, or bench him, or force him to play in a way to suit Ronaldo. Rooney and Ronaldo are a team, a pair that work together well. To be honest, SAF is really building his squad around these two. They are players you can build a squad around. So hes not getting rid of either, or forcing them to do anything different, or anything. I honestly dont have clue what you are thinking. Sorry, but your arguement is just completely illogical.

Its like saying 1+1 is 3 so thats why the sky is green. Absolutely nonsensical.

Rat · 1 year ago

oh my god i was grinning all the way when i was watching the match...the quality of the attack was just immense. i just love to watch man utd play... chelsea and liverpool can never ever measure up against us in this beautiful game...

ak47 · 1 year ago

WHAT A GOAL BY CRISTIANO RONALDO! THAT FREE KICK WAS BETTER THAN ANYTHING THAT ZIDANE, RONALDINHO, HENRY, PIRLO, KAKA, IBRAHIMOVIC, FABREGAS, AND VAN PERSIE CAN DO! QUE GOLAZO DE RONALDO!!!!!! MAN UNITED FOR LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

zcxxczcz · 1 year ago

ronaldo is a very good free kick taker excellent...........but i dunt support manu :( xD :[:d:)>-:)>-:)>-

zcxxczcz · 1 year ago

ronaldo is a very good free kick taker excellent...........but i dunt support manu :( xD :[:d:)>-:)>-:)>-zzz