Ronaldo slams Real supporters

[abojodeh]

The Real Madrid fans do not support their team enough when they are playing badly and should try to be as intimidating to visiting teams as the Manchester United supporters, according to forward Cristiano Ronaldo.

"We know that we have the duty to put on a show but sometimes it's not possible," the Portuguese international, who joined Real from United for a record fee this year, told Wednesday's Marca sports daily.

"We always try but at times the team are not playing well and the fans could give us more support," he added.

"The Manchester United fans, for example, were very intimidating for Liverpool or Manchester City in those matches. I think that if our supporters tried to do that it would be much better for everyone and would give the players a big boost."

Ronaldo returned to action in late November after two months out with an ankle injury and told Marca his fitness was improving all the time.

He also said he intended to win back his FIFA World Player of the Year award, which was given to Barcelona forward Lionel Messi this month.

"I have the ambition to be the best," Ronaldo said. "By God's grace I have already won the trophy for the best player in the world but I hope to win it again, either this year or next, but I will win it again."

(Reporting by Iain Rogers, Editing by Ed Osmond)

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[Flash]

Awesome! Hopefully the Madrid fans will turn on him and a trip back to OT will follow.

Anyone know any Madrid forums?

[Menlo]

Haha, ahh I miss him
I hope one day he returns/

[canto]

Vivaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Ronaldo

Hope you're right Flash,doubt it though mate he is playing out of his skin so far this season and as long as he is helping them win games I'll say they will forgive him for it

[abojodeh]

If he said the same thing about supporters would we turn on him ? (lets imagine that we bought him from Real and he slammed our support)

No we don't and we would take his notes seriously

[Adam]

he's coming home, the story will just write itself in the sun, with nani "gone" already.
i'd take him in a heartbeat though

[RichardsReds]

rule number 1. never insult the fans


seriously nothing is more important than that

[ChrissyG11]

Im still sure that we will see Ronaldo in a Man Utd shirt again sometime and that is why we are not spending any of his fee.

[canto]

To be fair to Ronaldo he has never said one bad word about us since his departure,i still remember when he was asked who was the btter club after the Shamrock Rovers game he didn't answer the question but said i hope i can be as sucseful in Madrid as i was Manchester!To be fair he is not as bad IMO as people make him out to be!

[versa]

A bit surprising to hear him using our fans to 'educate' the Madrid fans. Minus the big games, I don't think we have been intimidating at all.

[Madridista]

We've got too many plastic 'fans', and boo brigades, it's become embarrassing, I just don't see the logic Old Trafford to be given as an example as it is a well known quite place.

Modern football and all this.....

[canto]

Ronaldo loves us more and wants to come back thats why he used us as an example

[maco]

he has a point and Madrista you cant say too many fake fans the Stadium has a load of empty seats for nearly every game.

[TheManc]

We've got too many plastic 'fans', and boo brigades, it's become embarrassing, I just don't see the logic Old Trafford to be given as an example as it is a well known quite place.

Modern football and all this.....

To be fair, Ronaldo said the fans were great in games like City and Liverpool.

OT is definately just as bad as the Bernabau for regular games though. Both have a lot of plastic and spoilt fans, though that comes wit hthe territory of being the biggest and most succesful clubs in the league.


edit:

OT is no different to Anfield though (despite what the press say), and it is better than Stamford Bridge and the Emirates, not that this is anything to brag about.

I love the last line. That is what seperates Ronaldo from the rest. Seeing Messi win the award will make him even more determined to improve as a player.

[owenrooneyruud]

we do have the best fans

but as he is only talking about the games against citeh and liverpool we do create an excellent atmosphere.. the best was last year CL semi-final against arsenal

[NateR]

Oh Ronaldo. You left us and broke my heart. But I still love you.

[haggler]

We've got too many plastic 'fans', and boo brigades, it's become embarrassing, I just don't see the logic Old Trafford to be given as an example as it is a well known quite place.

Modern football and all this.....

madrid have loads of great fans ---they go away like ours do

[manutd004]

Would anyone want him back, seriously?

I know he's a quality player and all that, but after the way he carried on I'd be reluctant to have him back.

[haggler]

Would anyone want him back, seriously?

I know he's a quality player and all that, but after the way he carried on I'd be reluctant to have him back.

like q shot . he entertained me

[canto]

Would anyone want him back, seriously?

I know he's a quality player and all that, but after the way he carried on I'd be reluctant to have him back.

In a heartbeat,Who wouldn't want the world's best player at there club?Especially when they know he will fit in straight from the off,And been honest he couldn't exactly come out and say ohh yes i wanna leave now could he?It would cause uproar evryone knew he was going to be off sooner then later and since he has been gone he has had nothing but praise for evryone involved at the club and the club itself!