Not trying to be to sarcastic nor to cast aspersions on Ronaldo's considerable career achievements but his time at the very peak did feel kinda short, or at least curtailed.
Between 1998 and 2002 there were two and a half / three seasons blighted by injury and his career as a top level superstar was effectively over from the age of about 28.
All I meant was that during that 2 year period with Barca and then Inter he looked like a player who would end up right there in the firmament. Which he sort of is now but less so than might have been had he maintained that form across the course of his career.
― Windsor Davies, Friday, 13 December 2013 12:20 (ten years ago) link
not being sarcastic, it just seems like anytime the dudes name is mentioned it has to be followed up by some LOLFATTY remark but yeah we kid cos we love i guess
― subaltern 8 (Michael B), Friday, 13 December 2013 14:33 (ten years ago) link
Saw every homegame when he played at PSV. He controlled the ball so easily, at speed. It seemed it was pure luck in the beginning cause it looked kinda clumsy, but he kept doing it so it turned out to be pure class.
― knaaq (ryanrandom666), Friday, 13 December 2013 23:33 (ten years ago) link
Aside from a terrible performance in the 98 WC Final (what happened there? did he have some sort of breakdown before the game?)
an inquest by the Brazilian National Congress found that having returned from lunch on the day of the game with roommate Roberto Carlos, Ronaldo suffered a fit in which his entire body convulsed uncontrollably and the striker began to froth at the mouth ... A more plausible explanation is that the Brazilian had a bad reaction to an injection to assist a nagging knee injury, administered as it was only 10 minutes before the seizure.
I don't think I knew this last detail, I always understood it as likely a panic attack
― Ismael Klata, Tuesday, 24 December 2013 15:32 (ten years ago) link
Pretty sure I remember that when they did the team photo after the handshakes directly before that game Ronaldo could barely bend down.
― pandemic, Tuesday, 24 December 2013 15:34 (ten years ago) link
I remember the official teamsheet with 45 mins to go had Bebeto and Edmundo up front, which was switched out after the deadline for Bebeto and Ronaldo with 30 mins left. The BBC's talking heads were all 'lol what a surprise' and 'who saw that coming' as if it happens every game, let alone a World Cup final
― Ismael Klata, Tuesday, 24 December 2013 15:41 (ten years ago) link
http://i.minus.com/ibn8fHni8wGJYJ.gif
― Number None, Wednesday, 5 February 2014 23:19 (ten years ago) link
aaaaahahahaha
― imago, Wednesday, 5 February 2014 23:21 (ten years ago) link
for one, anywhere won't do
― a chance to cross is a chance to score (anonanon), Thursday, 6 February 2014 01:13 (ten years ago) link
once*
only barca could conceive of a goal that involved two opposition players and the post eh
― imago, Thursday, 6 February 2014 01:15 (ten years ago) link
i love a goal from a corner. michael bradley for the usa:http://fat.gfycat.com/SnoopyBoldCalf.webm
― mizzell, Monday, 9 February 2015 17:01 (nine years ago) link
ok i'll stop trying to post things http://fat.gfycat.com/SnoopyBoldCalf.webm
― mizzell, Monday, 9 February 2015 17:03 (nine years ago) link
no
― pro war Toby Keith songs would rub you the wrong way (imago), Monday, 9 February 2015 18:59 (nine years ago) link
why yes
― elouise (anky), Tuesday, 10 February 2015 02:45 (nine years ago) link
maybe
― dan m, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 03:09 (nine years ago) link
take it to the fruit preserves thread
― Roberto Spiralli, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 14:02 (nine years ago) link
the terrible bowdlerisation/legitimation of 101gg has murdered this thread :(
― Josh Whitehurst the endowed drummer and backing vocalist (imago), Tuesday, 10 February 2015 14:33 (nine years ago) link
like an aerial shot of dresden ;-;
― local eire man (darraghmac), Tuesday, 10 February 2015 14:43 (nine years ago) link
https://youtu.be/rEJN96aPnxI
― there can be only (onimo), Sunday, 22 March 2015 12:43 (nine years ago) link
https://gfycat.com/GiantExaltedHookersealion
― Number None, Tuesday, 24 March 2015 23:47 (nine years ago) link
the corner is more mesmerizing than the goal
― pandemic, Tuesday, 24 March 2015 23:49 (nine years ago) link
thought that keeper goal on the bbc website would be another mildly diverting affair that an outfield player would regard as a sitter
what the actual fuck
― imago, Wednesday, 12 August 2015 22:10 (eight years ago) link
does LBI still post, kinda want to know how you come back from that happening to your team
― imago, Wednesday, 12 August 2015 22:11 (eight years ago) link
THE SHELF
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7YPO2uLdUI
― Neptune Bingo (Michael B), Thursday, 15 September 2016 17:47 (seven years ago) link
we taught him that you didn't teach him that
― imago, Thursday, 15 September 2016 18:16 (seven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sN6LIJOhN0
― Number None, Friday, 16 September 2016 16:49 (seven years ago) link
https://streamable.com/l5zg
KPB vs Villarreal today.
― Bubba H.O.T.A.P.E (ShariVari), Sunday, 23 October 2016 22:41 (seven years ago) link
that is a treat
― Roberto Spiralli, Monday, 24 October 2016 00:10 (seven years ago) link
El Niño
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycV86z2WM1c&feature=share
― pointless rock guitar (Michael B), Monday, 20 February 2017 15:03 (seven years ago) link
https://twitter.com/AmericxnSaint/status/836689024219811840
― Number None, Tuesday, 28 February 2017 22:45 (seven years ago) link
I give you Memphis Depay: https://twitter.com/InsideGones/status/840981296293806080/video/1
― Le Bateau Ivre, Sunday, 12 March 2017 22:54 (seven years ago) link
From Mexico: https://twitter.com/LIGABancomerMX/status/848344590264520706
― I want to change my display name (dan m), Sunday, 2 April 2017 01:59 (seven years ago) link
Ruben Neves is just too good pic.twitter.com/7uJxU1Fh54— Jõsh (@Foyth) April 11, 2018
― Number None, Wednesday, 11 April 2018 23:02 (six years ago) link
Zlatan's 500th career goal is RIDICULOUS. 🔥#TORvLA #Zlatan500 https://t.co/gosg571udB— Major League Soccer (@MLS) September 16, 2018
― I want to change my display name (dan m), Sunday, 16 September 2018 00:31 (five years ago) link
:D
― imago, Sunday, 16 September 2018 00:36 (five years ago) link
https://www.google.ie/amp/s/www.caughtoffside.com/2018/09/22/video-john-mcginn-goal-dubbed-best-volley-ive-ever-seen-as-twitter-goes-wild-for-aston-villa-stars-wonder-strike/amp/
― . (Michael B), Sunday, 23 September 2018 07:00 (five years ago) link
Goal of the season contender from Ian Morris who drags Bohemians back into game with extraordinary strike from 40+ yards pic.twitter.com/0SQtqIUuqp— Soccer Republic (@SoccRepublic) October 8, 2018
soz for bumping other thread
― Dmac TT (darraghmac), Monday, 8 October 2018 23:28 (five years ago) link
love a good hit from a centre back
― imago, Monday, 8 October 2018 23:29 (five years ago) link
<3
― nxd, Tuesday, 9 October 2018 19:12 (five years ago) link
Half decent.
(don't believe it was in tho, not without the ~VAR~ being called in)
― lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre), Tuesday, 9 October 2018 19:14 (five years ago) link
it was two feet over the line man
― imago, Tuesday, 9 October 2018 19:22 (five years ago) link
mark bateaunberg
― Dmac TT (darraghmac), Tuesday, 9 October 2018 19:22 (five years ago) link
xp thought the very mention of ~VAR~ would make my comment blush of sarcasm but perhaps it wasn't clear enough
― lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre), Tuesday, 9 October 2018 19:25 (five years ago) link
*goal line technology not VAR
― Number None, Tuesday, 9 October 2018 19:43 (five years ago) link
some five goal haul for jovic in bundesliga today
― Dmac TT (darraghmac), Saturday, 20 October 2018 22:18 (five years ago) link
This is pretty great
I can watch this all day. pic.twitter.com/Ooc2oevvAX— 💭 (@Sidenomenal) October 22, 2018
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Monday, 22 October 2018 21:10 (five years ago) link
oof
― lie back and think of englund (darraghmac), Monday, 22 October 2018 21:14 (five years ago) link
it's a beauty
― lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre), Monday, 22 October 2018 21:15 (five years ago) link
that's something else
― ( ͡☉ ͜ʖ ͡☉) (jim in vancouver), Monday, 22 October 2018 21:47 (five years ago) link