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Van der Sar baffled by Ronaldo´s Real dream
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| 2008-07-30 03:37:38 |  |
MANCHESTER, England (AFP) - Edwin van der Sar cannot understand why Cristiano Ronaldo would want to play for any club other than Manchester United.
One of the long-running sagas of this pre-season has been the on-off tale of whether or not Portugal winger is leaving Old Trafford for Real Madrid. It now looks as if one of the stars of United's English Premier League and European Cup-winning campaign of last term will be staying put. And as far as experienced Dutch goalkeeper van der Sar is concerned, the forward, currently recovering in the United States from an ankle operation, is better off sticking with Sir Alex Ferguson's squad than heading to Spain. "There have been a lot of things said and it is a very personal situation but we have a great team here, we play in a great stadium, with great fans and we have an opportunity to win more," said the 37-year-old keeper. "It is not that the team is going backwards. "We have other trophies to play for, like the Super Cup and Intercontinental Cup. You don't get the chance to play in those competitions very often because you need to win the Champions League in order to qualify. "In my opinion, being at Manchester United is a great way to play at the highest level and win trophies with a team that is very closely knitted together. "Cristiano also has a contract here. Sometimes things change but we have a good squad here without any question." Van der Sar is facing a challenge to his place from up-and-coming English keeper Ben Foster who, after two seasons on loan with Watford, spent most of last term injured. "Ben is a good goalkeeper, there is no question about that," said van der Sar. But the same can be said of myself and Tomasz Kuszczak. "We are all working hard to reach the highest level we can but people tend to be focused on Ben because they relate it to the England situation. "I don't really care who is behind me, I just want to keep the jersey. That means I have to perform and make sure I am fit and playing at the level everyone wants me to be at." |
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achavabill July 30th, 2008 04:39
actually this BIG HEADED, ARROGANT SLAVERY IDIOT(ronaldo) , .....he got no interest to play for REAL MADRID, He just GREEDY FOR MONEY !!I don't big star like ZIDANE AND FIGO play for real madrid because they like real madrid fc, the stupid that read madrid fc didn't realize this all "GREEDY PLAYER" just chasing their money.
DaJohnner July 30th, 2008 05:37
the money part may be true...but every player wants to play for the best and famous teams. There is no better or more winning team than Real Madrid. Would achavabill want to play for Tottenham or Chelsea. The comparison is the same for Man U vs. Real Madrid. The two dont even compare in history or soccer allure....except in the eyes of the brits.achavabill July 30th, 2008 08:07
da johnner, is the BIG HEADED, ARROGANT SLAVERY , GREEDY IDIOT RONALDO is from totenham hot spurs ? of course he from MAN UTD right !let me ask you, why ronaldo is known as the best player ? the answer is because he play at the well known club like MAN UTD, Do think ronaldo will be known if he playing for sporting lisbon ?
i don't think so....?
what i know about real madrid fc is they don't have and produce "RISING STAR PLAYER"
What they only know borrow money from bank and take away STAR from other team.
While MAN UTD is the one that give this BIG HEADED, ARROGANT SLAVERY , GREEDY IDIOT RONALDO the opportunities to show his talent to the world, does ronaldo realize that ?
Tontodonati July 30th, 2008 13:05
achavabill, you're intense emotion and hatred against Ronaldo is clouding your mind. Relax. It's just a game!newtonheath1878 July 30th, 2008 13:48
Fred, I have had a severe problem with my PC at home over the weekend so I'm not sure if you have sent anything to my personal email, if you have I'm sorry for not replying. I'm not ignoring you and I hope to have the problem sorted in the next day or two. I cannot access my private email from the office as we have a block on personal email accounts to reduce the risk of virus's etc!BesTalentScout July 30th, 2008 15:47
Man U will never be able to rival Real..........Man U is like Mercedes but Real is like Bugatti...............on another level.......players rather lose playing for Real than win with Man U............
newtonheath1878 July 30th, 2008 16:38
And another piece of intelligent input from BesTalent!ajax72 July 30th, 2008 17:18
You simply can't compare MU to RM, they are in different categories, like Sugar Rey and Cassius Clay, each one shining in his own category, but you can't expect Sugar Rey to beat Clay, can you? MU is just a lower category club compared to the heavy weights: RM, Milan,Liverpool,Bayern, Ajax.newtonheath1878 July 30th, 2008 18:01
Ajax, milk it while you can bandwagon boy, were only one behind Ajax and Munich and you know as well as I do that in 4 or 5 seasons we will have surpassed Ajax as we both know Ajax are incapable of punching above their weight. (like the pun Ajax). Your team just can't mix it with the big boys anymore. RED ARMY ON THE MARCH!DaJohnner July 30th, 2008 18:34
MU will not win another CL final for years to come. I am thinking approximately 40yrs or more. They aren't even close to it again as defending champs...and Fergie will soon retire and the club will not win again for many years. Also premiership sides like Liverpool and Chelsea will be contending better now that they have more $$$ to compete. So long Man U.As for achavabill, You can see that everyone agrees with me that Man U are not in the same class as Real Madrid. You fool, you state that Man U made him a star by scooping him from Sporting Lisbon, but he was being sought after by many teams along with Man U. The only reason he ended up in Man U is cause they have a contract with Sporting where they get first choice in raping Sportings talent pool. They do, and did exactly what Real is doing to them now, accept they cant afford to steal stars like RM from powerful clubs; therefore, Man U is the most corrupt because they take advantage of weak teams with limited finances, whereas, RM can do it to any team. Hahahaha!!!!!!!!! And don't look now but, Nani will be next to go and screw Man U (another rape victim from Sporting Lisbon). Suck on that one time!!!!! ;-P
BesTalentScout July 30th, 2008 19:06
it doesn't matter if Man U win more CL than Real................the heritage is different........Man U is like Bill Gates,etc but Real is royalty...........
BesTalentScout July 30th, 2008 19:08
anyway..............just sell the bloody brat.........the goddamn bastard..............Tontodonati July 30th, 2008 22:00
Newtonheath, I did send you one e-mail. I will wait a few days and send it again. Thanks for your insightful assessment on that Chapter!ajax72 July 30th, 2008 23:53
Tonto, would like to have your oppinion on the matter.Meanwhile Ajax will win its seventh CL while MU is waiting for its fourth. Which will never come. DaJohnner is being way too generous giving MU chance in 40 years.