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I hate players who wants to be forced out instead of chosing to retire on their on own with dignity. The old man needs to retire. His days are over, the coach must give chance to the young players.
happy when he play AND they win.
angry when he don't play BUT they win.
angry when he play BUT they lose.
angry when he don't play AND they lose.
You missed two.
Happy when he scores but they lose
Angry when he does not score but they win
Herh, Portugal Bra Korkor too does not realise it's time to bow out gracefully from the national squad.
You may be right on. Just for him to score is good enough for him? Ronaldo egocentric? Oh, nooo, naaa!
A coach that is bold
This how a good manager and coach asserts his authority over players who think they are bigger than the national agenda.
I expect Ronaldo to retire and join the team to mentor the younger ones instead of struggling to compete with them.
With all your money and fame, you have no power over authority
Such behaviour from Ronaldo can only come from greed, selfishness, ego, pride, et cetera, et cetera.
I admire Ronaldo a lot. I have followed his career when it took off some two decades and some ago. He is your consummate, quintessential athlete. His discipline and vision have earned him both a cult following and a place in ...
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You People should learn to stop telling people what they should do and not to do, atleast the least you can do is to respect one's decision. That decision to retire or not is solely his and no one else. You don't understand ...
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Ro is on a personal mission to score 1000 career goals before he retires so no coach should stand in the way.
GFA and Kurt come hear sense!