At the 2018 World Cup, former Portuguese coach Fernando Santos once said that Ronaldo was like a bottle of Port wine, Portugal’s most famous wine. At that time, Cristiano was 33 years old.
A few years ago, Sir Alex Ferguson compared Ronaldo to a bottle of Petrus 196 wine, a special drink worth tens of thousands of pounds. That’s a way to show respect and admiration for the Portuguese superstar.
Ronaldo has scored 50 goals in 50 matches in all competitions this season.
The longer wine is kept, the better it tastes. The older Ronaldo gets, the better he plays. On the morning of May 28 (Hanoi time), the Portuguese superstar went down in history as the greatest goalscorer in the Saudi Pro League. With 35 goals, CR7 broke the record of Moroccan striker Abderrazak Hamdallah (34 goals) in the 2018/19 season.
The former Manchester United star also created another record, becoming the first player in history to win top scorer in 4 different national championships (England, Spain, Italy and Saudi Arabia). Achievements may take a long time to be broken or last forever.
Ronaldo is proving his terrifying ability. No matter what tournament he plays in, even when he is old, this player still becomes a terror to goalkeepers.
Goal page commented that “Ronaldo is unstoppable” after the 39-year-old striker scored twice in a 4-2 victory over Al Ittihad in round 34 of the Saudi Pro League. This was not an easy match for the former Manchester United star. His goals were not recognized twice because of offside, but that could not destroy his strong desire to score.
After the match, Ronaldo loudly declared: “I don’t chase records, they chase me”. This sharing probably makes the Portuguese superstar even more hated. It should be remembered that before that, the number of anti-fans of Ronaldo was countless.
However, the hatred from fans – towards Ronaldo for his arrogant statement – is exactly what the Portuguese superstar needs the most. It helped him become stronger, thereby creating many unique records.
This season, Ronaldo has received fierce criticism from the media and Saudi fans for many actions considered obscene or offensive. Even the European media “fueled the fire”, saying that Ronaldo was becoming too upset before each defeat, and then took ugly actions, leading to a tarnished legacy.
However, Ronaldo never let negative emotions take root in his performance. In fact, this spearhead has proven that criticism only makes you stronger.
“People hate me and say I’m arrogant, vain or whatever. But that’s part of my success. I was born to be the best,” Ronaldo told Mundo Deportivo .
“We cannot live in obsession with what others think of us. Even God cannot please everyone,” the Portuguese superstar emphasized.
Ronaldo still maintains a high level of performance even though he is 39 years old.
Against Al Ittihad, the most impressive thing about Ronaldo is not that his scoring skills are still very sharp, but it is the way this player celebrates. It still exudes desire, a burning fire with passion to conquer even the most unimaginable challenges.
Ronaldo is no longer young, but has not shown signs that age has eroded his goal-scoring instinct. If he had gotten much worse, he would not have been able to become the top scorer of the Saudi Pro League.
More importantly, Ronaldo’s ability to cope with pressure is too impressive. Because of that, he became the premium wine bottle, if not the most expensive, in the world.
Ronaldo has not stopped on his journey to conquer world football records. This June, the 39-year-old goalscorer will join the Portuguese team in the EURO campaign, where fans can continue to witness unbelievable milestones that only the former Manchester United star can achieve.
As long as you keep your current burning desire to score goals, nothing is impossible with Ronaldo.
