The media already tried to spread the lie that there is a rupture in the Mou/Cristiano relation. Mou taking the wind out of their sails calmly.
GrandissiMOU.Press conference, 03.05.2013
(video)
The Special One about Cristiano:
“There is no need to say anything, the stats speak for themselves.
What I think about Ronaldo is what everyone thinks. I do not think that anyone in their right mind thinks differently.”
— post-match CL 1/4 final - Galatasaray vs. Real Madrid 3:2 (3:5 aggr.), 09.04.2013
(8’ Cristiano Ronaldo, 57’ Eboué, 71’ Snijder, 72’ Drogba, 92’ Cristiano Ronaldo)
Realmadrid LIFE: A look back at Real Madrid’s Champions League win against Galatasaray
(by Real Madrid C.F.)
Unfortunately not all players were as ambitious as Cristiano.
When he cannot control his nail biting, we can feel how tense Cristiano is. Of course he wasn’t contented with the draw, even though it was him scoring the only goal for Real Madrid.
Like Mou said after the match: “We are not scoring many goals, that is the truth. Perhaps one of the differences compared to last season. In four chances we’d score three, in six, four, etc. We scored goals with great ease and the only player that has kept a similar average is Cristiano, all the others have dropped in terms of the number of goals scored and obviously the team suffers because of that.”
Real Zaragoza vs. Real Madrid 1:1, 30.03.2013 (6’ Rodri, 39’ Cristiano Ronaldo)
José Mourinho on "oldies but goldies" Giggs and Scholes and Cristiano emulating them:
“Amazing is the only word to describe Ryan Giggs. I told him that in the tunnel before the match and the way he performed for 90 minutes at this level is simply amazing. You can’t choose another word.
I believe that Sir Alex has a lot of respect for Ryan and also for Paul Scholes — these boys that he’s known since they were kids.
Secondly, I believe he knows how good they still are and what they can still give to a team. Because a team is a mixture of ingredients and the younger ones need these personalities around them to help them grow up as players.
I am sure Cris can do it but I don’t know yet if he wants to. That is the point with Giggs and Scholes — they still can play and they still want to play. I just hope for the good of football that Cris will want to as well.”
- post-match, CL 1/8 final 2nd leg - Manchester United vs. Real Madrid 1:2, 06.03.2013 (48’ Ramos (og), 66’ Luka Modric, 69’ Cristiano Ronaldo)
I hope Mou is right and Cristiano will follow the example of legends Giggs and Scholes and play another 10 years.
I don’t want to imagine football without Cristiano’s excellence.
José Mourinho: 'Best ever' Cristiano Ronaldo better than Pele and Diego Maradona | Football News | ESPN.co.uk
“How do United stop Cristiano Ronaldo? That’s not my problem. It’s never a problem - I never want to stop Ronaldo. It’s their problem.
He is the best. The best in the world, yes. Probably the best ever.
I saw Maradona a couple of times. I never saw Pele. But Cristiano is amazing. This man is the best. But even he can’t win it on his own. The key is the team and the team needs balance and people doing different tasks. At this level, if somebody fails, we have no chance.
We never say Cristiano is responsible when we lose a match and we can’t think he is the only one who wins it. Without the team he is nothing but the team without him is not the same.”
When football turns into art:
The White Angel doesn’t need wings to fly.
- Runs like Usain Bolt - but with a football on his feet and after already running and fighting throughout the match
- Leaps as high as Michael Jordan
- Stops in the air for a moment, like only the best ballet dancers can - the Nureyev of football
Poetry in motion, of powerful elegance, yet looking effortless.
Cristiano spoils us with his unique skills match after match.
Simply the best. As Mou says: “He is not from planet Earth, he is the best in the universe.”
Fatherly pride: José Mourinho and Sir Alex Ferguson about Cristiano:
- Papa Mou:
“I’ve had great players and Cristiano Ronaldo isn’t more special than others in my heart.
If we are talking about football, though, he is a player from another planet.” - Daddy Sir Alex:
“Is Ronaldo a better player now [than he was at United]? Yes, absolutely. He has got that maturity.
He’s at the peak of his career and will be for the next three years.
He was still young when he left me. You’ve seen how he has flourished. I never thought he would reach the goalscoring targets he has – it’s phenomenal.”
Press conferences ahead of the Champions League match Real Madrid vs Manchester United, 12.02.2013.
My heart! Sir Alex saying “He was still young when he left me.”
‘Me’, he said, and not ‘Manchester’. ♥
Mou about Kaká:
“I don’t think he’s leaving, I think he’s going to stay.
As I’ve always said, if he stays - which I think he will do - it’s a good thing for us because it’s an extra option we have.”
Press conference, 21.12.2012
José Mourinho about the Ballon D'Or:
“The votes have been cast and when important figures in football talk and run the campaign that they have been doing then you already know who won”.
Real Madrid probably should boycott this farce called “FIFA Ballon’D’Or Gala” on January 7th.
No Cristiano, no Mourinho, nobody from Real Madrid.
Please have a look at my Mou-blog and my Eclectic Interests blog.
He’s used to being surrounded by controversy, but it’s a difficult moment for him.
It will be hard for him to win the league now and impossible if Real doesn’t win on Saturday.There must have been occasions when he would have happily walked away.
I haven’t spoken to him recently, but every time Mourinho opens his mouth, he causes controversy, whatever he says.
There are always rumours, things aren’t clear. It’s a difficult situation.
It seems people don’t want him to succeed. There’s a feeling of hate. I think a lot of people are happy things aren’t going well for him.You either love him or hate him, there is no middle ground.
Sometimes there is a lack of respect, even in Portugal, which I find unbelievable.
Things are different in England, more relaxed.
- Paulo Futre (x)
When I read this quote, in the first moment I thought Futre spoke about Cristiano.
Sad but true - these statements fit for Mou’s and Cristiano’s situation …
(via all-about-mou)
Realmadrid LIFE:
The Whites qualify to the last 16 of the Champions League
(by realmadridcf)
- Retrospect: CL match vs Manchester Cita, Liga match vs Athletikc Bilbao
(match review, interviews,press conferences …) - Basketball team
Realmadrid LIFE: Week round-up (by realmadridcf)
- Retrospect CL draw vs. Dortmund and La Liga win vs. Zaragoza
- Fans and club appreciate Mou’s 100th victory
- New Ciudad Real Madrid
- Basketball team
- Audi event
Mou about Kaká:
“He helps the team when he is on the field.
If he were a left wing he would have played a lot, but he is a 10.
And when we use him more than Özil you ask about Özil and now that Özil is playing well you ask about Kaká.”
(Press conference prior to the match vs. Levante)My question: Özil playing well? IMO, not so much in the last games, despite his goal vs. Dortmund. So why Kaká always has to wait on the bench?
