26-Otto-19 wrote:

is Ronnie finished just like Ronaldo , Owen and Rooney

Axeslammer wrote:

26-Otto-19 wrote:

is Ronnie finished just like Ronaldo , Owen and Rooney

Bitter

26-Otto-19 wrote:the former superstar is not even a member of the Brazil squad anymore

Dunga has thrown him out in favour of the Milan teenager

is Ronnie finished just like Ronaldo , Owen and Rooney

or could a club like Werder Bremen revive him like they have done with so many other players ?

A Tribe Called TS™ wrote:

26-Otto-19 wrote:the former superstar is not even a member of the Brazil squad anymore

Dunga has thrown him out in favour of the Milan teenager

is Ronnie finished just like Ronaldo , Owen and Rooney

or could a club like Werder Bremen revive him like they have done with so many other players ?

Lolcopter at the sheer desperation.

Calidad wrote:Unfortunately it seems that he has lost his pace, but he's still a wonderful passer of the ball, with fantastic trickery, vision and technique. I don't think can perform in a wide forward role as well anymore, but play him as a No 10, and he'd be great imo.

26-Otto-19 wrote:the former superstar is not even a member of the Brazil squad anymore

Dunga has thrown him out in favour of the Milan teenager

is Ronnie finished just like Ronaldo , Owen and Rooney

or could a club like Werder Bremen revive him like they have done with so many other players ?

Senor Woody wrote:

A Tribe Called TS™ wrote:

26-Otto-19 wrote:the former superstar is not even a member of the Brazil squad anymore

Dunga has thrown him out in favour of the Milan teenager

is Ronnie finished just like Ronaldo , Owen and Rooney

or could a club like Werder Bremen revive him like they have done with so many other players ?

Lolcopter at the sheer desperation.

Perhaps everytime he types Podolski, Ballack has added some kind of word editor that replaces it with Rooney, y'know, for a laugh? That must be the explanation

kas wrote:I don't think he's going down the Ronaldo/Adriano path in terms of his life off the pitch, but is his fitness low? Yes. Is his motivation/hunger/desire low? Yes.

TM wrote:

kas wrote:I don't think he's going down the Ronaldo/Adriano path in terms of his life off the pitch, but is his fitness low? Yes. Is his motivation/hunger/desire low? Yes.

You're contradicting yourself darling.

kas wrote:

TM wrote:

kas wrote:I don't think he's going down the Ronaldo/Adriano path in terms of his life off the pitch, but is his fitness low? Yes. Is his motivation/hunger/desire low? Yes.

You're contradicting yourself darling.

How?

I said he's not getting into a crazy partying habit like them, but that doesn't mean he can't have a loss of motivation due to other reasons.

kas wrote:I don't think he's going down the Ronaldo/Adriano path in terms of his life off the pitch, but is his fitness low? Yes. Is his motivation/hunger/desire low? Yes. Will a change of club suit him? I don't know...where can he really go where there won't be pressure on him?

Senor Woody wrote:

A Tribe Called TS™ wrote:

26-Otto-19 wrote:the former superstar is not even a member of the Brazil squad anymore

Dunga has thrown him out in favour of the Milan teenager

is Ronnie finished just like Ronaldo , Owen and Rooney

or could a club like Werder Bremen revive him like they have done with so many other players ?

Lolcopter at the sheer desperation.

Perhaps everytime he types Podolski, Ballack has added some kind of word editor that replaces it with Rooney, y'know, for a laugh? That must be the explanation

kas wrote:I disagree a bit with that...even when he has reasonable performances, fans want him to do non-stop tricks, and have 2 or 3 assists and goals every single match. That's the issue with him becoming a no. 10 - yeah, he may be able to do well there, but won't have the same flash impact as he did the first 2/3 seasons, and so people will still say he's lost it.

Football Genius wrote:I think its quite possible Ronnie is caught in a catch 22 situation, the pressure was to deliver for Barcelona which he did in superb fashion, then he let his focus go, and other players became the focal point, the emergence of Messi, and fans still having the pleasure to have and back if they wish players like Eto, Iniesta, Xavi and the dream that never materialised ... Henry.

Now Ronnie finds himself less integral to Barca, he probably has lost some confidence as well as physique, and as a result its quite likely to speculate hes lost some of his belief that made him so inspirational. I would argue his mentality is the key, and whether this has been addressed i don't know, but obviously to no avail if it has.