Dynastian98
11 years ago
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There were loads of times with Cristiano when he shrugged his shoulders, so I put a video clip together.”
The clips were of Ronaldo’s body language.
“Do you realise how important an impact body language and facial expressions have on the millions watching?’’ Meulensteen asked Ronaldo at Carrington one day.
“What do you mean?’’ Ronaldo replied.
Meulensteen continued: “Do you remember the goal you scored against Sporting [Lisbon on Nov 27, 2007] at home, the free-kick? You turned around to the camera, and did this [spreads hands out]? What were you trying to say? Sorry? Or were you trying to say ‘look at me, nobody else can do that’?’’
One of United’s kit-men was present.
“I asked him what he thought the gesture meant,” Meulensteen recalled.
“I’m the best,” was the kit-man’s take on Ronaldo’s stance. So Meulensteen turned to Ronaldo and said: “That’s what the millions think. They look at you as arrogant. You do the same thing when you get hacked down, ‘ahhh’, toys out the pram: ‘You can’t kick me, I’m Cristiano Ronaldo.’ You need to learn to play football the way Bjorn Borg and Roger Federer play tennis. Ice-cold. The moment people stop kicking you is because they’ve found another way to stop you. You want people to kick you. You need to make sure you see it coming. Make sure you’re clever’.”
It was back to the video-room. “I showed him clips of Johan Cruyff, an expert at avoiding tackles. He saw them coming, would change direction, and people would slide in front of him. I told Cristiano: ‘The most important thing is your facial expression, don’t react at all. Stand up, brush yourself off, and that defender thinks, ‘what can I do next?’ Overpower him with your qualities as a footballer, belittle him with your skill. You’re in control, not someone else.’
Wow. What a lesson. No wonder he is one of the greatest in history. Such a drastic change in attitude is what made him the best. True respect to that guy. #Ronaldo
Thanks for sharing Don. :)
Excerpt from article.
There were loads of times with Cristiano when he shrugged his shoulders, so I put a video clip together.u201dThe clips were of Ronaldou2019s body language.
u201cDo you realise how important an impact body language and facial expressions have on the millions watching?u2019u2019 Meulensteen asked Ronaldo at Carrington one day.
u201cWhat do you mean?u2019u2019 Ronaldo replied.
Meulensteen continued: u201cDo you remember the goal you scored against Sporting [Lisbon on Nov 27, 2007] at home, the free-kick? You turned around to the camera, and did this [spreads hands out]? What were you trying to say? Sorry? Or were you trying to say u2018look at me, nobody else can do thatu2019?u2019u2019
One of Unitedu2019s kit-men was present.
u201cI asked him what he thought the gesture meant,u201d Meulensteen recalled.
u201cIu2019m the best,u201d was the kit-manu2019s take on Ronaldou2019s stance. So Meulensteen turned to Ronaldo and said: u201cThatu2019s what the millions think. They look at you as arrogant. You do the same thing when you get hacked down, u2018ahhhu2019, toys out the pram: u2018You canu2019t kick me, Iu2019m Cristiano Ronaldo.u2019 You need to learn to play football the way Bjorn Borg and Roger Federer play tennis. Ice-cold. The moment people stop kicking you is because theyu2019ve found another way to stop you. You want people to kick you. You need to make sure you see it coming. Make sure youu2019re cleveru2019.u201d
It was back to the video-room. u201cI showed him clips of Johan Cruyff, an expert at avoiding tackles. He saw them coming, would change direction, and people would slide in front of him. I told Cristiano: u2018The most important thing is your facial expression, donu2019t react at all. Stand up, brush yourself off, and that defender thinks, u2018what can I do next?u2019 Overpower him with your qualities as a footballer, belittle him with your skill. Youu2019re in control, not someone else.u2019
Wow. What a lesson. No wonder he is one of the greatest in history. Such a drastic change in attitude is what made him the best. True respect to that guy. #Ronaldo
Thanks for sharing Don. :)
Excerpt from article.
There were loads of times with Cristiano when he shrugged his shoulders, so I put a video clip together.u201d
The clips were of Ronaldou2019s body language.
u201cDo you realise how important an impact body language and facial expressions have on the millions watching?u2019u2019 Meulensteen asked Ronaldo at Carrington one day.
u201cWhat do you mean?u2019u2019 Ronaldo replied.
Meulensteen continued: u201cDo you remember the goal you scored against Sporting [Lisbon on Nov 27, 2007] at home, the free-kick? You turned around to the camera, and did this [spreads hands out]? What were you trying to say? Sorry? Or were you trying to say u2018look at me, nobody else can do thatu2019?u2019u2019
One of Unitedu2019s kit-men was present.
u201cI asked him what he thought the gesture meant,u201d Meulensteen recalled.
u201cIu2019m the best,u201d was the kit-manu2019s take on Ronaldou2019s stance. So Meulensteen turned to Ronaldo and said: u201cThatu2019s what the millions think. They look at you as arrogant. You do the same thing when you get hacked down, u2018ahhhu2019, toys out the pram: u2018You canu2019t kick me, Iu2019m Cristiano Ronaldo.u2019 You need to learn to play football the way Bjorn Borg and Roger Federer play tennis. Ice-cold. The moment people stop kicking you is because theyu2019ve found another way to stop you. You want people to kick you. You need to make sure you see it coming. Make sure youu2019re cleveru2019.u201d
It was back to the video-room. u201cI showed him clips of Johan Cruyff, an expert at avoiding tackles. He saw them coming, would change direction, and people would slide in front of him. I told Cristiano: u2018The most important thing is your facial expression, donu2019t react at all. Stand up, brush yourself off, and that defender thinks, u2018what can I do next?u2019 Overpower him with your qualities as a footballer, belittle him with your skill. Youu2019re in control, not someone else.u2019
Wow. What a lesson. No wonder he is one of the greatest in history. Such a drastic change in attitude is what made him the best. True respect to that guy. #Ronaldo
Thanks for sharing Don. :)
EDIT:
i think it is better to read it directly from the source cause it looks boring from this thread.
Here it is : <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/real-madrid/10272433/The-secrets-behind-the-development-of-Real-Madrids-Cristiano-Ronaldo-revealed-by-Rene-Meulensteen.html>