In real Madrid he wasn't really in his prime, but still managed to play awesome, the best 9 ever!

@1on1z3d

Жыл бұрын

In fact we never got the chance to see him in his prime. By the age of 23-24 he had faced already 2 career-ending injuries in his knees. Yes he came back winning WC, becoming top WC scorer (at the time) and then played for RM scoring more than 100goals BUT whoever saw Ronaldo before the injuries could tell he wasn't as fast and deadly and fearless anymore. Don't get me wrong he improved and perfected other aspects of his game, his passing, his finishes, his positioning but you could see that spark that fearless almost careless attitude going one-on-one against whole defenses just wasn't there anymore.

@davidgraham8058

Жыл бұрын

He came back from those injuries and was still the best player in the world by a mile, but was a shadow of his prime from 96-99.

@jeremiecooper141

Жыл бұрын

@@davidgraham8058 he was not Best player in the world in Madrid

@davidgraham8058

Жыл бұрын

@@jeremiecooper141 He won the Balon d’Or, World Cup and Golden Boot That’s quite good.

@jeremiecooper141

Жыл бұрын

@@davidgraham8058 he won ballon d'or because of world cup not madrid

90's kids idol.

The man who destroyed and humiliate every legendary defenders, strong, skilled, happy face man... The best - no ones like him.. ❤️

I had my brain surgery after a serious bicycle accident. Afterward I had to gradually regain movement and speech. Funny thing was, R9 was the person I thought of regularly. I saw him being the best footballer of all time, went thru career-ending injuries but came back strong, it inspires me. Although he wasn't as fast as his prime, but he still perform on the highest level in Real Madrid. I look up to that. I didn't know how big of an influence Ronaldo is to me, until I had the accident. Thank you, still the greatest, always will be.

@joblakelisbon

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. This man's comeback was something else. I hope you're doing well after your surgery. Certainly your writing is good.

@johnbok8517

Жыл бұрын

🐐

@vik1974

Жыл бұрын

beautiful ❤

@610vegas

Жыл бұрын

great story

@FrZ321

11 ай бұрын

Stay strong brother.

Unfortunately his prime was before his knee injury, only 2 years. That's crazy. Greatest player I've ever seen.

@m.a6141

Жыл бұрын

TRUE

@TheEddy797

Жыл бұрын

@@makavellibodrov7849 😂😂

@TheEddy797

Жыл бұрын

@@makavellibodrov7849 his real prime was in Barcelona and Inter when he was the best ever. Not just to me but to all the defenders he played against. He was unmatchable

@user-mv7kh5sv9z

Жыл бұрын

@@makavellibodrov7849 You're missing the point. It doesn't matter if he is a Madrid legend and not an Inter one. The Real Madrid version of R9 was not his prime neither was it at the 2002 World Cup. That version of R9 was playing off of pure talent and muscle memory, doing what came to him naturally from the unbelievable gift he had to do things with a football very few can. The PSV, Barca and Inter (up until his 2nd cruciate ligament injury in the Coppa Italia) was prime Ronaldo (back-to-back FIFA World Player of the Year awards). He never was the same after that but still was able to accomplish the things he did. I'm old enough to have seen him from the second half of his season at Barca and for every club he played for after that. For the people not old enough, they will think R9 at Real Madrid was his prime partly because of how young he was and partly because that's the most vivid memory of him they have before his weight and injuries worsened. That's to tell you how young and gifted he was!

@godfather53

Жыл бұрын

@@makavellibodrov7849 You don't understand what you're talking about. Ronaldos prime was in Barca/Inter

This is the player his peers adored and had a man crush on. The 98 French team which won the world cup was just in pure amazement over Ronaldo. 4 world players of the year said they believe r9 phenomenon is the best player they had seen or played with.

The greatest dribbler of all time greatest natural goal scorer ever greatest skillfull player ever greatest player of all time

One of the pillars of my all-time dream team. Absolute genius!

@ziginaigra

Жыл бұрын

1st pick 100%

The best striker of all time ⚽ R9 🔥 Ronaldo El Fenomeno was one of a kind. He was playing on a higher level. So so incredible 🥰

Watching Ronnie makes me sad , he was my childhood

The most talented player of all time. My favorite player is Zizou, however, the Phenomenon was totally insane with his nonsense skills.

@nenadmilenkovic-panic6079

Жыл бұрын

Zi zou is Football itself He doesn't count

@beavisandbutthead4836

Жыл бұрын

3 greatest players of all times: 1. Maradona ( one and only) 2. Ronaldinho & Ronaldo.

@zakariarhazlouni6171

Жыл бұрын

Its you insane you dont knew nothing about football elfenomeno is football

@BigBoss7777777

Жыл бұрын

@@nenadmilenkovic-panic6079 zidane is not able to do what Ronaldo does. Zidane often stayed in his comfort zone in midfield where he could constantly make the safe pass to the side or back. Ronaldo drives forward which is the most difficult thing to do in football.

@nenadmilenkovic-panic6079

Жыл бұрын

@@BigBoss7777777 Zidane doesn't need to do what Phenomeno does because, as I said, he is deeep into the game. I saw Ronaldo lots of time selfish as he was often exactly in situation witch you describes. And, I must say, that IS most dificult thing in footbal, but not allways necessary

The greatest of all time. No debate.

@deanhowell5936

Жыл бұрын

No debate. Cristiano and Messi?

@r.rustico9558

Жыл бұрын

​@@deanhowell5936 eles tem quantas copas do mundo? R9 era letal dentro e fora da área!!!

@giuseppefatboyprovenza9601

Жыл бұрын

@@deanhowell5936 hahahah you cannot understand brother

@_ajamad

Жыл бұрын

@@deanhowell5936 The greatest Ronaldo of all time

@livingurdreams09

Жыл бұрын

That's a bit too much 😆

This man has a highlight reel the lenght of a movie, handing down every sort of humiliation against the best defenders of all times… Left and right indifferently at 200 km/h, an alien, THE goat, THE best of all times, THE most talented above every other, including the holy duo, unfortunately only limited by a nasty injury, if that wouldn’t be the case, there wouldn’t be any arguing about that.

@BruceLee1.0

Жыл бұрын

well he had his own demise cause of lack of professionalism. Partying everyday and diet was not right and he got fat. Or Could have become the best of the best

@afroditta6950

Жыл бұрын

@@BruceLee1.0 he had some very nasty injuries, probably that's why he gained weight. If it wasn't for injuries I'm pretty sure I could easily consider him the best, but as it stands I have to say it's a close tie with Messi.

@ultronballer6656

Жыл бұрын

​@@afroditta6950yes, the reason he gained weight for the first time in 99 was due to an injury he had been out of for 3 months. after that he started to have problems with weight

@thedanielnoplay

Жыл бұрын

True!

Stronger, faster and more agile than anyone on the pitch with a shot that could break the post in half. I remember watching him with that feeling that every single time he had the ball it would be dangerous. It's no surprise nearly every modern attacker names him as an inspiration, I can't name another player where every touch made defenders panic and you would just wait for that cannonball of a shot...His prime was ridiculous, even if it was relatively short.

Amazing period!!..Zizou, Ronaldo, Roberto Carlos, Beckham.....Thank you so much for the magic, and the happiness you brought to the fans....that's why I became a Madridista!

The amazing Ronaldo. The Real Ronaldo.

No one can match his accelerations and power pre-injury, as Milan Fan i was sad when Inter bought him damn...i saw him at Inter 97/98, Ronaldinho at Barca 2005/2006, Kaka 2006/2007 at Milan🥰, Messi in 2010/2011 and Cr7 2007/2008 in Manchester, Henry Arsenal, Zidane Real , Del Piero Totti..well some of the best players in their era...but his acceleration and power pre-injury is still unmatched... in psv barcelona inter not only his acceleration but also a long distance speed not to mantion him moves...it will be fun if him was born in the Messi-Cr7 time and without injury.

@nottheonefromearth

Жыл бұрын

Never forget he played at AC Milan too. He also did well.

Best ever

6:46 is a perfect goal. I've never seen CR7 or Messi doing that. That was one of R9 signature goals. This goal, and dribbling goalkeepers.

Greatest of all time period !

@deanhowell5936

Жыл бұрын

Better than Cristiano and Messi?

@gn3596

Жыл бұрын

@@deanhowell5936 yes sir!

@_ajamad

Жыл бұрын

@@deanhowell5936 Better than cristiano, yes

@wendelsantos2139

Жыл бұрын

@@deanhowell5936 easily...

@deanhowell5936

Жыл бұрын

@@wendelsantos2139 so of all the footballers ever, you think he's 'easily' the best. 🤔

The most exciting player to ever touch a ball

He was such a force of nature that nature itself had to nerf him Otherwise he'd have broken the game of football He was different So strong So fast So deadly so clinical So incisive Well never see another no.9 like him ever Truly the greatest 🙌

@issi529

Жыл бұрын

One of the greatest imo. But not the best.

@generallouverture7351

Жыл бұрын

@@issi529 well he was on his way won the World cup in 1994 at the tender age of 17 and proclaimed the greatest player of the world at 19.. Maradona/Pelé at Nr 1..2nd Johan Cruijff and 3 Ronaldo (R9) nr 4 Zidane...nr 5 Messi...

@issi529

Жыл бұрын

@@generallouverture7351 Number 5 Messi? Your joking right.

@libaafroz6362

Жыл бұрын

@@issi529 pepsi fan

@AreEhTay

Жыл бұрын

true we'll just see better players like CR7 and Messi 👍

Alguna vez vieron al verdadero Monstruo del futbol jugando?? Pues yo si, y es Ronaldo Nazario fenómeno

Greatest player of our era. On talent and pure skill no one gets close. Messi and cr7 are kids compared to him. Shout out to Zidane Rivaldo Baggio to.i miss the 90s and 00s

Ni Messi ni cristiano, el fenómeno era excelente en calidad futbolística

The greatest of all time.

As pessoas que estão impressionadas com o Haland no City, não sabem o que foi Ronaldo no Barcelona.

@texugo_doidao

Жыл бұрын

Haland é muitoooooooooo e perfeito em habilidades básicas e objetivas, o que torna ele um dos maiores da atualidade. Mas não se compara com a genialidade de R9, R10, Zidane, Messi, CR7, Imperador no auge, dentre outros. Em resumo, ele é um craque, mas não é gênio.

@tiagofernandes8389

Жыл бұрын

No Cruzeiro, PSV, Barcelona e Inter. Quando chegou ao melhor clube do mundo já tinha sido operado.

@tiagofernandes8389

Жыл бұрын

@@texugo_doidao Comparar o Adriano ao Haaland é para rir 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@texugo_doidao

Жыл бұрын

@@tiagofernandes8389 Adriano no auge jogou muito mais, mas Halland ainda é novo, tem potencial para chegar lá

@JuegaPepeyito

Жыл бұрын

Exactly

He wasn't even in his prime anymore at Madrid but he was still best of all !!! Prime R9 was at Barça (and his first Season at Inter)

The Best player of all time forever If you are watching this vid in 2070 Just pray for us and do never believe there is better than the phenomeno

Rinaldo's footwork is simply the best in history of football, especially with his rocket speed, he had a Bugatti engine with deer like flexibility... Once the ball comes to him he make sure by any means to land it to the post...

The GOAT 🐐 no9 in the history of football … forever…. Period !!!

He was a complete player. Strength, sagacity, stamina, speed, balance, it was all perfect. crazy

My favorite player ever

Why do we have to get old look at this beauty

الظاهرة رونالدو عشق لا ينتهِ 😘💖

The one and only G. O. A. T

His prime time was actually way before real Madrid. But even "unfit" Ronaldo destroyed everyone.

@taipizzalord4463

11 ай бұрын

I would argue he did not have a prime. age 24-28 was the prime back then. And now its more like 25-31 because of better fitness diet etc. By the time he was 24 he was already tainted from the injuries.

No habrá otro igual, hemos visto al mejor de la historia

He was a monster, my fav of all times

El gran fenómeno único no hay otro jugador así .

The one & only *RONALDO*

El jugador con mas talento de la historia del futbol ...solo las lesiones evitaron lo inevitable ... que fuera el mejor dela historia .

@crono7670

11 ай бұрын

Messi es mucho mas talentoso ni comparación

@devoringdemonsoulq9086

11 ай бұрын

@@crono7670 nop

He was in another level pre injuries , Yong, Fast, Good Shooting, an Unstoppable striker

Greatest of all time

the highlights are mostly of 2005 where he wasn't in his prime,but he was still excellent and one of the best strikers in Europe,in his prime he was simply phenomenon.

He was so good God had to tear his knee twice

The real Ronaldo.

@harunkosun7069

Жыл бұрын

Real ballers know this thank you sir👍

@FADE-AWAY

Жыл бұрын

Yes

@_ajamad

Жыл бұрын

The best Ronaldo ever

@nitangta89

Жыл бұрын

Fatnaldo 😂

@tengo182

Жыл бұрын

yes, nokia is your real phone

Melhor do mundo sempre BRASIL 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

Truly unstoppable. Literally gets stopped 90% of the video.

Nunca vamos a ver otro delantero asi

Despite how good he was in Real Madrid and the World Cup 2002, that wasn't his prime. He was just a little bit slower and heavier than when he was in Barcelona, early Inter and World Cup 98.

King best fenomeno ronaldoooo

O melhor centroavante que esse mundo conheceu, Ronaldo o Fenômeno.

His dribbling is kinda a mix of Messi/CR7. Stepovers, flicks & pace, but also ball control like it's glued to his feet.

@bmwgemballamegatronturbo3858

11 ай бұрын

Where did he get these full hd matches?

Ronaldo fenômeno The Best King 👑 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾

THE GREATEST EVER. R9

Impressionante como a marcação era sempre em 2, ele sempre driblava o primeiro marcador, sobrando para o segundo dar o bote. das vezes que era mano a mano, R9 sempre deixava ele no chão ou sem rumo de casa.

The best killer of the soccer

Greater striker ever!

El fenomeno ronaldo el mejor delantero del mundo

Always caught my attention as a kid how he ran moving his legs very fast, and throwing his belly forward. I used to copy that exact movement between furniture all the time in my apartment. he will always be my childhood idol.

@bmwgemballamegatronturbo3858

11 ай бұрын

Where did he get these full hd matches?

ESA CORRIDA ANTE HOLANDA Y COMO LO DEJA A STAM UFFF UNA BESTIA RONALDO UNICO E INIGUALABLE

After seing Messi playing, Ronaldinho and Maradona are the only two other players that impress me.

defenders throwing hatchets at him all the time, still coudnt bring him down. best player ever.

One word i love you elfenomeno

Era um monstro !!

An unbelievable fact about Ronnie: you won't find one other player on KZread videos,,, when he is the only player against 3,4,5 defenders in a single image going for the kill. It's just amazing how many time he single handedly was leading the offensive.

@darrellalston2103

Жыл бұрын

Seen a few with Henry.

The Real Madrid version of R9 was not his prime neither was it at the 2002 World Cup. That version of R9 was playing off of pure talent and muscle memory, doing what came to him naturally from the unbelievable gift he had to do things with a football very few can. The PSV, Barca and Inter (up until his injury) was prime Ronaldo (back-to-back FIFA World Player of the Year awards). He never was the same after that but still was able to accomplish the things he did. I'm old enough to have seen him from the second half of his season at Barca and for every club he played for after that. For the people not old enough, they will think R9 at Real Madrid was his prime partly because of how young he was and partly because that's the most vivid memory of him they have before his weight and injuries worsened. That's to tell you how young and gifted he was!

The real Ronaldo, the ONLY Ronaldo. Iconic and inspirational. Grew up watching him in awe as a kiddo, every child wanted to emulate his style and flair when playing. What a legend.

Not his prime at Real Madrid, but if he could do all that after some devastating injuries just imagine how good he would've been without those injuries

Some of the things he does, how do you even think to do these things to other people 😂, the level of imagination he has on the field, I wish I was reincarnated with half of this man’s talent

We never witnessed the potiential prime version of R9, he got injury at 23 yrs old, came back at 26, and never reach to his pre-injury form,

Kids these days who is this well if you put ronaldo and messi together this is the player you get

Que orgullo para el Barcelona haber tenido en sus filas a 2 de los 3 mejores jugadores de futbol en la historia, Ronaldo Nazario y Maradona

What's even crazier is the fact that according to Ronaldo himself, after recovering from his second knee surgery (the Lazio game) he had to change the way he dribbled, basically limiting the direction in which he'll go after his characteristic around-the-ball fakes because he didn't want to stress his right knee. What this means is he was always going to the left after the fakes (you can see that in dozens of his dribbling highlights videos) in almost all the games after his Inter years - mainly in RM and Brasil. So, basically every defender knew already where he'll go after his dribbling fakes yet he was still unstoppable!

Un grandissimo

One of the best ever. If he had a better work ethic and more luck when it came to injuries there would be no debate as who the goat is. His speed and power did put a tremendous strain on his knees, those quick changes of direction those dribbles came with a cost.

New generation take note this is the original ronaldo

R9...faceva sembrare gli avversari ad effetto moviola!

Ronaldo era PRESENÇA em campo

I love football, Ive watched tons of great players, different times, countries... If Ronaldo hadn't had those knee injuries, he would have been the best EVER. Actually, I consider him the best striker of all times, not talking about numbers, talking about instinct, pure game.

Monstruo

Ronaldo footwork like Muhammad Ali in boxing

The best one ever... There is no doubt...

y eso que hubo aun mejores jugadas... SIN DUDA EL FENOMENO EL PAPA EL MAESTRO DE LOS DELANTEROS DE TODOS LOS TIEMPOS.. no habra jugadas asi :(

@0:57 look at that 2nd attempt to tackle Ronaldo Tackles back then was crazy, if only Ronaldo plays after 2015, how many goals he could score.

@bmwgemballamegatronturbo3858

11 ай бұрын

Where did he get these full hd matches? I need to know

The best of all time ❤️

True ronaldo.

El mejor delantero que he visto en mi vida y con diferencia, era imparable y era increíble verle lo que hacía 😍😍

Fun fact : R9 at Real Madrid was already PAST his prime.

@qtepeten300

Жыл бұрын

first season league champion and pichchi or Top scorer off the league, man Utd hat trick on champions league. if That isnt prime of R9 i dont know what he need to reach it.

@elnardowebster2842

Жыл бұрын

@@qtepeten300 Man, you judge playersby stats on trophies, I judge players with my own eyes, and you didn't need a genius to see that those horror injuries at Inter had transformed him as a player, and that he was never the same.

@qtepeten300

Жыл бұрын

@@elnardowebster2842 man don judge me I dont Judge you… Im only sayin R9 first season on madrid still the best player on the world at that time if you dont agree good for you.

@qtepeten300

Жыл бұрын

@@elnardowebster2842 I saw him on stadium on 04/05 at bernabeu 4-2 for real so Im know what Im talkin about and Im Only talking about his first season. You talked about injuries when he became world cup champion AFTER one serious injury.

EXPLOSIVE!!!

His prime was in between 1997-2000 as at Real and 2002(although he won the World Cup) he was past the two injuries and wasn't in his prime anymore. Anyone who watched him could see the difference and how restricted he became with his solo runs. He still went for the solo runs because of his unbelievable ball control and dribbling skills but the explosive changing of directions was not there anymore...still a beast tho.

If the defenders stand with open legs, the ball will get tunnelled between their legs. If they stand with closed legs, they end up losing balance and fell, since they cant keep up with the speed and the ZIGZAG movement. He was indeed unstoppable.

The only way they could stop him was to destroy his knees. Seria A in the 1990’s was the toughest defence league in history. And Ronaldo made mince meat of them . Mind you the referees were not that severe on defensive players using crash tackles in the 1990’s. As much as I adore Messi, the original Ronaldo playing with today’s fairer referees would be the GOAT

Maior de todos os tempos depois de Pelé!

@JuegaPepeyito

Жыл бұрын

Exactly

O mais incrível, é que os marcadores tentavam bater, acertar ele, e não achavam nada de tão rapido que o Ronaldo era.

o melhor camisa 9 da hisatoria do futebol

Un Rey 👑 Fenomeno A King 👑 Un Roi 👑

True Ronaldo

Reminds me of Gabriel Jesus the way he runs at defenders