Cristiano Ronaldo is probably one of the most targeted wingers in the world. He's got pace, moves, and a certain cockiness that causes defenders to want nothing more than to break his legs. So why would he want more attention?
In his recently released autobiography, which I pray wasn't originally written in English, Ronaldo states that, "When we were already winning 6-0 one of their players said 'don't do any more dribbles, you're already winning by six', almost begging. Obviously I won't reveal his name, as these are comments brought about by occurrences in the game. But these comments are worthless, for I keep playing exactly the same way."
Now I want to break his legs. Ronaldo was the scourge of every Champions League defense last term, until Gattuso got his hands, or shall we say his studs on him. Everyone learned a lot about how to deal with the Portugese winger once Gattuso shut him completely out of the match.
Roma, while probably not the greatest team in the world, are at least well managed enough to realize that it is imperative to shut Ronaldo, the only United attacking player firing on all cylinders at the moment, out of the match. Early crunching tackles on Ronaldo are going to be enough to force United to find other ways around the Roma defence. And right now, those aren't looking too good.
I know Ronaldo enjoys being booed, but how about beaten, clobbered, and stoned. It's what he's asking for.
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