View Full Version : Ronaldo & Ruud scuffle in practice
SouLeao
17 Jan 2006, 03:40 PM
MANCHESTER UNITED team-mates Ruud van Nistelrooy and Cristiano Ronaldo were involved in a furious bust-up at the club's training ground yesterday.
The pair clashed at the club's Carrington complex during training and were immediately summoned to boss Sir Alex Ferguson's office to explain themselves.
It is understood the row related to Ronaldo's sending-off in United's 3-1 derby defeat to Manchester City at the weekend.
Van Nistelrooy is understood to have been furious with Ronaldo for his lunge on Andy Cole, which left United with 10 men.
Sources claim van Nistelrooy accused Ronaldo of showing a "selfish" attitude in getting sent off.
There has been growing discontent among senior United players at Ronaldo's attitude of late, many feeling the 20-year-old has become too self-indulgent.
Fergie was said to be angry with both Ronaldo and van Nistelrooy for rowing in front of team-mates and shocked backroom staff.
Can this season get any worse? This really shocks me because always read that Ron & Ruud were tight. Just goes to show how frustrating this current campaign must be on the players.
Motterman
17 Jan 2006, 03:41 PM
RE: Thread Title
Biting imagery
Vermont Red
17 Jan 2006, 03:43 PM
A training ground bust-up?! I bet this never happens.:rolleyes:
jayro75
17 Jan 2006, 04:03 PM
Heres the image of the fight.. Ruud realy got Ronaldo with that one..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v604/tango/LINEWORKSCATsmall.jpg
REALFOREVER
17 Jan 2006, 04:04 PM
Heres the image of the fight.. Ruud realy got Ronaldo with that one..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v604/tango/LINEWORKSCATsmall.jpg
Rudd and Ronaldo are pretty hot. I like ManU's new practice uniforms.
Sofabloke
17 Jan 2006, 05:22 PM
Yep, apparently Ronaldo did a neato Ali style shuffle before launching his fist miles over Ruud's head. Whereupon Ruud spun around and punched him right in the face from an impossible angle.
darudude
17 Jan 2006, 05:45 PM
Yep, apparently Ronaldo did a neato Ali style shuffle before launching his fist miles over Ruud's head. Whereupon Ruud spun around and punched him right in the face from an impossible angle.
Haha!! Funny... yet so true...
Teso Dos Bichos
17 Jan 2006, 06:09 PM
They both need to grow up.
jayro75
17 Jan 2006, 06:18 PM
They both need to grow up.
Now that's so true....
loublaze
17 Jan 2006, 06:40 PM
They need to grow up but at least Ronaldo's excuse is that he's still a kid. Whats married man Ruuds?
jayro75
17 Jan 2006, 06:50 PM
They need to grow up but at least Ronaldo's excuse is that he's still a kid. Whats married man Ruuds?
What's married have to do with anything?:confused: Make a point of Ruud being 29 ( shite I just realised Ruud is almost a year younger than me) and maybe you've got something.. But the fact he's married is completely irrelevant to the discussion...
Motterman
17 Jan 2006, 07:22 PM
They need to grow up but at least Ronaldo's excuse is that he's still a kid. Whats married man Ruuds?
Perhaps he feels that 2 and half years has been more than enough time for Ronaldo to start paying dividends, so to speak.
jankballs
17 Jan 2006, 07:26 PM
Heres the image of the fight.. Ruud realy got Ronaldo with that one..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v604/tango/LINEWORKSCATsmall.jpg
If thats ruud and cronaldo than I will officially become a man u fan. :p
gazza
17 Jan 2006, 07:39 PM
If thats ruud and cronaldo than I will officially become a man u fan. :p
Especially if those are the new home and away kits.:D
Someone like Ruud probably wouldn't have a lot of patience with the end of his career closer than the beggining. I mean he's not ready to wheeled out but he might only have 4 -5 years left with 2-3 being in good form. He wants players to make good decisions and that was poor.
benni...
17 Jan 2006, 09:53 PM
Im not shocked in hearing this. Personally, I dont think this will get blown up. I think they will end up the best of friends and have an uncanny understanding on the pitch, and Ronaldo starts producing, and Ruud continues to bang in the goals....
I mean, teammates are always unhappy with eachother, but for the sake of team spirit, they put there differences aside, and get it done on the pitch.
rgrayson
17 Jan 2006, 09:56 PM
Heres the image of the fight.. Ruud realy got Ronaldo with that one..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v604/tango/LINEWORKSCATsmall.jpg
hilarious... thank you :)
jayro75
17 Jan 2006, 09:57 PM
Im not shocked in hearing this. Personally, I dont think this will get blown up. I think they will end up the best of friends and have an uncanny understanding on the pitch, and Ronaldo starts producing, and Ruud continues to bang in the goals....
I mean, teammates are always unhappy with eachother, but for the sake of team spirit, they put there differences aside, and get it done on the pitch.
Agreed... Didn't Ruud and Rio have a blowout on the pitch a few months ago.. Do you hear anything about it anymore..
G-boot
18 Jan 2006, 05:28 AM
Does anyone else think this might lead to Ronaldo's exit? I know he signed a contract extention, but being a hostile teammate does nothing but highlight his bad season. Hopefully he'll improve (at our club).
Atlantic-Pearl
18 Jan 2006, 08:12 AM
but being a hostile teammate
is it me or does every report of the incident suggest that ruud started the whole thing by accusing him of certain things?
johno
18 Jan 2006, 08:24 AM
As much as I love Ruud he's got to grow up... While ronaldo's actions hurt the team Ruud's got no place getting in his face about it because Ruud is the MASTER of petulant or revenge type tackles, often when the defender who fouled/dispossesed him has already passed the ball.