He was erratic! - Gary Neville on Cristiano Ronaldo's evolution | ITV Sport Archive

[@imeshudana8054]

Moutinho missed a penalty in 2012 euro in the shoot out and because of that he declined to take penalties this time despite him being one of the best penalty takers in the squad! Ronaldo knew how important he is and gave him motivation to do it and moutinho scored as well!

[@AR-nr4nu]

Moutinho also missed a penalty against Chile, 2017 confederations cup.

[@MuhammadAliUK]

Cristiano Ronaldo The greatest player ever in Football history,,,, GOAT !! #CristianoRonaldo_is_true_goat >>> true goat everyone knows it, even these guys who hate him realize whos boss.

[@wishvakrish3583]

Moutinho missed

[@ScottHarbison]

As a Forest fan, I would take a 45yo Ronaldo over most of our team lol.

[@jamesclarke3526]

Bring back Franz Carr.

[@wnaish7541]

All of our team a 60 year old Ronaldo would be more of a threat than grabben atm

[@romanbatista3286]

I just hope after three or four years , ronaldo cuts his wages a bit and helps a small team in europe

[@gaznev2111]

Robertson had Ronaldo Wing power in the 70s 🤘

[@miamitten1123]

You’re team is shit though.....a 45 year old David Bentley would be better.

[@User10111]

It’s gonna be a very sad day for football when Ronald retires .

[@ashutoshsanodia5690]

I will stop watching football the day Ronaldo CR7 will retire

[@monkeynator1234]

He will probably retire in his late 43. He will be the first player that’s still near his peak attacking position wise to be on top of his game, just like how buffon is for a goalkeeper

[@harshsingh3368]

Just be grateful that you were able to experience the goat, the legend cr7.

[@realinferno7055]

Koeman retired ages ago

[@darianmalcom7014]

@@realinferno7055 stfu jackasss

[@patrickstewart9937]

Ronaldo is 36 and plays like he’s 25 🤣. The guy was born to score goals ⚽️

[@edderwright9042]

If Zlatan who is inferior to Ronaldo talent wise can do it at 39 then I don't see why it's a surprise that Ronaldo can do it at 36. It's about staying in shape and healthy lifestyle when you get to that age, something many other top players were not able to do. Not having a lot of injuries helps too.

[@aiden6513]

Edder Wright 💯

[@webb5668]

He wasn't born like this he worked his arse off and strived for the best all the time to be the GOAT he is

[@aiden6513]

webb 56 he’s not the goat

[@MartialFitness656]

@@edderwright9042 because while Zlatan is quality he’s never really used pace, where as Ronald has but he’s adapted, and Zidane whiles still good he has admittedly gotten worse, where yes Ronald has he has a longer way to fall and hes still top 5 strikers in world no doubt

[@DuskPatrol]

Crazy this interview was 3 years ago. Every single thing they said is 100% accurate today. Dude is a MACHINE.

[@juvetalktv5997]

It was a process. The guy is the hardest worker in football and a complete leader and winner. Astonishing what he is doing at 36 years old!

[@COMEDIVID01]

Christiano Ronaldo is the greatest Footballer of all time

[@emitula10]

not even his mother would say that, only gay people 30 years old or younger that have little knowledge about football.

[@aaravjohri5166]

@@emitula10 fax

[@AlexAkuffo26]

​@@emitula10oh because you know his mum wasteman

[@spencerbridgman4202]

36-37 years of age and still killing it weekly !!!

[@Rasavideo]

I think from what I’ve seen is that he had to mature and live by himself from a young age. What he has achieved, in my opinion, is solely his own talent, work, dedication and goal setting and achieving in spite of life obstacles, critique, rumours. He said early on that he wants to be the best and here we all are watching him continue his successful pass at the age which he calls just a number. Truly remarkable. We have astronauts, scientists, doctors, professors who have achieved and are achieving a lot and making wonders but the media don’t follow their every step and don’t criticise their every emotion or rebellious character. I bet it’s not easy to live in a spotlight when you wish to have some privacy or want to do something dumb. I take him serious also as a person. All the philanthropy work, donations, family and secret stuff he knows only himself. Best of luck and good health to him and all of us. Thank you, gentlemen, for your opinions. Interesting to listen to.

[@nicobrinx]

People forget how selfish and wasteful he was in his first years. Shows you how hard the lad worked to be where he is. Very clinical.

[@MuhammadAliUK]

Cristiano Ronaldo The greatest player ever in Football history,,,, GOAT !! #CristianoRonaldo_is_true_goat >>> true goat everyone knows it, even these guys who hate him realize whos boss.

[@Vsk-xd8nc]

@@MuhammadAliUK God, get a life kid.. People like u put Ronaldo fans to shame.

[@activelifetransformation]

True. He wasn't even afraid of trying tricks and skills, and failing. But he never gave up

[@davidlean1060]

I don't know if you remember the exact circumstances, but United were trying to get Ronaldinho to come to Old Trafford. He declined and went to Barcelona instead, so at the time, Ronaldo was like a disappointing consolation prize. On top of this, he played a stormer in is debut and then did little else, other than perform useless stepovers that slowed United's game down. He had a lot to live up to and at first, he didn't look capable of living up to those expectations. You're right, it shows what knuckling down and working hard can do for you.

[@miamitten1123]

He was 18-23 at that time. You say that as if he was 29 lol

[@CR-me2lt]

Different characters in one person. From a humble background to the very best. We all can learn from him. talent along with hard work drives him. I wish him more success to come. Salute to the greatest of all the GOATs.

[@ishaandixit6936]

I have seen Messi and Ronaldo in their prime. Lucky time to be on this planet.

[@MuhammadAliGOAT]

2:13 "Maybe.." shut up! An english ex-footballer giving advice on taking penalties.. this is too ironic, come on!

[@immanuelreeves9840]

Exactly my thoughtz!! He doesnt have the right to say that on what ronaldo does as a captain coz ray parlour has never been a real captain nor has he shouldered responsibilities such as this in an euro match on the biggest stage!!! He can judge all he wants on his english counterparts but not on someone who he has never ever mirrored on any world stage!! Im 100% sure majority of people will disagree with his opinion of penalty taking as an individual opinion or decision

[@sponish0]

@@immanuelreeves9840 most people actually agree with him, most managers ask which players feel confident to take pens during shoot outs and choose those who say the want to take one. You just don’t like the idea of someone disagreeing with something your hero does lol

[@MuhammadAliGOAT]

@@sponish0 that has nothing to do with it, a beta mouse is literally talking about an alpha tiger saying what the tiger should and should not do. He is only a mouse! lmao

[@wnaish7541]

@@sponish0 anything that come out of lee Dixon’s mouth is a joke, most annoying voice in the world

[@sponish0]

@@wnaish7541 that’s a dumb analogy mate he’s a pundit he’s there to give his opinion, as a former player he’s in a position to give insight on how it feels to take penalties and you clearly can’t handle someone disagreeing with anything you’re hero does talking about alpha tigers lol pretty pathetic. If being captain of a Prem team makes you a beta mouse what does that make me and you then ? Beta maggots ?

[@kingbruno9442]

Ronaldo is a different breed

[@MuhammadAliUK]

Cristiano Ronaldo The greatest player ever in Football history,,,, GOAT !! #CristianoRonaldo_is_true_goat >>> true goat everyone knows it, even these guys who hate him realize whos boss.

[@vlz.matthew]

@@MuhammadAliUKno

[@colloquialsoliloquy6391]

From 30-36,Ronaldo has scored more goals than Kane in his entire career...

[@5olid5nake]

Bilic saying Ronaldo wanted to win just to one-up Messi... It is not true. He always said he wanted to win something with Portugal, long before that rivalry started, even in his Sporting days he used to mention it. He wanted to give us portuguese people something; silverware that eluded us for years on end. Maybe because of his father, he knew how much it would mean to him seeing his son win a trophy with Portugal. I'll always remember how much he cried in 2004 and everyone made fun of him. Props to him for never giving up and fulfilling his dream. Portugal, caralho.

[@HaidurShah21]

For me he is the GOAT 🐐💪🏻

[@loyal4theway159]

He is the best He succeeded everywhere

[@sheekadaDahab]

Cristiano is great player he really does work very hard for his achievements ❤️❤️❤️

[@christianround2774]

I'd like to see him go out on top with a World Cup win. Portugal have an unbelievable squad at them moment so it could be possible.

[@jmascisss]

I remember when Ronaldo joined Man Utd, and the paper said it's not THAT Ronaldo....

[@neikomccalla2623]

Happy birthday King 👑

[@timberhoff]

They tolerated him but they knew there was something in him. That x factor. If they would’ve put him restrictions and not letting him express himself like he wanted to he might’ve not achieved these 30+ goals per seasons that soon.

[@KingHumphrey]

As a Chelsea fan I'll always say that Arjen Robben was better than Ronaldo in Robben's first two seasons in the PL. But while Robben might have made slight improvements in his game as he aged Ronaldo made staggering improvements.

[@MikeGSK]

Robben should of practiced more using his weak foot. Although he was great at his customary cut inside on his left, he'd of been a much better player if he was stronger on his right

[@cddb5408]

@John Senior Robben was never going to be as good as Cristiano. The guy only had 1 foot which is a massive weakness. Robben may have looked better because he was playing in a better team those first 2 seasons at Chelsea before ManUtd went back to being the best team in England. Robben is 1 year older and was in a better team because of Abramovic a $ team of mainly players at their peak while ManUtd were actually going through transition and it wasn't much of an achievement being better than Cristiano before the 2006/07 season. Wayne Rooney was considerably better than Cristiano before 2006/07.

[@deepblue007]

It's gonna be a sad day when CR7 and Messi retire.

[@Delahulle]

That line in between his eyes is really starting to stand out

[@Tricky181]

1:40 wow incredible

[@masonduckett2332]

But Moutinho scored the penalty...so it worked

[@David91690]

The goat 🐐

[@cjg28]

I wonder if Ronaldo will use his leadership skills to be a manager when he retires?

[@rahulthapa1354]

Nice observation but I I don't think great players can do this in management. But I'd love to be wrong.

[@Hi-hb3mr]

Uhhh Zidane comes to mind

[@joshuarackal]

Nah he wont he said he wont manage a team after he retires

[@chudinwike2777]

He's to rich for the stress of management. Owner maybe.

[@chudinwike2777]

@borray s management is a job. Nobody as rich as ronaldo applys for a job. They give jobs.

[@MuhammadAliUK]

Cristiano Ronaldo The greatest player ever in Football history,,,, GOAT !! #CristianoRonaldo_is_true_goat >>> true goat everyone knows it, even these guys who hate him realize whos boss.

[@gerwsgse]

ITV copying the Sky Sports Retro model? 👀🤣

[@kevin084life]

I see that 👀

[@dryames4319]

100%🤣

[@jamesbyrnes716]

because no one has ever done old clips before

[@miamitten1123]

@@jamesbyrnes716 no, they haven’t actually James. As soon as I saw this was an official clip from an official channel, I too thought Sky Sports Retro......not the same as that’s a banter channel.

[@jamesbyrnes716]

@@miamitten1123 no u

[@trevorlibert-liburd1983]

Messi or Ronaldo, I'm picking Ronaldo all day long..subjective of course but if he came back to the premiership now, he'd still be leading scorer. Phenomenal!

[@anthonyreed480]

And he's just scored again, created several chances, leading Juve to a win over Roma this morning. Next they play Inter in the cup semi-final where they lead 2-1 thanks to Ronaldo scoring twice in the first leg. He's simply the best. Better than all the rest. Better than anyone. LOL

[@Aman1012]

Truly great players are already the final product at much earlier age. Like the original Ronaldo and many others.

[@kristmalacs7299]

My Goat blown them away 🐾🐾♥️🔥

[@the_one1001]

Cristiano is the GOAT...with respect to every other player No one can tell him shit !

[@nathaniel7066]

advice to rethink the title

[@Goztepe-uf6si]

They are always pulling the CR7 card when the ratings go down.

[@sjfdmicp]

CR7🐐⚪️⚫️🏆

[@amanplayz518]

Stfu

[@HaidurShah21]

@@amanplayz518 You STFU you pussy!

[@bhpmad9355]

@@lionelmessifamily4322 in fifa or pes?

[@Jitheguy]

@@lionelmessifamily4322 can u stfu.....dont bring leo in every conversation....where in this whole thing is there a single thing about messi....why are u bringing him in without any context.

[@Foxtrot6624]

I read the title verrryyy differently 😶

[@papon123]

Dixons comment on taking pens just shows the weak mentality of the english

[@ARIYBALL]

Tolerating Ronaldo? Erratic? WHO ARE YOU? In his first season at Utd CR7 won the Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year! God knows what's that but I doubt any of you English gentlemen won that let alone in your first year as a 18 year old in a foreign country speaking 0 words of a foreign language! I hope not all Utd fans are like these big mouths

[@avikellerman4539]

Neville is a melt. Ronaldo was taken to the Euros as the young "erratic" player Gary claims he was. And starred alongside players like Figo, Deco and Rui Costa. Neville was literally the worst, and least skilled starter/regular at Manchester United during the Sir Alex era. And I sincerely believe that. He stood out like a sore thumb around the Utd players because they were ALL miles better than him, to the point I questioned what he was doing in that team and what Sir Alex saw in him. Maybe he was a good professional and example to the other player during training and what not but on the actual pitch I fail to see what he did well. He wasn't an elite defender for a full back, not even close. And going forward he was even worse. Ronaldo was literally the talk of the football world during his first season at United and one of if not THE highest rated prospect in world football. But apparently to Neville that was "erratic".

[@ARIYBALL]

@borray s what weird logic is that! why should anyone ask utd coaching stuff when HEAD of coaching stuff chose CR7 himself! NO ONE counts that as a phase because All those things you said clearly indicate those were his developing years and despite that CR7 scored 6,9,12 goals in his first 3 seasons at Man Utd! when most of the players enjoy 2nd team football or play football on loan somewhere else! Its Utd's fault to put him in the first team straight away and tbh who are you to doubt when your gaffer has utmost trust on this new kid and giving him 1st team from the word go! "Cristiano Ronaldo’s first United game as a substitute in the season opener against Bolton [Wanderers] was undoubtedly the most exciting debut performance I’ve ever seen." - George Best

[@davidlean1060]

I clearly remember him arriving at United and at the time, he was a consolation prize given that Ferguson was looking to bring Ronaldinho to Old Trafford. I can remember even watching him play and calling him a hyped up 'false prophet'. He wasn't all that great the first couple of years at United.

[@ARIYBALL]

@@avikellerman4539 exactly tbh who counts developing years of a player as a phase? hes counting them because CR7 came really early to a big club like Man Utd but if he was still playing at Lisbon he would never count them! CR7 was promoted to senior side in 2003 and in the same season he came to Man Utd where he was playing first team premier league football from the word go! we are fortunate he didn't crumble under that much pressure and expectation! only a failure calls other as failures! Utd legends like Rio, Scholes, Giggs never said what Neville saying here because they knew what a special player Utd Ronaldo was!

[@davidlean1060]

@borray s Which is why it was such a disappointment when he left for Madrid. By then he was really hitting the heights and everyone knew it. What's more, Ronaldinho, to quote Eamon Dunphy (I think) 'went to the party after winning the Champions' League with Barcelona and never came back!', so it really was United's gain in the end. It's not often you can remember exactly where you were when you saw a goal being scored. I remember where I was (in an airport bar) when Ronny scored that free kick against David James in a game against Portsmouth.

[@idkwhyibothered]

Best cf in the world, lewa has something to say about that.

[@karjuntsang6365]

They showed the euro final vs france not the quarters vs poland

[@asib3627]

Unfortunately God didn't give him the talent of Maradona, Ronaldinho, Ronaldo 9, Messi , Cruyf so will always be remembered as someone who worked hard and scored goals.

[@donuts24]

What's the purpose of posting this 2.5 years after original broadcast?

[@paulrouhan7288]

So people watch it and make comments on it. The company gets money from the amount of plays.

[@chancemiller9340]

What?... Do they make those guys wear a uniform?

[@carlosalexandre-zz2fx]

🇵🇹763 goat

[@MuhammadAliUK]

Cristiano Ronaldo The greatest player ever in Football history,,,, GOAT !! #CristianoRonaldo_is_true_goat >>> true goat everyone knows it, even these guys who hate him realize whos boss.

[@xxthatpookieeditsxx]

At 2;00 we can see an ultimate LEADER.

[@mauromrmr3596]

That studio is amazing

[@notpolygraphk1991]

GET HIM TO UNITED

[@ARIYBALL]

maybe in 2022 for FREE if he doesn't extend his contract at Turin and rumor is Juve cant afford him anymore so they may have to let him go!

[@barbarohelm9697]

Youd think neville was cafu the way he speaks. Ronaldo looked a player from his debut nev got bailed out by becks every week.

[@miamitten1123]

Exactly; I remember Gary saying he knew it was time to retire in 2010....I was like, no, that was 2005/2006 when his stats were shit on Pro Evo soccer on PS2 lol

[@bhpmad9355]

Comparing Mbappè to Cristiano Ronaldo? He must be on drugs

[@ARIYBALL]

Keep pundits like those 2 and switch off like/dislike button lol

[@gaznev2111]

Remember you have a public tantrum to SAF many moons ago about him not tracking back . Having a complete meltdown in front of 70 thousand fans lol. Never try to hold a racehorse down Gary. Best player in the world you were crying about even in 2005. Wonder if you regret that run to teacher moment 😁

[@larry6400]

When he disturbed the guy before he finished speaking I could finish this video. It was just too rude !

[@itsbadvibes6504]

interviewer really trying to start one again 🙄

[@alexillingworth4092]

Neville is spitting fax here

[@sandeepswain4160]

True. They are paid to talk so they will continue to do so from bottom

[@user-qx5nk6qg2b]

Eratic is a word used by talentless hacks to describe players they're envious off.

[@bendavies8688]

Stfu u clearly know nothing about football to call Neville a ‘talentless hack’ 🤡🤡🤡he was using it as a compliment anyway to suggest that he’s unpredictable and a nightmare to defend against

[@user-qx5nk6qg2b]

@@bendavies8688 Can someone please translate this guy's English to English? Thanks.

[@lardosian]

@@user-qx5nk6qg2b He's giving you an insight into the early years of one of the all time greats and you call him a talentless hack. You are the one being very disrespectful.

[@user-qx5nk6qg2b]

@@lardosian Thanks for playing.

[@crow1989]

First of all, who wouldn't be envious in some capacity of one of the greatest players ever to have played football? Second, you clearly never saw Gary Neville play. Literally one of the greats for Man United and has superb footballing knowledge. Coming from an Arsenal fan.

[@marstonrobert]

QUALITY

[@JJaan9]

Dixon is low key hater

[@Wayfa40]

When Penaldo summons you to kick the pen , only God can stop you

[@757Superfan]

i read- “he was erotic” 😂😂

[@levicoker8937]

Gary “on another day” neville

[@zubairahmad6480]

People say penalties are easy. Look at the guy he was motivating, he was about to shit in his shorts for taking a penalty kick. Now, on the other hand, Ronaldo does this in CL finals, wow I can't understand how this guy handles such a pressure.

[@khurmiful]

Sorry but he’s not the best number 9 in the world, that position belongs to the chap that plays for Bayern.

[@naveedsyed8288]

Messi’s last 6 ucl bottling proved cr7 is light years ahead of him in the goat debate. Psg annihilated barca last night 1-4 at home and messi disappeared after destroying 17 placed mighty Alaves on Weekend in the liga race. Messi ain’t no man for big games and average player without superstars putting things for him on plate. Cr7 is goat even if u hate him but that’s the ultimate truth

[@DuskPatrol]

These dudes all wore the same shirt? 🤣

[@russrua2937]

Ronaldo : I think he''ll retire in 2023, that'll be 20 years as a pro

[@robjanko3010]

A a player naturally when you get older your brain gets bigger??? Really? Straight from the school of (micheal owen) thought

[@davidlean1060]

The part of the brain that stores memory does indeed grow. Just ask any London Cabbie. On average, anyone who has passed The Knowledge has a larger hippocampus than someone who has not passed it. It makes perfect sense that someone who has worked as hard as Ronny has would store all that knowledge somewhere, so yes, there is scientific fact to back up the claim.

[@Jitheguy]

@@davidlean1060 i mean the brain doesnt get bigger🤣🤣it gets more trained and its capacity to store info gets enhanced for sure🤣🤣

[@davidlean1060]

@@Jitheguy It's more correct to say a larger part of the brain is devoted to memory. I don't mean you get a seperate annex and an extra bump in your skull because that's where the memory bit sticks out!! But read up about London cabbies. In the 80's, a london cabbie won Mastermind, the British quiz show for general knowledge boffins. Everyone was surprised and in some cases, rather snooty that a 'common' man like a taxi driver had won such a big prize. Then research was done and it was discovered London cabbies, who have to train for 4 or more years and learn EVERY street in London, to the extent they have a map of the city in their heads possess a larger hippocampus than people from other professions. It was no wonder a cabbie won a tv quiz based on general knowledge, the dude had a bigger memory centre than an average Joe in the street.

[@Roscoe.P.Coldchain]

Don’t the pundits talk some drivel 👎🥱🥱🥱🥱🥱🥱

[@dozzio]

Lee Dixon is awful

[@cjknight2546]

There all crying over this atop of there millionaire mountains

[@italianplastic23]

bollox ...winger , trickster ronaldo was the most entertaining to watch. Ronaldo is overrated and not half the player messi is

[@user-gt2mi2wq4e]

He never had 20 assists in any season-exaggeration as always about cristiano

[@dorothysanders4775]

The elegant ashtray concretely meddle because replace postprandially happen apud a disgusting state. energetic, lacking swing

[@josemesquita2101]

Gary u such a sad person !! Frustrating was to play with you, u absolute bum !!! U have a genius and u want him to track back? Have some shame ! That's why he left United, he was sick of playing with bums!

[@mrfacts6860]

🤣🤣🤣 penaldo 4 years at united 83 goals,,messi 91 goals 1 year , he evolved started to dive and scoring penalties 😳

[@lifestyle5111]

Amit pessi 😂🖕🖕 international 0

[@sesabe4465]

Beckham was an average player. Never compare him with Ronaldo. Same with Neville just overrated players.

[@marloncampbell4708]

RIGHT!!!!!!Seeing none of you seem to get the real problem here! It's interesting that you hear all these nonsical stories, yet none of the English/British players could get anywhere near Cr7 let alone hold his jock strap lol. I'm sick of these clowns acting as if they were the gate keepers to this guys career! They talk from this position of power, yet none of them were the best in the world in their position let alone a GOAT! By the way I'm aiming this at Gary Nevile, Rio and a the other United Greats that try and blow their own trumpet by acting if, without them he would not be the player he's turned out to be. Well hold on seeing these guys are the ORACLE, how comes they never won the world cup, Euros etc! You'll here every excuse under the sun lol. As good as these guys were for United they also had top FOREIGN players to help them too. I never forget when in Europe British clubs had the 3 foreigner rule and they used to get slapped. Obviously, they helped somewhat in his progression, but I hate how the ex united lot talk as if they made him. Last time I checked, they are just good club players, but outside of that 💩💩💩💩💩💩🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣