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Spanish dailies scraping barrel for Ronaldo crumbs
Never let it be said that Real Madrid’s pom-pom donning, axe-wielding cheerleaders-turned-hatchet-men Marca and AS don’t put in the leg-work in their pursuit of a story (and for “story” read “party line”)
This week they’ve been in Manchester and London chasing this Cristiano Ronaldo thingymijig.
And despite the obstacles placed in their path – like not being allowed into Manchester United’s training ground, getting banned from Angry Alex Ferguson’s press conferences and, erm, not actually speaking any English in the case of one intrepid reporter relaying back the truth from England – they have really excelled themsleves in their service to the cause. Oh yes.
Yes... him againSir Alex and Ronaldo, disguised as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
But then how should AS know that? After all, they weren’t actually in the press conference to see the striker with a baby’s face grinning next to the manager with a worryingly red one.
But La Liga Loca’s particular favourite was Marca’s marvellous ability to get a story out of not being allowed in to United’s training ground. No access? No sightings? No quotes? No news? No nibbles? No photos apart from that one of the gate? No problem.
According to Marca, United’s training ground is like Fort Knox. Fans and press can’t get in; a sign even warms them not to hang around for autographs. And THAT is why Ronaldo wants to leave. No, really.
You see, Ronaldo actually WANTS to “feel the warmth of the fans” (Marca's words not La Liga Loca’s). He hates being cut off, he hates being able to work and train in peace, he hates not having fans clawing at him, clambering over his car and screaming into his ear.
He hates the fact that the paparazzi are kept at bay, he hates the fact that he doesn’t have journalists badgering him for quotes and hangers on trying to sell him watches or get tickets off him.
What he really, really wants – apart from a zig-a-zig-ah! – is to be at Real Madrid’s Valdebebas HQ instead, where it can take players hours to get out of there as they run the gauntlet where mates of mates of mates of mates of the president grabble at them, kiss them, and take photos and pretend to be their best pal ever, while journalists, encaged behind the bars, reach at them like madmen in an asylum.
THAT is what he wants. After all, Madrid’s current players love it. Which is why Robinho has spent the past year leaving out the back window.
Just shows how b.s. Spanish tabloids are more than English ones.sigpic
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