[randy420]

Like prongs, at first I had to read this a couple times before I completely grasped the point of this thread, but I feel that I have got it here, so now for the actual reply..

There's no doubt the value of Ronaldo to our team. Not only does he score a ton of goals, he also provides quite a few as well. However I still think that there is one downside to him, and that's the fact that a lot of times he'll have a teammate in a good position and he should pass it to them, but instead he either shoots from 20-25 yards out and wastes it, or he tries to be too selfish and beat a defender and ends up giving the ball away. I have noticed though that he ahs been doing this a lot less than he used to, but it's still annoying to see him just waste it like that.

In no way is it a coincidence that we've only conceded 15 goals while Ronaldo has scored 36. Our fantastic defensive record is down to van der Sar, and oure centre backs Rio and Vida. I don't really ever see Ronaldo back there doing all he can to ensure that the opposition doesn't score, so I don't see how you could make the claim that because he has scored so much that that's the reason why we've allowed so few.

I wouldn't say tha Walcott is only English "to some extent." From what I can tell Theo is 100% English, as Rooney, Gerrard and Lampard are. I do agree that the English press does try to talk up their players to make them sound like world beaters, but we've seen from the international progress that it is simply not true. Lampard is very, very over-rated, and I personally think Gerrard is as well. Gerrard can do wonders against the bottom sides in the league, and some of the lesser teams in Europe but I can't ever really recall when he has really stepped up to produce something magical against a top top side. Sure he can play in loads of different positions, but I just think that he is only average as a footballer.

Rooney however does have loads of skill and talent, plus he's only 23 right now. I can't really say that Rooney isn't as skilled as Ronaldo, or that he is more skilled, because really they are different as footballers. I don't think it's fair to simply saw Rooney isn't as good as everyone says because he's been talked up by the English press. Rooney is a fantastic footballer and I thank the lord that he plays for us, rather than against us. While he might now always score goals, he is always a constant threat to score and oppostition defenders have to makr him very tightly to make sure he doesn't do something magical.

I dare to argue that Ronaldo isn't our "MVP." To me, our "MVP" is either Rio or Scholes. Rio is absolutely immense in defence and one of the best defenders in the world. Scholes just makes us tick. When he's in the side we always seem to perform a lot better than when he's not in. Our passing and our movement are just so much better, and much slicker with Scholesy in the team.