Now anytime the name Ronaldo pops up there arises some amount of chaos among the older and new generation but for the true lovers of the beautiful game of football they innately recognize the name O Fenomena.
For his knowledge of the game he was labelled the phenomenal who perfected the role of the number 9, the deadliest striker ever to grace the game and averaging and assisting in almost every game.
To think that he scored 51goals in 54 matches for Psv in the Netherlands league is still a mystery, perhaps he was the start of the 21 century , he played the game with such vision that he was immediately recognized even in his neighborhood as a child, he was known for quick speed in the ball and his precise decision making.
The most sought out striker now landed on the shores of Spain in Barcelona where he was extremely unstoppable scoring 47 goals in 49 matches respectfully in the 1996/97 La Liga season, eventually Barcelona couldn’t hold on to one of the deadliest striker to have ever graced the beautiful game of football loosing him to Inter Milan.
Ronaldo held the top scorer in the world Cup competition for a while with 15 goals until he was eventually raced by the German Klose who added a goal more to beat the Brazilian.
But for his injury Ronaldo would have achieved the impossible and would have scored a lot of goals but as they say every genius never gets the easy way out.
The football world will forever remember the man who perfected the role of the number nine, you just had to pass the ball to him and he puts it in the net.
