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Look up articles online. There is a high chance that you will find many people writing Cristiano Ronaldo off for the Serie A golden boot. In fact, some will mention that the Portuguese is not one of the most prolific attackers in the world right now. Well, to some extent, the authors of those articles might have very astounding stats to back up their claim.
What all these writers might have been forgetting about the Portuguese is that most of his impressive seasons have always started late. If history is anything to go by, the 34-year-old cannot be written off in anything he sets his mind to. Remember, he has said that he wants to set the Serie A alight.
What other way will he get that objective over the line than banging in goals? To be sincere, aside from winning trophies, finding the back of the net is the other way the prolific talisman is known to get back at his detractors. Highlighted below are 4 reasons why Cristiano Ronaldo should not be overlooked for the Serie A golden boot:
#4 He has finally taken-off
A lot of Ronaldo fans have started to believe that it is finished for their most beloved star. This can be seen in the excuses they give any time the shortcomings of the 34-year-old are highlighted. Most of the times, a lot of these fans are always very eager to give up the argument. Why is this? They don’t have enough statistics to back their arguments up. However, Ronaldo isn't a player to overlook for long.
Now, with the resurgence of the attacker, you can see the sigh of relief from his fans. That can be seen in how high you’ll hear their voices now when they are making arguments for their idolised player. The Portuguese made headlines with his high aeriel header and also scored a hat-trick in his last game for Juventus. Now he's back at his best.
#3 Response to Lionel Messi’s dominance
As we have seen, Lionel Messi dominated the football world last season. It is not sure that needs to be proved. Everyone knows that he won every award that needs winning throughout the year: FIFA The Best award, the Ballon d’Or, Pichichi Trophy, European Golden Shoe, Champions League Golden Shoe and a host of other individual accolades.
Most of the organizers of these awards left Ronaldo out in the cold for most of them. This appears to have been a slap on the Portuguese face. We all know how much he desires to lay his hands on these accolades.
This time around though, he looks set to make a point to the organisers and voters that overlooked him. With the rate that the 34-year-old is going, he would need some stopping.
#2 Determination to succeed
Well, this is one of the characteristics of Ronaldo. The Portuguese talisman is the personification of determination. This is because anything the prolific attacker sets his mind to, he always goes after it with all grit and brutality.
In fact, it is fair to say that everything he pursues always gets to a level of obsession. He always tries to see it through before relaxing. At the time he was moving to Juve, his mind was set on lighting up the Serie A and he hasn’t done that completely yet. It will be far-fetched to believe he is still not bent on doing that.
Can there be any other way to light up Italy than scoring the most goals in the season? Maybe, breaking a couple of records in the process too? That must be the thought lingering on Ronaldo’s mind at present. With his rejuvenation in recent weeks, he would go after that dream with all that he’s got.
#1 Unfinished business in the Serie A
When Cristiano Ronaldo was being shipped away to The Old Lady, one of his unspoken objectives was to become a legend for the Italian outfit. As it stands, he has not arrived at that legendary status just yet.
True, he might have achieved the feat of getting the Serie A MVP the last time out; yet, he’s still not content by winning just a single individual accolade. Getting his legendary status with the Italian giants will be built on him being at the top of his game and to Ronaldo, being at the top of his game is being able to win every individual accolade in his sight.
At the very least, he should be able to conquer Italy and claim the Golden Shoe, if he is really bent on conquering Europe as he did with Madrid.
