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Cristiano Ronaldo can be defined using many words. Brilliant, world-class, lethal, deadly... some call him arrogant, some others claim that he is impulsive. But there is something undeniable, Cristiano Ronaldo has temper-control issues.
Over the years, we have seen a lot of instances when the Portuguese superstar absolutely let himself go off the handle and inflict his wrath on something or someone. While he might be a highly decorated player, some of his antics make people dislike him.
However, what needs to be understood is that, at times, he is justified to show anger because of the situation. Anyhow, here is a list of 5 times Cristiano Ronaldo showed his rage.
#5 Nani robs wondergoal
Scoring a goal is perhaps the hardest things to do on a football pitch. For some teams, it might be easy, but it is actually due to the quality of players playing in such teams rather than the act of scoring a goal being easy.
The amount of moves and passes that are needed to be made in order to score a goal is a complex thing in itself. So when a player scores a goal that drops the jaws of millions, it means something special to her/him.
It is for this reason that the Puskas award for the best goal exists – and it is for this reason that Cristiano Ronaldo was furious when Nani decided to ruin his good work and play a part in one of his best goals being chalked off for offside.
In what was a surprising game, by all means. The then world champions were thrashed 4-0 by Portugal with Cristiano Ronaldo putting in an outstanding performance. After sending Pique to the cleaners, Cristiano Ronaldo dragged Carles Puyol, Iker Casillas and Xabi Alonso towards him and then lobbed the ball over the onrushing former Real Madrid captain.
The ball was destined for the net, but Nani poked his head on the ball and shoved it into the net. The linesman then disallowed the goal for Nani interfering play by being in an offside position when Cristiano lobbed the ball.
The Portugal captain was so furious that he threw his armband on the floor in anguish. Replays showed that Nani wasn’t offside and that the ball was already inside the goal when Nani headed it. Bad luck for Ron.
#4 Pep push-gate
El Clasico ties are always a heated encounter and it reached a pinnacle during the Mourinho-Guardiola era. While Real Madrid players used a rough brand of football against them, Barcelona countered it with even worse theatrics.
Also, the fact that Barca were much superior at that time also played a big role in developing fierce animosity between the two teams. Real Madrid wanted to get out of Barca’s shadow while the Blaugranas' radiance just kept burgeoning with vigour.
At a time like this, the tension in the Clasicos made the stadium environment pressure cooker-like. Being in the mix of things, the players felt the most of it. So when Pep Guardiola, in a bid to waste a precious few seconds, throws the ball away from Cristiano Ronaldo instead of giving it to him.
You see, the ball had gone out of play and the former Manchester United man was walking towards and asking Pep to give him the ball. The Catalan simply did what I wrote above and enacted the Portuguese’s wrath.
Cristiano then pushed the former Barcelona manager, inciting the fury of Barcelona players. Things soon turned messy and the referees had to interfere in order to bring balance back into the game.
#3 Arbeloa steals his goal
It seems as though Cristiano Ronaldo just hates missing out on scoring goals, even if a team-mate scores a goal which was supposed to be scored him. In the earlier slider, it was a goal for which the Portugal captain worked for, but failed.
Indeed, it was a truly spectacular piece of a move from Cristiano Ronaldo that wasn’t rewarded due to Nani’s naivety. However, this one is completely the opposite.
Cristiano Ronaldo thrives when he is supported by his team-mates. He is one of those guys that makes the best out of a poor pass from his colleague and score a wonderful goal from anywhere inside the box. It is for this reason that we almost always find Cristiano Ronaldo in the best scoring places.
There is a reason why Cristiano Ronaldo is called a tap-in master. The former Sporting starlet’s ability to read the next move always puts him one step ahead, which is why when Arbeloa intercepted a low-drilled cross and scored a goal, the Portuguese was not happy.
He didn’t lose his cool, per se, but he was visibly unhappy that Arbeloa goal into the way of him and putting the ball into an empty net from two yards out.
#2 Conceding against Barca
Despite being labelled as an individualist by many, Cristiano Ronaldo realises that even for winning individual accolades, the team must achieve glory by the end of the season. No matter how many goals one scores, not being able to win anything to show for it always hurts.
For Cristiano Ronaldo, the pain is unbearable. According to some of his closed ones, the Portuguese cried almost every time something never went in his way – especially when he lost. He cried when he lost the ball, when couldn’t score, when his team-mates couldn’t score from his pass or when his team lost.
Indeed, he never even let his former girlfriend, Irina Shayk, win against him in playful swimming challenges between the two. This is the temperament of the number 7, so when his team conceded a goal in the final minute of an El Clasico – and that, too, via Lionel Messi – he was absolutely devastated.
You could see the agony in his face as Barcelona scored through Lionel Messi. What further infuriated him was that nobody actually fouled the raging Sergi Roberto while the Spaniard was making a run toward’s Madrid’s goal.
In the end, however, Messi's goal changed nothing for Madrid as they went on to win the league and the Champions League by the end of the season.
You can watch the video here
#1 Mic in the lake
When this video surfaced on the internet, almost everyone was taken aback. After all, throwing the mic in a nearby lake was something too extreme even for Cristiano Ronaldo's standards.
Apparently, when a CMTV reporter approached Cristiano Ronaldo and asked him if he was prepared for the next match (at the Euro 2016 against Hungary), he simply snatched the mic from him and threw it in the pond beside him.
The reason wasn't clear at first, but it was later found out that CMTV made a lot of reports that had something to do with the personal life of the Portugal captain. The former Manchester United man might be a global superstar - a phenomenon, a limelight grabber - but even he doesn't like it if his personal life is touched.
Indeed, it is for this reason as to why he likes to keep his closed ones away from all the attention and frenzy. So when a CMTV journalist approached him and simply asked him a generic question, he was just having none of it.
And, obviously, Cristiano Ronaldo got a lot of criticism for handling the affair the way he did.
