Ronaldo's Chinese New Year's greeting video sparked heated discussions, compared with Messi, "worlds of difference, high and low"
When the turmoil over the absence of Argentine football king Lionel Messi in Hong Kong became more and more troublesome, on Thursday (8th), Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo led the entire team of Al Nasr to greet Chinese netizens for the New Year and said "hello" in Chinese, causing heated public opinion, netizens have compared the attitude of Ronaldo and Messi towards Chinese fans, and some media people even bluntly said that Ronaldo's "status in Chinese history soared overnight".
Screenshot of Cristiano Ronaldo's Chinese New Year's greeting video
The New Year's greeting video starts with Cristiano Ronaldo, in which he says "Hello China, are you ready", in which the word "hello" is said in Chinese. The video then cuts to a variety of fan cheers and Lunar New Year footage, during which a number of Al Nassr players appeared to say Chinese New Year greetings to netizens, including Croatian star and former Inter Milan player Marcelo Brozović, who wished everyone a dream come true.
As soon as the video came out, it immediately caused heated discussions, not only because of Ronaldo's own popularity, but also because of the contrast with Messi's turmoil. Some netizens believe that Messi's reputation and image in China have taken a sharp turn for the worse, Ronaldo and Messi are both stars, and they have also been absent from the game in China, but they have different ways of dealing with it, "worlds of difference, high and low opinions", and some people welcome Ronaldo to visit China again.
Argentine star Lionel Messi was absent from Hong Kong and sat on the bench from start to finish
There are also fans who take the opportunity to popularize science to netizens, saying that Ronaldo will send New Year's greetings every year, and will send them separately, not because of this Messi incident, "The star who will send New Year's greetings to the mainland alone can be counted on one hand, he is the best football star among the Chinese fans who do the emotional feedback, I dare to say that there is no one." He also recalled that Ronaldo played in China a total of 8 times, and each time he was very enthusiastic to interact with the fans, not relying on his peers, "I remember once he came to China to play football on the bus, making faces to make the fans happy, the bus was about to start, he sat in the back window of the bus and smiled and watched the fans interact."
In addition, Wang Weichen, a reporter from "Sports Weekly", also reposted the video of C Lang New Year's greetings on Weibo, and commented: "(Ronaldo) soared in China's historical status overnight. ”
Cristiano Ronaldo attends the press conference of Al Nasr (Riyadh Victory) friendly match
And just last month, Ronaldo was scheduled to play friendly matches in Shenzhen on the 24th and 28th, but suddenly announced that it would be postponed due to physical factors at the moment before the game. In this regard, the tournament organizer announced that fan tickets will be refunded in full, and air tickets and hotels will also be compensated.
Cristiano Ronaldo himself said: "Today is a very sad day for me, I want to say sorry to the Chinese fans, there are some things in the world of football that cannot be controlled, I have played for more than 20 years, injuries are inevitable and I regret that. China is my second home. He continued: "I'm sad and I understand how sad you are, especially my fans. "Our game is not cancelled and we will be back," he stressed. I love it, I love the fans and I hope to finish here. ”