Ronaldo to Spurs: A real sense of déjà vu here

By Gary beaumont
July 9 2004

Shock horror, someone’s taken comments made by Ronaldo in June and rehashed these to form a new story about him today- It must be a quiet day in Fleet Street. Ronaldo speaking on June 5th 2004:

“Frank going to Tottenham, of course, makes me think about England again and it would be ideal for me to work under him”.
"He is the one who discovered me and has been more like a father to me since.
"Nobody helped me more when I first came to Europe and for that I will always keep a place open in my heart...and my door is always open to him as well."
He added, "Many times I have worked with people who have helped improve my career - people like Bobby Robson, Mario Zagallo and Marcello Lippi.
"But the one I always had serious football talks with was Frank. I consider him to be extremely important and in so many ways he has helped me.
"He was the only one who did not doubt me at PSV when others did and, without him, I wouldn't be where I am.
"Now he is going to work in England, I can only say that it re-ignites my interest in the Premiership.
"Arnesen will be like fresh air in that league and bigger teams than Tottenham will be sorry they did not bring him over first.
"He knows more about football than anyone I know, not only because he showed me a few things with the ball at my feet, but also because he has a vision that few others have.
"And Tottenham should know he understands what it means to be a foreigner in a new country. He also knows more about the psychology of the game than anyone I have met."

Ronaldo “speaking” on July 9th 2004:

“Frank going to Tottenham makes me think of England again and it would be ideal to work under him. He is the man who discovered me and has been like a father to me since.
“Now he is going to work in England it reignites my interest in playing in the Premiership.”

“Frank will be like a breath of fresh air and bigger clubs will be sorry they did not bring him over before.”

I shall say no more on this.

Don’t always believe what you read in the papers.