Why Ronaldo is and will remain the boss at Real Madrid

The first two goals were because he was in the right place at the right time. But when Cristiano Ronaldo moved like a salsa dancer between two defenders, cut open through the third and slammed an unstoppable shot into the net from an acute angle with his weaker foot, one thing was clear — bring in any one, worth 100 million euros, or worth 200 million euros, Ronaldo is still the boss at Real Madrid. And will be, at least till 2018 — when his contract expires and when he will be 33-years-old, slightly slowing down. There were rumours about Ronaldo having to prove himself after Gareth Bale’s multi-million transfer, and if there was any truth to them, then the Portuguese has put them to bed in one burst. [caption id=“attachment_1117423” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Ronaldo celebrates his hat-trick against Galatasaray. Getty Images[/caption] Bale himself was immensely gracious about playing with, according to him, the best player in the world — calling him the ‘boss’ at a club where everyone thinks they’re that. And to be fair to Ronaldo, he had no problems accommodating Bale in the lineup — moving to the right so that Bale can be tried in various positions on his debut. Carlo Ancelotti’s ways are different. He has managed teams with massive egos in the past and he’s usually found success at every club. He won’t let egos get in the way, the Italian, with the raised eyebrow, is a man who rates himself as highly as the players around him. And maybe that’s why this is the year where Madrid are touted to win ‘La Decima’, their tenth European crown — with Ronaldo having an able sidekick around, the Scottie Pippen to his inner Jordan. Coming back to Ronaldo, this is a man who lives to prove people wrong. Tell him to score 20 goals, he’ll give you 30. Tell him that Lionel Messi’s better than him, and he’ll match the Argentine. Tell him Bale is more expensive than you are, and he’ll score goals to shut everyone up. Bale’s move does one thing for sure — it pips Ronaldo against a man whose value supersedes ability when it comes to picking him in the team. Bale’s selection, at least for now, is not based on ability as much as it is based on Florentino Perez putting pressure on the management to play him regularly because of the price tag. This season alone, Ronaldo has five goals in five matches. He has also set up a couple of goals. In five matches, he has taken 44 shots (nine against Galatasaray) and has 13 successful dribbles — being dispossessed only six times in 450 minutes of football. It’s hard to think of Madrid without Ronaldo. He’s still their main man, he’s still their most potent threat and if you keep comparing him to Bale — he’ll just get better.