Robinho recently claimed that he couldn't have fulfilled his
potential if he had remained with Real Madrid beyond last summer,
when he became tired of his fringe status and made a mega-money
move to newly-rich Manchester City.
He's impressed in England thus far, despite some fitness worries,
but it is widely considered that he has a long way to go before he
can be placed alongside world football's elite players, just as
City are still struggling despite their huge investments.
Regardless, the Brazilian has got his sights on Ballon d'Or winner
Cristiano Ronaldo, who also happens to be a United star and
Mancunian counterpart.
"With respect to Cristiano, it is unacceptable that they wanted to
use me in negotiations," he seethed previously, referring to
Madrid's botched pursuit of the Portuguese powerhouse.
Now that they share the Premier League, though, Robinho is keen to
knock the winger off his pedestal.
"Cristiano is an excellent player and he deserves to have won the
Ballon D'Or and FIFA World Player awards," the Brazilian admitted
to the Daily Mirror. "But I am neither better nor worse
than him.
"Cristiano has his style and I have mine. I don't like making
comparisons, because I focus on playing football. It is up to
others to judge who is better."
"Still, in Manchester I can fulfil my dream of being the best."
