Some fans are crazy

[Agbamoni]

Yeah most football fans speak and act out if emotions. But they have to learn how to control it because no violence action will be taken likely by the Football Federation. That is if their actions through words or otherwise affects a players life. On the other hand, footballers are trained psychologicaly to withstand the insults on social media.

[Makus]

Compared to other stories that we have heard about football fans doing weird things because their team lost or a match didn't go the way they expected it to go. Criticism is quite normal, there are fans that go as far as fighting and causing chaos right in the stadium where the match is taking place. The reason why they act this way is just an outburst of uncontrolled emotions. There are people that even commit suicide because of unfavorable outcomes in sports, this makes me wonder why they would take is so seriously to the this point.

[Anayochukwu]

There are some fans, when you challenge them against their star player, they could even be violent with you, they worship their star player like an idol meanwhile this person doesn't even know them, so I don't see this as a surprise it has been going on for the longest of time, social media is what gives a lot of people the avenue to express their anger, love and passion for who ever they are supporting in football.

This violence is the most annoying part about some fans, which I don't really like at all because there is no sense in being violent, knowing fully well that the person in question don't know if you're their fans or not. Yes, many things are going on in football, so I think it can only be a surprise for new fans who don't know how far some fans can go just to express their fellings, especially on the social media nothing is new over there.

[imthegreat]

Perhaps these guys who are complaining and writing nasty things simply bet on the total number of goals scored for the entire championship on Ronaldo (or on this match) and now see their money wasted. I don't understand the point of insulting athletes over this. As the saying goes, "their expectations are their problem," and no one forced them at gunpoint to bet their money on this. I don't want to believe that there are such idiots among fans who, simply based on their expectations, even without betting, are willing to display such aggression in their posts. Social media owners need to do something about this.

Just think about how many people watch the World Cup. Millions of people, and of course, you can even mathematically imagine how many crazy people there are among them. And it's quite possible that among these crazy people there will be those who actually placed some bets and, by blaming the athletes, shift responsibility for their own bad decisions. Let's just say these guys are taking revenge. It's incredibly stupid logic on their part, but I think that's exactly how it works. After all, the world is full of crazy people, and when they sign up for social media, no one stops them from immediately going and writing their crazy thoughts.

[Dunamisx]

You can't predict people's reaction especially when you are unable to deliver to them as they expected, this is not about being the greatest of all time but also making the necessary delivery as at when needed, we know that each match they play is of no joke for any reason because the fans want the best of it or from their players, most of them have even stake a bet to see their favorite team win and once surprises like this happens, the got disappointed and frustrated as well to utter some words that may not be encouraging.

[bakasabo]

As football is Worlds most popular sport and has most fans, then it is absolutely not a surprise that among millions fans, some of them are crazy. Good example of probability theory - easy to find one crazy person among millions, than one among several thousands that fan for other sport.

Regards fans behavior - some fans worship players so crazy, that they I think are ready to die for him, for only he would pay attention on them.

[GiftedMAN]

Yeah most football fans speak and act out if emotions. But they have to learn how to control it because no violence action will be taken likely by the Football Federation. That is if their actions through words or otherwise affects a players life. On the other hand, footballers are trained psychologicaly to withstand the insults on social media.

One thing you can't really control in football is the extent some fans can go when their favorite team doesn't win or when their favorite player isn't scoring goals and giving them all the bragging rights they need to banter opposing fans. Cristiano Ronaldo's and Lionel Messi's fans have had over two decades long banter and argument on which is a better player and on the FIFA World Cup that Lionel Messi won last time, Ronaldo fans wants to see their favorite player win it as well. The fans are angry that Portugal midfielders didn't help help Ronaldo score goals after Messi's hat trick the previous day but the how they're going about it is very wrong and concerning.

[Ever-young]

Yeah most football fans speak and act out if emotions. But they have to learn how to control it because no violence action will be taken likely by the Football Federation. That is if their actions through words or otherwise affects a players life. On the other hand, footballers are trained psychologicaly to withstand the insults on social media.

It’s normal for fans to express their feelings and displeasures towards an official or a player, but not in a way that it would cause physical harm to someone else, be it another fan or a player, whether directly or indirectly. I know that some folks can really be emotional, and some can find it difficult to handle or control their emotions until they’ve become physically, but we need to understand that football is nothing more but a game that should bring nothing more but fun and never meant to instigate violence.

[reagansimms]

In my opinion, the attitude of Ronaldo fans reflects the reality of the dynamics of football fanaticism today, some fans are often trapped in the individual ambitions of their idol players, so that their fanaticism for one player obscures the fact that football is a team game that involves strategy and the opponent also has the ambition to win. Portugal failure to beat Congo was not because they played below expectations, but because Congo was truly disciplined throughout the match. Their coach also implemented a 5-man defense formation and stacked players in the defensive area, Congo counter-attack strategy was also very effective, as evidenced by Yoane Wissa goal. Congo is not playing to lose, if the opponent applies a strategy like this, even if Portugal has two Ronaldos playing together, they will also have difficulty winning.

[Rabata]

The fans' demands on Ronaldo in this World Cup are certainly high. But it must be remembered that we cannot keep Ronaldo ahead with emotion. Ronaldo will have to win the hearts of the fans by performing well. The behavior of some fans is not acceptable at all. They think that it is very easy to score goals as he is a star player, but the reality is definitely different. We should not expect the same trend from Ronaldo that we saw from Messi. However, there is nothing wrong with expecting something good based on Ronaldo's name. It is difficult for the fans to accept a draw in the match with Congo because if the team is in this situation at the beginning, the next matches may be more difficult. At present, the pressure on Ronaldo is definitely high, he is frustrated because he cannot score goals and if the fans make negative comments about it, it should definitely be avoided.

[Hewlet]

But most of these games are happening when Ronaldo is no longer in his prime, so I won't fault him too much on that. But they should just stop bashing the other teammates for his underperformance. It floors me how people blames others for their failure, although I know he isn't blaming anyone, but his fans are just crazy.

until fans learn to understand that there is more to a teams performance that baby sitting a player, we will continue to see cases like this where fans makes it look like the world cup is all about Ronaldo. as a core Ronaldo fan that have seen him in his prime and understand quite well that things have changed with time, i think some of this things fellow fans are doing are quite unnecessary. if Portugal plays their game plan just to feed RONALDO, they will exit the world cup in the most disgraceful way. it is just like you are expecting that because all that Neymar Jnr has done for brazil in the past that if he eventually plays that the team should make him their play maker. that is not possible at all.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

There are some fans, when you challenge them against their star player, they could even be violent with you, they worship their star player like an idol meanwhile this person doesn't even know them, so I don't see this as a surprise it has been going on for the longest of time, social media is what gives a lot of people the avenue to express their anger, love and passion for who ever they are supporting in football.

Many fans are like that, but why can't some fan control their emotions, some fans are just very aggressive, this is the reason why I don't like to argue much offline, you'll see some fans acting as if they are the person you're talking about, I don't know how a right thinking person will decide to be stupid in their actions, I have my limits to talking about any player, as soon as I notice that someone is taking any argument personal I will just lock up because I have come to know that there are many mad people out there whom we should not even try to discuss with in anything that concerns football unless we are ready for anything.

Yea, that's how I also act if I come across someone that is very aggressive and emotional in term of discussing their favorite player or team, because first of all, they allow emotions to cloud their judgment such that even when you are trying to tell their that their fav player made some mistakes, they would argue and blindly defend the person, so instead of continuing with such argument, I just had to keep quiet. Although not all fans are like that but indeed there are some very crazy fans.

[Mpamaegbu]

Can't believe this is coming from some Ronaldo's fans, it's just so crazy to me.

Fans are known to have done worse than that. Some even resort to fisticuffs. I ain't talking of teenage fans here. I'm talking of adults. Grown up men (I've yet to see women in that situation) misbehaving over other people's passion that's earning them money big time while fans are there dragging and killing themselves over nothing. The stupidity in all this is that most of those who do all that may not even get an opportunity to watch their idols play on a live match apart from on their TV screens. It's really sad.

[Loyang]

Yeah most football fans speak and act out if emotions. But they have to learn how to control it because no violence action will be taken likely by the Football Federation. That is if their actions through words or otherwise affects a players life. On the other hand, footballers are trained psychologicaly to withstand the insults on social media.

I believe that every football fan is a bit crazy. The reason I say crazy is because I have seen so many football fans who cannot accept anything against the team they love and if they hear a stranger talking against their favorite team, they start a fight. They may not be crazy but it is because of their love for their favorite team that they do this. But I have never seen this in a cricket fan.

[purple_sparkles]

I think fans can be manipulated,there are more than enough mass-control technologies out there, and the fact that fans cross the line and behave aggressively is partly the organizers’ responsibility. In general, I believe this kind of behavior is calculated in advance, and the fact that it can go too far is when things move beyond control. I’m afraid of large-scale fights like that, and if I feel that a conflict is starting to build somewhere nearby, I try to leave the area as quickly as possible.

[knuckey]

Sometimes being too passionate about a sports player or football club can lead to mental breakdowns. As you can see, I'm sure they're diehard Ronaldo fans. Even if Ronaldo knows about this, he might not admit they're true Ronaldo fans. They lose their attitude just because they see their players performing below their expectations. Fans like this do exist in some cases. But I hope in the future there will be rules or penalties from the league or federation for fans who go too far like this.

[Orpichukwu]

I believe that every football fan is a bit crazy. The reason I say crazy is because I have seen so many football fans who cannot accept anything against the team they love and if they hear a stranger talking against their favorite team, they start a fight. They may not be crazy but it is because of their love for their favorite team that they do this. But I have never seen this in a cricket fan.

Not all are crazy; maybe most might be, but saying every football fan is crazy to some extent is what I can't agree to. I can only argue based on facts and defend my favourite, but I can never allow that to provoke me up to the extent of fighting the next person; even the entire club can't push me into such provocation. Some fan craziness is just out of this world, and they need mental help.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

My only catch and the only thing that made me laugh out really loud while I read through the entire op is the response of this gentle lady supposedly Bruno's girlfriend, and the user who asked the question was also very funny referring to Ronaldo as his GOAT, I found myself laughing hilariously this afternoon and it kinda made me feel a bit relieved from some tensions that were already building up in my system due to some personal issues I am trying to sort out..

Ronaldo should seriously retire after this world Cup and stop creating problems for his team mates, that lady was right, Ronaldo is beginning to appear to me as a very selfish person, he is over 40 if I am not mistaken, he has possibly made all the money he can ever make, he should retire, take that rest and possibly come back after a few year and take up the job of coaching if he is still interested in participating in football.

[Stormisover]

Yeah most football fans speak and act out if emotions. But they have to learn how to control it because no violence action will be taken likely by the Football Federation. That is if their actions through words or otherwise affects a players life. On the other hand, footballers are trained psychologicaly to withstand the insults on social media.

I believe that every football fan is a bit crazy. The reason I say crazy is because I have seen so many football fans who cannot accept anything against the team they love and if they hear a stranger talking against their favorite team, they start a fight. They may not be crazy but it is because of their love for their favorite team that they do this. But I have never seen this in a cricket fan.

Nothing really worth having a physical combat with the next person no matter how passionate you are with your favorite team or player that someone said ill thing about, having misunderstanding, arguing exchange words can be ok just that most people lack self control whenever that they are angry at over something and until it has resulted in to a physical combat they will never rest but this not reasonable let's tell ourselves the truth some people are really crazy they only needed someone to cause what will bring out the demons in them.

[danadc]

Sometimes being too passionate about a sports player or football club can lead to mental breakdowns. As you can see, I'm sure they're diehard Ronaldo fans. Even if Ronaldo knows about this, he might not admit they're true Ronaldo fans. They lose their attitude just because they see their players performing below their expectations. Fans like this do exist in some cases. But I hope in the future there will be rules or penalties from the league or federation for fans who go too far like this.

You're right, that can be harmful, that's why you have to be a fan, but even the normal ones, the ones we can all be and suffer, but there are people who even die in some fights, those groups that are brave face each other and that seems stupid to me, sometimes the rivalry is good but being human takes it to a level that really brings out the worst in them, making them seem worse than animals.