Cristiano Ronaldo has proven himself again and again this season, demonstrating a wide range of strengths and skills, and assuring any doubters that he is presently the greatest player in the world.

With 27 goals in as many games this season, it looks as though there can be no stopping our young winger.

On Wednesday night in a match against Portsmouth, Ronaldo wrapped up the points for United in just 13 minutes.  He slotted in the first from a tight angle, and the second was the rewarding yield of a perfectly executed free kick (for which has received much praise).  

“It was a marvelous hit,” Ferguson said.  “No goalkeeper in the world would have saved that.  It’s the best free kick I’ve seen in the Premier League.”  

Ronaldo’s teammates joined in the congratulations.  “It was unbelievable.  I think it was the best goal I’ve seen in a game I have played in,” Nemanja Vidic said.  Carrick added, “It was a fantastic free kick, probably the best one he’s scored.”

Today, Ronaldo was asked to describe the key to his great free kick technique.  Sensibly, Ronaldo told them to jog on!

He did give us a little hint though. 

“The secret?  I will not reveal it, for I would be giving a trump card to my opponents.  I can state only the success or failure at the moment of taking the free kick is directly related to the position of the body, the way one runs towards the ball and the way one positions one’s feet.  At that moment, I think only about which side of the net I’m going to aim for.  I look at the ball, I look at the net and I say to myself, ‘Take the kick, Ronaldo,’ then I shoot.  Sometimes it ends well, sometimes not so well.”

Any ideas how he does it?