Ronnie versus Neil Robertson

[brendan147]

Also I think that Ronnies attitude is one of his real strengths. He plays like he really doesn't give a toss. You can tell by looking at him when he misses he just thinks its funny that he has missed. I don't think he feels pressure like the players he plays, ar at least thats how it looks to me.

Agreed...!!!

Enjoying the game is every snooker player need to do. Minimize the pressure and stay focus. ROS did this very well. He seems enjoying the game even he is not in the winning form.

[Wim]

True, Robertson missed a few balls that cost him dearly. Plus he made a few mistakes that Ronnie punished heavily. Ronnies long game was shocking, but its scary to think that even against a great player in form like Robertson, he doesn't actually need it. In the balls he makes so few mistakes that Robertson was always under pressure.
Also I think that Ronnies attitude is one of his real strengths. He plays like he really doesn't give a toss. You can tell by looking at him when he misses he just thinks its funny that he has missed. I don't think he feels pressure like the players he plays, ar at least thats how it looks to me.

You could indeed see the tension/unbelief growing on Robertson's face when Osullivan was coming back. It must have influenced his confidence and play more than he wanted.

[spike]

You can tell by looking at him when he misses he just thinks its funny that he has missed. I don't think he feels pressure like the players he plays, ar at least thats how it looks to me.

And that's what makes him so dangerous, in the fact that it's not the end of the world to him win or lose as much as it does to his fellow professionals..

[Vex 147]

Robbo had NO chance today. Ronnie wanted it and got it...seemples.

exactly, well said, simple as that!

[mick 142]

That wasn't B game
It was very near to A game actuall sth like A and a half

No sorry that was Ronnies B game he is the same old Ronnie in the balls but cant pot the long ones at the moment the last time he played his A game was at the 2008 worlds.

[montoya10]

I think Ronnie wanted it and got it talk is not that pointless. If Ronnie did not want to stage a comeback or find some fighting spirit, he would just keep trying to turn on the long potting and get hammered.. Yes, Neil had his chances, so Ronnie's play wasn't close to perfect, which refutes the idea, but he could have easily played like he did against Joe Perry in last season's UK, and throw the towel, allowing Neil to run away with the win..

I would give Ronnie a B- for this game, as he made some mistakes and missed too much of those long pots.. His worst shot was a miss on a black off its spot, while trying to play a cannon shot for a three-red package, in my opinion..

[Acrowot]

I totally agree with you Odrl. The game was not much different to a draw, except is impossible to have a draw at snooker. After all the talk, Robertson's cue action was absolutely stunning. Probably the best at the moment. When the camera was head on, could barely see the cue moving.