Once again Barcelona's Ronaldinho is going negatively on top of the headlines as he has been under-fire from the Spanish media who accuses him of being a below-par. Last week the Catalan giants were held to a 0-0 draw by Osasuna and he was jeered by the fans after being substituted by Frank Rijkaard in the second half of the 3-0 Champions League home win against Lyon. The Brazilian ace is now regularly substituted as it is the third straight time that coach Frank Rijkaard pulls him off the game. "No one understands" the decline in form of the 2005 FIFA World Player of the Year award said the daily newspaper ABC. The Catalan newspaper La Vanguardia went further into his life saying that the Barca's prolific forward is paying the price of his attitude out of the pitch as he has been seen at a famous nightclub in the city 48 hours before Osasuna game. But on the other hands his teammates defended him against such accusations. "I don't understand why they whistled him. He's the best in the world and a key player in the team," said Argentinean prodigy Lionel Messi. "He's an incredible player," added Barcelona's new recruit Thierry Henry who acknowledged that Ronaldinho had not been in top form during the team's recent away matches. Ronaldinho has been submitted to a tough technical and physical program last year to recover his form. He preferred to rest than joining Brazil in their Copa America quest especially that he has been going for three years without a break.
