By embracing the task of helping that team become more successful.
It's easy to go to a successful team and have success, but it's a true challenge, and a character builder, to go to a team with less success and help them become successful.
Look at Anelka -- he was the stroppy Frenchman prior to his move away from England, and subsequently back to England. He helped Bolton during his time at the club, regardless of what happened last season (which could have turned out for the better if he had stayed, but that's another issue). The time spent at Bolton and in Turkey helped him to further his career (all the way to the Blues' Bench!) and shift the focus from his attitude as a teenage to his form and attitude now.
Ronaldo could be in a similar position of helping a club that's down on it's luck (though still a world-class club) regain the former glory. A club's current lack of success doesn't mean that players moving to that club won't find ways of furthering their careers.
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