I don't think he was ever going to say no to Ronaldo, pressure or not.
Cavani is not respected enough around here
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I don't think he was ever going to say no to Ronaldo, pressure or not.
By playing them on a regular basis and rotating everyone, City are great at that. The likes of Martial, Lingard and Van de Beek were getting no minutes at the start of the season.
I'd forgotten he was even here before this thread popped up again.
They were not being rotated because they didn't perform as well as they should, the trend that they brought to their new teams. Lingard should be used more but the rest had no excuses other than being shit themselves.
And you have to remember that the new guy who came in did not fancy them either. Players usually get a chance or do their best to get in the new manager's team. Did not happen with them. RR uses the likes of Dalot, Tellas, Matic, and even Elenga in his team and he was supposed to be looking for players who work hard and have good attitudes.
All of these pointed out more to how those players were utterly unprofessional or just being too shit to be called players who could have lifted the team up to the next level.
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He's not much use to us, let him move to a club where he can enjoy his football again.
If we insist in signing a veteran for free this year then Luis Suarez from Athletico Madrid would be a good addition.
If we insist in signing a veteran for free this year then Luis Suarez from Athletico Madrid would be a good addition.
i would rather get relegated. consecutive seasons.
come on man of all suggestionsYou just simply forgot about our history with Luis Suarez right?
Can’t think of a worse suggestion in world football for us.
feck off Dan.
Be careful what you wish for ( Martial /Rashford)
I kinda feel he started to not give a shit after we sign ronnie.
Maybe should have let him go in jan when it became obvious that his heart was placed elsewhere, but then again people would rightfully complain about us letting loose our only cover up.
We currently have hindsight obviously , but it all just turned out so bad.
Maybe should have let him go in jan when it became obvious that his heart was placed elsewhere, but then again people would rightfully complain about us letting loose our only cover up.
We currently have hindsight obviously , but it all just turned out so bad.
How can he be disappointed of not starting when he's not even fit for 1/3 of the games?
He's played less than 700 minutes this season, not because of Cristiano but because he's injury problems.
Time to feck off, he got a pay check and it's riding through it.
He's played less than 700 minutes this season, not because of Cristiano but because he's injury problems.
Time to feck off, he got a pay check and it's riding through it.
Boy, we sure can pick em, can't we?
Jones, Bailly, Rojo, Shaw, Varane and now him...
Jones, Bailly, Rojo, Shaw, Varane and now him...
Why are our players so prone to injury?
This has got to be a joke, right?
Jones was once the most promising English centre back of his generation. Genuinely sad to see how his career has bit the dust.
I don't entirely disagree with this.
Ronaldo had no other championship winning calibre options apart from city. Even Juventus no longer wanted him.
We already had a set plan for the year, split time between Cavani, Martial and Greenwood in the CF position.
It was a no win situation. Either let him sign for city, ruin the memories and stop selling his named merchandises and playing videos on social media of our last dominant period, or rip apart your plan for the season and find a way to fit him in.
Also, one major difference between Cavani and Ronaldo is, Cavani is willing to split time with the other forwards but Ronaldo isn't. So it's not as simple as getting rid of Cavani as soon as Ron was brought in (though that would have been better than what we actually did).
It was a perfect storm, I don't even think anyone in particular is to blame.
Ironically, had we let Ronaldo go to city, we both would have ended up with better seasons. Him scoring more goals and winning trophies, and us winning more games with better cohesion.
As much as I dislike what Cavani has done, I also cannot be too mad at him because we changed the agreement which he signed to, then refused to let him leave in Jan because at that point Martial and Greenwood were lost.
Let me clear, I don't blame Ronaldo, put yourself in his position and you'll realise he was in a tough spot too. He probably felt we was doing Sir Alex a favour by joining us even though City were a far better option for his next few years.
Silver lining, I don't believe Ole was ever going to deliver true success, we eventually were always going to end up looking for another option, it would have just taken longer to get there. So I guess I'm glad about that. I am happy we now have ragnick to help with some decisions and Ten Haag to introduce hopefully a successful playing style.
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And yet still picks up a pay packet at the club
Hasn’t he played more for Uruguay than us?
it's almost as if there is something wrong with the club and not the players
almost..
Perhaps, but, let's face it, no one makes Shaw eat like crap during the off-season. His physique during the Euro's was horrendous for someone just finishing a season and going straight into a major tournament. The fitness team can't make him lower his calories. These individuals have to make the determination to do what is right as a professional.
I’ve seen this narrative recently that he was upset by our signing off Ronaldo.
He was already gearing up to spend half the season unavailable due to COVID rulings around international travel and wanting to play for Uruguay. We always needed another striker.
That’s ignoring the fact he tried to leave at least twice before.
No doubt all the home fans will still be singing his song tonight like he’s the second coming while warming up for his 10 minute cameo in which he does next to nothing.
He was already gearing up to spend half the season unavailable due to COVID rulings around international travel and wanting to play for Uruguay. We always needed another striker.
That’s ignoring the fact he tried to leave at least twice before.
No doubt all the home fans will still be singing his song tonight like he’s the second coming while warming up for his 10 minute cameo in which he does next to nothing.
yeah, fair point. Shaw has always struggled to stay at peak fitness, and there’s no excusing that in this day and age
There was a famous before and after pic of Ronaldinho during his Barca peak, and towards the end when he was underperforming. Now, you look at it and you go, "Ah, wish I looked like Ronaldinho when he wasn't in peak shape," but we do well to remember how fine the margin is at that level.
Well of course he will. Who's decision was it to offer him a bumper new contract until 2023?
Judge and Woody
I keep waiting for the title of this thread to be adjusted.
Of course he turns up for a farewell 
Biggest Cavani fan, don’t leave
They're not, they're just prone to "I-can't-be-arsed-itus" when things start going to shit and they're worried about their reputations. Varane had more injuries this season than he's ever had in his entire playing career. Pogba's hamstring is only fixable in Dubai. Martial just straight up asked to leave. We've got a bunch of them who only want to dig deep when times are good.
Fairly certain that if it wasn't for his injuries he would have been our John Terry, minus the cuntiness and shagging.
As I said, he had the potential to be the best English centre back of his generation. Fully agree that injuries have ruined his career, but his injury record was well known by 2019 when he was offered a new bumper contract. It doesn't take hindsight to know that it was a mistake.
Is there some kind of genetic predisposition to being a cnut if you are a footballers sibling?
Its only fair though
Is that praise for Ronaldo or shade at United? Cant make out.
'Not respected enough'
He can feck right off back to Argentina/Uruguay or wherever now. Good riddance
Trruly embarrassing that we begged this mercenary to stick around last summer and there's lijely still a section of fans who would chant his name