It’s a good thing we got us a man who does both, then.A player who sulks being taken off vs those who sulk while on the pitch...
Everyone understands that (well, not everyone agrees greatest ever but close enough) What his uber fans like you don’t understand is that he’s a shadow of the player he once was. And the attitude that made him so great could be a huge problem as his abilities continue to wane. I don’t think the strop tonight is a big deal and everyone involved will get over it soon enough but it’s an obvious red flag about dressing room harmony in the future and when he contributes as little as he’s done in his last few games it’s reasonable to ask is he worth all the drama?
Sorry, I strongly disagree. It’s a red flag if the other players are so soft that this little «incident» does anything at all in a negative sense.
Bollocks. The only obsession lies with the haters.
That's not all he does on the field. Keep watching.It’s a good thing we got us a man who does both, then.
Should we appoint him as an interim manager instead of Rangnick then? Otherwise what's the point? I don't care much about his reaction to be honest as it doesn't surprise me, we all know how it is. But saying that this reaction was manager's fault as the latter dared to substitute him and if he hadn't (as he knew that Cristiano wouldn't like it), everything would be great is just... mind-boggling.Normally, no. However, Ronaldo is not a normal player. He is the greatest footballer to ever play the game, let alone play for United. It’s baffling how people doesn’t understand that.
And Cristiano may be the greatest footballer to ever play the game (personally I wouldn't say so but he's certainly up there with the very best), but he isn't the best player in the league — and probably not even in our team at the moment. Not in this form anyway. And this is what matters on the pitch, they don't award you points based on your players' trophy cabinets.
Fecking mint chest pass that was.
Weren't we without him for the last 2 games? In what way did we look better?Love having him back here but I think we look better with out him.Ragnick did the right thing today(apart from bringing Maguire on)Ronaldo needs to earn his place and accept a bit part roll now which reflects his contribution to the team.Happy if he moves on to be honest.
Rooney at 18 was 5x the player Ronaldo is now.Do people remember when Rooney used to go mad when he was taken off early? When someone at his age has that reaction you can tell the mentality he has. He wants to be on the pitch winning football games. He put in an excellent shift today too, he was all over the place and get involved on plenty of link up play. I personally would love to see every player we have with that mentality, wanting to be on the pitch and helping the team to win games, wanting to be on the ball all the time, and not being happy when they're subbed off. It's much better than seeing passive performances where players just coast through games and don't care when they have to go off. It's a good sign.
No that's everyone and their dogs fault. That's got nothing to do with Ronaldo.I really do believe he's an average premier league player at this point, at best. He needs the team to make so many accommodations for him yet he's not even scoring at a 1 in 2 level discounting penalties or creating chances at even an average level.