A nice flick here and there and still somewhat good instincts in the box but when he's actually on the ball and has to move with it he is fecking hopeless. Genuinely looks like a donkey on the ball these days.
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Deserved at least couple of goals today
Ronaldo can say whatever he wants, he can say that he feels like playing until 60.
If a club is stupid enough to give him a giga contract until he is 60, it's 100% club's fault.
To be fair to him, he didn't specify those would be a good 4 or 5 years.
He desperately needs a rest, I don't think he has week in week out 180 mins in him at PL intensity levels anymore. But we have no options. MG out EC out AM Loan. but who could have predicted this. For 1 upfront you don't need 4 strikers 3 is plenty just everything went to siht with nonsense of this season. Even Cavani was not out this much last year.
I agree he needs a rest but we always knew he was someone who would want and expect to play every minute of every games. Even when it’s painfully apparent he’s not capable. Just another headache for the manager.
Looked like he was towing a caravan today.
He's Ronaldo but if you a 37 year old 4 times in 12 days then there's going to be a drop off.
Problem is- assuming Cavani is injured- who would you swap him for?
He's Ronaldo but if you a 37 year old 4 times in 12 days then there's going to be a drop off.
Problem is- assuming Cavani is injured- who would you swap him for?
I also notice he looks to be a bit skinnier than he used to be even a few months ago. This could be the reason why we've been seeing him falling down to the ground very easily as of late.
Good we're playing City soon he can judge the difference between Kane performance vs City and us, Kane actually got a top goal and assist today.
He is definitely skinnier than what he was at Real Madrid.
His face and neck certainly look much skinnier, he was more meaty at Real Madrid.
But i don't think that's the reason why he is physically weak, it's mostly the age, he just can compete anymore with young defenders.
The man is deluded. His level is nowhere close to it at this point. I don't want to imagine what he'll be playing like in 5 years
Same here haha. If he's true to himself he'll take a last big payday in the MLS or something.
Usually throws himself to the floor so no idea why he didn’t go down when Ben Foster clearly made contact with him. Would have been certain penalty.
He looks as cumbersome as Lukaku. Genuinely ruining our good play in the first 2/3rds of the pitch.
Also why didn’t he go down when Foster challenged him?
Also why didn’t he go down when Foster challenged him?
With our "luck" he(or Bruno) could have missed that too
Yeah, he can't change directions at all to get a shot off, so when he has a defender overcommitting to one side it doesn't make a difference, and he used to be lethal in that situation. Just doesn't have the hips/agility anymore at 37.
Agree with this analysis, which is why he looks a lot more clumsy these days too.
To me that's an indication of Bruno being on pens.
Ronaldo is one of the greatest ever, maybe the greatest in some eyes. He will always be a United legend but his race is run at this level.
He is costing the team points now, he just has not got the pace or the engine required, even if technically he's still got some magic in the boots. We have signed some really aged players over recent seasons and it has affected the dynamic in attack. Caviani is great when he can play but that's about 30 percent of the season. Rashford has completely lost it and needs selling, Greenwood looked a contender but has gone to the Ravel Morrison school of wasted talent, Martial is too lazy and also needs getting rid.
Unfortunately with Caviani out Ronaldo is our only option unless Ralf goes Rogue and sticks a youth up top for the season - its not an option so this season with Ronaldo is a write off.
Two strikers in the summer, a Maguire replacement, two centre mids a right and left back needed....after all that money already spent....well done Ed....well done
He is costing the team points now, he just has not got the pace or the engine required, even if technically he's still got some magic in the boots. We have signed some really aged players over recent seasons and it has affected the dynamic in attack. Caviani is great when he can play but that's about 30 percent of the season. Rashford has completely lost it and needs selling, Greenwood looked a contender but has gone to the Ravel Morrison school of wasted talent, Martial is too lazy and also needs getting rid.
Unfortunately with Caviani out Ronaldo is our only option unless Ralf goes Rogue and sticks a youth up top for the season - its not an option so this season with Ronaldo is a write off.
Two strikers in the summer, a Maguire replacement, two centre mids a right and left back needed....after all that money already spent....well done Ed....well done
Perhaps he is losing confidence in himself that he will convert the penalty
Up there with the Alexis Sanchez transfer. A total and utter pale shadow of the player he was.
We actually were better without him last season.
He needs to go play in a slower paced league or just hang up the boots. PL isn't for him at his age anymore.
We actually were better without him last season.
He needs to go play in a slower paced league or just hang up the boots. PL isn't for him at his age anymore.
And sadly one that will dump on the lap of the next manager too
He looked slow and heavy today, sad to see. If Greenwood hadn't done what he did I would rather we played him as a striker.
Sanchez was far worse and even more ineffective. But Ronaldo being undroppable and because he is who he is has incredibly done far more damage to the team directly than Sanchez…which is pretty nuts
I think Rangnick is happy to play him, as everyone can see he is finished. Will make his job easier when he goes to recommend replacing Ronaldo particularly if he stays on as manager. Better than try to drop him, and get into all that political drama.
Sure he can still compete with young defenders, remember the goal he scored against Brighton 2 weeks ago when he was surrounded by 4 defenders/midfielders? And also some of the unlucky offside goal and hitting the crossbar in recent games.
But he can't compete 90 mins every games which is only less than 3 days apart for whole month! At this age he needs to rest/rotate between intense schedule. His recovery time is slower than ever, and I think he could only compete 1 full game per week.
I mean, let's look at his schedule
4/2 vs Middlesborough - 120 mins
8/2 vs Burnley - 22 mins (3 days rest)
12/2 vs Southampton - 90 mins (3 days rest)
15/2 vs Brighton - 90 mins (2 days rest)
20/2 vs Leeds - 85 mins (4 days rest)
23/2 vs Atletico - 90 mins (2 days rest)
26/2 vs Watford - 90 mins (2 days rest)
That's 7 games (587 mins) played in 22 days span, average around 1 games (84 mins) every 3 days. Thats definitely abit too much for any player, let alone a player who is already 37 year old.
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He didn't have to physically brush off any of those players for the Brighton goal. Brighton cheaply have the ball away and Ronaldo was a recipient of that error and took advantage of a team caught out of shape.
That's a reach to be honest. Any other actual examples of him physically shrugging off opponents en route to goal? I'm sure there's another one somewhere but it's very uncommon for him nowadays. He is physically weaker and the league is just too much for him to contend with
I think no one can deny that even having DE GEA up front gives us a higher chance of scoring vs having cr7
Well he is still our top goalscorer this season though, so I don't think there's much an issue yet. Sure he isn't physically as strong these days, plus he isn't young anymore and can't risk injuries at this stage of his career. But bottom line is, we can't just play him every games in such intense schedule anymore. We have to rotate him.
We need him until the end of the season, but after that it's best if he move on. PSG, Sporting, MLS, whatever. He can still produce the occasional moment, but you can't win anything with occasional moments. He is finished, which is OK, he is 37 after all. But you have to be completely delusional to think otherwise.
What a liability he has become, doesn't work hard, doesn't have any hold up play. Loses every ball if he is 1v1 with defender and his finishing has been shit too. Such a pointless player in last 2 months.
He shouldn't be starting games for us, shame we have feck all options.
He shouldn't be starting games for us, shame we have feck all options.
The worst part is I had no expectation he would make something useful out of that situation. I was waiting for him to lose the ball.
Ronaldo was yet another mistake from the United DNA administration. He's 37 years old and therefore unsuited for the fast paced EPL game. The only benefit we had (experience for Mason) by signing him went out of the window when the other United DNA was caught into that huge scandal that just might ruined his career for us.
I’m telling you this is turning into Falcao.
Watching him now is like watching a boxer still fighting when he is past it.....not a pretty sight
That's all well and good but then if he doesn't play he's sulking, if Ralf takes him off he starts sulking. If he doesn't start, you get all of his old mates talking about how he should be starting.
Nostalgia FC strikes again.
You see incidents like that a lot with him. His legs let him down when he tries a sharp change of direction. We’re watching a player who is too old to be a top flight professional footballer failing to cope with the physical demands of the game. It’s painful to watch (and was entirely predictable too)
What about just falling over while running on to Bruno’s through ball at the end of the first half?
the guy is embarrassing himself...which makes the fanboy worship even more difficult to swallow than when he first arrived. And the absolute blind adoration the guy was given when he scored a few good goals... “GOAT”, “we are blessed we have him”, “ dragging us here and there” ,“only bright spark of the season”....alll bullshit as his performances were just as limited in those games with the only difference being he scored a good goal. He offers nothing and has offered nothing...unless you put it on a plate for him. How is that representative of a good CF for Utd? even on his debut,which people laud....a tap in and a very poor finish that any decent keeper stops...the guy did fuk all else. I’ve been banging this drum all season. Not gonna bother anymore as we have no other options. Just hope RR puts it right in the summer.
But Seriously...listening to some people in here this season has been like a real life version of the emperors new clothes!
This is the opinion I've pretty much reached too. His brain is there, you can see what he's trying to achieve as he used to be able to do the things with ease, but his body just isn't up to it. I just think the PL is too much for him now at this stage of his career, and it's massively taken him by surprise. He'll still score, but his overall effectiveness just isn't there. It's quite sad to see such a great player performing like this.
Well we're committed until the end of the season with him up front so might as well just accept it, but he will know himself he's not cutting it anymore, so I reckon he'll push for a move in the summer even if we get CL, and he'll 100 % leave if we don't imo, he'll have plently of options.
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