rotherham_red
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To think some wanted Bissouma instead of him (hi @rotherham_red , it's only fair game after you last shitty tag )
To think some wanted Bissouma instead of him (hi @rotherham_red , it's only fair game after you last shitty tag )
Now we got Ronaldo as the cemented number 9 who won't accept getting substituted too often, Rashford will go straight into the team once he is fully fit and it is difficult to ignore Greenwood. So Ole does not really know what to do with the other attackers.
I honestly wouldn't be surprised if this was true.
This is one thing he does that probably no-one else does, it's a pretty crazy level of dedication:Right. There’s bound to be some smart wee bastard on the caf that knows about physical therapy or is some kind of doctor. Please explain to me how he’s still like a 28 year old?
Thank you. Whatever he doing it’s certainly working.This is one thing he does that probably no-one else does, it's a pretty crazy level of dedication:
Something unique in Ronaldo's fitness regime is that he does not sleep for the traditional eight hours a day. Rather, instead, he chooses to take five 90-minute naps a day.
Says Professor Littlehales in his book "Sleep: The Myth of 8 Hours, the Power of Naps... and the New Plan to Recharge Your Body and Mind": it is better for athletes to take five naps each day consisting of 90 minutes each instead of a full night's sleep.
I said it on here when it looked like he was joining City and people were saying his general game wasn't good enough for a Pep team. Like, he's not going to singlehandedly dominate games by dribbling through teams or carving teams open with excellent passes, but he is still technically great and can more than hold his own at the top level still.His all round game is a lot better than I gave him credit for.
He has taken up the leadership role very well. He's always talking to the other players and I don't think I have seen him flap his hands once.
It's not something I thought I'd praise him for but pleasantly surprised by his work rate.
To fair Greenwood has his fair share of chances too. I remember Ronaldo did play a through ball to him inside penalty box on one occasion.He worked his ass off yesterday, even tried to help out in defense. 4 goals in 3 is amazing.
However, he is too selfish. There were 2 or 3 situations where he took the shot but Greenwood would have been in a better position. At one point Greenwood really looked pissed.
One issue I see is that the arrival of Ronaldo overwhelms Ole. He is someone who is glad to find a formation and a set of players which work for him and sticks with that. His plan probably was to play Sancho on the right, Rashford on the left once he is fit and play Greenwood up front with Cavani being used for certain games.
Now we got Ronaldo as the cemented number 9 who won't accept getting substituted too often, Rashford will go straight into the team once he is fully fit and it is difficult to ignore Greenwood. So Ole does not really know what to do with the other attackers.
Tell you what if we have 2 midfielders that are good at keeping possession or at least 2 midfielders that don't panic and give the ball away every 5 minutes he'd be a force to be reckoned with. I knew he was good but I didn't expect him to be this good with his positioning. Most of the goals he scored the defenders didn't even follow him which means he's actually miles ahead of everybody else, he spots runs that other players can't.
Name a better striker for us you have seen? Better movement etc and who can sprint fast too?Wut?
Ronaldo sprinted to 32.5 km / h against West Ham. No player has gone so fast in the game.
I’d say there is a little bit of nerves with his reputation for goal scoring but also a huge coincidenceAll his goals have been goalkeeping mistakes so far. Would it be stretching it to suggest that keepers act slightly differently around him which leads to more mistakes being made. Or is it just a coincidence?
I’m not sure how but could we a pairing of Ronaldo and Cavani up top together at some point?
Doesn’t really fit our system but I’d like to see the pair partnered at some point just for kicks.
I think it could definitely be done. Ronaldo can easily play on the left, have Cavani upfront. Obviously, a few players will be missing out in that scenario and I'm not sure if that would be the way to go for a lot of the games. But maybe one or two, or if we're looking for a goal then we could change to that setup. Would love to see it at some point personally.
That means no REM, which is bad.This is one thing he does that probably no-one else does, it's a pretty crazy level of dedication:
Something unique in Ronaldo's fitness regime is that he does not sleep for the traditional eight hours a day. Rather, instead, he chooses to take five 90-minute naps a day.
Says Professor Littlehales in his book "Sleep: The Myth of 8 Hours, the Power of Naps... and the New Plan to Recharge Your Body and Mind": it is better for athletes to take five naps each day consisting of 90 minutes each instead of a full night's sleep.
All his goals have been goalkeeping mistakes so far. Would it be stretching it to suggest that keepers act slightly differently around him which leads to more mistakes being made. Or is it just a coincidence?
"all his goals are goal-keeping mistake"
Forgetting his fantastic movement and anticipation.. let's focus on the negatives to discredit him always.
it's like some people think any striker could score all the goals Ronaldo has in his career.. if it was so easy then other strikers would be! You make your own luck when you are the GOAT!
what Ronaldo is doing at 36 in the most physically demanding league is GOATLY. He's a billionaire and won everything in football so could be forgiven for losing his focus.. but he still has more hunger, desire and drive than players like Martial who are 10 years younger! Says it all really.. it's amazing and we are so lucky to have him back.. we should treasure these memories everytime he plays as he only has a few years left playing football. Nobody thought he'd come back.. we are watching perhaps the greatest of all time play for our club!
I do think he can beat Rooneys record if he wants to.. becoming the all-time top Scorer for both Real Madrid and Manchester United the 2 biggest clubs in the World would cement his GOAT status as nobody has done that for 2 clubs before
I think he will get 30 goals over 4 seasons which is very achievable. Even getting over 200 goals for us would be great
what he is delivering on the field is amazing as most United fans thought he would only get 20-25 goals this season. But it's impact off the pitch he's the true leader/captain of the team with all his vast experience and a lot more vocal than Maguire especially when the team is playing badly. I think he will go into management when he retires like Tim Sherwood said.