Well again, I think Ronaldo has had an influence on the way players play.
Greenwood scores 3 goals in 3 games - a goal a game.
Ever since Ronaldo joined he has scored only one. A long distance wonder goal with no link to the rest of the team aswell.
Pogba had 6 or 7 assists in the first 3 games - zero or at max maybe one since Ronaldo has joined.
Bruno 3 goals in his first match, scored only 1 since and also missed the only penalty we had vs Aston Villa
just a creator ever since.
Rashford has scored 3 goals less than his matches- the same as Ronaldo.
Rashford and Greenwood are inverted forwards and playing with a poacher type player in C Ronaldo will reduce the chances that the inverted forwards themselves get.
It's like playing Ronaldo inbetween Mane and Salah - Liverpool’s benefit is coming from Mane and Salah scoring the goals and not Ronaldo - it's mostly Firmino doing the central work at their peak or now Jota.
Oh but sure Ronaldo is a better quality player - but ultimately then you cant play Mane and Salah because they don't get the best out of Ronaldo! Remember how people complain about Salah's greediness on the ball and then Greenwood’s greediness on the ball?
It's all good when they are the main attackers but that's not the case anymore, the main attacker is chosen to be Ronaldo.
Now finally, Sancho.
Sancho has no proof for either of us because he hasn't been a success here so far. So I will just say what I think even if it's wrong. First Ronaldo was not a planned transfer so tactically there is a big chance that those 2 do not match.
Why do I say this? Because Sancho's main attacking style is his short through balls that his puts in to pockets of spaces for the attacker to run on to. He did this in Dortmund alot.
Most of Ronaldo have come from either long crosses or long distant through balls; the only time he scores a goal through a short through ball this season is his goal vs Newcastle where Shaw passes on the counter.
Ronaldo is a 36 year old poacher who picks and chooses when is the best time to run much more than ever.
Whilst a front 3 of Rashford, Greenwood and Sancho would be playing at a pace that is just on a different young pacey level, through balls, interchanging with each other, low crosses (compared to the higher area crosses given to Ronaldo's head) and more.
Again, my problem is not that Ronaldo is here scoring goals for us, it's that he has turned to being our main tactic.
Ronaldo- Ruud Van Nistlerooy-Rooney
I'm sure some players will continue to have done well in such a formation whilst some could struggled too.