I know you think Messi is the GOAT and you’re thrilled that he’s bounced back this season but maybe Ronaldo at his age needs a consistent run of games. Playing twice every 6 weeks is hard to get a rhythm.
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I know you think Messi is the GOAT and you’re thrilled that he’s bounced back this season but maybe Ronaldo at his age needs a consistent run of games. Playing twice every 6 weeks is hard to get a rhythm.
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Also made the run to open up space for Rashford’s first..
Name them....
Amazing!
Rooney kicking the ball in the end, is what martial and rashford had to do for us tonight
Galatasary might have space. Al Hilal too
Ronaldo and Messi both on a steep decline.
The differance, one went and semi retired in a farmers league whilst the other went to play in the hardest league in the world again.
The differance, one went and semi retired in a farmers league whilst the other went to play in the hardest league in the world again.
We were playing against the 4th ranked team in the Cyprus league.
Hit the post as well.
Only a delusional fan would say something like this
Worst version of Messi in the last 2 years still much better than the best version of ronaldo in his last 5-6 years so please stop this nonsense
He may have got the first last night but Messi was taken off because he was fecking dreadful…
Yeah, that can be the case also. I hope he achieves the transformation, for both our sakes.
Didn't watch it did you? Goal aside he was still PSG's best player. Mbappe and Neymar were pretty bad.
I agree
Spot on. I found it embarrassing that 2nd half the way they looked so desperate for him to score. The game wasn't even close to being sewn up at any point really except for 30 seconds after our 3rd goal.
He needs to retire. He's done.
Yes I did and PSG only looked good when he went off.
literally every site has him as motm. try different sport, kid.
Did you watch it?
have some self respect and retire.
He was really, really bad in front of goal but I honestly thought his build up play was pretty decent.
I mean, he's definitely had worse games this season. To me, I don't see a physical decline as much as a total lack of form. Needs to score one and it should start coming back.
I mean, he's definitely had worse games this season. To me, I don't see a physical decline as much as a total lack of form. Needs to score one and it should start coming back.
The number of deluded posts on this page
I know it's tough when a player you worshipped for so long is coming to the end of his career but come on.
I know it's tough when a player you worshipped for so long is coming to the end of his career but come on.
Messi is also 2 years younger which makes a galaxy difference at this age.
He just played 90' twice for Portugal.
Some are saying he played well Ronaldo's performance reminded me of the type of performance you would see from Manucho or Biram Diouf in preseason where you just knew they weren't good enough.
He was awful. Awful in the sense that it's quite obvious that he's cooked.
I do feel sorry for him as I can only imagine how he feels mentally knowing that he's a shell of his old self. He's not always going to miss such chances but the loss of his sharpness and agility is an absolute killer. He looks so immobile and its hard to watch.
I hope he can recover and have a better end to his time here. I don't want my last memory of him to be this current version we're seeing this season.
Ronaldo's performance reminded me of the type of performance you would see from Manucho or Biram Diouf in preseason where you just knew they weren't good enough.He was awful. Awful in the sense that it's quite obvious that he's cooked.
I do feel sorry for him as I can only imagine how he feels mentally knowing that he's a shell of his old self. He's not always going to miss such chances but the loss of his sharpness and agility is an absolute killer. He looks so immobile and its hard to watch.
I hope he can recover and have a better end to his time here. I don't want my last memory of him to be this current version we're seeing this season.
There was a time when he’d just laugh some the howlers off like the ones witnessed earlier, but it’s clearly getting to him now and he seems to be suffering from a crisis of confidence,similar to that of Son.
Not sure what game you were watching but he did pretty good outside of his diabolical finishing (likely a confidence issue). This is reflected across the board from most rating apps who gave him a decent score while noting he had 3 big chances created with an assist.Some are saying he played well
He was awful. Awful in the sense that it's quite obvious that he's cooked.
I do feel sorry for him as I can only imagine how he feels mentally knowing that he's a shell of his old self. He's not always going to miss such chances but the loss of his sharpness and agility is an absolute killer. He looks so immobile and its hard to watch.
I hope he can recover and have a better end to his time here. I don't want my last memory of him to be this current version we're seeing this season.
Wasn't terrible. Worked hard, got an assist, and pulled a player out of position for the first goal. Abysmal finishing though. He will struggle to start ahead of both Rashford and Martial if their form continues.
After the City game a lot of people said that not starting Ronaldo on the basis that he can't press doesn't hold weight when Rashford is up there not pressing either which does have some merit. The main difference to me is that in a game like that with Rashford up top we at least don't spend the entire game trying to get Rashford and only Rashford a goal. Rashford and Martial came on today and instantly scored. Then we pushed Martial out wide right to accomodate Ronaldo and everyone continued to try to put a goal on a plate for him. With Ronaldo out of the team I genuinely think we win comfortably today whether you think Ronaldo played well or not (he didn't).
He’s working hard but it’s like watching a retired prize fighter making a comeback in all honesty.
I watched a game where he was so poor his teammates felt they had to lay the ball on a plate to get him a goal.
Martial and Rashford showed how easy that game should have been as they got goals within minutes of being on.
Ronaldo was dreadful. Almost everything he did was either poorly executed or too slow. The assist he got was actually an attempt at a shot on target, that was the story of his game in essence. Game shouldn't been out of sight, as another poster mentioned he is a black hole in the attack.
It's like Mike Tyson in his final fighting days.
Ronnie, retire with dignity.
Ronnie, retire with dignity.
I feel sorry for your judgment. He had a hand in at least two of the goals. Manucho? good griefSome are saying he played well
He was awful. Awful in the sense that it's quite obvious that he's cooked.
I do feel sorry for him as I can only imagine how he feels mentally knowing that he's a shell of his old self. He's not always going to miss such chances but the loss of his sharpness and agility is an absolute killer. He looks so immobile and its hard to watch.
I hope he can recover and have a better end to his time here. I don't want my last memory of him to be this current version we're seeing this season.
He was so poor in front of goal that they needed to do that, yes. However, your grossly exaggerating how bad the rest of his performance was.
From what I saw, he had some nice combination plays with teammates and made some nice runs (one that aided Rashford in his goal). Not saying he had a fantastic game but he was better than other showings he’s had this season and seemed far more fluid.
Just my opinion which is reflected in the stats:
Stick a fork in him.
Wow people really think he played well? That's some new level...
Mentioning his assist makes it even more funny, because that was just another very poor shot attempt and you know it.
Terrible performance against a pretty weak side. The fact that Martial had to play on the right to make room for him just adds to the problem. You can use a struggling team player in your squad but no a struggling solo performer.
Mentioning his assist makes it even more funny, because that was just another very poor shot attempt and you know it.
Terrible performance against a pretty weak side. The fact that Martial had to play on the right to make room for him just adds to the problem. You can use a struggling team player in your squad but no a struggling solo performer.
All round play was good and much better than it has been at any point this season. Finishing was absolutely diabolical.
He shouldn't be a starter but isn't finished either. His form reminds me of circa Dec-Feb last season when he was shite for most of that period, then started playing better bar the diminished confidence in front of goal, then both came together and he had some terrific games/scored goals e.g. against Norwich and Spurs.
The trouble is for a number of seasons now (starting pre-United) he seems to have a stinking run of form for about 2 months, hence isn't reliable enough to start every week. It's quite clear though that goals will come soon, whether from the bench or as a starter.
The "selfish" and "twat" comments are very bizarre though. Attitude was very good tonight, can't recall him gesticulating at anyone except himself for a change and celebrated warmly with Rashford and Tony after their goals.
I genuinely think he's now becoming more accepting that he's no longer world-class, as even his anger at himself after missing chances is considerably toned down. If he can find a balance between accepting this but regaining a strong level of confidence that he's still a good player that can be an asset for the team over a course of a season, that would be the best thing for himself and especially the squad as a hole.
Players trying to spoonfeed him was frustrating, but this happens commonly when a team is comfortably in control and have a striker desperately lacking confidence. Issue here was complacency as a 2 goal lead isn't enough to take thus approach.
He shouldn't be a starter but isn't finished either. His form reminds me of circa Dec-Feb last season when he was shite for most of that period, then started playing better bar the diminished confidence in front of goal, then both came together and he had some terrific games/scored goals e.g. against Norwich and Spurs.
The trouble is for a number of seasons now (starting pre-United) he seems to have a stinking run of form for about 2 months, hence isn't reliable enough to start every week. It's quite clear though that goals will come soon, whether from the bench or as a starter.
The "selfish" and "twat" comments are very bizarre though. Attitude was very good tonight, can't recall him gesticulating at anyone except himself for a change and celebrated warmly with Rashford and Tony after their goals.
I genuinely think he's now becoming more accepting that he's no longer world-class, as even his anger at himself after missing chances is considerably toned down. If he can find a balance between accepting this but regaining a strong level of confidence that he's still a good player that can be an asset for the team over a course of a season, that would be the best thing for himself and especially the squad as a hole.
Players trying to spoonfeed him was frustrating, but this happens commonly when a team is comfortably in control and have a striker desperately lacking confidence. Issue here was complacency as a 2 goal lead isn't enough to take thus approach.
Another night he could have had a hat trick to be fair . Just one of those nights. I’d be far more worried about the LW taken off at halftime than Ronaldo
Maybe he's actually well liked by the majority in the dressing room and they just want to help his confidence? A fully fit and firing Ronaldo adds goals to this team, no question about that and that helps us. He had a period like this last year before he got going again.
We can all see he's declining but personally I want to see a few more games before I make up my mind that he's useless. In the first half he looked decent, played a great ball across the box for a tap in that no one took up, and was unlucky with one shot.
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