Whatever. Let him go in January and forget about him
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He singlehandedly cost us 1st place with all the chances he missed in all 6 games.
Can't wait until he's someone else problem next season. Absolutely shocking.
He is here for the rest of the season, isn`t he.
For the love of tits, please get back to form quickly Martial!!
For the love of tits, please get back to form quickly Martial!!
It worries me that he seems to have played every minute since returning. Lovely pass for the goal but we can’t start him on Sunday.
He always does something in every game to capture the headlines, which seems to blur how shite he is 95% of the time these days. If you search his name on Twitter for example it’s all about his assist to Garnacho and then Garnacho celebrating ‘Ronaldo’s influence is unmatched’ etc.
The last game it was all about him airing Gary Neville. Or it will be about the travesty of not being picked. Or even if he does play, they’ll pull a random stat out of the bag. Ronaldo plays his 150th away game against teams with blue jerseys!
Given the PR online and the ‘Yes’ men and women that surround him, his own comments and actions and his friends sticking up for him in the media no matter what, I’ve no doubt he thinks winning player of the season is just around the corner. Only a few months ago he briefed Duncan Castles that he believes he has 4 years left at the top level. So that shows where his mind is at.
Looking like his meltdown has once again worked. Hasn't missed a second of football since returning.
If he plays the full game Sunday then I'll be convinced that he's once again made himself untouchable. Worked with Ole, worked with Ragnick and so far seems to be working with Ten Hag.
Everyone else has gotten dropped or subbed for shit or anonymous performances but Ronaldo has remained untouched since his episode.
If Sunday after the likey return of Martial, Antony and Sancho, Ronaldo still manages to complete 90 minutes despite not offering much then my suspicions would be confirmed.
If he plays the full game Sunday then I'll be convinced that he's once again made himself untouchable. Worked with Ole, worked with Ragnick and so far seems to be working with Ten Hag.
Everyone else has gotten dropped or subbed for shit or anonymous performances but Ronaldo has remained untouched since his episode.
If Sunday after the likey return of Martial, Antony and Sancho, Ronaldo still manages to complete 90 minutes despite not offering much then my suspicions would be confirmed.
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Ronaldo is OLD
no one can watch him and think otherwise...time has finally caught up with him
no one can watch him and think otherwise...time has finally caught up with him
We were in control in the first half ETH maybe should have replaced Erikson with Fred but that’s about it. The changes that happened afterwards were utterly ridiculous.
Spent the game laughing ironically and waving hands.
Surely someone will take him for free in January. The fact we threw Maguire upfront with the best striker of all time says everything.
He's just not got it anymore.
He's just not got it anymore.
We all know he's done, well his hardened fans still think he has something left to give but they're not normal.
He is so bad I also think he just might be done at this point
The defenders of Ronaldo must surely see what everyone else is seeing now. The legend is finished, his influence on the game has declined to a level that he barely looks up to the level to compete against average sides.
Surely he knows inside its gone, Neville said he knew and I've heard other ex pros admit they knew as well. It must be hard but he must surely be considering calling it a day after this world cup.
Starting to think ETH is giving him this run so he can say you've had your chance and you still haven't delivered.
Surely he knows inside its gone, Neville said he knew and I've heard other ex pros admit they knew as well. It must be hard but he must surely be considering calling it a day after this world cup.
Starting to think ETH is giving him this run so he can say you've had your chance and you still haven't delivered.
He became a player who makes his team worse.
Roy Keane : “He gets you goals. That’s all that matters. He scores chances that Rashford misses.”
He offers absolutely nothing anymore other than goalscoring, and actually makes us worse as a team, so if he can't finish a chance like that what's the point having him?
Oh believe me they won’t, they’ll be here shortly with some creative opinions.
Thought his finishing problem was mistiming because of his off pace, but it looked like he lost his balance. Having strong core helps balance, but in my experience older people who do surfing tend to lose upper body muscles to maintain good balance. Like how Giggs maintained it. He looks like he is already trying to lose upper body muscles but it's a slow process. Won't be surprised if his finishing comes back later this season or next season.
3 goals in 15 games. 2 against a team of minnows from Moldova.
My word Ronnie....do the right thing and hang up those boots after Qatar. Your career has been incredible but your current level is not even Europa level. So hard to watch him.
My word Ronnie....do the right thing and hang up those boots after Qatar. Your career has been incredible but your current level is not even Europa level. So hard to watch him.
In before he played well and needs to start the next game. Rashford should have gone up top and Ronaldo should have come off. It's not just about performance. In games like this take off Ronaldo so we don't have to reshuffle the entire deck when we bring on Rashford. Rangnick killed our shape in so many games accommodating the tantrum.
How has he lost his ability to drop a shoulder, do a step over to beat a man. Even last season he had no dribbling ability but was scoring goals but now hes lost it all.
I loved the guy and that hes done in 04-08 seasons but this return will slightly dampen everyones memories.
I loved the guy and that hes done in 04-08 seasons but this return will slightly dampen everyones memories.
He doesn't offer goalscoring anymore, he actually becomes much worse closer to the penalty area.
Lack of pre-season prep has really killed him. Given his age and with the World Cup coming, what the feck was he thinking?
People who say he should go to the MLS seem to think the game will be easier for him over their. Obviously the level will be lower but you can't make a younger faster player and slower.
I think he even struggles over their now, his decline has been incredible.
They'll show up loud when he scores his next goal after playing utterly crap and missing a truck loads of chances.
Absolute diamond, honestly if I hear the pre season bollocks one more time.
He's never unfit, he doesn't drink and trains religiously. He's also played 15 games, if he isn't match fit what the hell is wrong with him.
We've seen players come back from long term injuries faster than this.
We don't have a striker. That's the reason he's playing.
There were signs of it already last season. There were occasions where he was struggling with balance as if his legs weren’t going as fast as his mind.
It’s sad to see a great come to a slow demise while also losing the support of a lot of fans.
I hate seeing great players carrying on at the top longer than they should do.
I think you summed it up nicely. When I see Ronnie play I can't help but feel like his minds telling him to do things his body no longer can.
Lack of pre-season would have more weight if this was like the 2nd or 3rd game into the season. But we’re nearly half way into the season and Ronaldo has played more than enough games to get up to match fitness. He’s just gone to shite and has been all season.
Have some pride Ronny for feck sake.
Fake an injury if you have to.
Fake an injury if you have to.
Haha. Jeez!
You honestly think him putting in pre-season minutes (instead of spending the entire summer trying to engineer a non-existent move away from the club) wouldn't have helped him at all, then?
Doesn't look like we have one either way.
This is what's currently happening. Saw signs of this when Ten Hag started shifting Bruno wide to accommodate Ronaldo. Him trying to play the 442 with Bruno pushed wide isn't because he's trying to find some new tactical shape for us or anything, it's because he wants to accommodate Ronaldo, not take him off when he has to bring Rashford and Antony both on the side.
We'll continue to play worse as long as Ronaldo remains untouchable (he's been that since his episode).
We've already seen Bruno and Martial shunted out on that right side to accommodate Ronaldo and performances are aweful, completely not worth the effort.
We're still doing the pre season excuse.
We had 1 shot on target. That was Garnacho. We had 4 shots all game. Ronaldo is just a passenger right now.
Why? He doesn't really care how united do. This is his warm up and practice for the world cup to try and outshine Messi in their (probably) last world cup competition
Players miss years of football through injury, they miss pre seasons and more and they find their legs again.
This pre season bollocks is just total nonsense, if he came back like John Hartson or Neil Ruddock I'd make a case but this is Ronaldo we are talking about.
Just any excuse for him now, he's finished. That's the real problem not his match fitness.
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