The Firestarter
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To all my haters with an agenda I say siuuuck itt
ETH is right to say this. Don't read too much into anything. If Cristiano cannot find another club, he has no choice but to come back. Whatever happens behind the scenes, it is absolutely not in the team, nor the club's best interest, to give anything to the press that they will use as a distraction. Better to keep your cards close to your chest.I don't know what to make of those comments tbh. Is ETH being serious or just not giving the media anything?
I don't think the records matter to Messi as much as they matter to Cristiano, the most egotistical self centred primadonna of a footballer I have EVER seen.Not just that ... it is very likely that Messi heads back to Argentina next season. He has always said that he wanted to go back to Newell's Old Boys while he could still contribute and not as an afterthought. This is why I don't believe that CL goals logic being used. I think it has to do with his roles and expectations from EtH that has put him off. Having said that, I'm sure he will be 100% professional if he stays.
I am devasted. Because i don't want to see that prick in United shirt ever again.You don't have to take offence from this, it doesn't necessarily mean you are one of them, unless you really feel devastated after hearing what ETH has said.
A father should take care of his son.I am devasted. Because i don't want to see that prick in United shirt ever again.
Tell me, when drama queen leaves, you are leaving with him or...?
If the cap fitsWhat about the term fanboy?
So says a fanboy.Alot of haters here will be devastated after hearing this I guess.
If nobody wants him what should we do exactly?Keeping him this way is basically accepting that Ronaldo is bigger than United, imagine another player acting this way embarrassing both himself and the club weeks long at a top club and getting away with it. Imagine SAF tolerating a thing like that or any serious top team. Real did not hesitate to show the guy the door when he was much younger after the CL win when he only asked for salary increase, does not look good for United, weak team mentality..
He wasn't doing it much, though. His numbers were lower than any other forward at the club, by some way too. He's just not capable of doing it consistently at this age and that's not a slight on him, it's just the way it goes when you edge towards 40. The optimal outcome would be for him to be rotated and managed properly, but he'll want to start every game possible.
Oh so last year he was “going to city “ meaning it was fake news but now this year it’s all true that he’s being “denied” by every club in Europe.
Logic. Love to see it.
Ronaldo fandom can make the rational irrationalThe day grown men cease to use the word haters unironically will be a win for all mankind.
Yup. He certainly won't say I don't know how to work with Ronaldo and don't want him in the team.Where did United say they will trigger this? ETH was more general in his comments. Let's not go overboard. Either Ronaldo finds another club, or he has to come back. In the case he's back because we and he don't have any choice, then we need to find a way to deal with situation. Better for ETH to keep it polite in public. No need to get the press in a frenzy.
He’s an idiot for leaving Real in the first place. Conditions there were absolutely perfect for him.
I believe City was happening and I believe Bayern is the real interest and the club that said they don’t want him.So you do not believe he would have gone to City if we hadn’t stepped in?
Or do you not believe he has been rejected by all the top clubs he has approached?
Back to our discussion, like I said he will ask Ronaldo to press, 100%. The challenge now becomes what he does when Ronaldo refuses.Expecting a 37 year old player to change is unrealistic. That doesn't just apply to Ronaldo. He played like this for years. I am not even sure he'd be physically capable to play with high intensity for prolonged periods of time. The only question is, if he accepts a smaller role - early subs and/or being a sub. The management has to back EtH 100% and talk to Ronaldo at the start of the season and tell him that he can't have a special role. He has to leave if he doesn't accept that.
I don't get this. The numbers (and the eye test) illustrate that Ronaldo wasn't pressing. It includes attempted pressures as well as successful pressures so the idea that he was running loads but getting passed around (and therefore the numbers don't reflect his efforts?) doesn't add up. Pressing just isn't part of his game and hasn't been for awhile.He was far more mobile than the other forwards. I find it perplexing how people have already forgot that. Mostly pointless runs that never resulted in turnovers mind you as he just got passed around early.
In a team setup to press he'll be in the right place systematically he just won't be like Tevez and hound players.
You don't have to take offence from this, it doesn't necessarily mean you are one of them, unless you really feel devastated after hearing what ETH has said.
Ronaldo so far has only embarrassed himself not united, he's under contract and would need to find a buyer if he wants to go that's not in United hands.Keeping him this way is basically accepting that Ronaldo is bigger than United, imagine another player acting this way embarrassing both himself and the club weeks long at a top club and getting away with it. Imagine SAF tolerating a thing like that or any serious top team. Real did not hesitate to show the guy the door when he was much younger after the CL win when he only asked for salary increase, does not look good for United, weak team mentality..
CF can just split CBs in some pressing systems or just sit on the better passer of the two in others, or even go free if you move another body into the midfield and take more risks defensively. Plenty of ways Ronaldo can fit into his system, as long as we see a lot of the ball and he actually gets service he can still score a lot of goals without being detrimental. This is a transitional season, there's no way he's here next season but if he can't get a move (which is best for everyone) he can play a part.“I think Cristiano is capable of doing that [pressing],” Ten Hag said. “In his career he has shown everything. I have my set demand. We want to play in a certain way. A top player can contribute and Ronaldo is an absolute top player in our squad.”
That is the most naive comment I’ve ever read on this thread.Keeping him this way is basically accepting that Ronaldo is bigger than United, imagine another player acting this way embarrassing both himself and the club weeks long at a top club and getting away with it. Imagine SAF tolerating a thing like that or any serious top team. Real did not hesitate to show the guy the door when he was much younger after the CL win when he only asked for salary increase, does not look good for United, weak team mentality..
His salary is about 24 million so it's 1M per goal (assuming he will score them). I'd rather save this money and invest in somebody younger.I dislike the cnut a lot but I do think you guys need him this year. The strikermarket looks like absolute shite this year.
His salary is about 24 million so it's 1M per goal (assuming he will score them). I'd rather save this money and invest in somebody younger.
Fair enough. Are you targetting somebody already? Im out of good available strikers.
His salary is about 24 million so it's 1M per goal (assuming he will score them). I'd rather save this money and invest in somebody younger.
I believe you and the other fanboys wanted him to go to Bayern because there he can continue stat padding.Alot of haters here will be devastated after hearing this I guess.