de Gea, Jones and now Ronaldo are the only players remaining to have played under Fergie
Technically, Pogba also
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Technically, Pogba also
No doubt anymore.
He can still be the main man up front.
Why I'm teary eyes reading this and all those flashbacks with Ronaldo haunting me.
Nostalgia is a beautiful thing.
Allegri has had fall out with different players throughout his managerial career. He and Ronaldo seem to have fallen out. After sacking Allegri, Juventus couldn't replace him. Now he's back, they think it's better to end Ronaldo project, so they can rebuild.
This is just still so hard to believe.
I had a Scottish mate rubbing it in all day yesterday at work that he was city bound i can't wait for Monday.
I had a Scottish mate rubbing it in all day yesterday at work that he was city bound
i can't wait for Monday.We've finally found the almost like for like Ronaldo replacement. Can't believe it took us this long.
de Gea, Jones and now Ronaldo are the only players remaining to have played under Fergie
Pogba too
Yeah and when they signed him they would have worked out his wages and what they could afford etc etc. Then covid happened...
I have read some reports that imply that Juve may well have asked him to find another club.
There was a aftermath video from Fab after Ronaldo transfer where he describes initially why Ronaldo wanted to leave Juv. Basically they promised a top team around him when he initially came and first year backed it up with MDL. Last season they were supposed to bring in Pogba but covid struck and their finances dropped significantly. This season the only incoming has been Locatelli and that did not move well with Ronaldo. So he wanted to look for options.
I think he will play until 40yo, and still will probably be banging in 20+ goals a season. Not saying that will be for us though ha.
People get too hooked up on ages these days, which is weird as its not the beer swilling 1960's anymore. Ronaldo will do the business for us.
People get too hooked up on ages these days, which is weird as its not the beer swilling 1960's anymore. Ronaldo will do the business for us.
No doubt. His level of professionalism is high and with smart management, he will be able to perform highly for a while still.
Age is not issue until it becomes an issue. The thing is he is still faster, stronger and more clinical than most of footballers these days. And thats all matters.
What's the quarantine situation for Italy/Portugal? How soon will he be allowed to train at Carrington?
And he chose the toughest league to come to. That tells me he's hungry to show he's still got it, and is up for the challenge.
A hungry Ronaldo spells danger|!.
Multiple souces including the Athletic Exclusive are reporting Juve were always adamant on a fee because they wanted to offset some of his existing deal (on his 2nd last year), and City were willing to pay it - before United swooped in.
And FFS. 15M Euros for Cristiano Ronaldo? Why is this even a conversation. Yes his wages are huge, but it's also just a 2 year contract and (among other a plethora of other reasons), there simply isn't a more marketable player.
that’s gorgeous.
It wasn’t a dream
Same as Lukaku I reckon.
Colely even famously said that playing for city was a job, while playing for utd is a dream. Definitely no hard feelings
So signing Ronaldo makes OGS a coward? Get a grip mate, we just re-signed a former United great and still one of the best at what he does in the business. If this is your reaction to that, where do you find any enjoyment in football as a whole?
Unlike a dwarf we're not gonna bring ourselves down to nameAnd he chose the toughest league to come to. That tells me he's hungry to show he's still got it, and is up for the challenge.
A hungry Ronaldo spells danger|!.
I suppose he would return with Bruno after the Portugal games, and debut v Newcastle.
It wasn’t a dream
I had to deal with a bunch of sour faces at work. I have coworkers from Liverpool, Chelsea , City and Spurs. They know what's bound to happen now so they're not too happy.I was pinching and slapping myself in work today, at one point genuinely thought I was dreaming
Same..It's 2 am and I'm still going strong.
I won't
His last IG post has more than 261000 posts
Did you sleep ?It wasn’t a dream
Amen.
His last IG post has more than 261000 posts
His next 1 might break the record for likes
How about that for wordplay
I was with my fiance for a few hours last night and had not checked my phone the whole day, and then late at night when I did I was fully expecting to see news of Ronaldo joining City but saw that he had in fact come back to United. I just stared at the phone for a long minute. Unbelievable. I hope he can win us the league and champions league double.
The signing of the summer, a colossal move, and Pogba is no longer the big fish in the dressing room....
One question I’d love to see answered, is why Juventus got WORSE after signing Ronaldo.
From a cursory search, it looks like part of the reason is that Ronaldo tends to attract the final ball from his teammates a little too much.
That leads to lots of shots and goals for him, but fewer spread out through the rest of the team.
Our top scorers without him would likely have been Bruno, Rashford, Greenwood and Sancho. Perhaps you can also add Cavani to the list of people you’d bet on to top 10 goals this season.
Juventus had only Higuain, Dybala, and later Morata and Chiesa.
So United having more goalscorers could help us avoid this as long as we don’t fall into frustrating patterns of playing the ball wide and relying on crosses landing on Ronaldo’s head.
Bruno and Pogba are big stars in their own right, so hopefully they’ll judge each attacking situation on its merit as opposed to being sucked into the path of least resistance by Ronaldo’s gravity.
The next issue caused by Ronaldo’s presence at Juventus was his massive fees, and salary. I’ve seen estimates that the deal cost Juventus $100 Million a year and prevented them from investing properly in the squad.
I don’t know enough about United’s finances except that generally the guys in charge keep a handle on the budget.
Aside from that we have a good mix of youth ( Rashford, Greenwood, Sancho, Shaw, Lingard), players entering their prime (Bruno, Maguire, Pogba), and seasoned veterans (Varane, Cavani, Matic). A better balance than Juventus, who seemed to be signing lots of older players on free transfers a few years ago.
We will still need to refresh the squad annually, especially in midfield.
But with saleable assets like Dalot, James, Martial, Tuanzebe, we should be able to manage.
There are also unknown quantities like VdB, Amad, Pellestri, Garner, Shoretire and Elanga. They all have youth on their side so should be able to either contribute to the first team, rotation, or being sold to finance new signings.
One factor that I can’t stop thinking about is how good we looked at set pieces this past weekend.
Maybe they are doing something in training for which Ronaldo could be the missing piece. A tweet from a major United journalist seemed to imply that.
Either way. Interesting times. I personally probably wouldn’t have pulled the trigger on this transfer just based off the fact that I’d know I was acting out of emotion rather than logic.
But the fear of being irrational and emotional might be keeping me from seeing how he fits into the squad.
In Ole We Trust I guess.
From a cursory search, it looks like part of the reason is that Ronaldo tends to attract the final ball from his teammates a little too much.
That leads to lots of shots and goals for him, but fewer spread out through the rest of the team.
Our top scorers without him would likely have been Bruno, Rashford, Greenwood and Sancho. Perhaps you can also add Cavani to the list of people you’d bet on to top 10 goals this season.
Juventus had only Higuain, Dybala, and later Morata and Chiesa.
So United having more goalscorers could help us avoid this as long as we don’t fall into frustrating patterns of playing the ball wide and relying on crosses landing on Ronaldo’s head.
Bruno and Pogba are big stars in their own right, so hopefully they’ll judge each attacking situation on its merit as opposed to being sucked into the path of least resistance by Ronaldo’s gravity.
The next issue caused by Ronaldo’s presence at Juventus was his massive fees, and salary. I’ve seen estimates that the deal cost Juventus $100 Million a year and prevented them from investing properly in the squad.
I don’t know enough about United’s finances except that generally the guys in charge keep a handle on the budget.
Aside from that we have a good mix of youth ( Rashford, Greenwood, Sancho, Shaw, Lingard), players entering their prime (Bruno, Maguire, Pogba), and seasoned veterans (Varane, Cavani, Matic). A better balance than Juventus, who seemed to be signing lots of older players on free transfers a few years ago.
We will still need to refresh the squad annually, especially in midfield.
But with saleable assets like Dalot, James, Martial, Tuanzebe, we should be able to manage.
There are also unknown quantities like VdB, Amad, Pellestri, Garner, Shoretire and Elanga. They all have youth on their side so should be able to either contribute to the first team, rotation, or being sold to finance new signings.
One factor that I can’t stop thinking about is how good we looked at set pieces this past weekend.
Maybe they are doing something in training for which Ronaldo could be the missing piece. A tweet from a major United journalist seemed to imply that.
Either way. Interesting times. I personally probably wouldn’t have pulled the trigger on this transfer just based off the fact that I’d know I was acting out of emotion rather than logic.
But the fear of being irrational and emotional might be keeping me from seeing how he fits into the squad.
In Ole We Trust I guess.
Well I guess I can safely go to sleep nowSlept like a kitten
Still feels a bit surreal that he's actually come back
Just a curious thought came to my mind. How many current PL players have played at highbury?
This is just still so hard to believe.
I had a Scottish mate rubbing it in all day yesterday at work that he was city bound
It’s a bank holiday mate.
James Milner. I think that's it.
HE'S BACK AND I'M STILL BUZZING. VIVA RONALDO.
Gary Cahill?
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