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Ronaldo | Refused to come on as sub, left OT | Axed from squad for Chelsea & fined 2 weeks wages
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Diva Ronaldo chants all night long.Wonder what kind of reception he'll get from the crowd?
I hope it's not boos even though match going fans are perfectly entitled to do so after the way he's treated the club. Indifference and the sense that he has to earn a bit of respect again would be better.
I kind of would like all this business to be over and no more drama on either end.
Genuinely think it will be applause, with the Viva Ronaldo song belted out. The fans couldn't stop singing the song when he knocked us out the UCL. Same fans who jeered Nani/Fellaini but gave Moyes a standing ovation
Ten Hag is trying his absolute best right now to manage this impossible situation, but it’s clear that Ronaldo is actively trying to sabotage his work either for his own ends or out of simple pettiness.
The footage of him refusing to come on (while sat right next to Antony who clearly idolises him) and high fiving Sancho/Casemiro as they come off makes me worry about the poisonous effect he is having on the dressing room.
He is clearly well liked / respected by many of the players - if they begin to believe the lies from certain sections of the press that Ten Hag is deliberately mistreating him he could start to lose parts of the dressing room which would be an absolute disaster.
I honestly think the club (Murtough, not Ten Hag) need to go on record with what happened behind the scenes over the summer - ie. That we were happy to let him go but he couldn’t find a suitable club. It’s clearly the case (he’s obviously briefed it off the record) but the ambiguity is being used to tear Ten Hag down right now.
The footage of him refusing to come on (while sat right next to Antony who clearly idolises him) and high fiving Sancho/Casemiro as they come off makes me worry about the poisonous effect he is having on the dressing room.
He is clearly well liked / respected by many of the players - if they begin to believe the lies from certain sections of the press that Ten Hag is deliberately mistreating him he could start to lose parts of the dressing room which would be an absolute disaster.
I honestly think the club (Murtough, not Ten Hag) need to go on record with what happened behind the scenes over the summer - ie. That we were happy to let him go but he couldn’t find a suitable club. It’s clearly the case (he’s obviously briefed it off the record) but the ambiguity is being used to tear Ten Hag down right now.
Fans need to stop chanting his fecking name and start booing him until he's forced out.
Probably not the best idea - we're in a good place right now, why spoil that with needless booing and toxicity? We should rise above it and just move on. Very good chance he leaves in January.
This is as bad as Souness talking about the club disrespecting Ronaldo. Nothing is "clear". All is clear is that Ronaldo walked off early once, got warned. He did it again, got suspended. He refused to come on, got fined.
As ETH said, this is a one game thing and he is back in training. If he will repeat it, it will get worse, but it hasn't happened yet.
How do we know what happened? Maybe the club actively refused to entertain any discussion on Ronaldo. Maybe we put a price and hence no club came knocking.
And Best went AWOL. They all have flaws.
Don’t see us rotating heavily in the cup games. We want to top the group in the EL and ETH will want to win the Carabao. They’ll be some changes, but we’re essentially looking to pick teams to maximise the chance of winning all six matches.
True. If you look in the dictionary for the definition of "flaws" you will find Maradona.
Yeah, this is really the ingredient that’s missing for a squad that’s finally starting to look like a team. Let’s make it fecking toxic for them lads
I could see Newcastle happening, Saudi's offer him big money and then send him of to play in the Saudi league for one big sportswashing payday
Keyboard warrior tells match going fan what to do.
I'd agree with stopping the chants, but booing him is a tad bit out of order. He's a prick but he's been a great player for us in the past, and we don't need that sort of toxicity around the club.
Wow. Just wow.
Just seen what Roy keane said. Top man.
You definitively haven’t seen me play.
There's only really one point of view that matters here and that's Ten Hags.
If he says the issue is dealt with and bring Ronaldo back into the fold, then that's it. Accept it and move on.
This idea of booing him and diminishing what he has done as a United player in the past as if he isn't one of our greatest ever players, didn't lead the team into one of its greatest ever periods from 2006 to 2009 and wasn't the sole highlight of last year's nightmare is just bizzare.
He has rightly been made an example of and it will no doubt strengthen Ten Hags position because if Ronaldo can be punished, then everybody better step in line. But that's it, it's done.
Anyone who doesn't hope he comes back in and smashes in goals is kidding themselves. Anyone who thinks Viva Ronaldo won't ring out around Old Trafford or that fans will go wild if he scores doesn't understand football. It's a simple game followed by the ficklest of fickle people.
If he says the issue is dealt with and bring Ronaldo back into the fold, then that's it. Accept it and move on.
This idea of booing him and diminishing what he has done as a United player in the past as if he isn't one of our greatest ever players, didn't lead the team into one of its greatest ever periods from 2006 to 2009 and wasn't the sole highlight of last year's nightmare is just bizzare.
He has rightly been made an example of and it will no doubt strengthen Ten Hags position because if Ronaldo can be punished, then everybody better step in line. But that's it, it's done.
Anyone who doesn't hope he comes back in and smashes in goals is kidding themselves. Anyone who thinks Viva Ronaldo won't ring out around Old Trafford or that fans will go wild if he scores doesn't understand football. It's a simple game followed by the ficklest of fickle people.
Certainly. Or it’s even possible that United actually have given him an offer of tearing up the contract, and that he has waived it, because he has no better offers. I don’t know what to guess, really. Maybe he is a good sport and a team support 95% of the time, only he can’t contain disappointment and can’t say I’m sorry.
He let his emotions get the better of him and looked a fool.
Bro offered himself to teams across Europe like an old hag looking for one night stand in the club but nobody actually wanted to take him this summer. Wonder how his fanboys will spin the fact when nobody wants him next summer again.
See that’s where you’re especially wrong … Ronaldo has something to prove to people in every game he plays. It’s how he is. It’s why he’s one of the best ever. It’s why he has created such a stink about being benched. If he believed he had nothing to prove, he’d be happy on the bench. I wish he’d understand that he us no longer the player he is, and needs to manage game time.
Keep on singing Viva Ronaldo, in the hope he winks at you and doesn't smash your kid's phone out his hand
Not siding with CR7 but to reject a possibly last fattest pay cheque and the desire to keep playing at top level at age 38 shows the level of grit and determination this man has.
Most of us would have definitely taken the easy way out to Saudi league.
Most of us would have definitely taken the easy way out to Saudi league.
Whether you think he was the greatest ever or not. He wasnt and isnt the greatest playing for Utd. That was at RM. He should be judged on how he is now, a fading player, well past his best and picked on his abilities and form now. We should back the managers judgement on whether he starts, comes on as sub, or not in the matchday squad. His maximum shelflife here is 7 months. Hopefully the manager is here for several years. Back your manager!
Yeah I think that's already the case, he talked with ETH and he's training with the team.
This unfortunately. I dont expect boos and there shouldnt be any imo, but chanting his name should appear less too.
"At first I was afraid, I became shite
Kept thinking I would never play with Ten Hag in charge
Then I spent so many nights thinking how he's done me wrong
Then I grow strong, it was Saudi all along"
Make it happen.
Kept thinking I would never play with Ten Hag in charge
Then I spent so many nights thinking how he's done me wrong
Then I grow strong, it was Saudi all along"
Make it happen.
So looks like he'll be back for the Europa game, hope he scores a hat trick and we can have more twists in this soap opera.
When he was here, I rated Wayne more than him. Wazza worked himself s
What about if he score! Which I guess he will. His celebrations and the fans reactions may be very sensitive. This is why he has to leave. We must ensure the manager knows he is backed by united, the team and the fans. I was surprised someone was saying if Ronaldo was in the Chelsea game, we would have won! That was bullshit!
If he'll score fan will cheer. I dont even think he'll start but if he does start maybe he'll score. I hope from a 2nd or 3rd chance so players dont have to feed him the whole night.
Hope he plays tomorrow and scores, we need options up front that are firing.
Reality hit him hard. No club wants him. Only Sporting, but they cant pay him 500k
Yup I agree. He has been punished and we are short up front. A confident goalscoring Ronaldo is better for the team than a sulking brooding one.
Agreed. I would rather he never played for us again, because I don't like his attitude and behaviour on the pitch, but if leaving him out would cause more harm than good (him whining in the media and making it all about himself), then so be it. Just play him in some odd games until Martial is back, then use him as rotation option.
It's quite simple really, he needs to start pulling his weight and then he'll get his game time.
If there was a club interested in getting Ronaldo, he's not making it easy for them with current behaviour.
Why would he want to go to Newcastle if it's CL he wants?
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