His winning mentality and experience will have huge impact on any team, especially United with many young players (and players in general) who hasn’t won anything.
Cristiano Ronaldo - Man Utd Player
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I guess we need to be happy with this window. So föcking excited of seeing him in red again.
You should have stopped at fantastic
Highlights:
- Ole called Woody Thurs. night to press him to make a move - Woody picked up the phone and started negotiations with Juve
- Fergie played a "major role" in the last 24 hours both calling Ronaldo and Mendes to sell them on United, as well as calling members of the United board to push for the move
- Ronaldo was "genuinely inquisitive" about how moving to City would impact his legacy
- Rio talked him through, ensured him that it would ruin his legacy at United forever, and relayed financial details to Woody (with whom he is close). Rio was up through 1:30AM helping to broker the deal
- At the same time, Bruno, Evra, and Ole all got involved and personally reached out to Ronaldo to show "a wave of affection"
- Ronaldo had given his word by 10:30AM today that he would be signing with us (prior to Ole's presser)
- Mendes tried all summer to get Ronaldo to United but we held out because we did not believe he would actually leave Juve
- City had a fully agreed deal with Ronaldo and Juve teammates believed that's where he was going
- Suspicions that Mendes used City's interest to get us to act, which may impact future relationship with City
- Ronaldo has been trying to leave Juve since last summer
- Fergie is one of the only people in the world who Ronaldo still defers to
- Our squad is allegedly delighted to have him and coaches feel he will up the levels in the dressing room "like Mr. Miyagi"
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I was not expecting to wake up to this news. Only been up 5 mins and not sure I'm fully comprehending. feckin' hell. Absolutely brilliant.
Thank god Woody picked up the phone
Oh wait so its that Ronaldo.
Cool. I'm on board.
Cool. I'm on board.
Why does that last point not surprise me re coaches thinking/hoping he'll make everyone better
Jesse's still about as good as he was thenRonaldo is back to finish undone business coaching young Lingard.
Lingard Ballon D'or 2022 winner.
The feck are you on about Ronaldo was top scorer at the Euros…. and Varane wasn’t bad it was Lenglet that was terrible for that French side.
Don’t know how signing one of the best strikers in the world at a position of need for a cheap fee is irresponsible, especially considering he would have made our rivals terrifying if he went there
I'm still in a bit of shock about the last couple of days.
It rarely happens that United sign a player so quickly, and without endless rumours and will he / won't he dragging on for ages. I can't believe how quickly such a huge deal happened, and how radically it changed from a reported move to City to us entering the race and almost immediately announcing him!
I love Ronaldo, and have enjoyed following his amazing career, but, earlier in the summer, when a move was mooted, my heart felt 'yes', but my head said 'I'd prefer to prioritise RW, CB, CM'.
However, today, I'm just ecstatic. We did sort out RW and CB. And there was no suggestion of any CM on the horizon, so this deal isn't instead of a priority position - it's just a huge bonus! And, after the awful fear that he might join City, what a huge bonus it is to see him back where he belongs.
It rarely happens that United sign a player so quickly, and without endless rumours and will he / won't he dragging on for ages. I can't believe how quickly such a huge deal happened, and how radically it changed from a reported move to City to us entering the race and almost immediately announcing him!
I love Ronaldo, and have enjoyed following his amazing career, but, earlier in the summer, when a move was mooted, my heart felt 'yes', but my head said 'I'd prefer to prioritise RW, CB, CM'.
However, today, I'm just ecstatic. We did sort out RW and CB. And there was no suggestion of any CM on the horizon, so this deal isn't instead of a priority position - it's just a huge bonus! And, after the awful fear that he might join City, what a huge bonus it is to see him back where he belongs.
I hope we get some billboards and massive posters up all around the city and Etihad asap
It seems as if Ronaldo is genuinely a person who doesn't understand the emotion of others and how his actions affects others close to him. Further backed by how much he puts himself first always.
Big shout out to Charlie Kane tonight
Just how I feel. Heart is happy, head is more sceptical.
”Daniel James-san, you must learn about Siu-on and Siu-off.… Siu-on, Siu-off, Only god knows, I stay, Siu-on, Siu-off, very important“
I am happy but what is the fecking plan though?
Mr miyagi is a tad cringe thoughWhy does that last point not surprise me re coaches thinking/hoping he'll make everyone better
I’m still in shock. The most stunning transfer I’ve ever known
Goosebumps
Play Ronaldo?
"Mendes tried all summer to get Ronaldo to United but we held out because we did not believe he would actually leave Juve"
This part sounds like face saving from Mendes. Making him a martyr risking his future business with Man City.
If it has been all summer, I doubt we would leave it this late, when we're more than welcomed his contribution these first few weeks (Cavani not available until who know when. Rashford out for months. Martial came back from a lengthy injury off a bad season. Playing Dan James). It's only clear this past week with Ronaldo exclusion from Juventus game that 100% he's moving. I can suspect Ronaldo-PSG was in their mind until Messi switch. They're just weighing up options, and us being the best solution at this stage of the window. Not some thoughtful Mendes' moral driven motive, holding out until us changing our mind.
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Was Gary Neville taking the piss out of Carragher by putting a picture of him with Ronaldo and saying the defenders have got better now?
Fair enough, I would be too!
Use Ronaldo as an elite goalscorer to get us results in otherwise tight games? Sancho/Bruno/Pogba create for him, Maguire/Varane keep things solid at the back?
Big thanks to you for posting the highlights. I'm amazed how much work Rio did here in relaying the financial demands to Woodward. That's what I'd expect from someone working in the football club (like Judge)!
Jesse was 15 in that photo. Mad.
Thank you sir for explaining, as well as introducing me to goggles which can define reality vs caf chat. I apologise I did not go to the former as my first point of support.
Always makes me laugh how young he looked at that age, genuinely looks like an 8 year old
I go to bed thinking that he's all but signed for City. I wake up to see him as a Man Utd player. What a timeline this is. Almost feels like Fergie is back.
Welcome home Cristiano!
Welcome home Cristiano!
No way. Ronnie was 17/18 at the time.
Young Jesse was probably 6 then, since now he's still young and green.
To win the CL and the EPL?
Imagine being a United fan and not get excited by this. It's the usual culprits in this thread though I see
You are the Man, @Kearnkoff69
Terimakasih!
Terimakasih!
Yeah welcome back to Manchester
You forgot Rashford, idiot.Ronaldo, Sancho, Fernandes, Greenwood, Pogba, Cavani
….But where will the goals come from?
Wow wow.
This is a gam changer. We've signed one of the best strikers in the world and a talisman who will be the standard bearer for this club for the next two years at least. This has given the entire club a lift and I can't imagine what it'll do to likes of Sancho, Bruno and Rashford. All of our players need to raise their game a little because they find themselves playing with one of the best players to have ever played the game.
SIUUU
This is a gam changer. We've signed one of the best strikers in the world and a talisman who will be the standard bearer for this club for the next two years at least. This has given the entire club a lift and I can't imagine what it'll do to likes of Sancho, Bruno and Rashford. All of our players need to raise their game a little because they find themselves playing with one of the best players to have ever played the game.
SIUUU
That doesn't make any sense. If Mendez was doing that, surely it is because Cristiano asked him and he really wanted to leave Juve. How is it possible that United continued to believe or doubt Ronaldo's tenure at Juventus?
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