Bullocks. Last season we had Martial up top for the majority of it and we were nowhere as shit right now. Martial is more of a statue than Ronnie and his hold up play was very rarely useful.
It's like people only look see:
Results worse + Ronaldo added = Ronaldo culprit.
It's shit analysis, because it presumes all the other players are playing the same and the tactics are unchanged. Meanwhile it's clear as day we have underperformers, Ole revealed himself to be incompetent by changing to more attacking football first, and then went full cowardice trying to save his job.
You disagree with me, and that’s fine because all we have to offer in here is options and we’re allowed to differ (maybe less of the ‘bullocks’ though as there’s no need to bring a young male cow into the conversation
).
IMO Ronaldo makes Martial look like a grafter by comparison and last season you didn’t have your whole emphasis on gifting the ball to Martial’s feet in an advanced position - but that’s how you’ve had to set up, putting the whole team out of kilter, to provide gilt edged opportunities to your celebrity retiree in an attempt to keep the old boys stats up.
Your recent penchant for employing highly skilled once great players, but now past their best, is turning you into the football equivalent of the Harlem Globetrotters.
If you can’t see that then you should take the tints off and look again.
And please don’t be so precious as I’m not knocking the players - I’m happy to see CR7 squeeze one final swan song out of himself whilin the PL. I’m happy because I get to see a once great player display his amazing skills now and then for someone else’s team but I wouldn’t want him in my team due to the very obvious downsides.
Anyhow, this forum isn’t about him and I’m glad that you’re chuffed to have him.
The fact is that he was only bought by the Glazers to bump the share price so that they could milk the temporary benefit - there was no footballing logic behind it - Juve desperately wanted rid for the reasons you see before you but hey ho if you’re happy with that then enjoy!
PS. Heifers !