Surely that’s because there’s less debate going on? Mainly posters happy over a great win for the players and manager, so 99% of posts are positive?
After a draw or loss, there are many more negative posts, which posters then debate back and forth for page after page?
Seems fairly normal. It’s like posting the same ”funny how quiet it is” in Onana’s performance thread.
That’s the point though.
Posters who defend Ruben don’t go quiet when he loses and voice their reasons to back him still. However posters who criticize him suddenly go quiet when he wins.
Is it that easy to change their minds so quickly? Why don’t they stick to their narrative because clearly, United have been losing way more often than winning so a win here n there should not deter them from their narrative no?
That’s why posters who do support him continuously recommend being patient with him because we see the intangibles too which aren’t justified by a win or a loss, myself included. While those who only see the tangibles are easily convinced to see him gone every time there is a loss.
So for instance, those of us who criticize him and want him gone, would they still want that if we ended up winning the Europa while finishing 14-17 in the league? I doubt that.
So many would stop debating and probably give him more time even though
many things that Ruben does that were supposedly ‘wrong’ to them are now also things that somehow won us a trophy no?
For instance, many posters think the formation/selection is doomed but they don’t understand that with time and more and more practice and the right personnel, it is playable perhaps?
Sometimes, different situations require different reactions. Had we brought Ruben in when the squad was better than it was and the team was trending upwards instead of downwards and Ruben’s job was to make us even better, but he was ruining our chances of doing that, then I too would’ve been quick to judge him. But when we knew this season is in shambles and probably a right off, then many of us knew it’s wise to give him time and reset things properly instead of just getting rid of him quickly just because the results aren’t up to par.
And now we can see that with time, things are actually improving. Maybe that’s why some posters are quiet now. Because there isn’t as much to debate as there has been before. We are not conceding 20+ shots on goal every game, we are controlling games more rather than playing a measly counter attacking game where teams just come and treat us like rookies who are okay with being second best. Teams now have to work their bums off to earn a win. Chances don’t come by very often every game.
Some of us could see these changes happening and knew results will start reflecting the positives in time. I’m so happy that we aren’t just playing haphazardly anymore and players are being played to the best of their abilities and that is starting to show in the results too.
Bruno and Casemiro are the biggest examples of it. Passes aren’t being wasted as often as they were by Bruno and Casemiro is literally winning us games with his G/As in cruical moments/games. As is evident in Europa knockout stages. These 2 players received a ton of blame under EtH.
I would love for posters to come and debate now who still want him gone because I bet their list of reasons for wanting him gone is diminishing more and more.
Edit: forgot to say that it’s not the same as your point about the Onana thread. Onana is a whole other story and there is no way you can compare his narrative with other narratives. Onana is a walking, punching, brain farting red flag and he needs to be gone this summer. Him having a good game or two is not the same as the team or manager performing better.
