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Disagree completely. Against Leeds it wasnt anything special. In parts of that game we looked all over the place too. Yeah we scored goals but apart from that I dont remember a host of chances like you're portraying.
Maybe you can educate us on that history? In your opinion, why have we mainly been playing like utter shit in the league in every game that Ronaldo starts? (and let’s not forget that his match-winning/drawing heroics in the CL usually came at the end of similarly abject team performances)
Sums it up well. And isn't harsh in the least bit.
That's one of the main problems, as I see it. Leaders carry their teams when the teams are struggling (and someone of Ronaldo's stature and experience should be expected to more than turn petulent and blaming teammates when facing the slightest bit of adversity.
That's not a history I'm writing about. The history I meant is before Ronaldo when we supposedly were looking like a team. I hope you are satisfied with the education.
Fernandes has to serve Ronaldo, rather than use his best ability - attacking movement and scoring running late from midfield. As Van Persie would say "he's in my spaces". Fernandes scored more goals against Leeds than all the games since Ronaldo arrived.
I don’t disagree with your general point but let’s not forget there were a lot of shit performances towards the end of last season too.
As per my last post, there were a load of problems in evidence before we signed Ronaldo. His arrival has clearly exacerbated them.
I love your alter ego in this thread.
I'm not saying his style of play isnt a problem. But he is playing crap just as the rest of the team. What I'm not agreeing is that he ruined some kind of great style of play we had before and is responsible for our downfall. Fernandes doesnt have to serve Ronaldo, maybe it seems he does only that (not to me).
I'll take the Leeds performance over the crap that we've seen since with Ronaldo in the team.
All right. I guess the only problem with Ole is he bought Ronaldo and if he hasnt he'd be at the helm now.
Where's the problem with my post then?
Strong words. Care to elaborate?
Pretty much. An expensive in wages. Gotta stop pretending he's a world class striker in his prime. He's a bit like our Zlatan signing.
Sanchez didn't either.
Some fair points. But Ronaldo was poor that game. Him, Rashford and Maguire where our worst players.
I dont know where's the Ronaldo must start every game and he'll make a mess if he doesnt notion comes from. He didnt start what 2 or 3 games and didnt say a thing about it. Dropping him shouldnt be something disastrous to the club or something.
That's in a nutshell. And for it all, a massive wage bill and a place in the team instead of a younger player (Greenwood denied a run of games as striker for example). He was bought to win games, we're not winning games.
He probably would to be honest. Ronaldo definitely accelerated his sacking. Let's hope the trend doesn't continue with the next permanent manager; by then I hope Ronaldo is long gone.
The sad thing is that he won't. And even more damning is that Fergie had openly called out Ole for not starting him (and repeated the accusation like a week ago), and you certainly have a feeling that our board has clear intentions for Cristiano to start every game.
Really? I was at the game last night and you do miss some action when the mind and eyes wander. Can you please share some examples?
Totally agree
I hope with more structure in our play he'll come good.
Defense crap(despite Varane). Midfield crap(should have bought a midfielder). Our forward line is crap even with the addition of Ronaldo. So yeah. nothing solved.
Yeah he still scores some good goals but otherwise he does not offer anything. One good lay-off for Bruno though, but with all due respect he is not what a team in our position needs.
I hated this at the time. It was a start of the end for Ole. Because in that game we were actually winning before he came on and playing reasonably well in attack... then he came on and we were awful. Yet Ole still got blamed for not starting him. It was the worst thing that Fergie has done to interfere with the club since he left. I know he didn't intend to be filmed, but that was like something post-Busby everyone feared.
This. If I remember right vs Everton.
See @harms post above.
Think itwas the second half, he got the ball near the box and the Newcastle defenders shit themselves and immediately surrounded him. He dribbled the ball with his left and tried to find space for a shot, but ended up passing it back. Ok he didn't have much service all night, but he's a finisher, and the passing was non existent tonight.
Hopefully it isnt the board who's is naming teamsheets and Fergie said that privately but was filmed.
That's the thing though - we have to change our whole team in to a service mode just to get the best out of a 36 year old Ronaldo playing as a striker.
Yes.
