These stats are all meaningless and only count pressing when you rush onto the ball, not blocking lanes.
Lingard does the most of this sort of pressing but it's not always the best sort.
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Lingard does the most of this sort of pressing but it's not always the best sort.
I don't think we can find any realistic buyer considering his age, form and wages. The only option is he'll walk on a free. But even on a free imo it's still very hard to find a club that can and is willing to pay his wages. We're stuck with him unless he takes a big paycut and accept playing for a smaller club or the MLS. Which is very unlikely given his gigantic ego.
It's a very difficult and complicated situation imo. But I do hope our board can support Ralf to bench anyone he think he should. Ronaldo is obviously the total opposite of Ralf's football and management style.
What about the chances he's missed ?
I remember the chance he missed against Norwich, people here blamed Rashford for the pass.
It's the other players fault for not finding Ronaldo, It's the other players fault for not giving the right pass to Ronaldo. But it's never Ronaldo's fault.
He's took 57 shot so far in the league, he's scored 6 non penalty goals.
Going with some sarcasm on these….
Well coordinated collective pressing directly after losing the ball is so overrated and gives you so little time to moan about your teammates losing the ball….
We’ve just been playing wonderful football with Ronaldo up front this season, so long may it continue.
Ok. Thank you! Meaningless then and just coincidental that Ronaldo’s pressingnumbers are the lowest around. No need to press and give the opponent little time on the ball when you want to play with high press and win the ball back quickly after you lost it, just blocking passing lines is enough. Noted.
Well coordinated collective pressing directly after losing the ball is so overrated and gives you so little time to moan about your teammates losing the ball….
He has scored on every 9th shot so far this season so he would most definitely 100% probably score on those three chances that never was against Wolves if he just had better teammates.
We’ve just been playing wonderful football with Ronaldo up front this season, so long may it continue.
Think it's blatantly obvious his return hasn't been a positive one. Every other player around him has gone backwards from last season. Says it all.What about the chances he's missed ?
I remember the chance he missed against Norwich, people here blamed Rashford for the pass.
It's the other players fault for not finding Ronaldo, It's the other players fault for not giving the right pass to Ronaldo. But it's never Ronaldo's fault.
He's took 57 shot so far in the league, he's scored 6 non penalty goals.
Why wouldn’t clubs line up for him? Isn’t every great team built around 36/37 year olds with high demands to their teammates?
Ffs, as if a forward can only be one extreme or the other. Ridiculous statement.
I agree. Nobody should be bigger than the manager. Ferguson used to say that repeatedly.
My first instincts were that it had to be sarcasm, too, because it's hard to fathom something that risible being written. But then again, you never know with some of his fanboys
As I said these stats only measure one type of pressing and folks who have never been on a football pitch get all excited about it. There''s more to pressing than storming the defender.
Great player and hasn't done too badly but choosing Ronaldo over buying a young central midfielder in the summer is a perfect illustration of where the people who runs this club's priorities lie.
We already had an aging striker in Cavani so adding another one was not a good idea. Personally would be glad if this is his final season with us.
We already had an aging striker in Cavani so adding another one was not a good idea. Personally would be glad if this is his final season with us.
The only thing that's ridiculous is thinking there's only one way to play football. And that this man is the root of our problems.
Not even in the match squad tonight….
Correlation isn’t the same as causation. If we played like Bayern do you think Ronaldo would score goals like Lewandowski? Or would Lewandowski score goals for us?
Ronaldo has his issues as does any player but at this point in his career he should be a penalty box poacher. One of the reasons I feared him going to City was the amount of goals he would scored from inside the box with their passing and crossing. We simply don’t make those chances. The chances he has missed for us have largely been on through balls where his touch or pace have let him down a bit.
As for his conversion rate; we’ll be takes way too many shots and often from bad places but he has basically always done that and is part of having Ronaldo.
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disgusting.
No respect or gratitude to a club legend. You wouldn't see Liverpool fans treating their club legends in such ways. They still sing poems about Rafa FFS
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disgusting.
No respect or gratitude to a club legend. You wouldn't see Liverpool fans treating their club legends in such ways. They still sing poems about Rafa FFS
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disgusting.
No respect or gratitude to a club legend. You wouldn't see Liverpool fans treating their club legends in such ways. They still sing poems about Rafa FFS
seems like a simple joke, man, relax..From a MUFC fan
disgusting.
No respect or gratitude to a club legend. You wouldn't see Liverpool fans treating their club legends in such ways. They still sing poems about Rafa FFS
We truly have some shte fans.
Probably the ones giving it loads about his signing in the summer.
Probably the ones giving it loads about his signing in the summer.
It’ll be interesting to see how we do without him, especially for those that say he has a negative impact on the team.
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disgusting.
No respect or gratitude to a club legend. You wouldn't see Liverpool fans treating their club legends in such ways. They still sing poems about Rafa FFS
When you have so many fans, it is likely that you will see a lot of awful fans.
If he isn't right then he shouldn't play. He knows his body well. We should be able to beat Villa tonight and hopefully have him back for the game at Villa Park.
If he isn't right then he shouldn't play. He knows his body well. We should be able to beat Villa tonight and hopefully have him back for the game at Villa Park.
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disgusting.
No respect or gratitude to a club legend. You wouldn't see Liverpool fans treating their club legends in such ways. They still sing poems about Rafa FFS
Or anything really.
Most of the pro-Ronnie arguments these days seem to be either hypothetical, irrelevant or about his past, like how many goals he would've scored in a different team, how he definitely would've scored a chance that either didn't happen or another attacker missed, how fast he collects the ball for a throw-in or that he has to play and never be criticized too much because it says Ronaldo on the back of his shirt.What about the chances he's missed ?
I remember the chance he missed against Norwich, people here blamed Rashford for the pass.
It's the other players fault for not finding Ronaldo, It's the other players fault for not giving the right pass to Ronaldo. But it's never Ronaldo's fault.
He's took 57 shot so far in the league, he's scored 6 non penalty goals.
Who was the problem today
Clearly the one holding us back.
No problem
We won
100% would've scored a goal in the first half, where there was some service.
He'd probably poach the save from Greenwood's shot where Rashford stopped trying too.
He'd probably poach the save from Greenwood's shot where Rashford stopped trying too.
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So Ronaldo is the problem in this team right?! Yeah right!
maybe time to get off the lads back and stop scapegoating him.
atleast he cares about the club even if he's shouting at team mates like Rashford it's because they deserve it and letting standards drop. Need that fire and if the other players had his passion we would be willing every week.
Yeah right!maybe time to get off the lads back and stop scapegoating him.
atleast he cares about the club even if he's shouting at team mates like Rashford it's because they deserve it and letting standards drop. Need that fire and if the other players had his passion we would be willing every week.
Nah. Kick him out then no problem. Next is the manager to go. Rinse and repeat.So Ronaldo is the problem in this team right?!
maybe time to get off the lads back and stop scapegoating him.
atleast he cares about the club even if he's shouting at team mates like Rashford it's because they deserve it and letting standards drop. Need that fire and if the other players had his passion we would be willing every week.
At least we have some kind of fear factor when his name is on the team line up. Cant see what other player any team would be worried about,
Except you don't have any fear factor. That why Wolves and other teams were all over you.
Ronaldo is a net neutral for you. He genuinely doesn't make the team any worse but he doesn't make it much if any better either.
Ronaldo’s fault today. Thought his lack of pressing was evident while everyone buzzed around the place. Him not getting involved in the build up play really messed up our passing patterns too.
Oh wait…
Oh wait…
He's a problem in the team, not the problem. But pointing out that he's a problem doesn't mean the likes of Rashford offer a solution either.
All for dropping Ronaldo to improve the overall team level but that would involve actually having an idea that will work better. Unless/until we swap Cavani & Martial for a top class CF I certainly don't know what that better-working idea is. Because they all look pretty poor atm.
All for dropping Ronaldo to improve the overall team level but that would involve actually having an idea that will work better. Unless/until we swap Cavani & Martial for a top class CF I certainly don't know what that better-working idea is. Because they all look pretty poor atm.
His attitude and body language affect the confidence of other players on the pitch as well.
Oh wait....
Wolves weren't particularly afraid of Cristiano.
Didnt press yet again tonight
If you’re basing everything off this one game then he makes feck all difference to the team either way.
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