[Relevated]

You're done

 

[the_cliff]

I said he played bad this game as well. No shying away from it.

My point still stands though.

It doesn't actually.

Ronaldo is not Elanga. He's Ronaldo and has the expectations of Ronaldo, he's expected to finish those chances because he's Ronaldo. It's all good and well a youth product playing as badly as Ronaldo because he's probably on 40k-50k a week but Ronaldo was brought to finish chances and is paid 500k a week to do so.

So yes we're shit without Ronaldo.
and for 500k a week extra and plenty of annoying fanboys extra we're still shit with him.

 

[Bobski]

Unfortunately that’s what happens when the top top players get old. His body can’t keep up with what his brain wants him to do.

He goes at the ball hard, always has, earlier in his career he could make the little micro adjustments needed for a good touch, now he is just much more stiff robotic. Giggs still had a great touch and ability to run with the ball into his 40's, different type of athlete though.

 

[AndySmith1990]

Oh wow well will you look at that, Ronaldo didn’t start and United are still shite. It’s almost like the problem isn’t the player but much deeper then that as his previously been stated.

United won’t ever get out of this situation when the fans don’t even know what the problem is and Blame players (not just Ronaldo) when it’s much more then that.

Ronaldo on an actually functioning team scored you 30 a season with his eyes closed.

I'm not posting this to take the piss, I'm just genuinely interested to know the answer.

Are you aware that you're obsession with Ronaldo is unhealthy? Or does it feel normal to you?

 

[Ladron de redcafe]

How can you doubt it when last season in Juve (who were not that great) he scored over 30.

Now at United he is struggling more is it the player or is it the club? Like I said…30+ goals last season.

But sure “because of my club their is bias” and not the fact that I am giving you facts.

Who cares? There's a reason Juventus wanted him out. The entire team played to feed him his goals and the team struggled as a result and resided in fifth place before benching him in the last match of the season and getting top 4.

He's regressed even further because he's a year older, and in a better league. Even if he did score more than he's been scoring, that has nothing to do with his overall performances which have been diabolocally bad.

 

[The Firestarter]

So he is the problem today? The man played 20 minutes

Who said he was the problem today? He didn't help but wasn't the main issue.

 

[SportingCP96]

It doesn't actually.

Ronaldo is not Elanga. He's Ronaldo and has the expectations of Ronaldo, he's expected to finish those chances because he's Ronaldo. It's all good and well a youth product playing as badly as Ronaldo because he's probably on 40k-50k a week but Ronaldo was brought to finish chances and is paid 500k a week to do so.

So yes we're shit without Ronaldo.
and for 500k a week extra and plenty of annoying fanboys extra we're still shit with him.

The point is especially at his age he needed to join a functioning team because of course his legs have miles.

In a club like city or Bayern or PSG he scores for fun. Just last season he showed that. In Italy.

 

[Ladron de redcafe]

The point is especially at his age he needed to join a functioning team because of course his legs have miles.

In a club like city or Bayern or PSG he scores for fun. Just last season he showed that. In Italy.

What would PSG or City do with him? He'd be warming their benches because he isn't good enough to start for either.

 

[Dec9003]

I don’t blame him because he wasn’t on for too long, but he didn’t really make a positive impact when he did come on.
I couldn’t believe it when I read he hasn’t scored since we last played Burnley at the end of last year.

 

[the_cliff]

The point is especially at his age he needed to join a functioning team because of course his legs have miles.

In a club like city or Bayern or PSG he scores for fun. Just last season he showed that. In Italy.

Well, let's hope he one of those clubs will want him in the summer then.

He must surely have plenty of suitors if what you're saying is true.

 

[pratyush_utd]

His touch is now slowly failing him. Ronaldo isnt our best player and if he doesn’t score, he offers absolutely nothing. This game wasn’t on him but everyone can see that he no longer is impactful that he was. I wouldn’t shed tears when he eventually leave at the end of the season when we dont make top 4.

 

[sullydnl]

Not particularly gonna fault him today but nor do I think starting him would have improved the side at all.

 

[wr8_utd]

Well, let's hope he one of those clubs will want him in the summer then.

He must surely have plenty of suitors if what you're saying is true.

He'll probably blame PSG, Munich and City too if he signs for them and is crap once again.

 

[SportingCP96]

I'm not posting this to take the piss, I'm just genuinely interested to know the answer.

Are you aware that you're obsession with Ronaldo is unhealthy? Or does it feel normal to you?

My only obsession is Sporting and it is sickeningly unhealthy I must admit.

Just some of the things read on here are ridiculous and I know the feeling because it happened at Sporting in the dark times.

Also I hate to say this but reading the Cafe now is reminiscent to how RAWK used to be. The club is rotten top to bottom and people are blaming players.

Put whoever you want in this team and they would still tie 1-1 to Burnley that’s the state the club is in.

 

[SportingCP96]

What would PSG or City do with him? He'd be warming their benches because he isn't good enough to start for either.

Messi who has had a worse season starts for PSG so please come again.

Once again ridiculous statements like these is why I even comment on here.

 

[El Jefe]

If finishes out of the top four guarantees his exit then I hope we don't make it. We didn't drop points because of him but he's almost dead weight in this team. We were shite without him but with him in the team we're shite and he's holding us back.

 

[the_cliff]

He'll probably blame PSG, Munich and City too if he signs for them and is crap once again.

Ronaldo's next club will either be in Portugal or in the US. No serious team that cares more about trophies than social media will take him.

 

[SportingCP96]

Well, let's hope he one of those clubs will want him in the summer then.

He must surely have plenty of suitors if what you're saying is true.

Age plays a factor. It’s a hypothetical and since PSG just got Messi it won’t happens and Bayern has Lewa.

but sure.

 

[Ladron de redcafe]

Messi who has had a worse season starts for PSG so please come again.

Once again ridiculous statements like these is why I even comment on here.

What does the goat have to do with this thread? This is a Ronaldo discussion thread. PSG opted to go for Messi rather than Ronaldo for a reason, but that's for another thread.

Citing ad-lapidums while making one delusional fanboy post after another just makes you look more ridiculous.

 

[Ronaldo's ego]

It’s time to hang up the boots. Or alternatively go to Middle East and play a season for £30m.

 

[Ladron de redcafe]

Age plays a factor. It’s a hypothetical and since PSG just got Messi it won’t happens and Bayern has Lewa.

but sure.

In other words, none of those clubs want him. Got you.

 

[Godfather]

Don't know what he did with these headers.

 

[Bobski]

Who cares? There's a reason Juventus wanted him out. The entire team played to feed him his goals and the team struggled as a result and resided in fifth place before benching him in the last match of the season and getting top 4.

He's regressed even further because he's a year older, and in a better league. Even if he did score more than he's been scoring, that has nothing to do with his overall performances which have been diabolocally bad.

People, especially when it comes to big names, massively overrate goal totals, which don't really matter if they are not making the team as a whole better.

 

[SportingCP96]

What does the goat have to do with this thread? This is a Ronaldo discussion thread. PSG opted to go for Messi rather than Ronaldo for a reason, but that's for another thread.

Citing ad-lapidums while making one delusional fanboy post after another just makes you look more ridiculous.

The goat plays in Manchester.

 

[the_cliff]

Let's not make this a Messi Vs Ronaldo thread. Nobody gives a shit.

All we care about are his performances for United. Which have over the last 10-15 games have been nothing short of shocking.

 

[ForeverRed1]

The point is especially at his age he needed to join a functioning team because of course his legs have miles.

In a club like city or Bayern or PSG he scores for fun. Just last season he showed that. In Italy.

He might end up back with you guys yet.

 

[SportingCP96]

In other words, none of those clubs want him. Got you.

Sure spin the narrative that way.

 

[Ladron de redcafe]

People, especially when it comes to big names, massively overrate goal totals, which don't really matter if they are not making the team as a whole better.

It isn't even rocket science. The fact that people who watch a sport don't understand something so simple is puzzling. Repeating hammering home cumulative goal totals as if they're what constitutes a great performance is just silly.

 

[SportingCP96]

He might end up back with you guys yet.

I hope so.

 

[Wolf1992]

The point is especially at his age he needed to join a functioning team because of course his legs have miles.

In a club like city or Bayern or PSG he scores for fun. Just last season he showed that. In Italy.

Why would Bayern disrupt their harmony signing Ronaldo?

Can't see any Bayern board member excited about signing 37 yo Ronaldo.

 

[VidaRed]

He's done, I'm afraid.

 

[Joel Miller]

Oh wow well will you look at that, Ronaldo didn’t start and United are still shite. It’s almost like the problem isn’t the player but much deeper then that as his previously been stated.

United won’t ever get out of this situation when the fans don’t even know what the problem is and Blame players (not just Ronaldo) when it’s much more then that.

Ronaldo on an actually functioning team scored you 30 a season with his eyes closed.

But why are you even here? Do you not find it strange for a Sporting fan to hang around here not even to discuss football in general, but purely to blow smoke up Ronaldo’s arse and make ridiculous claims about his form? It’s really weird mate honestly. You were probably praying for a Burnley win when you realised your boy had been benched because of his poor form.

 

[Ladron de redcafe]

Sure spin the narrative that way.

Not a narrative, when none of them went for him when they had a chance. And wouldn't go for him if he decides to leave this summer.

 

[MUFC OK]

Better than Cavani who inexcusably started after choosing t stay home in Uruguay for an extra 2 days.

 

[SportingCP96]

Why would Bayern disrupt their harmony signing Ronaldo?

I’m saying if they didn’t have Lewa and he was available. Once again hypotheticals.

 

[Ladron de redcafe]

The goat plays in Manchester.

Plays in Paris with his 7 balón d'ors and 6 golden boots, but as I said, you're derailing the thread.

This is a Ronaldo performance thread. Stick to discussing the 5 time balon dor and 4 time golden boot.

 

[KeanoMagicHat]

Oh wow well will you look at that, Ronaldo didn’t start and United are still shite. It’s almost like the problem isn’t the player but much deeper then that as his previously been stated.

United won’t ever get out of this situation when the fans don’t even know what the problem is and Blame players (not just Ronaldo) when it’s much more then that.

Ronaldo on an actually functioning team scored you 30 a season with his eyes closed.

Did you watch any of this game? At all? United should have been 3-0 up after 30 mins and got some awful decisions against. So United weren't shite in this game and looked better without Ronaldo on the pitch. Ronaldo came on at 60 minutes and was terrible again.

 

[el3mel]

He's only getting worse from here.

Sell the feck out of him in summer and invest in a long term, more mobile striker.

 

[Ladron de redcafe]

I’m saying if they didn’t have Lewa and he was available. Once again hypotheticals.

But they do have Lewandowski, who's a much better player. Ergo, they don't want Ronaldo. Which was the point.

 

[SportingCP96]

Not a narrative, when none of them went for him when they had a chance. And wouldn't go for him if he decides to leave this summer.

Because City was after one and Neymar is best buds with Messi and Bayern would not get neither when they have Lewa. Think a little.

But sure mr. 2 goals in ligue1 would be the answer.