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Cristiano Ronaldo (I stay)
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
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Exactly. Sure Ronaldo is a problem for a progressive style of play but a bigger problem is not having a decent striker at all.
If he deny than it’s true
Wow, I don’t read it but I thought they’d be above this kinda trash. Assumed they’d have some insight being the local rag.
it’s bayern or nothing.
He’s going to end up coming back pretending everything is fine and it was just a family problem. he loves the club and he’s committed blah blah.
everybody will forget about it in a few weeks.
I just hope he doesn’t throw his toys out the pram and disrupt the good mood the side seems to be in right now.
I didn’t think him joining last year and it all falling apart was more than a coincidence, but now i’m thinking there’s more to it.
He’s going to end up coming back pretending everything is fine and it was just a family problem. he loves the club and he’s committed blah blah.
everybody will forget about it in a few weeks.
I just hope he doesn’t throw his toys out the pram and disrupt the good mood the side seems to be in right now.
I didn’t think him joining last year and it all falling apart was more than a coincidence, but now i’m thinking there’s more to it.
Their weather section probably says it’s going to rain tomorrow.
Wouldn't Real fans be a bit miffed if he went to Atletico?
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I'm my opinion, he can't be blamed for last year. Of course, we expected him to be better but he was one of the better (or least bad) players, though that isn't saying much. It doesn't seem like he helped any of the players around him. Then again, the whole team was a mess and struggled even more when he was out. Ideally, someone at Cristiano's level of ability right now would be helpful to have in the squad. However...
Heading into this year, the issues are:
Heading into this year, the issues are:
- He's a year older and much more likely to regress than improve
- World Cup mid season is going to be even more of a physical strain on him
- Doesn't fit ten Heg system AT ALL since he does the least pressing of any EPL forward (by a large amount too)
- Not worthy of a guaranteed starting spot regardless of form, which is likely to cause selection issues and/or rift between player and manager
- He doesn't want to be here and is potentially going to cause locker room, training, distraction and/or other problem
- He's on huge wages and not worth it
- His inclusion in the squad is very likely to hinder the evolution of ten Hag's system
Can we have Felix or Greizmann on loan for a year?
Quite poor. He's not one to pay too much attention to.
People believe in these ridiculous rumors.
I remember when my aunt lost her newborn, she became an utterly different person for 3 years. It's hard.
No sane man ever ignores his wife after seeing what his wife is going through.
I can't believe people sh*t talking about him for taking a personal absence after all of this.
Family tragedy, his champions league legacy at risk, the club took off 25% of his salary, his own club fans trash talk him, and at the lowest point of his career.
He deserves some space, hope he comes back strong.
I remember when my aunt lost her newborn, she became an utterly different person for 3 years. It's hard.
No sane man ever ignores his wife after seeing what his wife is going through.
I can't believe people sh*t talking about him for taking a personal absence after all of this.
Family tragedy, his champions league legacy at risk, the club took off 25% of his salary, his own club fans trash talk him, and at the lowest point of his career.
He deserves some space, hope he comes back strong.
So he's made the effort to quash rumours of going back to Sporting but has remained silent on all the rest, i.e. PSG, Chelsea, Bayern, Atletico.
It's a pity he can't seem to generate interest among the better clubs.
It's a pity he can't seem to generate interest among the better clubs.
Talking my language. Year long loan option to buy at £80m
Get Felix!
There is still more than a month left, which other clubs do ya reckon they will dangle him in front...
Oh he'd be great.
How his champions league legacy at risk? No one’s threatening to take his medals away.
Fans are allowed to respond and react to him being whored out across Europe.
He doesn’t want to come back.
If Bayern offered him a deal tomorrow he’d be back to work in a flash.
His champions league legacy at risk, what nonsense is this? Oh no, Messi might score more CL goals than him, what a disaster, unbearable pain. The football World will forget him 2 mins after he retires if he doesn't get the chance to statpad in the CL.
And the 25%, how dare Utd pay him what he contractually agreed to, they should just ignore that clause because he is Ronaldo.
Oversimplification of Ronaldo’s impact. He influenced a lot of big ties during those years beyond merely “finishing from close range.”
Like the Bayern tie away in 2017 (the one he bagged the two goals at the Allianz). People forget but Bayern were totally dominant for the majority of the 1st half and overran Madrid in the middle of the park until Ronaldo got Martinez 2 bookings and a sending off in the space of 5 minutes through his dribbling and retention of the ball to win fouls. That then gave Madrid the numerical advantage and then ofcourse he scored against the run of play to equalise in between those yellow cards. Then once martinez was sent off it was all Madrid from there. That performance from him was beyond just finishing from close range if you actually analyse the game empirically.
He hates Atleti and Atleti hate him. After knocking them out of the UCL constantly, he’s deciding to team up with them? Weird Hollywood script coming up
How would Real Madrid fans react to him going to Atletico? Isn't that a bit weird or is just a different culture there, like in Italy where loads of big players have played for all the big teams?
I think the press are currently enjoying linking him to other CL clubs just to get a rejection to make him look even worse.
He's such an idiot. Is that the legacy he's after? Just running after stupid records?
He's such an idiot. Is that the legacy he's after? Just running after stupid records?
Almost joined Citeh last summer, looking to join Atleti this summer...
Has their ever been a bigger attempted mercenary?
Has their ever been a bigger attempted mercenary?
The Atletico links, I doubt are real.
Funny enough he's not even chasing anyone with those, he's comfortably got the scoring record and is tied for most CL titles won. The fact that his ex-teammates just won without him must drive him mad.
You are really a diehard fan of Ronaldo.
Not really. What I stated was what factually happened.
You are not? I don’t see it at all. It’s ok.
The irony of being pissed at that 25% CL decrease is it would still be more salary than anyone would be willing to offer. The guy would be hot property if not for all these demands and baggage. He still has a lot to offer but insists on privileges that don't match.
How do you know he doesn't want to come back? is there any fact that states he doesn't want to back?
It's a different matter If Ronaldo himself or his agent asked to leave officially, I've seen this kind of rumor about Ronaldo for the last two decades.
I'm sure Ronaldo can't wait to play in Simeone's 5-5-0 formation whenever they're up against a good team.
The more I think about it, the more I think he will end up staying. The club have the power in this situation and I don't see anyone making an offer that would tempt us to sell. Their isn't much in terms of strikers available this summer, so it's not like we're keen to offload him to free up the budget for someone else. And being out of the CL hinders the possibility of bringing in a top player if they were available anyway. Ronaldo is on huge wages and there may be clubs willing to pay those, but it would still rely on us accepting a minimal or even free transfer fee which we don't need or want to do. Are clubs really going to chuck £20m plus our way plus his wages at his age? Doubt it. Makes more sense for us to keep him if he could be the difference between CL qualification or not, and look to replace him next summer when we have a CL budget and CL football to tempt potential signings. A younger player can waste a year moping around to force a move but Ronaldo can't at his age. He has limited time left and will have no choice but to accept he's staying and give his all.
Only question mark is whether he can fit into ETHs style and if he is positive or negative for squad harmony. I think he can fit into ETH's team and that I it'd be best for him and us if he is used a bit more sparingly. Get him on the pitch for 60-90 minutes a week rather than 180, and he has less need to reserve his energy. He still offers more of a threat in the box than the rest of our forwards combined, his link up and hold up play is underrated, with the ball at his feet he is quality, and he is still fit and can work hard in spurts. Again, takes strong management to make those calls but Ronaldo has no option but to accept it. He can't sulk his way out, he can't refuse to play, and no club will pay both him and us enough to let him go.
Only question mark is whether he can fit into ETHs style and if he is positive or negative for squad harmony. I think he can fit into ETH's team and that I it'd be best for him and us if he is used a bit more sparingly. Get him on the pitch for 60-90 minutes a week rather than 180, and he has less need to reserve his energy. He still offers more of a threat in the box than the rest of our forwards combined, his link up and hold up play is underrated, with the ball at his feet he is quality, and he is still fit and can work hard in spurts. Again, takes strong management to make those calls but Ronaldo has no option but to accept it. He can't sulk his way out, he can't refuse to play, and no club will pay both him and us enough to let him go.
Dont worry, he is coming back, nobody is dumb enough to get him.
I will be praying to Jesus, Mohammad, Buddha and Krishna for this to be true.
He is a solution to the problems he creates.
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