You just know he'll cause some issues coming back in. Not an easy situation, hope Ten Hag deals with it well but it's not ideal either way. Best case would be to sell him off but nobody wants him. If he stays, he needs to be OK with being a bench/rotation player, as he simply is not as beneficial to the team as Martial is.
Cristiano Ronaldo (I stay)
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There were always question marks over how we'd handle Ronaldo this season, what his attitude would be like if/when he was benched and to what extent we'd have to compromise what we're doing in general play to cater to him. And so far this summer has only heightened those issues as now we have the additional factors of him wanting to leave and not having a full pre-season to fit into the set-up.
Don't particularly rate Martial but there's no way Ronaldo should be starting ahead of him at the start of the season.
Don't particularly rate Martial but there's no way Ronaldo should be starting ahead of him at the start of the season.
Cant we just sell him to Ajax? It's only fair.
He can press. For 25 minutes.
In 2011/12 season, Messi scored and assisted goals vs the likes of Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Valencia. He also scored and was motm vs in the CDR final. And his allround performances even when he did not score/assist were typically great eg in the game Barcelona lost vs Madrid in the league (April 2012), Ronaldo scored the winner but if you watch the full 90, Messi was the best player on the pitch and it was his excellent run that played an important part in the the equaliser to make it 1-1. Ronaldo on the otherhand was anonymous and had he not scored, you wouldn't know he is on the pitch.
As for the match winning goal vs Barcelona in 15/16, that was pretty much Ronaldo's only contribution in that game. That season he was dreadful despite statpadding in a few games until after this classico (6th April) when he went on a goalscoring run.
There are going to be 5 subs, I guess he will be a starter being sub at halftime. Expect angry faces from him.
He'll be angrily asking Ten Hag why he didn't sub out the kids instead.
nah, he just heard that Messi has a bigger onehayyy, there was always that rumour his pecker was little..
Not sure some are grasping the fact that there will be (hopefully) 60 odd games this season. We need at least 3 striker options and I personally don't count Rashford as one of those - he's shown that he really struggles in that role.
I'm still holding on to hope that Ronaldo does end up finding a club. Hopefully he'll get more desperate as the days go by and accepts a wage cut to go to Atletico or Milan or something.
I'm at the point where I'd be happy without any sort of replacement as long as he's gone, can already see the circus that will happen this season and distraction it will cause when he throws his tantrums.
I'm at the point where I'd be happy without any sort of replacement as long as he's gone, can already see the circus that will happen this season and distraction it will cause when he throws his tantrums.
who would be your strikers in the squad? Happy with Martial, Rashford and one more?
I would be very happy without Ronaldo. We can implement a pressing fluid front 3.
Ten Hag has shown in the past he can play with a 9 or a false 9 so I am not too concerned if we sign another forward to replace Ronaldo.
Ideally we would replace him, I think we need 2 more attackers imo, the drop off in quality from Sancho/Rashford to our other wide players is terrible. But if we can get someone like Danjuma and/or Antony I think an interchangeable fluid front 3 can work.
I just think the negatives of keeping Ronaldo around far outweigh the positives, if he does stay can already see the drama come game week 1 and he isn't starting. With ETH we're trying to build something, unfortunately we don't have room for a 37 year old striker who doesn't run, wants the ball all the time and expects to start and play every minute that he wants to.
I'd much rather go in to the season low on numbers in attacking players but give ETH the best possible way of implementing his style without too much drama and background noise. I'm not expecting to win the league with or without Ronaldo so it hardly makes a difference.
He`ll be the first to do it on three legs, but less aerodynamic.
My worry here is that it will be viewed by the higher ups as Elanga is there already as back up and Bruno/Eriksen can play as part of an attacking 3 up front if needed and not sanction any other big spending this summer. Which would be madness.
Im not sure he’d be keen to go back to the US
Ah so it was a family jewels emergency.
The man in form should keep the spot
I don't know if he's staying or not, but we'll always say that the top scorer in football's history with more than 800 goals, played in our team, and helped us win a UCL. That's something to be proud of.
Needs to go. Doesn't want to be here and we will be better off without him.
I`m not a big fan of Martial but he deserves the chance to be first choice the way he has performed in pre season, whether he keeps it up remains to be seen. Still think we need another striker as well, we are very thin if we have injuries or Ronaldo leaves or stays and plays the cnut.
I wonder if this surprising place is Atletico. Surely not.
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If he doesn't leave, then I'd see him as a sort of a super-sub when things don't go that well, substituting Rashford or Martial. He is still an amazing goalscorer and his strengths are being clutch, aerial ability and tons of experience dealing in difficult situations and still able to find a goal or two. No need to conserve energy when playing only 30 minutes per game, just go all in and be superb during short timeframe on the pitch.
I can see him becoming a gamechanger for our team and actually, I think he'd like it. Still getting lots of attention and bringing home vital points.
I can see him becoming a gamechanger for our team and actually, I think he'd like it. Still getting lots of attention and bringing home vital points.
Talksport used this as breaking news ffs. Piers Morgan knows nothing. Probably winding up United fans because he supports Arsenal.
Probably thinks he’s going to Arsenal the deluded gammon.
Oh nooo, he is going to Arsenal!!!
I think he is quite idiotic to leave.
United are clearly building something - a CM and another FW and United are looking good.
With Bayern not interested, where else can he go? Atletico won't win the UCL and neither will any Serie A club.
For his ambitions?
Bayern, Madrid, PSG, City or bust.
United are clearly building something - a CM and another FW and United are looking good.
With Bayern not interested, where else can he go? Atletico won't win the UCL and neither will any Serie A club.
For his ambitions?
Bayern, Madrid, PSG, City or bust.
Ten Hag must be livid he has to deal with a situation like Ronaldo's. Don't think Ten Hag that excited to work with a 37 years old static player, but hr needs to be coy and diplomatic as Ronaldo is a footballing great. :/
To be honest, at this point, with how all this has got into the papers, Ronaldo needs to go. He's become the butt of jokes. He'd be embarrassed walking back into the United dressing room.
Every player in there will have seen Mendes twerking for Europe and getting rejected by all and sundry. Ronaldo having to return to Carrington, tail between his legs, will be too much for his ego to take. Even if the other players don't say anything their eyes will tell him: You're only back here cos nobody else wanted you.
Well, he wont be starting any games any time soon so
Remember when Ronaldo threw a paddy that one time and Ole then stopped dropping/ substituting him?
We cannot let a 38 year old run the club, no matter how highly he is thought of - that’s what got us into this mess in the first place. He needs to earn his place back in the squad.
We cannot let a 38 year old run the club, no matter how highly he is thought of - that’s what got us into this mess in the first place. He needs to earn his place back in the squad.
By the way did we get any concrete news on what his "personal" issues are that are stopping him from returning back to the club? There are still people who are using that there might be some "genuine" reasons for him to be still in Portugal(I believe the only reason is that he wants to leave).
It has been 3 weeks and we are almost nearing the end of pre-season surely we must have had some news by now on what his personal issues are?
So Napoli it is then…we found the surprise team that he will be joining!
I assume we are still paying him his wages while he's chilling in Portugal?
Must be nice.
Must be nice.
His personal issues are that he wants out - anything else would have been put out there into the domain by now - it’s all just a smokescreen.
By the way did we get any concrete news on what his "personal" issues are that are stopping him from returning back to the club? There are still people who are using that there might be some "genuine" reasons for him to be still in Portugal(I believe the only reason is that he wants to leave).
It has been 3 weeks and we are almost nearing the end of pre-season surely we must have had some news by now on what his personal issues are?
I bet that he didn’t expect that most of the fan base would be happy to see him go. Most now realise that his goals came at a significant cost to the overall team - and I think many potential suitors have seen that as well.
His pride won’t allow him back now so it’s just a case of seeing if he can get a team that will take him. And of course there will be one.
Sounds like someone doesn’t want to be here and hence why are we paying his 500k wages instead of fining him £1.5m for refusing to return
By the way did we get any concrete news on what his "personal" issues are that are stopping him from returning back to the club? There are still people who are using that there might be some "genuine" reasons for him to be still in Portugal(I believe the only reason is that he wants to leave).
It has been 3 weeks and we are almost nearing the end of pre-season surely we must have had some news by now on what his personal issues are?
Problem is that he will not accept that role as a Supersub. Plus at that wage packs he is on, it would not make any sense.
Please let this be true
Hanging around with Piers Morgan should be a sackable offence. Stay on your fecking yacht Ronnie.
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