I agree. We've been burned on Sanchez and to a lesser extent Falcao and should have learned our lesson.I can’t help but feel like In 2 seasons we will look back and think of this as another expensive player we probably need to get off our books before we can free up cash and advance, and we mostly moved because city were interested. They end up looking smarter by adding 3 up and comers for the same wages. Only 1 needs to come good.
Hey I hope ronaldo leads us to the league and CL but like Juve and Portugal recently I can just see a lot of parked busses and frustrated prima donna on the biggest money ever earned in the PL.
Football, bloody helli can't believe it
I have my reservations too. Rumours according to Di Marzio is that it's only a 2 year contract, which I think is okay though. With him being 37 next year, I wouldn't be surprised to see us being in for a Haaland or another long term striker.To be honest, I think bringing him back is a bad idea.
At least explain why...To be honest, I think bringing him back is a bad idea.
Sancho as full backHenderson
Varane Maguire Shaw
Sancho Bruno Pogba Rashford
Mason Cavani Ronaldo
Who needs a bloody midfield?
Uruguay have games in September, October, November, late January, February, March. You have to quarantine from there. We barely got him to agree to extend. He already posted not being happy with government rules and the prem not released players.Why Cavani not being part of the squad is likely?
Why does the BBC headline make it seem like we're looking to sign Alvaro Morata?
Not long enough.
VIVA RONALDO!!!
Are you drunk?Is anyone actually pleased that this is happening?
We don't need a 36yo Ronaldo. If he tarnishes his legacy by going to City, so be it. Why do we have to offer him a retirement home?
shirt sales go to Adidas not unitedThis should not impact our activity elsewhere at all. We are spending like £20m to sign him and putting about £15m per year or so on wages. With the PR boost he will bring we are probably going to make that back in revenue. He can basically replace Martial in the squad for now.
smoke that bitch my friend, we getting fecked upfeck sake. i’ve spent the last 15 hours making a ronaldo effigy out of rat parts and cat shit.
Hes going back to Uruguay probablyI hope Cavani enjoyed that no.7 shirt
in my view I’m the same. I don’t see how he gels with what we currently have in the club. This was my post earlier in the summer:To be honest, I think bringing him back is a bad idea.
Main problem I have with the likes of Ronaldo and Ibrahimovic is that they're basically hoovers in the final third. Shots must go through them.
Ronaldo takes a staggering 5.3 shots per game. For us it's Bruno on 3.2, and then Rashford, Greenwood, and Martial all on 2. Man City and Liverpool have very similar patterns to ours (KDB/Salah being near identical to Bruno). I much prefer a side with that level of equal distribution to one hoover in the final third. Our last season with MMM all bagging 15+ goals and Bruno not being too far behind was about as ideal as it gets for me, in terms of goal spread. Again, City's season this year is very similar to that.
Now I'm not saying these players flatout just stop others from scoring, but there's only so many shots a team takes per game. And when one player is taking a vast bulk of them...
Aside: I don't think Ronaldo and Bruno would gel super well stylistically at a domestic level over a season.
I'd love to see this, actually. At least once. 10-7 win incoming!Henderson
Varane Maguire Shaw
Sancho Bruno Pogba Rashford
Mason Cavani Ronaldo
Who needs a bloody midfield?
It's a stupid decision to sign him if we're thinking rationally. We should be going all in for a DM.
But football is all about romanticism and I'm loving this
Sky sports have announced that City are no longer interested.....Is this really happening? If this is a gag I just won't be able to take it
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This is too defensive, I prefer :Henderson
Varane Maguire Shaw
Sancho Bruno Pogba Rashford
Mason Cavani Ronaldo
Who needs a bloody midfield?
Absolutely.City face saving.
There is no depth in the position he plays. We currently have Greenwood, Cavani who isn't able to play and Martial who is a waste of space. Ronaldo makes sense emotionally and tactically..... You're either deluded or a poor attempt at winding people up.