10 goals in 22 games are not few. He scored 5 in the knock out stages and he served several assists in the CL, was key to get to the final last year and to the 1/4 this year. No player by himself not even Ronaldo guarantees the CL but disparaging Higuain's two seasons at Juve is absurd.
Did Cancelo do well at Inter? That’s the most surprising transfer of the summer for me, no idea what Allegri saw in him. He’s shocking defensively, playing him in a back 4 against top opposition is suicide and you don’t really have any other rightbacks.
A lot of people said that he can become one of the best in that role.
Saying the Serie A isn’t competitive is one thing, comparing a historic side like Juventus and the Italian league to fecking PSG and the French league is another.
Just no.
Theres always going to be an inherent bias towards the EPL & the players there due to the exposure and the money in the league.
Behave!
He might not be United's greatest player ever, but you can definitely make a case for it. What you can't do is to simply brush it off with a arrogant "just no".
Yes I can. He is a great player whose career post United has influenced how people percieve his time here. If he had done nothing after United he wouldnt be talked as our "greatest ever"
One thing you can never do is accuse Ronaldo of being fat or out of shape.
Just no.
Just yes. Hes a great player but a very long way off our greatest ever.
Pretty sure it all goes to Adidas...that's how shirt deals normally work.
He might not be the greatest ever, that's surely got to go to Bobby Charlton but as far as our best player is concerned Ronaldo definitely has a dog in the race. In the 50+ years I've been watching United George is the only one that I've seen that really would give him a run for his money.
I'm not saying he is, but you can make a good case for it. He was the key player in winning three straight league titles and the elusive CL trophy - he's also one of only four United players to have won the Ballon d'Or.
When we were linked with him some of the more knowledgeable caftards wanted us to steer clear, apparently he hasn't progressed much since his breakthrough.
I'd love to know the case for Ronaldo being United's greatest ever player over someone like Bobby Charlton. Because he scored 42 goals in a season?
It's painful to see that we didn't even go in for him
See post #541.
Signing a contract extension
We are not convinced. Bobby Charlton has all the things you mentioned plus 750 games.
You don't have to be convinced - I, myself, wouldn't argue against sir Bobby being United's GOAT - what I am arguing against is to FLAT OUT discount Ronaldo.
Top spot IMO is contested by Charlton and Best. After that I put of a group of long termers that have added to the clubs success. Robson, Keane, Scholes, Giggs.. After that I put Ronaldo in the next group.
Well, everyone is flat out discounted, not just Ronaldo. It's one of the rare thing that should unit us and not create endless debates.
I'm surprised PSG weren't desperate to sign him. I know they have to sell first and most likely couldn't get the funds (legally). But you'd imagine he'd grow their profile massively.
They’d need to sell Neymar to afford Ronaldo, it could have been an interesting option to try to win the Champions League but they simply can’t sell Neymar after one year. It would be terrible for their image and that’s the main thing they care about.
He's not wrong, he just reached that peak after he left.
Love how Rooney isn't in that list. Who was better than Keane, Scholes, and Giggs. Rooney however, had the audacity to question United's ambition and ask for a transfer in the modern contract game of "I'm unhappy, I want to leave, ohhhhh you want to offer me more money, well let me just sign right here then!".
Be very surprised if he isn't in top shape. This. Never bought a footy shirt other than Porto's and Maradona's Albiceleste but this time I'll get one from Juve. This move could indeed reignite the flame of Série A. Always prefere it to the boring pass and move La Liga.
