I was against signing Ronaldo when it happened. One of the reasons for that, maybe the most important one, was what I can only call his enormous gravitational pull - his reputation and stature is so enormous after everything he's done, and it's even bigger in this club than it would be elsewhere. That means that inevitably, things would rearrange themselves around him, on the pitch and off it. Despite everything he brings, I did not believe that would on the whole be a good thing, for a team that seemed to be getting somewhere building around a different core. It seemed to be more likely to be disruptive than facilitating.
Half a year later, I don't see much reason to view that differently. But: Once you've done it, you've done it. It's debatable what and how big the damage is, but whatever it is, it's already been done. Having thrown someone like CR into the mix, he now dominates it. If you don't build around it, you make it a disruptive force on the side. So unless the club is prepared to move him out, I don't see much other choice than making him kingpin.
He makes it clear enough in this interview what that means: Standards must change, several players must adjust their mentality and up their commitment. Again, that's either a direct challenge to Rangnick and the club, or something they can embrace. Maybe they have already, and the message is coordinated. But if Rangnick and the board agrees with the views CR is expressing, they have to align the squad around CR and follow through on players who aren't making the adjustment. It would be logical then to make him captain. But we should not kid ourselves that this is anything other than a strategy frought with peril and potential ruinous cost, even if it may turn out to be the right one or only possible one. You can only lead people who accept your leadership.