never get back with an ex - The Cristiano Ronaldo (Returns) Thread

LOL not sure if you're trolling. If not, you obviously never been to England. It used to take us about 9-10 minutes to get to Manchester from her hometown. I should know, I've lived there for a few years and had my arse sitting in Old Trafford 3 times to be exact.

You know where Cheshire is right? lol

 

Cristiano Ronaldo has accumulated more xG (3.47) since rejoining Man Utd than 16 Premier League teams.

— The xG Philosophy (@xGPhilosophy) September 19, 2021

 

I think it's fair to say that he is much better than so many people (myself included) thought he was. He's still so, so good.

 

So damn clinical. Could very well have his second highest scoring season for United as a 37 year old.

 

He was anything but clinical yesterday. Dafuq were you watching???

 

I was not able to see the game, just commenting on his overall production. With four goals in three games, he is certainly doing something right.

 

Ah yes. I see. No arguments there. He was unlucky yesterday but there is this anticipation when he plays that he will make something happen. Like he is older and wiser but still has good (enough) physicality and skill too. This is why I prefer him over Messi because you can do so much more with him in your lineup.

Have to hold my hand up here. Thought he should have been used as a substitute at the 60 minute mark due to age. But at this rate dude can easily play till 40

 

Not a bad start to Ron's 2nd spell at the club. Timely too with Cav having been unavailable so far.

 

Adidas must be ecstatic, no doubt. But really anyone involved, from the club itself to Team Viewer among others surely are over the moon right now. The Ronaldo Effect (from a commercial point of view alone) is simply astonishing..

 

United's PotM for September.

 

Cristiano Ronaldo rape lawsuit in Las Vegas should be dismissed, court recommends | Football News | Sky Sports

If a civil case ends up being thrown out, it really would be another major win for Ronaldo (after the criminal case had already been dismissed).
That would also all but close any legal proceedings against Ronaldo on this issue and from a legal point of view at least, completely exonerate him in the process .

 

Where is @johno ?

 

Why? WTF is your point?

 

Prem PotM for September.

 

He was adamant on the guy being guilty yet we have no idea what happened and the case is being dismissed.

I would love for people to just admit when their thinking might be questionable. I did it yesterday when I was contradicting myself. That is all.

 

This might be a win for Ronaldo but does not mean he is innocent. I'm not going to profess I know what happened and whether Ronaldo is guilty or not, but a case thrown out on those terms does not indicate Innocence.

If you are arguing the legalities then sure I think you would be on good ground rights privacy confidential communication with attorney and all. But I don't think that's what you're doing.

Whether this woman was violated or not is not definitive based on this court action which I think is what you are intimating by calling out said poster. This is just clever lawyering and technicalities, not whether he is guilty of something or not.

 

Ronaldo's a great goalscorer, but is that enough? Is he creating more problems than he is solving? I unpack it here. https://t.co/kmo6lCs3jX

— Maram AlBaharna (@maramperninety) October 16, 2021

As alluded to in another thread, bringing back Ronaldo was always going to problematic on some levels. The only way to cope/deal with those issues would be to all but cater to him and build the team around him.
Something that Ole has not done yet and as such, it will be interesting to see how things progress on that front. Ole did mention in one of his post match interviews that something might have to give and he's absolutely correct.
The options in this case are real simple: either Ronaldo is the focal point and whatever system/setup we play in has to be designed with him in mind (and getting him the ball in optimal situations as much as possible) or you drop him. We know the latter is not really an option so it becomes even simpler from that point of view...

 

Haven't read or watched the article yet but I think he is hurting the team. I thought that from before the international break but didn't bring it up because I wasn't sure how to explain it. Will be interesting to see it explained. But yes I do think his addition right now is causing the whole to be less than the sum of the parts.

Not his fault, manager and coaching staff need to fix.

I always thought he should be a super sub type player though. Being part of the starting eleven even though he can is making the team less effective. And of course there are other issues needing attention.

 

If we're being perfectly honest with ourselves, Ronaldo was never the right fit for this team (and style) as currently constituted. We got him because he and Mendes played on United heartstrings by openly flirting with City and the Glazers did not want to deal with potential PR backlash.
Ronaldo was never in the club's plans, especially after having convincing Cav (a more natural 9 for Ole's team and style) to stay at the club another year. As stated though, now that he is there at the club, it's up to the manager along with his staff to make it work. It can work also, but it's about being fluid and adaptable enough to change his tactical approach.
And it remains to be seen if Ole and co actually can do that. Kind of ironic that Ronaldo could be Ole's death knell. He's not the only reason but Ronaldo presence is why I'd consider ZZ for the short term (next 2 seasons) if he were interested in the gig.