I think with Ronaldo, he needs to control his temper as well. There have been a few occasions this season where he has quite clearly lost it on the pitch (the incident where he repeatedly kicked the ball into Curtis Jones springs to mind).
His body is catching up with his age and he doesn’t appear able to accommodate that. Maybe time to retire whilst he is still remembered as a great footballer rather than a washed-up has-been?
I thought this was ridiculous when I first saw it! All these ‘experts’ and none of them had factored in our injuries last season or the fact that we ran away with it the season before with a fit squad? Fucking berks.
The level of gallows humor over on’t caf is reaching peak levels these days. Here’s a delicious snippet from their matchday thread for their upcoming clash with Norwich:
I guess in context United had just finished second while we went right to the wire to finish in the top 4, but even then it’s massive recency bias to think those sets of circumstances would be repeated.
More people predicted United would make the top 4 than us (thanks to Beckford). That’s just staggering.
Yeah, I found that surprising last summer. And that’s coming from someone who is (or can be) pretty realistic. It’s like they all thought we forgot how to play football. I partly expected us to return strongly, especially after pre-season when I felt we were ready to take off again in our style, but partly also pleasantly surprised to see us so deep in all competitions. Still, the lack of faith that us and City are deep down still two best sides in the league (and that Chelsea would have to prove it first that they can reach those heights in the league)… weird.
Yep, he manages a team that dominates a league, which is probably no better than our League 1. The media are hyping him up as another footballing genius, just like they did with Rangnick. Look how that’s worked out.