Cristiano Ronaldo (357 Viewers)

RoiLezard

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Apr 7, 2018
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I understand the admiration, adulation and love for one of the most iconic sports figures in the history of the sport, but please let's not resort to being simps. We're not going back to being shit once he leaves, and we're not a trash team who are absolutely useless without him.

We reached 2 CL finals in the last 5 seasons, WITHOUT Ronaldo! Perspective people FFS!
But we did not win those finals because we were missing a player like Ronaldo.


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Bianconero81

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But we did not win those finals because we were missing a player like Ronaldo.


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Maybe. However, there's no point denying that with Ronaldo we haven't improved as a team - in fact, we have regressed and the results clearly indicate that.

Yes, I'm aware of the coaching changes and dearth of quality in midfield, but I'm purely speaking from a results on the pitch perspective.
 
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Maybe. However, there's no point denying that with Ronaldo we haven't improved as a team - in fact, we have regressed and the results clearly indicate that.

Yes, I'm aware of the coaching changes and dearth of quality in midfield, but I'm purely speaking from a results on the pitch perspective.
Yet we have been night and day better with him in the lineup than without. He is not in charge of naming coaches and in the Mercato's. He has done his job where he should, on the pitch.
 

RoiLezard

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Apr 7, 2018
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Maybe. However, there's no point denying that with Ronaldo we haven't improved as a team - in fact, we have regressed and the results clearly indicate that.

Yes, I'm aware of the coaching changes and dearth of quality in midfield, but I'm purely speaking from a results on the pitch perspective.
I understand your point and agree to a certain extent. However, Ronaldo has nothing to do with our weak midfield, shaky defense, coach’s uncompetitiveness. He’s done his absolute best and still gives this team the spirits it needs, he’s our only inspiration. He didn’t sign up for the shitty midfield and the loser mentality that some of his other teammates have, yet he doesn’t walk away.

If we had Ronaldo in that 2015 team, we would have won the CL more than once by now.


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Pegi

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Feb 22, 2019
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Maybe. However, there's no point denying that with Ronaldo we haven't improved as a team - in fact, we have regressed and the results clearly indicate that.

Yes, I'm aware of the coaching changes and dearth of quality in midfield, but I'm purely speaking from a results on the pitch perspective.
Regressed as a team, as our core is literally non-existant. Every team that loses it's core, with no real re-build plan is always going to struggle. We bought Higuain before Ronaldo, so it really didn't start from Ronaldo but it was a massive investment on Higuain, because we wanted to stay on top after losing Pogba, Vidal, Tevez etc. Now we're rebuilding, while trying to maintain success and it's always difficult and Ronaldo ain't nothing but helping us with that. I don't care how much he earns or how much he brings, he's an example and im sure more people are willing to come in here when he's here.
 

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