His desire to score goals is the only thing that will keep this team going in the next few weeks.
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Ronaldo seems more like someone who cares for his individual stats these days, yeah he always been like that but it became more and more for each year.
Maybe he was off, but that was quite the worst moment to be off if you ask me. Wouldn't you trade him being off against Porto for being on in that particular game and instead off against Cagliari?
Maybe he was off, but that was quite the worst moment to be off if you ask me. Wouldn't you trade him being off against Porto for being on in that particular game and instead off against Cagliari?
Lol. Most of their fans are either utterly bitter that he left or would take him back in a heartbeat. Benzema aside, he's lightyears ahead of all of their attackers combined. Yeah Benzema started scoring more but their whole attack has regressed massively. They still have their stellar midfield but have no-one upfront to put the final touches which is why they struggle at home to the likes of Cadiz and Elche.
Hence I'm saying it was the worst moment for him being off. Maybe he just lacked believe/was tired.
But I still believe Juve were better before him - better as a team that was. Before Ronaldo Juve challenged for the CL and reached two finals, winning a lot of doubles - with Ronaldo they didn't go further than a QF. No Ronaldo is not the biggest one to blame here, certainly not.
As you said he scored pretty much all the KO goals for Juve, but like I said, the team regressed under Ronaldo. Not just because of bad coaches but also because everyone try to service him.
Before he came Juve were a functioning unit, they haven't been that for close to two years now.
I also think Juve were much better to watch/played better 4-5 years ago. It seems everything has to go through Ronaldo now.
But I still believe Juve were better before him - better as a team that was. Before Ronaldo Juve challenged for the CL and reached two finals, winning a lot of doubles - with Ronaldo they didn't go further than a QF. No Ronaldo is not the biggest one to blame here, certainly not.
As you said he scored pretty much all the KO goals for Juve, but like I said, the team regressed under Ronaldo. Not just because of bad coaches but also because everyone try to service him.
Before he came Juve were a functioning unit, they haven't been that for close to two years now.
I also think Juve were much better to watch/played better 4-5 years ago. It seems everything has to go through Ronaldo now.
Didn't see much of that against Porto and it was the worst game to be off in, you'd think someone like him wouldn't switch off in such a game 
That's like I say "How come Lewa didn't score, but he scored in the previous 15 matches". But that doesn't matter, why hasn't he scored today?
It's not a switch button when players decide when it's off/on. Even best players in the world have shit days when they suck.
Again reducing his impact to a single game, while neglecting what he has contributed week in week out. Or that he had scored all of our knockout goals in previous 2 CL editions, vs Atletico, Ajax, Lyon. Fortunately our goals aline, if Ronaldo scores we are closer to winning games. Him being obsessed with scoring isnt detrimental to our cause. We need the rest of the team to get to his level, or thereabout, or at least to have a functional midfield that can spot his runs, get out of press, to have realistic shot at CL.
People saying he makes teams worse, like RM started playing better etc. Let's remember couple of things:
1. RM won CL with with him after so many years and the last CL they've won, is with him.
2. Last time Man Utd was anything relevant was when Ronaldo played there. Their last CL win is with him.
3. Portugal's only NT win is with him.
Now, may i ask how he makes his teams worse? He just happened to come here after we sold our middlefield and our core got older. This isn't one man show, but if someone actually dares to claim that someone actually plays better without him, show me the proof. All those teams he played for went to the absolute top, got to the pinnacle of the sport which hasn't been really repeated since, and in some cases before him(i.e Portugal).
Won everywhere he went to and still winning it in here.
1. RM won CL with with him after so many years and the last CL they've won, is with him.
2. Last time Man Utd was anything relevant was when Ronaldo played there. Their last CL win is with him.
3. Portugal's only NT win is with him.
Now, may i ask how he makes his teams worse? He just happened to come here after we sold our middlefield and our core got older. This isn't one man show, but if someone actually dares to claim that someone actually plays better without him, show me the proof. All those teams he played for went to the absolute top, got to the pinnacle of the sport which hasn't been really repeated since, and in some cases before him(i.e Portugal).
Won everywhere he went to and still winning it in here.
No one else not even messi gets judged with that silly standard that he must turn up in every single knockout game or tie or else he sucks and not worth the time. Even lewa last year when you won the CL so many of he goals came at the end of trashing like the 6th or 7 th goal in 80 mins he played well both hardly scored all important goals for you.
I mean barely any of that team that reached those finals are here its compleletly different team under a coach that never even managed a sunday league game before and Ronaldo is only behind lewa in goals this year at 36 with alot less games than those other attackers and is getting called a burden or flop its ridiculous.
I mean barely any of that team that reached those finals are here its compleletly different team under a coach that never even managed a sunday league game before and Ronaldo is only behind lewa in goals this year at 36 with alot less games than those other attackers and is getting called a burden or flop its ridiculous.