Teams are built around Ronaldo because he guarantees you goals and consistency. His body of work gives him that leverage. Dybala hasnt shown that level where we can accommodate a team around him. Simple as.
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I've posted my lineup in the build/predict thread and we'd look much better off compared to now.
Dybala is not first choice atm. He is behind the pecking order. A sub like Depay on a free would suffice for an year. Then we can plan post Ronaldo in 2022.
Yes, and No. We were a better team pre Ronaldo. Our results were much better when we were deploying Dybala in his proper position. These are facts.
We don't need Dybala to score 30 - 35 goals. No one, aside from Ronaldo, Lewa, Messi, and perhaps Haaland and Salah can guarantee that level. What we need Dybala to do is score 18 goals a season, and the load can then be spread across the entire team (Morata, Chiesa, Kulu, Locatelli, De Paul/Aouar). If you have a functioning team, a squad that works as a unit, then you can spread the risk and responsibility.
We reached 2 CL finals without a Ronaldo on our team. Yes, we had a Higuain and a Tevez, but neither of them is/was at the same level/possessed the same consistency as CR7.