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Joezinho:
Oga Patrick, what exactly is he doing ? He wants to leave. He's already 37. He is seeking challenge elsewhere. And yes!! The club lacks ambition!!!

Every player in man utd is meant to contribute to the team but very few come close to matching the effort Ronaldo put in on the pitch…

You can accuse him of many things but you can't accuse him of not giving his all to the club. Can't say the same about the other frauds..

Nobody is saying he didn't do well or give his all, the ish here is how he is handling it...If he resumes, will it stop a move?

Lewy wanted out of Bayern but still he resumed preseason training...We have seen so players leave after turning up for preseason...

At this point, what if he doesn't find another club? Will he walk back into the team at the expense of those who have worked hard to be in the team? What will be mood in the dressing room look like?

You guys are deliberately trying to misrepresent our concerns to make it look like we want Ronaldo out of the club or we're disrespecting him when in reality, he is the one disrespecting the club and fans...

Joezinho:
Lol.. Ronaldo is the problem. He must leave.

Then we start blaming slabhead , mcfred and the newest member - Elanga.

Let the season wailings beginnnnn!!!

Who dey zuzu?

If it was Martial or Maguire doing what Ronaldo is doing, will you accept if someone excused their behavior citing the clubs lack of ambition?

TeslaFC:
Look, this gaslighting tactics is dead on arrival. And don’t even bother with that “bring receipts” b.s.

From current takes here, it’s so easy to see who’ll be the first to drag Lisandro Martinez if he flops. As well as Ten Haag too.

Human bias is in our nature. Ditch the “saint” thing.

Lol...

Absolute BS!

TeslaFC:
Anyone who’s been on this board long enough knows most posts in support of Cristiano and against Cristiano are from a place of bias, no matter how hard they try to hard it.

The same monikers attacking him now also attacked him when news broke that he was to sign for City. In different discussions on this board, they stated their preference for the his arch-rival, talking about being a complete player and whatnot.

Then the Chelsea bots occasionally come here to help them amplify it, as if it’s Cristiano that sent Greenwood to jail or lost them the UEL.

Don’t let anyone gaslight you with “bring receipts”.

That being said, if he wants to leave, let him leave. Staying or leaving doesn’t guarantee us a trophy anyway.

The major concern right now is that we still don’t have a defensive midfielder and EPL is about two weeks away.

Another one who can't see past the Messi vs Ronaldo debate...SMH!

TrebleChamp:
I don hear you, i also want him gone so we can see how the team fare. Thank God we have a good Manager now...

Okay.

TrebleChamp:
Patrick you are telling us you didn't criticise Ronaldo last season You have been on Ronaldo's case for weeks, i decided to engage you small today you don dey cry. Ronaldo is not the reason United haven't won a trophy since Jose, Ronaldo is not the reason why United conceded 57goals last season. You want him gone, be happy he want to leave and stop complaining. I don't need to comprehend anything you or your fellow Messi fans post about Ronaldo, you guys said plenty last season so i know where it's all coming from....

My guy, I no want drag you as you be correct man but trust me, that post wasn't from a position of bias...

silverlinen:
Damnnn
You see akpabuyo, ugep, and ikom, those places are hotbeds for criminal minds.
The kind mind wey their criminals carry ehn? No be here oo

Shut the fvck up if you have nothing to say...

TrebleChamp:
Funny coming from you . Like i said you should be happy Ronaldo is leaving United, seeing you were one of his critic last season....

Can you drop receipts? Before you do, make show to read and comprehend so they don't come back to bite you...

KingTom:
Can you say you're surprised?

Sincerely, I had expected him to handle it better...

TrebleChamp:
You have been crying about Ronaldo for days, and it can only mean what i wrote up there. You complained he was a problem in the team last season, he decides to leave now you still dey cry. But it's ok, we have Rashford and Martial next season. We should be fine up front..

Comprehension is not your strong point...If you think otherwise, point to where I have undermined the contribution of Ronaldo last season and how exactly I have been crying...

If you're so pained because I am not in support of Ronaldo's line of action then you can as well start looking for another club to support...

TrebleChamp:
And who was Del Piero, Nedved and Buffon competing with during their time? You and i know the reason Ronaldo want to leave for CL footy, is partly because of United lack of ambition in the transfer window and because of his historic rivalry with Messi. Do you think Messi would have stayed in PSG or any team if they didn't win the League or qualify for CL? Ronaldo came to a disjointed United team, did his best but the rubbish Rafiu and other players messed his effort up. United had 4 games in hand when Rafiu was appointed, but baba decided to do give away even to small team. Ronaldo will move on hopefully, but his contribution to the team last season will not be erased. Small goat fans can continue gloating, it won't change the fact that your goat flopped last season in League 1......

How you manage to mix things up is mind blowing...So, for you, whenever I talk about Ronaldo, it's from a position of bias? I will advise that you go back and read what I wrote again in case the point flew above your head...

Ronaldo has messed up deal with it, it really has nothing to do with Messi or whatever reason you're trying to cook up...

The both players are passed their prime so, what exactly is the competition about?

Talking about the ambition of Manchester United, if that is a reason, the Atletico that he is leaning towards now, what ambition have they shown in the market? Were they not in poor form last season? Looking ahead, does it look like they'll be able to better Madrid and Barcelona next season especially on the basis of their respective dealings in the market thus far?

Ronaldo should have resumed training even if he wants to move, that's what other players do...He is disrespecting the club and fans, majority of whom have shown him nothing but love regardless of the fact that he did more for Madrid...Ronaldo isn't bigger than the club and will never be...

hatakekakashi:
We already allegedly bid for a RB, Jonathan Clauss, FDJ together with Eriksen, Fred, Bruno, VDB and high performing academy players should cover midfield. But the attack is grossly lean. The likes of Elanga and Amad are not ready for EPL, a loan move might suffice.

I wish Ten hag can go for Timo if Chelsea don't mind selling

Timo? Baba abeg o!

Clauss is close to joining Marseille or thereabout...

KingTom:
What a terrible end, he should've done better, he should know better.

It's shocking...

It's a typical mercenary behavior. We saw the likes of Del Piero, Nedved, Buffon and co go down to Serie B with Juve in the after of the Calciopoli but just see what Ronaldo is doing...I'm disappointed...

hatakekakashi:
Cristiano Ronaldo is 'highly UNLIKELY' to play for United again and has 'mentally moved on', says Piers Morgan - who claims he has spoken to star and believes he will end up 'somewhere surprising'
They said he's moved on, Saudi Arabia maybe.


More signings still need to completed asap, the attack is too thin. I'm glad ten hag knows this too that more than first 11 is needed.

We still need to sign a RB, RWF, CF and CM/DM...The good thing is that apart from CM/DM and ST, the RB and RWF we need are back ups thus we don't need to pay over the odds...

Well, unless you want to be mischievous, you'd realize that it the same for children of politicians across the country...

Ronaldo should not be allowed back into the team...How will a seasoned pro refuse to join the rest of the team on the grounds of weak excuses...

He should have his contract terminated ASAP...He has a contract, he is obligated to honor the contract at least whilst pushing for a move. Lewandowski wanted out of Bayern but he resumed training when due...

This is the nonsense Di Maria did a couple of years back. CR7 is not bigger than the club, he should not be allowed back if at the end he isn't able to secure a move to a UCL team...

Ihebu4chelsea:
Its too early to judge shaaa!!! Time will tell. I just want you to understand that a good height is an advantage for a Centre Back!!

Everyone knows that however, some of the best CBs in history were not exactly tall...

Ihebu4chelsea:
Oga just accept the fact that the Eredivise is not the Premier League ( Especially that aerial battle) Height is always an advantage take it or leave it !!!! Besides Ajax conceded a Lot Last season

So, what's your point? Shouldn't be looking at how many of those were his fault and not just aggregating everything?

nnofaith:
A lot of sugar coating takes place on this thread, until reality hits.

What sugar-coating please?

Have you gone ahead of us already to see him play in a United shirt?

With Maguire, Varane, Pogba, Ronaldo, Matic etc, didn't we concede goals from set pieces?

So, because the stats say Lisandro is good dealing with aerial balls, Ajax are forbidden from conceding headed goals?

In 2010, Puyol scored the goal that knocked Germany out even when the Germans paraded very tall CBs...

I know where you and your ilks are headed, you guys will blame every goal we concede via set pieces on Lisandro even when he is not at fault...The underlying desire to drop the "I told you so line" when things so south is getting the better of some of you...

A new player has not even played a preseason game yet you guys won't let us rest...

TrebleChamp:
It's just a question, do you believe McFred can implement Ten Hag style effectively?

You know I don't...We will definitely sign a midfielder or two...

TrebleChamp:
And you believe players like McFred in midfield will implement his style effectively next season? The new season is few weeks away, but na McFred we still dey see for now. United a proper DM.

Is that what I said?

ChristoBam:
I'm not saying he wasn't. But the choice wasn't a 5'8 CB. We thought it was either Timber or Torres. We didn't get linked to Martinez until arsenal went in for him.

You're thinking of these games in black and white. Imagining we'll be dominating teams outside of Liverpool and City. Thinking a team like even Leicester won't have us dropping deep in pockets of the game. You're wrong.

We'll play a lot of ETH's football next season. But we'll drop deep to defend in a lot of games next season. Don't let this preseason games deceive you.

Even City do drop deep so, I don't get your point...One thing is certain, with EtH, we will be on the front foot for majority of games because it's just his style, no way will he set us up to sit deep for the most part except we are up against City or Liverpool which might not be the case knowing ten Hag too well...

You are ignoring the stats that clearly show Lisandro is quite comfortable dealing with aerial threats, why?

afrodoc2:
VDB can't deputize on the wing and neither can Bruno. At least not the way Sancho and Rashford can stretch defences. We should not be going into a season with midfielders being the first alternative options to wingers.

The only other option is a diamond midfield but then, we will struggle to stretch the play...

We need bodies forward asap...

ChristoBam:
Lol do you think we'll be playing Ten Hag's style for more than 60% of the games next season? It's unrealistic. This team's default settings will still be to sit back when they come under real pressure.

It's the reason I'm saying a Dejong, Malacia, Gravenberch, De ligt or any of those players can come in now. But not the 5'8 CB that'll definitely be exposed in those situations. Martinez will look good when we actually know how to play Ten Hag's style for real. But as for next season, he'll be exposed. I really hope the fans will understand this and not switch the Maguire's and Bruno's hate to an easy target.

Btwn, it's not like I'm really complaining. Just pointing out what would have been the ideal situation. It's not like there are a lot of good ball playing CBs in the market. There's even a possibility Ten Hag had the same thinking but Arsenal's interest forced his hand.

ten Hag wanted Timber but since Timber opted to stay at Ajax, he switched his attention to Lisandro...It had nothing to do with Arsenal, he was always going to sign a CB...

I'd like to know if games against City and Liverpool make up for for more than 80% of our games because away from those two, there's no team in the league that can have us pegged back for majority of a game...Is it Chelsea, Spurs or Arsenal that will have us packing the bus? We can comfortably square up against any of them while I expect us to be on the front foot against the rest of the teams in the division so, I don't exactly agree with your argument...

We need options in attack elsean injury to any of the front players will see ten Hag either tweak the formation or we have to manage whatever Elanga serves us.

ChristoBam:
No not any player but the 5'8 defender that'll obviously not do well if he has to sit deep and defend in a lot of games. Which will likely be the case next season.

Sit deep and defend how? Is that EtH 's style?

ChristoBam:
I think the best time to bring Martinez in would have been the 2nd year into ETH's reign. When we have mastered the act of controlling the game, pressing as a team, tactical fouls from up front and so many things.

Cuz we'll see a lot of last season's uselessness from this team this coming season. And the trolling and hate that comes with underperforming in this team ehhn. Can literally set the tone of a player's career in the team.

In other words, the best tike to sign any player for ETH would have been in his second season because I don't see how this applies to Lisandro and not others...

A good player will stand out regardless...

kozmicity:
For all those thinking shaw was wack last season

You watched our games last season?

eph12:
ETH hasn't mentioned him for the DM or CDM position. He has been very specific about the LCB position. So we haven't replaced Matic and Pogba yet.

No way will we have Maguire, Lindelof, Bailly and Tuanzebe sitting on the bench so, let's wait and see what's up...We wil still sign more players but even if we don't sign a DM, Lisandro can be used as a DM against top opponents...

eph12:
Patrickmuf will Lisandro play in defense or midfield?

Ten Hag knows best...He can play as a CB, LB or DM so, he will be useful especially as a CB and DM and need be...

KingAlabi:
I can't bare seeing us start the season with Mcfred
It could kill me.

raumdeuter:
Atiku is either the front runner or close second in the main election

He won't win...I don't want to give him any sort of publicity...