After Manchester United's 1-1 away draw with Newcastle, criticism was rife. The main spearhead is aimed at the players of Manchester United, to be precise, the core players represented by C Ronaldo, and among them, C Ronaldo has suffered the most criticism. Manchester United star Gary Neville criticized him for failing to control his emotions, and apart from raising his hand to complain throughout the game, he should not have walked back to the dressing room with emotions without greeting the fans after the game.
Earlier, Premier League star Abon Lajo also gave a similar view, but he also expressed a deeper meaning, he believes that Ronaldo's joining Manchester United has hindered the development of young players such as Greenwood and Rashford, and Lonnick should remove him from the starting lineup.
"Cristiano only thinks about scoring his own goals, he seems to be angry all the time, sometimes he will extend his hand (express displeasure) because he doesn't have a chance. Later, after the game, he ran off the field, and he was still angry. I think he was still angry when he got to the locker room. If I were Rashford, I was Sancho or I was Greenwood, then I would be too scared to even shoot. Every time these players shoot, Ronaldo will lift his arm, and Ronaldo will say: 'Why don't you pass to me?' ’”
AbangLajo's remarks are similar to Gary Neville's, and Ronaldo's body language against Newcastle was too eye-catching. Throughout the game, Ronaldo had few opportunities, with only 2 shots on goal and none hitting the target. United were also passive, with United players preferring to pass the ball to the Uruguayan centre-forward after Cavani came on, and he had five shots on goal in halftime. Therefore, the situation is passive, the attack is not smooth, and he can't get a chance to shoot, and C Ronaldo is a player with an extremely strong desire to win, and he is in a hurry.
But outside criticism was directed at his body language, and his complaints ran almost from the opening to the end of the game. In his eyes, these movements are normal, but in the eyes of other young players, it is an invisible pressure. As Abonrajo said, Ronaldo's endless complaints will make young players lose confidence and scare them into shooting. As a veteran who has been in the field for a long time, a superstar who is accustomed to big winds and waves, and the leader of the team, if you replace complaints with encouragement, is it better?
In addition, Abonlajo also expressed a previously mentioned point - Ronaldo hindered the development of United's young players.
"Before Ronaldo came, Greenwood's performance was very good, he could play, now, he can't do that, at half-time, he was in poor shape. If I were Marcus Rashford, or I was Sancho, or I was Greenwood, I would say to myself, 'Why did you send him [Ronaldo]?' ’”
"Cristiano Ronaldo is a player who can be amazing, he has an amazing career. But Ronaldo is no longer the C Ronaldo he used to be. One of the best games United have played this season was the draw against Chelsea, in which Cristiano Ronaldo was on the bench. Marcus Rashford, Greenwood and Sancho can all play football, and they can go behind the scenes. What can the head coach do to Cristiano Ronaldo? From the next game, take him off the starting line. ”
Before Ronaldo joined Manchester United, many people saw this as a great opportunity for young players such as Greenwood and Rashford to learn. However, from the current point of view, these 2 players not only did not absorb too much valuable nutrition, but gradually lost. Greenwood, in particular, was in good shape at the beginning of the season, scoring three goals in the first three rounds of the season.
However, since his debut against Newcastle, Greenwood has slowly lost his way in the gamble. In the last 10 rounds, he has only scored 1 goal, and at one point he was pressed on the bench, and the contrast between before and after is evident. To tell the truth, the media exposed Greenwood's dissatisfaction with C Ronaldo and wanted to leave the team, which is probably not empty.
We know that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's rebuilding strategy at the beginning of his arrival at Manchester United is "localization and youth". If you follow this line of thinking, Ronaldo is definitely not within the scope of reinforcements. But in the summer window this year, C Ronaldo wanted to leave Juve, once close to Manchester City, and the celebrities on the Manchester United side began to be uneasy. In order to prevent this situation from emerging, they persuaded the Manchester United executives and used the relationship to get C Ronaldo in a very short period of time.
However, this reinforcement clearly disrupted Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's reconstruction plans. He tried once to put Ronaldo on the bench, but then was dissatisfied by the players and blamed by his mentor Ferguson. Since then, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has never dared to let Ronaldo substitute, and even carefully explained the early substitution. This season's Manchester United have changed their taste, unable to play what they are best at, and the shortcomings have been slowly amplified and eventually collapsed.
Today's Manchester United play football is not at all what Lonnick wants. After C Ronaldo made such a move that affected unity, did Lonnick dare to let him replace him? These need to be marked with question marks.
In short, there are too many problems for Manchester United today, and they cannot be easily solved in a short period of time. Like Gary Neville said, United's problem is with the players, not with the manager. If you can't get rid of the players who have a problem attitude, who will coach will have the same consequences.