In the battle against Brentford, Cristiano Ronaldo once again became the focus of media attention. This time, however, it was not because he scored a goal and set a record, but because he dropped his coat after being replaced. In the past year, Ronaldo has repeatedly made similar moves on the pitch, which is enough to prove that the pursuit of victories and goals has made him psychologically unbalanced.
"Why me?"
In the 71st minute of the match, United led 2-0. At this point, Lonnick decided to make adjustments, however, he made a brave decision: to replace Ronaldo.
Seeing that the fourth official held up a sign with his name written on it, C Luo was obviously dissatisfied and kept muttering to himself as he walked out of the stadium.
Ronnick patted Ronaldo on the back to show comfort, but after returning to the bench, Ronaldo threw his coat on the ground, and the fans who witnessed the scene immediately booed.
He kept asking on the bench, "Why me?" Why me? Why did you replace me? ”
Lonnick first walked back to the bench and said a word to Cristiano Ronaldo, and after Manchester United scored the third goal, the Manchester United manager returned to the bench again and repeatedly explained to Cristiano Ronaldo.
After the game, Lonnick revealed, "He did say those things, I said I had to make decisions for the sake of the team, for the sake of the club. It's exactly the same as when we were at Villa Park 5 days ago, when we had 15 minutes left in the game and we took a 2-0 lead, but I didn't want to make the same mistake again. I know Cristiano Ronaldo is ambitious, but maybe in a few years, when he becomes manager, he will understand. ”
"There's nothing wrong between me and Cristiano Ronaldo, but at the same time, he's just recovered from injury, he's been training for less than a week and a half, with 15 minutes left in the game, we're leading 2-0, there are players like Marcus Rashford, Martial on the bench, why don't I take advantage of that? If faced with the same situation, I would still do it. ”
Why is Ronaldo so angry? The reason is not difficult to understand, in 2022, the Portuguese have not yet scored. This is the latest time since 2018 that Ronaldo has not scored a goal in the New Year.
More importantly, Ronaldo has just won the MEN's Special Award from FIFA. Celebrating this award with goals is exactly what Cristiano Ronaldo wants.
298 days for the fourth time
Of course, this is not the first time he has made a similar move. In fact, in the past 1 year, the Portuguese have made many similar moves.
On March 27, during a World Cup qualifier against Serbia, Cristiano Ronaldo fired diagonally in stoppage time and Mitrovic unblocked the goal line. However, referee Mark Le did not award a valid goal, which angered Cristiano Ronaldo.
Before the game was over, Ronaldo left the court, waving his hands and throwing his armband on the lawn.
On April 11, against Genoa, Cristiano Ronaldo took off his jersey after the game and threw it on the lawn. Later, some media revealed that it was a caddie who asked C Ronaldo for a jersey, but his move was still bombarded by fans and the media.
On June 27, after being eliminated by Belgium in the round of 16 of the European Cup, Ronaldo slammed his armband on the lawn. Perhaps realizing that his behavior was inappropriate, C Luo picked up the armband.
However, when walking back to the locker room with the armband, C Ronaldo threw the armband on the ground for the second time and kicked the armband away.
It is worth emphasizing that in addition to losing to Belgium, the team that C Ronaldo played for has not lost in the other 3 games, and Juve and Manchester United have also won the ball, which just shows the reality of Ronaldo's unbalanced mentality. Although he is looking forward to the team's victory, he is more looking forward to scoring goals himself.
The turning point from main force to substitute?
Needless to say, Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the best players of all time, and it is admirable to maintain such excellent physical condition and ambition at the age of 37.
However, such ambition has also become the biggest obstacle to him and the team he plays for.
Whether it is the Portuguese national team, or Juve, Manchester United, the results have declined. As the Champions of the European Championship and the European League, Portugal was eliminated early in Euro 2020, and was even forced to compete with Italy in the World Cup play-offs, facing the possibility of not being able to play in the World Cup.
In the three seasons that Cristiano Ronaldo played for, Juve's performance declined year by year, and even lost the Serie A title in the 2020-21 season, and the Champions League also stopped in the round of 16. After Ronaldo joined, United, who finished runner-up in the Premier League last season, are currently only 7th in the Premier League.
It may be a coincidence, but it may not be a coincidence. As the team's top scorer, Ronaldo's goal efficiency has declined significantly. At the same time, once he can't score, then his role on the pitch is insignificant.
This is the real reason why Allegri, Sarri, Pirlo, Solskjaer, Carrick, and Ronnick all know that replacing or taking a break will anger the latter, but still do so.
In the face of C Ronaldo's anger, Lonnick did not flinch at all, and even publicly shouted C Ronaldo through the media, "Listen, Cristiano! You're 36 years old and in great shape, but once you're a manager, then you look through the eyes of a manager. My job is to make decisions in the best interests of the team and the club and I hope he will see him in the same way. ”
Such a remark shows Lonnick's attitude towards C Ronaldo. For the benefit of the team and the club, Ronnick will increasingly take turns or replace the Portuguese early.
Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the best players of all time, but he is nearly 37 years old after all, and football is also a collective sport. If Cristiano Ronaldo can't accept this reality, then he will make a similar move and clash with the manager.
After lifting the trophy of the Men's Special Award, Ronaldo said, "Although I will soon be 37 years old, I still have motivation. People sometimes ask me how many more years I'm going to play, and I say, 'I'd like to play another 4 or 5 years.' ’”
However, whether to put his own interests first or the interests of the team first, this is the question that Ronaldo needs to answer.