In the early morning of February 21, Beijing time, in the 26th round of the Premier League, Manchester United won 4-2 away to Z United, C Ronaldo still started after the last game, but he only had 2 shots on goal and 1 shot on target, but he failed to score goals, did not assist, and was replaced at the end of the game, and the players who came on the bench scored two goals in a row and finally reversed the victory.
In the match against Brighton in the middle of this week, Ronaldo just broke the six-game goal drought and scored his first goal in 2022, but Ronaldo has made eight appearances in all competitions since 2022, scoring only 1 goal and 0 assists.
At the same time, since entering 2022, Messi has only scored 1 goal like Ronaldo, but Messi has 3 assists. Like in the previous 3-1 defeat to Nantes in paris, Messi shot 3 shots on goal and 1 shot on target, but sent 3 key passes and assisted Neymar to score the only goal.
After Messi came to Paris, he scored 7 goals and 9 assists in 20 games, averaging 0.8 goals per game. After Ronaldo returned to Manchester United, he scored 14 goals and 3 assists in 26 games, averaging 0.65 goals per game – which is obviously related to their past ability to produce balls that averaged about 1 goal per game.
Although Messi's total goals have plummeted, his ability to make goals and assists is still generally stronger than Ronaldo - but in Ronaldo is 37 years old, it is also impressive to have such a performance, and Messi will also be close to 35 years old, in this age group, the two in the first two months of 2022, showing a "cheap old" state, may also be a normal phenomenon.
Like C Ronaldo in Manchester United, he can no longer get the treatment of feeding a person like Real Madrid in the past - this aspect is that young people in Manchester United, there are their own pursuits, and they are faster, physically better than C Ronaldo, therefore, the possibility of building a team around C Ronaldo as the core, it is difficult to really exist in Manchester United, which is also the reason why C Ronaldo gets fewer opportunities, and his ability to create and seize opportunities by himself due to age and physical problems is greatly reduced.
And messi arrived in paris, obviously the arrow of attack is Mbappe, and there is also a big superstar Neymar, also not around Messi - of course, Messi is deeper than in Barca's position, which is why Messi rarely gets a good chance to shoot in the box, he is more like a midfield metronome connecting the front and back of Paris, so Messi's assists are not rare, but there are very few goals.
In fact, both Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo will understand that as they get older, at the age of 35, they will not be able to combine and present their bodies and techniques so perfectly in the whole field as in the past.
Perhaps a position like Messi retreated, using his ability to pass, assist and organize, in order to maximize his current strength; and Cristiano had to accept being replaced and rotated to maintain physical fitness and maximize his energy in a limited and not full field.
It is conceivable that 2022 is likely to be a clear turning point in the "Mero era" - after the Qatar World Cup, perhaps, the "Mero era" will slowly withdraw from the stage of history, and we will only see Merrow's game in the future, and there will only be less than one game! Then, please cherish every performance of Merlot in the future! 【Original Review: Yu said that hugh】