In the 27th round of the Premier League, Manchester United drew 0-0 with relegated team Watford at the Theatre of Dreams. After losing two points, United's battle for 4 has become very serious. Arsenal trailed by just two points in the third round of the junior round, and there is a huge room for error. After Tottenham's 4-0 victory, they trailed by 5 points in the second round of the junior round and once again had the opportunity to come back. Manchester United will open a "devil's schedule" in March, manchester City, Liverpool, Tottenham hot spots in turn, these 9 points will largely determine whether Manchester United can complete the season goals.
In this round of matches, Manchester United, which plays at home, can be described as having the advantage. Under Watford's strategy of actively shrinking the defense, Manchester United gained 67% of the ball and created 22 shots on goal, which is a rare "shooting exhibition game" for Manchester United this season. But the shooting percentage is pitifully low, with only 3 shots on target, just 1 more than Watford.
After the game, Manchester United's inefficient performance was widely criticized, and B fee bore the brunt. "Big Brother B" blasted out 8 shots on goal, which is estimated to be the most shot since he joined Manchester United, accounting for more than 1/3 of the team's shots. In addition, B Fee wasted 3 great scoring opportunities, once saved by the goalkeeper who attacked, once deflected, and once deflected. But we see that B Fee is not the lowest rating among United's starters. Who else is worse than the "Wave Shooter" B Fee? Ronaldo! After the game, he scored 6.8 points, the lowest of the 11 starts and the fourth lowest of the 22 starters of the two teams.
After the game, Ronaldo also became the focus of discussion in the media and fans, but more voices thought that "he is old" rather than criticism. Cristiano Ronaldo is really hard, and we can all feel it. The match heat map shows that C Ronaldo's footprints are almost all over the midfield. But we can also clearly see that C Ronaldo is no longer the "overbearing president" at his peak. According to statistics, after this game, Ronaldo made 10 appearances for Manchester United in 2022 and scored only 1 goal, which was also the worst new year start of his career.
Nowadays, Ronaldo's consciousness is still world-class, but the body no longer listens to the call. His explosiveness and speed have shown a visible decline with the naked eye, and it is really difficult for us to imagine that Ronaldo will not be able to protect the ball and bring it out in the face of defense, and it is difficult to imagine that he will often slip and fall with garlic. In the past, Ronaldo was confident in facing defenders, making a few fancy moves, then accelerating to get rid of, or swinging out of the angle to shoot.
Whether C Luo was in the penalty area or outside the penalty area, the threat existed at all times, and even needed multiple defenders to help defend to block his attack. Today's C Ronaldo even if he faces a defender, it is difficult to get rid of it. There are many reasons, such as Cavani's injury and C Ronaldo's lack of rotation. But this point does not just show that C Luo is getting older and his physical fitness is declining?
I believe that Manchester United fans who watched the live broadcast of the game will sincerely sigh after seeing the scene of C Ronaldo kneeling on one knee in the game - the hero is really late. He remains ambitious, eager to crush all the lines of defense and conquer his opponents. He saw his teammates' passes coming toward him and sniffed the fighters, but his body couldn't send him in the right place to take advantage of the opportunity.
This scene may even make Ronaldo's fans sentimental and even cry. But even the greatest players can not resist the footsteps of the years, and even the most brilliant career will eventually become history. Or that sentence: "C Luo is 37 years old, and look at and cherish it." ”