In the early morning of 29 April, a focus battle in the 37th round of the Premier League began ahead of schedule, with Red Devils Manchester United drawing 1-1 at Home to Old Trafford with visiting Blues Chelsea. Portugal superstar Cristiano Ronaldo scored the equaliser for Manchester United, the first time in his career that he scored a Goal for the Blues. The 37-year-old scored 17 Premier League goals in a single season, which also allowed Cristiano Ronaldo to set a Premier League god record. Of course, what is more touching is the fighting spirit of the veteran.
Prior to this campaign, United was full of injuries, and Lonnick promoted five youth players to make up for the bench. In the starting lineup, C Ronaldo burst forward, behind him is a combination of Elanga, Bruno Fernandez and Rashford, Matic and Scott McTominay to pair up at the back.
After the opening, the dominant Chelsea counter-attacked the main attack, which made Manchester United scream in front of the goal for a while, And Havertz's quasi-single knife and close-range header were extremely threatening, but De Gea showed the courage to save the goal one by one. Manchester United in the first half only C Ronaldo's barb was the only offensive highlight.
In the 60th minute of the game, Reece James sent a cross from the right, Havertz's header sailed to the back post, And United's defence had a huge hole, and Marcos Alonso, who was almost undefended at the back point, made De Gea powerless to return to the sky. However, just 2 minutes later, Manchester United equalized, Nemanja Matic successfully sent a picky pass in front of the field, C Ronaldo inserted a blast in the box, and the two sides returned to the same running line. After that, Rees James' long-range shot hit the upright, and the 1-1 score remained until the end.
In this campaign, C Ronaldo played a full 90 minutes, scored 1 goal with 3 shots, 1 goal, 2 breakthroughs and 6 successful physical confrontations. In addition, he also dedicated 2 times to break the siege, from the game heat map, the 37-year-old C Ronaldo is almost full of gallops, the darkest color is actually in the left-back position, it seems that Manchester United's defense is also to break the heart of the veteran.
In stark contrast to Cristiano Ronaldo, Rashford, who appeared in the left winger position, in the 78 minutes of playing time, the Manchester United prince 0 shots 0 breakthroughs, 5 physical confrontations only 1 successful, lost the ball as high as 10 times, 25 touches the ball the least for the team. Unable to bear it, Ronnick replaced him in the 78th minute with veteran Mata. There was a saying before that Rashford's performance fell sharply because C Ronaldo's return made him lose the tactical space to play, but now it seems that Rashford's downturn is purely self-defeating.
In fact, in this game, Manchester United relied on 3 veterans to recover 1 point, And De Gea's 5 brilliant saves, Matic's midfield interception coverage and assists, 37-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo's equalization score plus omnipresence are all impressive. If Manchester United's new manager Tenhag sees this game, most of the Manchester United players who will appear will be abandoned by him, but the 3 veterans, especially C Ronaldo, are not among them.
After the game, coach Ronnick also praised Ronaldo's performance, but at the same time he also said that the future of the Portuguese superstar should be decided by the new coach Tenhag and the players themselves. C Ronaldo's contract with Manchester United will expire in the summer of 2023, and from the performance of this season, he still has strong personal ability, but people are not old enough to be able to do it, and it is not realistic to expect C Ronaldo to carry the team forward throughout the season.
Today's Manchester United are chicken feathers, and it is not a bad thing to miss the Champions League or even European qualification, because it will give Tenhag more time to rebuild the team. The first thing to be clear is that even if Ronaldo continues to stay in the team next season, he is no longer suitable for playing as a core player, relying too much on his goals, which is tantamount to drinking and quenching thirst for Manchester United, and the team must add a lot of fresh blood and let the young and strong players as the cornerstone of reconstruction. On the other hand, Ronaldo's fighting spirit, sense of honor and strong desire to win are unparalleled in today's Manchester United. If he can correct his mentality and accept the rotation, it is not difficult to continue to play at a high level in a limited time.
In other words, as the cornerstone of Manchester United's reconstruction, C Ronaldo has been unable to do it, but he can be the leader of Manchester United's reconstruction, and use his professionalism and game experience to show the way for young people to set an example. In fact, it is not easy to do this, but today's Ronaldo has indeed reached the age of simply enjoying football.