In the night rain at Old Trafford, Manchester United beat visiting Brentford 3-0, ending four winless games and saying goodbye to the home fans with a win.
Ronaldo scored 1 penalty and scored 18 individual goals in the Premier League this season, behind Salah, who scored 22 goals, and Son Heung-min, who scored 19 goals, and temporarily ranked third in the Premier League top scorer list. For a 37-year-old veteran, such achievements can indeed stand out in football. But what is clear from this is that Manchester United has been empty of all four early this season, not only is the Champions League hopeless next season, but even the Europa League is a bit hanging.
So is the arrival of C Ronaldo, as some media and fans interpret, disrupting the original balance of Manchester United and dragging down the team? In this regard, the fans are divided into two very different factions.
Fans who support Ronaldo believe that the arrival of Ronaldo has solved the shortcomings of Manchester United's lack of finishing ability, with 18 premier league goals for Manchester United to score 16 points (with 2 hat tricks), and 6 champions league goals for Manchester United to take the first place in the group. Without Ronaldo, Manchester United could not qualify for the Champions League, and now they can't even participate in the European Cup.
Fans who oppose Ronaldo believe that the arrival of C Ronaldo has disrupted the original tactical deployment of Manchester United and deprived young players of the opportunity to appear, and C Ronaldo's strong personality and huge influence have made Manchester United players bear invisible pressure, which is the culprit that causes the imbalance in the Manchester United locker room and the collapse of the players' mentality.
So whether Ronaldo is the problem with Manchester United or not, and does his arrival really drag Down Manchester United?
Before answering this question, let's take a look at some data comparisons.
Up to now, Manchester United has played 36 rounds in the Premier League this season, and the record is 16 wins, 10 draws and 10 losses, with 58 points and 58 points, scoring 57 goals and conceding 52 goals. And last season, Manchester United won the Second Place in the Premier League with 21 wins, 11 draws and 6 losses accumulated 74 points, scoring 73 goals and conceding 44 goals, it can be seen that Manchester United's attack this season has not improved because of the arrival of C Ronaldo, but greatly reduced, and on the defensive end, the Premier League still has 2 rounds, Manchester United has conceded 8 more goals than last season, which is still in the case of Manchester United's summer to strengthen the backline.
Looking at the 2019/20 season, which is Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's first full season in charge of Manchester United, Manchester United's record is 18 wins, 12 draws and 8 losses, scoring 66 goals and conceding 36 goals, which is also better than this season. Obviously, the conclusion that C Ronaldo solved the Manchester United problem with a goal is essentially untenable, and the arrival of C Ronaldo has obviously disrupted the original tactical configuration of Manchester United and increased the pressure on the defensive end.
In addition, the arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo has indeed increased the pressure on some of United's core players. Of these, the most obvious are Manchester United's thigh B Fernandez and defensive midfielder Maguire over the past two seasons.
The return of Ronaldo has put B- Fernandez, who has become accustomed to being the core of Manchester United's attack, into a dilemma - Ronaldo is both the captain of his national team, the totem of Portuguese football, and the darling of Manchester United fans. As a result, B-Fernandez could not even score his most stable penalty, because he knew very well that whether he scored or did not score, there would be a large group of media and fans after the game who would torture his soul - why not let Ronaldo take the penalty?
Interestingly, after B-Fernandez became the backhand, the Premier League officially counted the list of players who have created opportunities this season before this round, and B-Fernandez topped the list with 86 times de Bruyne.
As for Maguire, who has been a regular in the Premier League's best squad for the past two seasons, and was the best 11 in the European Championship last summer, this season's Manchester United captain has directly become a parallel cargo and a defensive black hole. This gap, this reason, I am afraid that only Maguire himself knows.
Speaking of Greenwood, the young genius who was also known as the pillar of the Manchester United front for the next ten years last season, was directly exploded by the mentality after the arrival of C Ronaldo, and it is certainly his own fault that he is in prison, but if he is proud of the pitch, why is it so far? Before the arrival of C Ronaldo, Greenwood scored in the first 3 games of the Premier League, and the key was that it was the youth who had unlimited scenery and a proud life...
And C Ronaldo's No. 7 makes Cavani and Sancho bitter. Sancho had wanted to ask for the No. 7 shirt when he joined, but United refused, citing the unfairness of the pair to Cavani. However, after C Ronaldo joined, Cavani gave up the No. 7 shirt to wear No. 21, whether willing or unavoidable, Cavani and Sancho are different in their hearts.
Earlier, an official Manchester United poll showed that 55% of Manchester United fans did not want Ronaldo to stay in the team next season. Ronaldo's personal data this season is certainly eye-catching, but football is a team sport, the record is not good, no matter how good the personal data is, it will not help, this is the reality.