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The Official Man Utd Thread - Part 3.
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<blockquote data-quote="Philby" data-source="post: 7142573" data-attributes="member: 1802"><p>We could do without going down a granular rabbit hole on xG for games has hasn't played for Man Utd etc.</p><p></p><p>The thrust of the point of Ronay's article is not that Ronaldo is a terrible footballer. </p><p></p><p>Clearly he's not. It's more that:</p><p></p><p>- Building a team structure around him made sense when he was at his peak, but is a fool's errand now given his age & how football has developed in recent years</p><p>- He is not what Man Utd need up top in order to develop & challenge again for big trophies</p><p>- His ego is such that he never he would never admit that he's a symptom of what's gone wrong at Old Trafford, rather than a white knight fighting against all those around him who aren't at the required standard</p><p>- His strops are largely an attempt to remain relevant, as the football world moves on</p><p></p><p>You've chosen to view this whole thing through the lens of <em>"might it make make things less comfortable for the Glazers"</em>, which is your right as an SMC.</p><p></p><p>But this is barely a drop in the ocean of the pain that would be required to force them out. </p><p></p><p>It'll likely be a long road and, if they sell up, it'll probably not be because they were strong-armed into it by fans / players trying to sabotage the club.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/facebook/000/005/378/worldburn-top.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Philby, post: 7142573, member: 1802"] We could do without going down a granular rabbit hole on xG for games has hasn't played for Man Utd etc. The thrust of the point of Ronay's article is not that Ronaldo is a terrible footballer. Clearly he's not. It's more that: - Building a team structure around him made sense when he was at his peak, but is a fool's errand now given his age & how football has developed in recent years - He is not what Man Utd need up top in order to develop & challenge again for big trophies - His ego is such that he never he would never admit that he's a symptom of what's gone wrong at Old Trafford, rather than a white knight fighting against all those around him who aren't at the required standard - His strops are largely an attempt to remain relevant, as the football world moves on You've chosen to view this whole thing through the lens of [I]"might it make make things less comfortable for the Glazers"[/I], which is your right as an SMC. But this is barely a drop in the ocean of the pain that would be required to force them out. It'll likely be a long road and, if they sell up, it'll probably not be because they were strong-armed into it by fans / players trying to sabotage the club. [IMG]https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/facebook/000/005/378/worldburn-top.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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