Cristiano Ronaldo has 0 shots off the bench again!
In the early morning of November 29, the Premier League staged a focus battle, Manchester United away to Chelsea. Surprisingly, Ronaldo did not start this game, and Carrick let him sit on the bench. In the 64th minute, Ronaldo came off the bench. In stoppage time, Ronaldo complained that the referee was shown a yellow card.
Although Manchester United is not doing well recently, their red and blue battle with Chelsea is still a super game in the Premier League. In such a critical battle, Carrick actually put Ronaldo on the bench, which really surprised the outside world. This is the second time Ronaldo has come off the bench after returning to Manchester United. The last time was the seventh round of the Premier League. In that game, Manchester United finally drew 1-1 with Everton.
Why should Ronaldo be a substitute? Carrick said before the game: "I talked to Ronaldo and his feedback was pretty good. This is just a selection on the lineup and does not need to be interpreted excessively. Everyone’s performance is great, including Ronaldo, he has always They all support the lads." For Carrick’s decision, fans have mixed opinions. Some people think that Carrick made the right decision, while others think that his brain is pretty funny.
In the game, Manchester United scored the first goal and Sancho scored a single goal in the 50th minute, 1-0. In the 63rd minute, Carrick made a substitution adjustment, replacing Sancho, who had scored a goal, with Ronaldo. Only 4 minutes after this substitution, Chelsea scored. Wan Bisaka fouled in the penalty area, and Jorginho made a penalty, and the score became 1-1, which was also the final score.
In stoppage time, in the 92nd minute, McTominay was injured and fell to the ground, the game was interrupted, and Chelsea was holding the ball in the center circle. Ronaldo believed that the referee should let Chelsea return the ball to Manchester United, and he had a dispute with Anthony Taylor. Ronaldo kept chattering, angered the referee and was shown a yellow card. After dyeing yellow, Ronaldo smiled helplessly, then applauded Taylor.
In this campaign, Cristiano Ronaldo played 26 minutes off the bench, without a single shot, one shot but unsuccessful, 7 touches, 5 passes were all successful, ground confrontation won 0 times, and the top 4 times won. 0 times, the performance is very average. The British media "Daily Mail" revealed that Ronaldo once yelled at his teammates on the court after coming off the bench because he was not satisfied with the team's performance.
After the final whistle sounded, the extremely depressed Cristiano Ronaldo did not shake hands with any Chelsea players, nor did he thank the Manchester United fans at the scene. He walked straight into the player channel and left the stadium. His expression was serious. "Daily Mirror" said: "C Ronaldo seems to be very dissatisfied with Carrick's decision to make him a substitute." B Fee, like Ronaldo, did not thank the fans, but McTommyy Nye took other Manchester United players to thank the fans.
The "Daily Mail" emphasized that Ronaldo was also very angry after the last game against Everton as a substitute. That time, he also left the field and refused to talk to his opponent. In the last 9 league rounds, Ronaldo only scored 2 goals, which is in sharp contrast with his bravery in the Champions League. Moreover, Ronaldo played against Chelsea in the Premier League 11 times in his career, with 0 goals, which is slightly embarrassing.
And nearly 2 hours after the game, Ronaldo, who had calmed down, wrote in social media: "There is still a long way to go. When you play for Manchester United, nothing is impossible. We will continue. Pursue our goals until the end.” The British media believe that Ronaldo's situation may be worse after Rangnick arrives, because Rangnick pursues a "high position", which is a huge challenge for the soon-to-37-year-old Ronaldo. .
Roy Keane and Carragher had a heated debate in the studio about whether to let Ronaldo replace the decision. Carragher believes that Ronaldo is old, and will not press, it is normal not to start, but Keane believes that Ronaldo is still Manchester United's most threatening player, should play in such a strong confrontation, Manchester United signing him back is not to let He sits on the bench.