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BeKindBabies t1_ixghn3i wrote

Reply to comment by Yung_Corneliois in Cristiano Ronaldo and Manchester United have agreed to part ways by isanyonethere10

Scored 22 goals for them last season but sure, not top tier.

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Car-face t1_ixgj4v4 wrote

according to this he scored 18 for them during last season (in the regular season, I assume, hence the discrepancy).

The last time he scored fewer than that in a regular season was '06/'07.

He's the same age as me, and I can tell you, regardless of fitness, your body simply takes longer to recover in your late 30's. He's still good, but he's not getting better with each passing season any more, and he's better off as a role model for the younger players than trying to be the main event.

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evonebo t1_ixgkwkn wrote

I feel like he’s going to come to US and play in the MLS.

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Car-face t1_ixgl3za wrote

Yeah I agree. Someone will throw money at him to get his name on a guernsey, and eke out the last of what he's got to give whilst making bank on merch.

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BeKindBabies t1_ixgk148 wrote

He scored 18 for them in the premier league and 6 for them in the champions league. So I was short by 2. He scored 24 goals for them that run. Regardless, 18 goals last season makes him the number 3 scorer that year. In what world is that not good enough.

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osmil918 t1_ixgkf4o wrote

Because what he gives you in goals, he cannot provide in pressing and intensity. Ten Hag wants a balanced team.

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Mephzice t1_ixgoh1d wrote

he does nothing else, others have been performing better because they also do defense

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Car-face t1_ixgkvff wrote

A world where teams need to blood new talent and give younger players minutes on the pitch, rather than entertain the whims of older players at the end of their career.

Unless he's gotten younger since last season, it's unlikely he'll be as valuable as he was then.

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BeKindBabies t1_ixgls04 wrote

He can’t make himself younger, but he can score goals, more than most.

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Car-face t1_ixgmu06 wrote

he could, last season, and that was far off his best. That's a massive fall from previous seasons, and it's hard to blame a club for not having faith he could back up that performance when he's a year older.

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BeKindBabies t1_ixgnxg3 wrote

If he scored 3 fewer goals that year he would have matched de bruyne, 8 fewer and he would have matched Bruno Fernandes. Who cares if your output is less than your previous when it’s still better than the rest?

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Car-face t1_ixgodv0 wrote

The club paying his salary while watching his performance fall off a cliff, apparently. Presumably also the fans who can read the writing on the wall and know "last season's stats" are now the benchmark, rather than an off year, and he'd be lucky to back it up.

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BeKindBabies t1_ixgp6xm wrote

Any striker in the league would be happy to match what he did.

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TooRedditFamous t1_ixig5uv wrote

Those are midfielders and he is a striker

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BeKindBabies t1_ixihai4 wrote

Those are players on the leading scorers list, he out scored all but two of them.

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malin7 t1_ixgvulw wrote

It is good enough but his from fell off a cliff between the last and current season when he missed the pre-season and still hasn't recovered

16 games this season and 3 goals, he looked out of sorts even against semi amateurs from Cyprus in the Europa League

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BeKindBabies t1_ixgm20x wrote

His waning years are putting the golden years of similar professional athletes to shame.

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Attygalle t1_ixgjd7k wrote

It’s of course a bit more nuanced than what the comment you reacted on said - but it’s also more nuanced than what you say. CR7 missed a lot of pre season because of family issues - understandable but not convenient when you have a new manager that wants to implement a new playing style. This wouldn’t have been any issue with Ronaldo from say 2010 to 2018 but current Ronaldo isn’t able to catch up as easily anymore. From that perspective he’s not absolute top tier anymore.

I would really be curious to see an alternate universe where CR7 showed up for first training under Ten Hag fully fit and mentally charged to go.

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BeKindBabies t1_ixgjpkl wrote

Top 3 scorer in the league last season, so are there only two top tier strikers a season or what?

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Attygalle t1_ixgk3vz wrote

You are completely correct - if you don’t read my comment at all CR7 is indeed still top tier and nuance is bullshit.

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BeKindBabies t1_ixgmt2x wrote

Conveniently, nuance is immeasurable and goals are a terrible way to rate the quality of a person in the goal scoring position.

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