Socceroos 'devastated' as Souttar ruled out for the season. Australia 1h ago. Australia 19h ago. Newcastle Jets burning questions: Can Postecoglou protege get strugglers flying? Newcastle Jets 21h ago. Beyond Cavani, Martial's work rate and ability to provide a physical foil for Ronaldo are questionable, while neither Rashford nor Greenwood enjoy the central role or the stress of playing with their back to goal. So while a central role is the best option, Solskjaer's potential solutions aren't ideal.
According to Transfermarkt. During the season, At 36, Ronaldo remains an incredible athlete, but he's no longer a player who will sprint down the wing and look to beat his marker by taking him on, and that is perhaps why he has now moved away from his traditional position.
Yet at United, with Luke Shaw taking care of defensive duties behind him and the pace of Rashford, Sancho and Greenwood alongside him in the forward line, Ronaldo could switch back to his old position at Old Trafford. His ability to cut inside and shoot with his right foot remains undimmed, but opponents would quickly learn that Ronaldo will only go one way: inside.
Still, that's been no secret for many years and few teams have discovered a way to stop him being a threat. However, playing Ronaldo out left would have an impact on Rashford's place in the team. The England forward is still recovering from preseason shoulder surgery and will be unavailable for at least another month, but once he is fit, he will expect to play and wide left is where he is most effective.
Using Ronaldo out wide and deploying Rashford through the middle is an alternative option, but Rashford has struggled to make a consistent impact as a central striker and his natural instinct is to drift wide and cut inside. Playing Ronaldo on the left would be a problem because he has moved away from that role over the past 12 months, and it would also have a negative impact on Rashford. Ronaldo has played of his club games as a right winger, but the majority of those were during his younger days at United when he shared attacking duties with Wayne Rooney , Ruud van Nistelrooy and Louis Saha.
Back then, he had the electric pace and trickery to beat a defender and cross into the penalty area, but his game has developed since those formative days. He rarely played in that role for Juventus and it's a position he's unlikely to take for United, but that is not to say that Ronaldo can't still perform down the right.
He could still cut inside and shoot with his left foot, which has become almost as reliable as his right, and his delivery would enable him to whip in crosses for the likes of Cavani, Martial and Rashford.
But it would be a waste of Ronaldo's best qualities if Solskjaer chose to use him wide right for anything more than a brief spell during a game.
Let's be clear: Solskjaer is not going to select a team that has Cristiano Ronaldo playing as a No. With Bruno Fernandes, Paul Pogba and Juan Mata all highly capable and effective in that creative role behind the forwards, it would require a major injury crisis or a pile-up of suspensions for Solskjaer to even consider it. But while Ronaldo won't start as a No. While playing for Portugal against Ireland in Faro, when he did not score his first goal until the 89th minute, Ronaldo became increasingly frustrated with the course of the game and began to drop into the No.
The acquisition happened just four days before the close of the European summer transfer window, which was way too tight a turnaround for Ronaldo to play in their proceeding Premier League win against Wolves. Manchester United have confirmed their returning star is available to play in this weekend's league match against Newcastle United at Old Trafford.
Ronaldo took to the training pitch earlier this week after his time with Portugal during the international break was ended early due to a suspension. Newcastle loom as an ideal opponent for Ronaldo with his one hat-trick for the Red Devils to date coming against them in early To help keep the children fed and maintain some financial stability, Ronaldo's mother worked as a cook and cleaning person.
In , when Ronaldo was playing for Manchester United, his father died from alcohol-related kidney problems; in , his mother struggled with breast cancer. The former was especially hard for Ronaldo since he and his dad had been close. The young athlete had often pushed for his father to enter rehab and address his drinking.
His father, however, never accepted the offer. By the time he was 10 years old, Ronaldo was already recognized as a phenomenon — a kid who ate, slept and drank soccer. By his early teens, Ronaldo's talent and legend had grown considerably. After a stint with Nacional da liha da Madeira, he signed with Sporting Portugal in Ronaldo had turned heads with a mesmerizing performance with Portugal against Manchester, wowing even his opponents with his footwork and deft skill.
He made such an impression that a number of United players asked their manager to try and sign the young player, which the team soon did. Ronaldo did not disappoint the soccer world: He showed his promise early on in the FA Cup final, scoring the team's first three goals and helping them capture the championship.
A year later, Ronaldo again justified his high salary when he put together one of the club's finest seasons in history, setting a franchise record for goals scored 42 , and earning himself the FIFA World Player of the Year honor for In all, Ronaldo helped steer Manchester United to three premier league titles. Ronaldo went on to compile an impressive list of individual honors and team trophies.
The following year, he claimed a fifth Ballon d'Or to tie the mark held by his longtime rival, Messi.
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