Obviously, Cristiano Ronaldo is experiencing the worst moment since returning to Manchester United, even if he does not return to the team on time for pre-season training this summer, it will be far less passive than it is now.
The unauthorized departure at Old Trafford forced him to face the club's punishment. More importantly, the top management of Manchester United, the dressing room and even public opinion have all stood on opposite sides.
Suspension + suspension of training! Ronaldo fined
Manchester United's latest official statement shows that Ronaldo will not participate in this weekend's Premier League game against Chelsea. In addition, many media revealed that Ronaldo will not be allowed to follow the team for training in the next three days. This is what Ten Hag made. decision and was supported by the club.
In response to the current situation, Ronaldo himself also made a response that looked like an apology.
"As I've done in my career, I try to be respectful to my teammates, opponents, coaches, that's never changed. I've never changed, I'm still the same guy who's been playing at a high level for the last 20 years, That professional player, respect has always been very important in my career."
"I've been like this since I was very young, and role models who are older and more experienced are always very important to me, so I've been trying to be a role model for the young people in my team since then. However, it's not It's not always possible, and sometimes the best of us can be lost on a whim."
"Right now, I think I have to keep working hard at Carrington, supporting my team-mates and getting ready for the game. Giving in to pressure is not an option for me, I never did. We are Manchester United and we have to come together, Soon we will be fighting together again."
Ronaldo roughly expressed a few meanings: in the last round of the league, his behavior was impulsive, he has always respected the people around him, and he will continue to work hard at Manchester United.
Of course, an apology alone cannot restore Ronaldo's collapse at Old Trafford, and this irrational behavior has pushed him to the brink.
It is reported that Manchester United executives are now completely on Ten Hag's side.
Ten Hag angered Ronaldo?
Looking back, Cristiano Ronaldo's move to leave the field early was an absolute stupid move, and it made the outside world somewhat incomprehensible.
You must know that Cristiano Ronaldo has acquiesced to Ten Hag's arrangement before. In most games, he came on as a substitute. After scoring a goal in the Europa League, Cristiano Ronaldo quickly started the league again. It seems that at that time, he and Teng Hager had struck some sort of tacit understanding, but it was soon ruined.
Why did Ronaldo suddenly lose his mind?
According to his friend, Spanish reporter Edu, Ten Hag's arrangement before the end angered Ronaldo, "The coach asked Ronaldo to play in stoppage time. In the game against Manchester City, he said that Ronaldo was not allowed to play because of the Respect, now? The coach's strategy is cruel, he wants the fans to overwhelm Ronaldo, you can't disrespect the legend like this, there are other ways to handle things."
In the game with Tottenham, Ronaldo had already started to warm up at halftime. After Manchester United took a 2-0 lead in the second half, Ten Hag made no substitutions for a long time. After 80 minutes, he made 3 substitutions in a row, but there was no Cristiano Ronaldo. , When the game was about to enter the stoppage time, Ten Hag found Cristiano Ronaldo. The arrogant Portuguese could not accept that he was like a decoration, especially when his teammates won the game early and he was in the substitution. But the head coach ranked last.
This season, Cristiano Ronaldo has actually accepted the fact that he cannot start most of the games, but it is the first time he has been called out in injury time. Before that, the game with the least time he played as a substitute was Manchester United against Liverpool, when he and Fan De Baker and Wan-Bissaka came on stage together in the 85th minute.
If you think about it from another perspective, Ronaldo does have a reason to feel uncomfortable. The problem is that as a player, he needs to obey the coach's arrangement. Even if he is dissatisfied, he should not use such a radical way to fight. As a result, he will only become the target of public criticism.
The two sides wrestle, Ten Hag wins
An opinion piece in the "Manchester Evening News" now mentions that Ten Hag is an expert on dressing room issues, and he has continuously justified his methods, from verbal support in public to his refusal to criticize the Portuguese alone.
Ten Hag has expressed his tolerance to the club and the outside world, and at the same time will not be soft when he needs to press Ronaldo on the bench. This way of doing things with rules and principles has been recognized by the public.
To put it more bluntly, Ten Hag will not let himself become an "outlier", at least on the surface he has managed to convince people with reason.
In contrast, C Ronaldo is still very tender.
The soon-to-be 38-year-old player has never encountered a similar situation. He was a spoiled child in the hands of the old Sir.
Of course, the premise is that Cristiano Ronaldo shows extraordinary talent, while doing his best in training games.
After playing for Real Madrid and Juventus, Cristiano Ronaldo is the one that the coach needs to rely on. Now that he is old, he is no longer the thigh of the team, but Cristiano Ronaldo has not put his position in the right position psychologically.
Cristiano Ronaldo didn't figure out whether Manchester United needed him more now, or whether he needed Manchester United more.
According to The Sun, even a few supporters in the team are tired of Cristiano Ronaldo. The delay of Cristiano Ronaldo’s return to the team this summer has caused public anger, but some young players still regard Cristiano Ronaldo as an idol. Discordant episode, it is difficult for teammates to maintain the trust and respect of Ronaldo in the past.
Carragher's words are quite representative, "Ten Hag has handled Cristiano Ronaldo's situation perfectly from the first day." One day I lost control of myself, and everything came to an end.
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