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Basically needs to be used as a target man. He can obviously still finish, incredible header of the ball... but his pace is completely gone.
Reminds me a bit of G nevs last days. The legs moving but not actually going anywhere. Will be used sparingly then retire at the end of this season I expect. |
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I think it was armchair who said last week he looks like he’s realised he’s old. I think he’s more than capable of adapting - he’s done it before after all - but I’m not sure we’re in a position to afford him the time to do so.
We need to be looking forward, and as much as I love him, I think the Queen dying was almost symbolic - she knew. He will always be the King - perhaps he could take on a coaching role alongside Erik? We all saw the magnificent effect he had on the Portugal team in the Euro final when he had to motivate them from the sidelines. |
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he looked bad. Could be that he has passed his peak. Could be that he is unfit. Could be he was upset about the death of HRM.
The good news is that Erik has already made it clear we won't be depending on him as our first choice striker, so not too arsed. I see he's still not lost the art of throwing his hands in the air when a pass doesn't reach his feet. Good to see. |
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He’s obviously not fully up to speed, but do we want to put him in for the 4-5 successive games it’ll take to get him there? He showed signs of huge decline last season when he was playing every game too. |
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I think people forget that at his age athletes can fall off a cliff almost overnight. At the start of the season I thought he was lacking match fitness and perhaps he still is. But he seems to be trying to do his other movements more quickly to make up for his rapidly-declining pace, and looks uncoordinated as a result. His heading and hang-time, and finishes from close range look to be all that is left of peak Ronaldo. |
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