Chapter 524 There Is No Smoke without Smoke
Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice and got the best of the game. He happily sprayed champagne on the turf...
The fans at Old Trafford also gave him a roar of applause, and the young fans were shouting his name. Remember it in one second and read wonderful novels for free without pop-ups!
With four consecutive victories, Manchester United also achieved their wish to win Tottenham at home.
Tottenham's championship dream has indeed turned into a joke. Now the only three teams that can win four consecutive games in the Premier League are Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal.
Manchester United, which scored 12 points, ranked first with the advantage of more goals. Ferguson was proud of himself at the post-match press conference. He first praised Manchester United and then focused on praising Ronaldo.
"Ronaldo's performance today was perfect. His performance surprised me. His ability to end the game now makes me impressed. He is very calm and has a shooter style."
At that moment, Ferguson seemed to have forgotten Dong Fangzhuo, who opened the scoring, and only remembered Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored twice. The next two goals were scored by Cristiano Ronaldo, and he played very resolutely. This is what an excellent shooter can show. The strongest quality.
“He’s grown so much and has become a guy who can hold his own.”
Subsequently, the "Manchester Evening News" also reported extensively: Cristiano Ronaldo, the media and fans often give him extreme evaluations, either as a genius player, or as a showman. In fact, these two evaluations just point out the two sides of his performance. , when it goes well, the cross is wonderful and the breakthrough is unstoppable, but when it goes wrong, he becomes a Denilson-style showmanship, and even makes small moves that can trip him up...
This kind of Ronaldo is obviously not acceptable to the British football atmosphere. But after the start of the new season, everyone discovered that Ronaldo had undergone amazing changes. The conflict between the World Cup and Rooney made him reticent when playing in England, but the Portuguese responded to people's questions in a high-profile way in another way - —Shoot, crazy shot!
In a place like England, once you continue to shine, you will indeed be praised to the sky, especially in wealthy clubs. Cristiano Ronaldo's start this season is no worse than Dong Fangzhuo's. Even Rooney is ashamed of himself, although Rooney's data is not bad at all.
Before the game against Tottenham, according to Opta statistics, Manchester United shot a total of 58 times in the first three rounds of the Premier League, 32 of which were within the goal range, and scored 14 goals. Among them, Ronaldo shot as many as 17 times. As a winger, Ronaldo has the highest number of shots in the team, and this change is a way for Ronaldo to reposition himself.
After two years of baptism in the Premier League, Ronaldo understands that if his dribbling skills are not effective, British fans would rather watch Dong Fangzhuo's bulldozer attack. Whenever the Portuguese plays against a strong team, his skills are of no use at all, which puts him at the center of a storm of public opinion. Need technique or strength? For Ronaldo, the Portuguese are not born to play hand-to-hand football. The Portuguese's Latin style of play has its own style. The only thing that can be changed is to increase the number of shots.
People tend to overlook Ronaldo's shooting. His footwork control when shooting is extremely authentic. His accuracy in hitting the goal may be the second highest in the Manchester United team, second only to Dong Fangzhuo. However, since most of them are long-range shots, they are often shot from long range. It will be a good material for the goalkeeper to show off, but it will also give Manchester United a chance to attack again. Last season, Ronaldo was too entangled with the dribbling at his feet and rarely shot. Knowing that he relied on strong breakthroughs and dribbling to win the Premier League After not having many ways out, Ronaldo stepped up his shooting. It is not surprising that the three games accounted for almost one-third of the team's shots. This just gave Ronaldo a chance to fully demonstrate.
This game against Tottenham was another time when Cristiano Ronaldo showed off his shooting boots. In the entire 90 minutes, he had at least four shots that were a real threat. In addition to direct shots from set pieces, they were extremely powerful but not ridiculously far away. Shot, volleyed with his left foot from 20 meters from the right in the 6th minute of the game. The ball flew close to the ground.
And it had a strong arc, but it was confiscated by Robinson. He found the shooting feeling at the beginning of the game. Next, Ronaldo's shot was more exciting and accurate. In the 9th minute, it was his free kick that was saved by Robinson, allowing Dong Fangzhuo to hit the shot. . Then there were several scenes in which Ronaldo shot while Robinson was busy, and finally he scored two goals in a row.
In the first four games, Manchester United's continuous attacks provided a shooting atmosphere. In this atmosphere, Ronaldo's desire for expression has been completely released.
According to the official statistics of the first four rounds, Ronaldo has 5 goals and 3 assists, 14 crosses, and 12 shots within the goal range. Numerical statistics are often rigid, but Ronaldo's role as a Manchester United winger is reflect.
Sir Alex needs the Portuguese to dribble and break through in a timely manner, but he also needs the Portuguese to show off his beautiful shooting skills. Perhaps the reason why he is happy is because Ronaldo can increasingly share Dong Fangzhuo's scoring pressure!
However, not all media praised Ronaldo. The Mirror expressed different opinions on Ronaldo's performance: "There is disharmonious competition within Manchester United. Cristiano Ronaldo is carving up the position of Manchester United captain." The number of shots and goals. If you study carefully, you will find that in the first four league games of Manchester United this season, Ronaldo has the most shots and the most goals (5 goals with Dong)."
"This is not the most important thing. What is important is that Cristiano Ronaldo is becoming more and more selfish in the game. Also in this game against Tottenham, Cristiano Ronaldo's two goals were both from shooting angles that were not the best. You know, when he scored twice, Dong stood in an almost empty goal position waiting for him to pass the ball over. However, it turned out that Ronaldo got it in himself and then ran to celebrate..."
Although the "Mirror" is a little bit picky, the analysis is not unreasonable. Fans who have watched the goal replay can see that Dong Fangzhuo was indeed in a better position when Ronaldo shot. If C. Luo passed the ball over, and Dong Fangzhuo could not say that he was 100% able to score, but he could at least minimize the risk of not scoring.
Those who held the same opinion also included the "Daily Mail" - "Looking at the cracks in the Manchester United locker room from the subtle points, the Manchester United Trident is not as united as imagined." Then they also gave a special photo, in which Ronaldo scored a goal. At that moment, the expressions of Dong Fangzhuo and Rooney standing nearby...
Indeed, at that moment, both Dong Fangzhuo and Rooney looked a little strange, but it was not like the "Daily Mail" said.
But it looks different to outsiders. There is no smoke without fire...
"Shit!" Ferguson read all the newspapers in the office, and then threw all the newspapers on the table angrily. ) Book friends, please pay attention!