Manchester: Former Dutch and Ajax star , Danny Blind claimed Cristiano Ronaldo to only look for his own goals instead of winning the ball back for the team.
“Ronaldo did not do that; he is not like that. He only thinks about goals and hopes others will conquer the ball,” said Blind to Mirror.
Since returning back to Old Trafford in a shocking transfer deadline day move from Juventus , Cristiano Ronaldo has been in a lethal form, scoring five goals in six appearances.
However Blind thinks that the arrival of Ronaldo, has worked for the other side for Manchester United as his style seemed to cause ‘miscommunication’ in the attack that has changed the pattern of Manchester United’s game, causing the other players to suffer.
“Ronaldo doesn’t really need to play an active role. Like: ‘take your time’. You also see the other players looking at you like, ‘how are we going to solve it then?”
“Normally, the striker runs from one central defender to the other. This caused a lot of miscommunication. Now, they are not playing in their familiar pattern. When the ball was deflected, you saw Paul Pogba coaching that they had to put all the pressure on. Ronaldo did not do that; he is not like that. He only thinks about goals and hopes others will conquer the ball,” added Blind.
However, Ronaldo’s lethal form had been highly contrasted to that of his team’s who have lost three out of the last six games despite the talisman finding the net against YSC Young Boys.
Although Ronaldo’s goals will be necessary as the Red Devils will be facing Liverpool and Manchester City next but as the case seen its highly likely that just Ronaldo’s goals are not enough to make Manchester United top league contenders.
