“Cristiano Ronaldo is losing his mind”
Disappointed after the 5-0 humiliation against Liverpool: Cristiano Ronaldo
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After the embarrassing 5-0 draw against Liverpool FC, Manchester United is in the crossfire of criticism. Coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is counted daily by the experts in England. Superstar Cristiano Ronaldo is only noticeable through a lack of self-control.
IIn the stoppage time of the first half, all the frustration had to come out. It was 0: 3 from the point of view of Cristiano Ronaldo and Manchester United, when the Portuguese superstar brought down his opponent Curtis Jones at the opposing baseline.
But instead of leaving it at the punished foul, Ronaldo took off again and kicked the ball that Jones had trapped under his thigh – and was lucky not to hit the Liverpool midfielder. Because if that had been the case, Ronaldo would have left work early because of kicking. So referee Anthony Taylor left it with the yellow card after a pack formation.
Should Ronaldo have seen red for this? The superstar kicks the ball buried under his opponent Jones
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Jürgen Klopp also recognized this, who described the 5-0 success of his “Reds” as a “really good day”. “Of course I saw that. It looked like one to me (Red card, editor.)“, Said Klopp. In the end, Ronaldo would have just played the ball. Nevertheless, the Portuguese received a lot of criticism after his frustration foul. “Cristiano Ronaldo is losing his mind,” wrote the Italian “Corriere dello Sport”. The Spanish “Marca” headlined: “Ronaldo is losing his head.”
The five-time world footballer did not comment explicitly on the scene after the game, wrote on Instagram after the game: “Sometimes the result is not what we’re fighting for. And that’s up to us, just us, because nobody else is to blame. ”The fans would deserve something“ better, much better ”and“ it’s up to us to deliver ”. He also thanked the supporters for the “constant support”. After the red card for Paul Pogba (60th), who fouled Naby Keita so rudely that the former Leipzig had to be carried off the pitch, they left Old Trafford in droves.
Solskjaer ruled out resignation
Manchester United coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in particular was lucky that Liverpool then shifted down two gears and didn’t make the “darkest day” of his career any worse. Solskjaer comes under more and more pressure after four league games without a win, only seventh in the league and the end in the League Cup against West Ham United. “Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is not the right coach for Manchester United if you want to reach the next level,” said Jamie Carragher, defensive legend of Liverpool FC and now an expert on “Sky Sports”. Solskjaer ruled out a possible resignation.
“I am devastated. We know we’re at rock bottom, it can’t get any worse. But we’ve had dark days here before and have always recovered, ”said the Norwegian after the biggest home defeat against arch-rivals Liverpool in the history of the Premier League. The program will by no means get any easier in the coming weeks. The difficult task in Tottenham is followed by the Champions League game in Bergamo and the derby against city rivals Manchester City.
If the players are supposed to deliver bad performances again and Solskjaer look as perplexed as on the sideline against Liverpool, the era could end quickly. In any case, names for his successor are traded enough. According to the English “Sun”, the Italian Antonio Conte is said to be the favorite to coach, and Zinedine Zidane, Mauricio Pochettino and Erik ten Hag are also associated with United.
For the time being, however, Solskjaer is allowed to be combative. “I don’t think about giving up. We have come too far as a group for that and we are now too close to give up, ”said the 48-year-old, who won the English championship as a player with United and the Champions League in 1999, scoring the 2-1 winner against the FC Bayern Munich shot.
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