Man Utd kicks better when Ronaldo is absent?
Ronaldo is a rare bright point in Man Utd's gloomy season, with 24 goals through 38 matches in all competitions. In the Premier League alone, the Portuguese superstar scored 18 goals, only the duo of the top scorer Son Heung-min and Mohamed Salah (23 goals). The remaining six goals were scored in the Champions League by Ronaldo.
Despite his high performance, Man Utd scored only 57 goals and ranked sixth in the Premier League. Old Trafford's owner was soon eliminated from the FA Cup, the Federation Cup and the Champions League. This achievement decided compared to the previous season, when the "Red Devils" came second in the Premier League with 73 goals and to the Europa League final.
After recruiting Ronaldo, Man Utd also received the most goals in a Premier League season (56 goals, compared to the old milestone is 54 times in the 2018-2019 season). Man Utd also achieved the lowest score in the Premier League era (58), breaking the record 64 points in the 2013-2014 season.
The achievement of the pillar of the pillars in the attack Man Utd also decreased. In the 2020-2021 season, Bruno Fernandes, Marcus Rashford and Edinson Cavani scored 28, 21 and 17 goals respectively on all fronts. This figure dropped to 10, 5 and 2 goals last season.
All three of those seasons, Ronaldo is the best Juventus striker, when scoring 21, 31 and 29 goals in Serie A. season 2020-2021, the last season of Ronaldo in Turin, Juventus was overturned by Inter after nine years dominated and had to wait until the last round to finish the fourth target Serie A. season 2017-2018, Paulo Dybala is the best scorer Juventus with 22 goals in Serie A. But three next season, striker Argentina only scored 5, 11 and 4 goals. The decline formed Dybala was not extended by Juventus and left the freedom this summer.
"This statistics cause clubs to consider carefully when signing with Ronaldo, see how his appearance can affect the rest of the club," TalkSport commented.
Ronaldo has not returned to the army with Man Utd for "family reason". According to the transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, Man Utd accepted Ronaldo's explanation, but it was unclear when he returned to the team. Earlier, the 37 -year -old striker asked to leave if there was a reasonable proposal to send to the club leadership. The salary is the biggest obstacle of the deal, when Ronaldo currently receives USD 650,000 a week at Old Trafford.
Coach Erik Ten Hag, in the latest speech on July 11, declared "Ronaldo is not for sale". The Dutch military leader confirmed that the 37 -year -old striker is still an important part of Man Utd's plan to prepare for the new season.
