Chapter 524: No Wind and No Waves (7th Update)
Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice to get the best of the game, and he happily sprayed champagne on the turf......
The Old Trafford fans also gave him a tsunami of applause, with the younger fans chanting his name.
With four wins in a row, Manchester United also won Tottenham at home.
Tottenham's title dream has turned into a joke, and now only three teams in the Premier League can win four in a row: Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal.
Manchester United, who have 12 points, are at the top of the table thanks to the advantage of scoring more goals, and Ferguson was proud in his post-match press conference, first praising the United team and then focusing on Cristiano Ronaldo.
'Ronaldo's performance today was perfect and I was surprised by his performance. I'm impressed with his ability to finish fights now. He's calm and has the air of a goalscorer. ”
At that moment, Ferguson seemed to forget Dong Fangzhuo, who opened the scoring, and only remembered Ronaldo, who scored two goals, and the next two goals were scored by Ronaldo, and he played very resolutely, which is the strongest quality that a good scorer can show.
"He's grown so much that he's become a guy who can stand on his own."
Later, the "Manchester Evening News" also made a large report: Cristiano Ronaldo, the evaluation given by the media and fans is often extreme, or a talented player, or a fist embroidered legs, in fact, these two evaluations just point out the two sides of his play, when it is good, the cross is wonderful, the breakthrough is unstoppable, and when it is not good, it becomes a Denilson-style showmanship, and even a small action that can trip himself......
Ronaldo is clearly not something that is acceptable to the atmosphere of English football. But after the start of the new season, everyone found that Ronaldo had changed amazingly, the World Cup clash with Wayne Rooney made him reticent when he played in England, but the Portuguese responded to the doubts in a high-profile way - shooting, crazy shooting!
In a place like England, once you continue to shine, you will indeed be praised in the sky, especially in a big club. This season, Ronaldo's start is no worse than Dong Fangzhuo, and even Rooney is ashamed of himself, although Rooney's data is not bad at all.
Before the game with Tottenham, according to OPTA statistics, in the first three rounds of the Premier League, Manchester United shot a total of 58 times, 32 times in the goal, scored 14 goals, of which Ronaldo alone shot 17 times, as a winger, Ronaldo's number of shots can be ranked the highest 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-style attack. And the Portuguese's own skills are not used at all when they are strong teams, which makes him often at the center of the storm of public opinion. Technology or intensity? For Cristiano Ronaldo, the Portuguese are not born to play hand-to-hand football, and the Portuguese Latin style of play is in its own right, and the only thing that can change is to increase the number of shots he has on goal.
Cristiano Ronaldo's shooting is easy to overlook, his footwork control when shooting is unusually authentic, and the accuracy of hitting the goal range may be the second highest in the Manchester United team, second only to Dong Fangzhuo, but because most of them are long-range shots, they tend to be good material for the goalkeeper to show his hand, but this will also create a second opportunity for Manchester United, Ronaldo last season too much dribbling at his feet, and few shots, after knowing that he does not have much way out in the Premier League by relying on strong bursts and dribbling, Ronaldo strengthened his shooting. It's no surprise that almost a third of the team's shots were taken in the three games, and it just gave Ronaldo a chance to put his foot on the show.
This game against Tottenham, and Cristiano Ronaldo when he played shooting boots, the whole 90 minutes he had at least four shots with a real threat, in addition to the set-piece direct shot, is a powerful but not outrageous long-range shot, the 6th minute of the opening 20 meters on the right side of the left-footed volley, the ball went close to the ground, and with a strong arc, but was confiscated by Robinson, at the beginning of the game to find the shooting feeling, and then Ronaldo's shot was more exciting and accurate, in the 9th minute it was his free kick was saved by Robinson, so that Dong Fangzhuo made up for the shot. The next few times were a couple of successive scenes of Ronaldo shooting and Robinson busy, and finally he scored two goals in a row.
The first four games provided an atmosphere in which Ronaldo's desire to perform was fully unleashed.
According to the official statistics of the first four rounds, Ronaldo has five goals and three assists, 14 crosses and 12 shots from the goal range, the statistics are often dull, but Ronaldo's role as a winger for Manchester United is being reflected.
The lord needs the Portuguese to dribble and break through at the right time, but he also needs the Portuguese to show off his beautiful shooting footwork, and the reason why he is happy may be because Ronaldo can more and more share the pressure of Dong Fangzhuo's goals!
However, not all media have praised Ronaldo, and the Mirror has expressed a different opinion on Ronaldo's performance: "There is a discordant competition within Manchester United, with Cristiano Ronaldo dividing the number of shots and goals scored by the Manchester United captain. If you study carefully, you will find that in the first four league games of Manchester United this season, Ronaldo has the most shots on goal, and Ronaldo has scored the most goals (5 goals with Dong). ”
"This is not the most important thing, the important thing is that Ronaldo is becoming more and more selfish in the game, also in this game at Tottenham, Ronaldo's two goals were scored when the shooting angle was not the best, you know, when he scored twice, Dong stood in an almost empty position and waited for him to pass the ball, but the result was that Ronaldo got it himself, and then ran to celebrate......"
Although the "Mirror" is a little inseparable, but the analysis is not unreasonable, as long as the fans who have watched the goal replay can see that when Ronaldo shoots, Dong Fangzhuo is indeed in a better position, if Ronaldo passes the ball over, Dong Fangzhuo does not say that he can score 100%, but at least he can minimize the risk of not scoring.
Also agreeing is the Daily Mail – "Looking at the cracks in the United dressing room, the United trident is not as united as it seems. Then they also gave a special photo of the expressions of Dong Fangzhuo and Rooney, who were standing nearby, at the moment when Ronaldo scored......
Indeed, at that moment, Dong Fangzhuo and Rooney's faces were a little strange, but they were not as the Daily Mail said.
But in the eyes of outsiders, it is different, there is no wind and no waves......
"Shit!" Ferguson read all the newspapers in his office, and then angrily threw them all on the table.
The media looks like they're about to cause trouble for Manchester United again, just as the Champions League approaches......