Last Updated on 09/12/2022 by てんしょく飯
After a bad start to the season that saw Manchester United fall to the bottom of the table after two consecutive defeats, they have successfully recovered with four straight wins in the Premier League.
He is approaching the late spring of their career.
However, in the Europa League, they lost to Real Sociedad 0-1 at Old Trafford. In this humiliating defeat, Cristiano Ronaldo was singled out as the guilty party, as he failed to score a single goal despite having several chances to do so.
Despite rumors that he would leave the club this summer, he stayed on and has not scored in seven official games. He has started only two games, against Brentford in the second round of the Premier League, a 0-4 defeat, and the aforementioned game against Sociedad, which has made the impression of the rare striker even worse. The fact that the two games were against Brentford in the second leg of the Premier League, a 0-4 defeat, and the aforementioned match against Sociedad, seems to have made the striker look even worse.
Although he has continued to play up front even at the age of a veteran, Ronaldo’s decline has become more noticeable at the age of 37, and it has been pointed out that he has finally reached his limits. It is a marvel that he is still playing at the top level at his age, but the German soccer magazine “kicker” examines the question, “Is the current situation normal for the 37-year-old world-class attacker? examines the question “Is the current situation normal for this 37-year-old world-class attacker?
The media outlet describes how Ronaldo is still in superb shape and condition, with a body fat percentage so low that it is almost nonexistent, yet he has been unable to win duels against opposing CBs in recent matches. However, he also points out that this fact alone does not answer whether or not his ousted body is no longer of any use to him.
Regarding his physical aspect, he adds, “Even though he is approaching the late spring of his career, Ronaldo has been spared from major injuries up to this point. He has also been helped by medical advances and the protection given to attacking players by referees.
The media outlet cites the examples of past greats: “For example, Michel Platini (France), the most prolific goal scorer of the 1980s, was injured at the age of 31 (he retired the following year), and Marco van Basten (Netherlands) was injured at the age of 30 (he retired the following year). Marco van Basten (Netherlands) played his last game at the age of 28 due to chronic ankle problems,” he introduced, mentioning other legends.
Ronaldo (Brazil), a two-time world champion, suffered a career crisis in his early 20s, mainly due to knee injuries, and already passed his peak in his late 20s, retiring at age 34.” Zinedine Zidane (France), on the other hand, made the wise decision at the 2006 World Cup in Germany (he was 34 at the time) to remain the ‘best player’ and end his career.”
Other legends continued to “gamble” well past their prime. Pele (Brazil), who played more than 1,000 games, ended his national team career at age 30, but continued to play at the club level until age 37, and was rewarded for his service in the NASL (North American league). He was rewarded for his service in the NASL (North American League). Diego Maradona (Argentina) retired before turning 37, but was only 29 when he bid farewell to the national team at the 1990 World Cup in Italy.
The media outlet also noted that Eusebio (Portugal) and Gerd Muller (Germany) also retired at the age of 38 and 35, respectively, with full wounds, respectively, and added, “The human body is not originally designed to play until a very old age because of the many demands placed on a world-class player. Ronaldo has reached that age. And Ronaldo has reached that age. He will be 38 next February, and Alfredo Di Stefano (Argentina/Spain) also left Real Madrid at that age,” he wrote.
But there are exceptions: Johan Cruyff (Netherlands), who won the Dutch Eredivisie Player of the Year award at the age of 37 after winning two titles with Feyenoord, and Romario (Brazil), who was 39 when he won the league scoring title with Vasco da Gama. The Dutch and Brazilian leagues are the only two leagues in which the team has won both the league title.
However, he pointed out that the Dutch and Brazilian leagues are on a different physical level than the top European leagues, where Ronaldo currently belongs, and then introduced Hungarian legend Ferenc Puskács. He wrote that the attacker in Madrid’s history was the top scorer in La Liga for two consecutive seasons, the latter with the most goals in the Champions Cup (now the league), despite having a lot of flesh around his abdomen at the age of 36 or 37.
Of course, such comparisons are no guarantee of Ronaldo’s success. And unlike in the days of Puskács, the current situation is more taxing on Ronaldo, as even the master of attack is required to take on some defensive tasks. However, there is still a chance that this rare individual, who is more physical than the greats of the past and still plays an important role in the national team, will overcome this current predicament and achieve greatness, and I would like to witness this historic moment.
コメント