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Ronaldo in the longest drought since 2009: "He looks finished, without confidence" - Walla! sport

2/12/2022, 4:18:23 PM

United again lost an advantage and again missed, the Portuguese star completed a sixth game without conquest and received criticism, Scholes scolded Rangnick: "On one side was a coach. On the other side a sporting director

Ronaldo in the longest drought since 2009: "He looks finished, without confidence"

United again lost an advantage and again missed, the Portuguese star completed a sixth game without a conquest and received criticism, Scholes scolded Rangnick: "On one side was a coach. On the other side a sporting director"

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Manchester United's 1-1 draw against Southampton (Sport 1)

Manchester United continue to disappoint, and now the fire is also directed at Cristiano Ronaldo.

The Red Devils recorded a third consecutive 1-1 draw with a 1-1 home draw against Southampton, while a game in which they lost an advantage and mostly showed a lack of sharpness in the final quarter.

The veteran Portuguese star continued the drought, being left without a goal or cooking in 2022, completing six games in a row without a goal - his longest negative streak in 13 years, since his previous tenure on the team.

Ronaldo missed in the seventh minute, and in the 72nd minute his goal was disallowed and he looked nervous and heavy, and his negative streak continued even though throughout he did not meet top teams.



"Ronaldo looks like he has completely lost confidence, he looks complete. It's one of those days that if United had a striker on the bench, it would have been better to put him in than to leave him on the pitch," the Manchester Evening News reported.

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But Ronaldo was not the only one who did not deliver the goods.

Harry Maguire looked confused and slow on defense, and the rest of the players except for Jadon Sancho who showed sparks, were not at their best.

Paul Scholes, who interpreted the game for the BBC, had complaints against both the players and coach Ralph Rangnick.

"One team has a coach, and the other team has a sports manager," the former midfielder said, biting Rangnik.

On the other hand, the players did not come out clean either, as mentioned.

"I feel sorry for the coach. Obviously he tries and prepares the team for every game, but either the players do not listen, or they are unable or unwilling. They do not work hard enough. There is a lot of talent in the team, lots of quality players on the staff, but to be a good team you have to First of all, work hard on the field. "



Southampton coach Ralph Hausenthal also teased United, saying that "for the first 20 minutes they pressed well, but they could not press like that for more than half an hour. Besides, it's no secret that when they lose a ball,

It does not work.

Rangnik (Photo: Reuters)

Rangnick tried to back up the players and said that "it does not seem to me that there is anyone on the team who plays without desire and without desire. Our problem is efficiency. Even today we reached many more situations, but we were not effective in front of goal."

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