Here comes the conspiracy theories because the club didn't buy a midfielder and you think he's a finished player? But why do you think he's a finished player. You're just ignoring his current achievements because of his age.Sid wrote: ↑2 years ago This explains the Ron deal. Nev said something similar. We have to remember the owners, board and Ed literally feared walking back in to Old Trafford - the latter going home to his mansion that has been attacked numerous times tbf.
https://www.theguardian.com/football/bl ... for-change
Clearly the underlying discontent is still there, in varying degrees. The brazenness and disdain of the Super League breakaway may not have been forgiven. But for the moment it has certainly been forgotten. The natural hypothesis is that owners have simply bought off the loyalty and quiescence of their fans with flowers, chocolates and attacking midfielders. The truth is probably a little more complex, and stems from the fact that the Super League protests were often inflected with other long-standing grievances: a historical lack of infrastructure investment at Manchester United, poor performances on the pitch at Arsenal, poor strategic decisions at Tottenham, a general sensation of aloofness and disconnect at Liverpool. Fans of Chelsea and Manchester City, by contrast, have been largely happy with their owners, which is probably why their anger subsided quickest.
New signings may address these issues to some extent. But importantly, they offer at least the illusion of renewal, of appeasement, of listening. In the meantime, they create one hell of a distraction: not just swallowing up column inches and airtime but stirring debate and division, shifting the conversation on to more familiar, less threatening ground.
And so the real point here isn’t about the caprice or hypocrisy of fans but the sheer impossibility of sustaining any sort of concerted opposition to a power that is in many respects impregnable, that holds all the cards, that is able to set its own irresistible agenda.
He's done better than Lukaku or any other serie a striker last season. He's done better than any other Juve striker in thier history last season barring himself one season prior. If Ronaldo is a finished player, Messi is a finished player.