Premier League trophy being hoisted above, we're yet to
know of course whose head but I would like to talk now
gentlemen about a club that wishes they could be in
a montage like that and that is Manchester United and Cristiano
Ronaldo. Specifically
the problem with Ronaldo and 10 hog right now Tim let's talk
about Ronaldo, telling the club he wants to leave
Clearly at the moment has nowhere to go might have to
change his mind and stay left a friendly at the weekend. Early
before the team would even finish playing where do you
stand on Ronaldo's behavior and where it leaves 10 hog,
well leaves to Hagen in a tough position.
It's not unexpected.
You know, I actually am not angry. They're Cristiano
Ronaldo wants to leave
if it was about not wanting to be there because he needs
Champions League football. That could have been sorted done and
dusted back in. May he could have had that conversation.
And with his agents
representatives and the club
kept it quiet, as quiet can be,
at least tried to get through that period
to go into preseason all the way right up touching the season
and then drop it on 10, hog.
That's very difficult. What I would say is
some of the reports now are saying he's going to stay
there wasn't really a market for his transfer.
If that's the case, 10 hog has
a player on his hands who's going to work hard? Who's going
to score goals? Who's going to give the team everything has
because It's in his nature. And so if that relationship can be
quickly, mended I think there's a way out of it, but is it just
the relationship between Ronaldo and
said hog? The has to be men that. I mean maybe some of
the other players have Phoenix
action, isn't the worst scenario? If the either would
if we didn't went, okay, I'm just, you know, I thought he
should stay on because it's goals, can be valuable this
season, that's one thing. Stay and honor your contract.
I mean, two-year contract. There's no Clause as far as
anybody knows that said if we don't finish in the Champions
League spot, I can leave the club. So honor your contract
the club that you
And the fans, love him, of course, but to stay there with
a cloud above the above him, and the club. And, and the
poor Arrington hog was trying to get some enthusiasm, some
excitement for the team has this scenario now and if he
stays at the club and he continues are going to play is
going to round the bends, the cameras going to be on him all
the time.
Your first words almost about in United is Ronaldo where it
shouldn't be it should be about. Okay, let's try and turn
this thing around and then get some positivity back,
the windows been disappointing as well to this point. Ain't
but I mean selfish selfish wants his own records, in
the Champions League goals and appearances and everything
else. And I understand like, I guess he's such a huge figure
in the game of all time,
but you know, little old me. I'm a team player to
have been selfish. Yeah,
yeah. But he's 37 he didn't
he didn't become selfish
in April, this is Uber cell. Now has been selfish all his
whole career natural to made him successful. So
I do I And it, look, I think
from what I've seen from 10th hard, white listen to his
interviews when I watch them train the team,
I think he's going to win this. I think he's going to win and
how. Well,
well well I get Ronaldo back on side. He's got to win its in,
by the way. Yeah it's got its got to win it. It's got
a like, he's got a, like, you're
playing, you're on the bench. Don't hear anything from it.
He's strong enough to,
I believe in the short period of time is in charge. He's
strong enough to win it. And what I mean by that is
get Ronaldo back. On-site, get in playing. He'll score two
goals. If that Doesn't happen and he and Chris journals
unhappy
10 hog has to be the one to say,
sorry on the bench or leave it out or stay home. We've seen it
with other big players, out of my or
viruses me aubameyang last year at Arsenal.
That's a big decision. It catapulted to the club forward.
In all fairness, The best scenario is infinitely for
closing it. Yeah. Leave a class enough enough. Now, like let's
find somewhere for you if they can find anybody and get him
out of football club
because in terms of how 10 hog wins, Spinal.
The only way Ronaldo is going to be happy to if you place
every week and I was not gonna want to sit on the bench, but
you've got my shell who's come back in great for on from his
loan. Spell and Spain. You've got ration apparent. He's been
brilliant and preseason. There's not a lot of space to
fit this player in. Plus you get everyone
saying all the time that it's not about the goals. As
the fact that he changes the way they play, he slows everything
down, he doesn't press. So how does he win this?
If he stays if Ronaldo, fish stays then hit, then of course
he's got to show he's the boss and when he plays he plays when
he doesn't play, you know.
But
in some ways it's difficult because the media and
the unaccountable zoom in on Ronaldo's face all talking to
his breath and be leaving to be getting up. The body language
thing is something, they so don't need right now. And
that's what I'm sure. He man united
fans, are they still love him and and I get that I've heard
of United fan saying, I understand if you want to leave
it back in the Champions League
but for me,
I mean, I'm a huge fan of what you've done last year, what he
could do this year, but with this attitude, maybe you can
turn it around and just, you know, be happy. But I don't
know.
Here's how we were.
He has to win. He has to win. And now ten hog has to win and
here's how he wins.
Clop, did it with Gerard at Liverpool, it's not easy. But
you have to have a vision for years. Down the road, you have
to say
this is going to be
catastrophic. The media is going to be on it. This club is
run by former players. That's been every manager downfall
since Ferguson. He has to come in and go. I don't care about
anything else. That's exactly what you're in club. Did at
Liverpool.
I know all the Giants. I know all the greats.
I'm gonna make my own decisions
and I have an idea of how I want to look for years down
the line. That's how it has look at it, but you're right. It's
crazy. I'm talking about Ronaldo when this.
Is gigantic one of the biggest if not the biggest club in
the world, but we're still talking about Ronaldo because that's
what's on the back of the pages of the newspapers. Now there
was a glimmer of hope that Ronaldo for an hour to go
Chelsea at the month or so ago
but now that's gone.
That seemed to have gone Thomas too cluttered think wanted him
to boldly did entertain
the possibility of Ronaldo, coming. How are you sensing
this relationship between Todd Bodine new owner of Chelsea,
who's very Hands-On
and Thomas who called they've missed out on a lot of players
from have. I'm assuming they're working together by the way
because
It's very transitional at Chelsea Football Club the whole
board and recruitment apartment is gone.
So, who's he getting advice from? Sure is getting a ton of
calls from Agents, but it's got to be Thomas to. Claude think
that we working together to suggest players.
It's been a little scattergun, they've missed quite a few
players. They've ended up jumping onto players on other
teams were interested in Cucaracha being. One of them,
Frankie young might be another one they're interested in right
now, was he for Farner another one so it's a little scatter
gun
but I respect top boldly for getting in there, roll his
sleeves up, chairman acting director of football. The
I make things happen
again. There's plenty of time in this window and my
prediction of them dropping out. The top four could be
different in a couple two or three weeks time because money
is burning a hole in his pocket and he's not afraid to spend
it. But the modern way is that the
manager doesn't have to do any of that. The manager just has
to coach the team and gets given the players from
the director of football and the owner Thomas typical has a huge
amount on his plate right now.
Well, it does and he's very strong-minded,
very strong. Will we see that on touchline?
All the rumors and reports are, that's his personality.
And Todd. Bully comes in, then the
entire ownership group, there's always going to be a stand-up,
there's going to be a, you know, whose show is this. And
I know best. And that
II. Totally agree.
I'm happy bull. He's gone in there.
Roll the sleeves up as you said
doing all the transfers as best he can.
They are spending the money. And I like coulibaly, I like
stir like I like Cucaracha so they've missed a few targets
but they have gotten some good good players in
my big issue with Chelsea is
they've spent big the last few Summers as well and it has
Come off, always. So
it's a little bit of a concern and I suppose from the Fan's
perspective at least they're spending big. The big concern
was when I brought a vicious left, would they have the money
burning, the horror and the pocket or not? They do. It is
being spent, and they aren't showing any signs of stopping
quite