MANCHESTER
\nCristiano Ronaldo is \u201cnot a pressing monster\u201d, according to Ralf Rangnick, who has admitted that Manchester United have had to compromise tactically to fit the veteran striker\u2019s style of play.
\nThe outgoing interim manager has conceded that he never found the right balance between attack and defence.
\nCristiano Ronaldo is \u201cnot a pressing monster\u201d, according to Ralf Rangnick, who has admitted that Manchester United have had to compromise tactically to fit the veteran striker\u2019s style of play.
\nRonaldo has led the line for United impressively since returning to Old Trafford from Juventus last summer, scoring 24 goals in 39 appearances across all competitions.
\nHowever, the Red Devils have slipped out of the Premier League\u2019s top four and suffered early exits in all major cup competitions despite the 37-year-old\u2019s goals, and Rangnick concedes that he has been unable to find the right balance during his seven-month stint in the dugout.
\n\u201cI am the one who is most disappointed about that and frustrated about that,\u201d Rangnick told a press conference. \u201cAt one stage we just had to find compromises \u2014 attacking a little bit deeper, how can we make sure that we get our offensive players into their positions?
\n\u201cCristiano scored a few goals but, again, Cristiano \u2014 and I\u2019m not blaming him at all, he did great in those games – but he\u2019s not a pressing monster. He\u2019s not a player – even when he was a young player – he was not a young player who was crying, shouting \u2018Hurray, the other team has got the ball, where can we win balls?\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
MANCHESTER Cristiano Ronaldo is \u201cnot a pressing monster\u201d, according to Ralf Rangnick, who has admitted that Manchester United have had to compromise tactically to fit the veteran striker\u2019s style of play. The outgoing interim manager has conceded that he never found the right balance between attack and defence. Cristiano Ronaldo is \u201cnot a pressing monster\u201d, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":262021,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-262011","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n