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Manchester United captain Ashley Young will not be joining Inter Milan next summer neither will he be signing a pre-contract agreement with other clubs having be given a one-year contract extension.  Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is a huge fan of the 34-year-old and feels his presence at the club will be useful to the younger players in the team.  Although, the decision to keep him at the club haven't gone down well with fan who vented angrily on different social medias.  Some of the tweet reads; "How the might have fallen.. "  Another aggrieved post reads: "The more Man U fans want to escape the more the owners give them pain".  Another reads: "This Ole and Co. are really taking us for granted. You can't be renewing Ashley's contract while there are real loopholes to cover.. it's getting out of hand".  Sad ones goes this way: "Why, just why would you do that? He is part of the dead wood that they need clearing out "This ...

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Why Juventus no longer needs Cristiano Ronaldo to win games and trophies


For the first time in Cristiano Ronaldo's career he is no longer the star man in a team, the go-getter neither is he good enough to play 90 minutes of football.

Fabio Capello a two times Champions League winner manager with Real Madrid and AC Milan made a telling revelation of the player.. He revealed Ronaldo hasn't dribbled past any player for 3 years, its just step overs and occasional cut backs. 

Ronaldo no longer has the speed and dynamism he has shown in his younger days and now needs more time to recover.

He has lost that physical strength to play every 3 days and now needs more time to recover. At best, Ronaldo will perform at the highest level if played every week not after three days. 
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Capello had this to say about Ronaldo who vented his anger when Maurizio Sarri decided to take sub him in the 55th minute against AC Milan after watching him struggle. 

Ronaldo didn't like it, his childish tantrum baffled Capello who took a vile dig at him and revealed what other top managers think about him. 

"I didn't like this, it wasn't nice", Capello told Sky Sports Italia. "He must be a champions even when he comes off the pitch. 

"The truth is that Cristiano Ronaldo hasn't dribbled past an opponent for three years. I did the commentary when he usually took the double step and left you there. Inside him is a super-champion, the best of all, but now there is Dybala and Douglas Costa, who made two sensational goals. 

"Dybala in excellent condition can make the difference, as can Douglas Costa. They win games without Ronaldo. Juve seemed dependent on him, instead the great squad and the quality of the players helps them win anyway".

Juventus is the first team in Seria A history to win 8 consecutive Scudetto titles and this season they've started in fine fashion by winning 10 games and drawing 2. 

"Bravo Sarri, who had the courage to take him off, it takes personality, especially thinking that all the players in the squad can play and make a difference. Cristiano did it for a while, but now it's not him and he must recover- especially on a physical level. He does not have the speed and dynamism he has shown at other times". 

Cristiano Ronaldo as we all know has a giant mentality and won't be thrown off balance by what Fabio Capello or anyone's says about him.. He will want to prove he is the best player at Juventus and win them games from now single handily.  

But the fact remains, he is no longer the 25-year-old exciting winger that we all fall in love with. Ronaldo is 34 and now needs more time to rest and recover. 

It will be wise for him to retire from the international scene and focus more on club football. 



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