Cristiano Ronaldo has once again made strong comments about a footballing personality.
It was at Manchester United that Cristiano Ronaldo introduced himself to the world. It was also at Manchester United that the five-time Ballon d’Or winner drew a line under European football. Having left through the back door less than two years ago to join Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia, CR7 still has a tenacious grudge against his coach at the time, Erik ten Hag.
In an interview with his former teammate Rio Ferdinand for the FIVE podcast, Cristiano Ronaldo agreed to break the silence on this stormy end. With his usual frankness, the Portuguese did not hide his annoyance with the Dutch technician.
“I was amazing”
“In my opinion, Manchester United have to rebuild everything. When the coach says he can’t fight for the Premier League and the Champions League… You have no right to say that as a coach of such a club! He can say it to himself, that the team may not have the potential for that, but not in public. He has to say he will try, and he really has to try.”said CR7, before defending his record.
“When I came back to Manchester, I was very happy. I was one of the top scorers. I did incredible things in my first season. And at 37, I was the third top scorer in the Premier League! I also scored during the entire group stage of the Champions League, I scored in every game (6 goals in 5 games played, none in the round of 16, editor’s note). Even in the league, I scored 17 or 18 goals (18 goals and 3 assists in 30 games played, editor’s note). I was incredible (…) He should listen to the people who know this club. You, Rio, or Roy Keane, Paul Scholes, Gary Neville… it doesn’t matter.”
