Cristiano Ronaldo is a phenomenal player and he is also considered as greatest of all time. He has won all the laurels that a footballer can win in his career. But if we talk about attitude and respect for the game, then Cristiano Ronaldo is not the right person to talk about as he doesn’t have an appropriate sportsman spirit.
He had an explosive interview with Pierce Morgan on Thursday evening. Ronaldo criticized current United manager, Erik Ten Hag, and showed the sit-down chat with the British presenter that had gone viral on social media.
Ronaldo, in the first part of the interview, criticized the credibility of Ralf Ragnick and the tragic loss of his baby son, and in the second part, he said that the next phase under Ten Hag is worse than that. For the first time, he opened up on his refusal to step off the substitutes bench against Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford last month. He delivered an explanation that was not only squeamish but also disrespectful towards Ten Hag.
“Piers, I will be honest with you, it’s something that I regret, to leave the stadium (against Tottenham),” Ronaldo told Piers Morgan Uncensored. Probably, or maybe no, I don’t know.”
“It’s difficult to tell you 100 percent but let’s say I regret [it], but in the same way, I felt provoked by the coach. It is not allowed for a coach to put me in [for] three minutes in a game. Sorry, I’m not that kind of player. I know what I can give to the team.”
I know what I am capable of: Ronaldo
“Don’t tell me that the top players, the guys who want everything, the key players will play three minutes. Come on, this is unacceptable.”
Ronaldo said that he knows what he is capable of. Looking at his stats at United this season, he has played 16 games and was able to score only three goals. And, in this season so far, one was a penalty and the other was a rebounded attempt.
In part one of the interview with Morgan, Ronaldo detailed that he can lead by example, almost like an inspirational figure for footballers of the next generation to look up to.
“I am too good a player to be called upon for the closing minutes of a match. It is hardly a good example to set,” said Ronaldo.
Dutchman has ended the player power era at Old Trafford, something almost every supporter was sick to the back teeth. This means that the support he has gained for that should not just disappear because Ronaldo, a five-time Ballon d’Or winner with 497million Instagram followers, has tried to throw the cat among the pigeons and put the focus back on him.
“We have a base, we go in the right direction,” Ten Hag told Sky Sports. “The culture, attitude, and mentality have changed. You saw that today, getting the win in the last dying seconds. Together with the fans, we have unity. We are united,” he added.
