▲ Cristiano Ronaldo leaves Europe and joins Al Nasr in Saudi Arabia ▲ Ronaldo’s colleague Ferdinand from Manchester United said he supported the decision ▲ He defended that he did not understand the voices of criticism regarding Ronaldo’s transfer to Saudi Arabia
[골닷컴] Reporter Park Moon-soo = “The most important thing for a player is a happy environment. Is it sad that Ronaldo went to Saudi Arabia? Going to Saudi Arabia is also a new challenge.”
Manchester United’s legendary defender Rio Ferdinand defended Ronaldo’s move to Al Nasr. Ferdinand cheered Ronaldo’s decision as a new challenge.
According to a report by Goal.com’s ‘Global Edition’ on the 1st, Ferdinand said, “I’m glad that Ronaldo is finally happy. A footballer at any level should be happy in the environment he is playing in. And that is the most important thing. It’s one of them,” he said.
“For a while, I wasn’t happy with Ronaldo. A lot of people didn’t think he would move to a place, but it’s gratifying that Ronaldo is on the verge of finding his happiness.”
Ronaldo is a 21st century living legend who commanded European soccer following Messi. He was at Manchester United just a few months ago. He has been dubbed the return of a departing legend and was named United’s top scorer last season.
This season was a little different. There was a lot of noise before the season started. Relations with coach Ten Hag were also cold. Eventually, he caused controversy with an anti-myeongseong interview regarding the club. There were no players on the club. Manchester United have ended their relationship with Ronaldo.
He tried to turn around at the Qatar World Cup, but failed. If Messi rose to the ‘GOAT’ ranks by winning the World Cup, Ronaldo was also pushed out of the Portuguese national team as a candidate. After the World Cup, he started looking for a new destination once more. Counter-arguments were also raised, but Ronaldo’s final choice was Al-Nasr.
Regarding Ronaldo, Ferdinand said: “I think it’s quite an adventure to go to a new place called Saudi Arabia and play in a new league. After 10 years, Ronaldo would look back and think he might have handled it differently.”
In particular, he added that the transfer to Saudi Arabia was not the end, saying, “The next trip for Ronaldo is to Saudi Arabia. But is that a sad thing to end his career? I don’t understand why people talk that way.”
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