20 years after scoring the first of his 699 career goals – a double against Moreirense on October 7, 2002 – Cristiano Ronaldo (37) is fighting to find a new club… An unexpected but very real outcome for the five-time Ballon d’Or gold, passed by Sporting, Manchester United, Real Madrid or Juventus. Back with the Red Devils last summer, the Portuguese certainly had a generally prolific first season on an individual level with 24 goals and 3 assists in 38 matches in all competitions. A comeback, however, tarnished by more than disappointing collective performances and a sad sixth place in the championship. Enough to bring about the arrival of Erik ten Hag, succeeding Ralf Rangnick, who was acting on the Mancunian bench. Yes but now, since he put his suitcases on the Manchester side, the Dutch technician seems to be walking on eggshells with the Lusitanian star.
Eager to leave the Red Devils at all costs during the last summer transfer window, CR7 finally remained reluctantly on the side of Manchester United where he entered the final year of his contract. If the name of the Portuguese has indeed been linked to the biggest European clubs, be it PSG, Chelsea, Bayern Munich, FC Barcelona or Napoli, here he is forced to play under the orders of Erik ten Hag … or rather forced to observe his teammates from the sidelines. Confined to a substitute role since the resumption of the championship, the former Merengues striker has, in fact, played only 468 small minutes in all competitions for a single tenure in the Premier League. A status very different from that which he was able to occupy throughout his career. So inevitably, the frustration mounts and the latest revelations from the English press go in this direction.
Cristiano Ronaldo can’t take Erik ten Hag anymore!
According The Times, Cristiano Ronaldo is simply appalled by the training and tactics put in place by Erik ten Hag. According to these recent revelations, Ronaldo sees Ten Hag as a stubborn and unnecessarily attached manager with an approach that has worked impressively at Ajax, but which he claims has caused several catastrophic defeats at Brentford or at City (3-6). The Portuguese international (191 caps, 117 goals) complains in particular about the nature and quality of the training sessions. Also according to the British media, CR7 thinks United had better play in a different way. On the side of Carrington, this frustration is widely felt, especially after the refusal – explained – of Ten Hag to bring the Portuguese into play against the Skyblues.
Furious, Cristiano Ronaldo would therefore directly attack the methods of his coach. An observation opposed to the recent speech of his coach: “He wants to play and he gets pissed off when he doesn’t play. But he’s training well, he’s in a good mood, he’s motivated and he’s giving his best, and that’s what we expect.”, assured the former Ajax technician. One thing is certain, this new information goes, a little more, in the direction of a departure for the Mancunian star. Nevertheless, according to ESPN, Manchester United would, for its part, be particularly confident about the continuity of Cristiano Ronaldo this winter and in particular because of a lack of concrete interest in his profile on the transfer market. If this is the case, CR7, free next summer, will then have to support Erik ten Hag for a few more months …