Cristiano Ronaldo's former Man Utd teammate has leapt to his defence.
is undoubtedly one of the greatest players of all time, having won pretty much everything there is to win while representing some of the biggest clubs on the planet.has five Ballons d'Or to his name, although if it wasn't for Lionel Messi he would have won more.However, despite everything that he has achieved during his stellar career, over the last couple of years public opinion in some quarters has started to shift against him.
This was clear during his second season after returning to Manchester United, when he failed to effectively press opponents as Erik ten Hag instructed.At the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, weeks after his United contract was terminated, Ronaldo was dropped from Portugal's starting line-up after three underwhelming performances. The team looked better for it.
"If you can mention his attitude and understand that he’s got a lot of personality and won’t be happy if he’s on the bench, I understand that, but he’s disrespecting the talent of Ronaldo and his capacity of helping his team-mates improve. That’s just not fair."Alex Brotherton is a Sports Trends Writer at SPORTbible. He has previously worked with publications including the Manchester Evening News, GOAL and BBC Sport.
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