Cristiano Ronaldo arrived at Al Nasr hoping he could take charge of improving the team’s performance, but the Portuguese’s absence from Al Duhail’s AFC Champions League clash on Tuesday has raised concerns about his fitness .
Portugal coach Luis Castro clarified to the media ahead of the match that his team won 3-2, “Cristiano is not fit to play football, the media must respect me,” With some anger. Then he explained: “I’m not saying I decided not to play, the players were not in good shape.”
Ronaldo did not play in Al Nasr’s 3-2 victory over Al Duhail in the AFC Champions League. His coach Luis Castro explained that he was unfit.
“He needs to recover after a series of games. He is tired,” the coach said.#730AM #cardinalsports pic.twitter.com/bcpY8KEdcG
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On the other hand, the coach explained that the striker will be absent “Because of fatigue” I added: “A few days ago he played a game that went into extra time and 48 hours ago he played a big championship game.”as a way to strengthen his argument, although always trying to take the drama out of things.
Castro went on to say that this was not the first time Cristiano had failed to make a promise, “He needs to recover after a series of games”. He admitted: “I know people love watching Ronaldo play,” But he clarified: “Nasser was not only a Christian. We have players like Sadio Mane or Brozovic. “
#snailgore | 🚨 #CristianoRonaldo May not be available #to-Nasr versus Aldoshir. However, his coach Luis Castro ended up being “fascinated” by the media when it came to explaining this. ⚽🔥https://t.co/bynvMDvjZP
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The coach gave an interview to Marca a few weeks ago and said that the star “This is the greatest example of success in rigor, work and discipline in the world and a role model for everyone”. He also said: “Do you think he needs me to make demands on him? No. There is no need to make demands on Cristiano, he has already done it himself.”
The former Real Madrid man’s main contribution to his teammates was “Rigorousness, discipline, the highest demands and a desire to always win and shine in front of the world”As his coach revealed.