CR7 makes a sweeping attack!
Things are not going well for Ronaldo (37) at Manchester United – the club that once made him a star. For months, the five-time world footballer has been attacked and criticized for poor performance, freaking out, nagging and listlessness on the pitch. Now the striker goes on the offensive. In an interview with British journalist Piers Morgan (57), the Portuguese hands out properly to the club and coach.
The 90 Minute Talk will only be shown on Wednesday and Thursday during the TV show Piers Morgan Uncensored. The first excerpts were already published on Sunday evening. Explosive stuff!
The star kicker feels “betrayed” by the way he was treated by Manchester United. He is angry because he was made the “black sheep” and blamed for everything that went wrong at the club. And now he is being actively pushed out of the club.
Ronaldo was at Man United from 2003 to 2009, then switched to Real Madrid for 94 million. He returned to Manchester in the summer of 2021 and has been playing under the third manager since his return. The only thing he has nothing to complain about is his ex-teammate Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (49). CR7 has little good to say about the other two, Ralf Rangnick (64) and current coach Erik ten Hag (52).
Ralf Rangnick was acting manager at Manchester United until May
Ronaldo on Rangnick: ‘How can you be a Manchester United manager if you are not even a manager? I had never heard of him.”
It actually came as a surprise that United took Ragnick. However, Ronaldo omits the fact that today’s national coach of Austria was not only sports director during his time in Leipzig for two seasons, but also head coach – just like before his Red Bull time at Schalke, Hoffenheim, Hanover and Stuttgart.
Speaking of Ten Hag, who suspended Ronaldo last month for refusing to come on as a last-minute substitute against Tottenham, CR7 says: “I have no respect for him because he has no respect for me. If you don’t respect me, I will never respect you.”
Erik ten Hag suspended Ronaldo in October
The next attack is aimed at his ex-teammate Wayne Rooney (37), who has been publicly attacking the Portuguese for months and wants United to get rid of him. Ronaldo: “I don’t know why he’s criticizing me like that…probably because he’s retired and I’m still playing at a high level.” . Which is also true…”
Ronaldo describes the past few months as “the most difficult time of my life”, both professionally and privately. In addition to the problems at ManU, there was a heavy blow of fate in April. Ronaldo’s partner Georgina Rodriguez (28) was pregnant with twins, but only the girl survived the birth. The couple lost their son.
When his daughter was three months old and had to go to the hospital, United showed zero empathy towards him. Someone from the club’s management is said not to have believed Ronaldo that he missed preparation because of his daughter’s illness.
Technically, he shoots against his club. Ronaldo: “The progress is zero. I haven’t seen any development at the club since Sir Alex left. Nothing has changed. There are things that don’t help to get to the top level like City, Liverpool and even now Arsenal. In my opinion, a club with this dimension should be at the top.”
Ronaldo continued: “Picasso said you have to destroy it in order to rebuild it (the artist’s exact quote is ‘Every act of creation is first an act of destruction’) and if they start with me, that’s no problem for me . But if they want to do it differently, they have to change many, many things (…).”
“The fans are everything to me,” says Ronaldo. “That’s why I’m giving this interview, because I believe it’s the right time to speak my mind.”