Ronaldo Al Nassr The truth of Al-Nassr finally dawns on Cristiano Ronaldo, who rants at his OWN COACHES Cristiano Ronaldo lost his composur...
Ronaldo Al Nassr
The truth of Al-Nassr finally dawns on Cristiano Ronaldo, who rants at his OWN COACHES Cristiano Ronaldo lost his composure once more and hurled a furious verbal barrage at Al-Nassr's coaches after the Saudi team trailed Al-Wehda 1-0 at the half of the King Cup of Champions semi-final.
Ronaldo, 38, left Manchester United last year by mutual arrangement and traveled to the Middle East. Although the seasoned forward has scored several goals for Al-Nassr, his short time with the team hasn't exactly been trouble-free.
After his team's opening Saudi Pro League match against Al-Feiha ended in a 0-0 tie, the five-time Ballon d'Or winner got into a heated post-match argument.
And on Monday night, with Al-Nassr behind Al-Wehda in the cup, the seasoned player let loose once more. A visibly discouraged Ronaldo was spotted limping towards the bench before violently arguing with his own coaching staff when the two teams split off after the half.
Even though Al-Wehda were relegated to 10 men in the 55th minute after Ronaldo was scythed down by Abdullah Al-Hafith, Ronaldo and company reemerged after the half but were unable to save their cup campaign.
Having parted ways with their previous manager Rudi Garcia earlier this month, Al-Nassr is currently without a manager. The Frenchman, who held the position for less than a year, resigned by mutual agreement with the team in second place in the league.
It will be a devastating blow for Ronaldo to lose the King Cup of Champions after he retaliated against those who criticized his choice to move to the Middle East. The veteran, who won the Champions League and other national championships in England, Spain, and Italy, explained that he had left Europe to pursue new goals since he had succeeded in "everything he set out" to achieve while working for Manchester United, Real Madrid, and Juventus.
The forward remarked shortly after his lucrative move to Al-Nassr had been completed, "I am lucky that I have earned all I set out to win in European football. "I believe that now is the appropriate time to talk about my experiences in Asia."
"Al-Nassr's vision is very impressive and inspiring," he continued. I'm eager to explore a different league in a different nation. I can't wait to get started with my teammates.