“Cristiano Ronaldo doesn’t have time to lose on building teams”- Nani defends the Portuguese’s desire to leave Manchester United
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Former teammate Nani claims that Cristiano Ronaldo “does not have time” to stay at Manchester United for another season. The Portugal captain who recently joined United from Juventus is apparently looking to leave the club. The 37-year-old superstar is now in a difficult position due to a lack of good options, as Chelsea and Bayern Munich are rumoured to have turned down the chance to sign him.
Following United’s opening home loss to Brighton and Hove Albion and a 4-0 beating at the hands of Brentford, Ronaldo’s precarious condition has only become worse. Former United winger Nani can see why his compatriot is looking to depart as United is facing another rebuild with new manager Erik ten Hag.
“Times change and the reactions and attitude can change as well,” Nani said on Rio Ferdinand’s Vibe with Five podcast. “But, as we see, he’s doing the same things as usual. He doesn’t like to lose and he reacts when the team is not doing well. The only difference is that its different times. He’s playing again at Man United, but he’s been all over the world doing well at different teams with different players.”
“He’s in a team where the manager is trying to build a strong team, and it’s not easy, it takes time. Cristiano doesn’t have time to lose on building teams or waiting for next season. He wants to continue to be at the top, scoring goals, being the man. That’s why the reaction is normal. We all have the wrong reactions sometimes.”
Nani questions Current Manchester United players for ‘lack of character and determination’
For Manchester United’s loss against Brentford, Cristiano Ronaldo was reinstated to the starting lineup. He had six shots in total—twice as many as any other player on the field—but none of them found the back of the net. With their most recent humiliating loss, United have lost their first two Premier League games since the competition’s debut season in 1992–1993.
The Red Devils have now lost four straight league games for the first time since February 1979, dating back to last season. During his seven seasons with United, Nani won four Premier League titles and the Champions League. He has criticized the current group of players for their depressing mentality.
“I don’t like to talk too much. I don’t talk about players, but you can see there is no hunger, there is no attitude or desire to win in the club,” he said. “You have a lot of talented players, but they don’t want to get tired. If I had to get sweaty to win, I would. They prefer to not sweat.
“You have talented players in the team with a lot of skills. They can shoot with their right foot and left, but the last game, no one was shooting at goal, everyone was passing.”
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