“You have to be a special coach to train special players”- Ex-coach backs Cristiano Ronaldo over comments on Erik ten Hag
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Cristiano Ronaldo with Eric Ten Hag
Cristiano Ronaldo‘s explosive and tell-all interview surely handed him a bag full of criticism, and yet again the player made it to the headlines as always. While many players, former players, coaches, and pundits, blame the Portuguese for his attitude, an ex-coach believes he’s “humble and down to earth”.
The ex-Real Madrid coach Jose Morais believes the Portuguese legend needs a ‘special coach’, in a swipe at Eric Ten Hag the ex-Real Madrid man believes Cristiano to still be one of the world’s best players, and he simply needs a special coach to take care of his needs.
The damning assessment of his own club by the Manchester United star was regularly criticized, and speculations are that the player won’t play for the club anymore now. According to multiple sources, the coach has expressed his wish to the club authorities that the player must not play for the club again.
“I’m just saying that you have to be a special coach to train special players. Being a special coach implies knowing how to deal with situations like the one that is happening.” said the former coach defending the United star and hitting out at Eric Ten Hag for not being up to the mark.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s turbulent relations with Eric Ten Hag
The differences began when the coach expected a different style of play full of the star and which he tried to put himself in, lacking conviction in the player’s attitude towards the club, Ten Hag decided to cut short the already declining pace of play for the player.
The ongoing disagreement and not having a satisfactory dialogue exchange led to the extreme step from the player when he walked off the stands and refused to get subbed on. The repercussions to which landed the player in a rather questionable position and posted an indirect apology to the club and the coach.
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