Still in the race to win the 2022 World Cup, Cristiano Ronaldo is also preparing to challenge Morocco, this Saturday at 4 p.m., as part of the quarter-finals. If the Portuguese international, left on the bench against Switzerland, could once again start in the shoes of a substitute, his departure from the Manchester United side continues to make people talk. Asked by The TimesErik ten Hag, the coach of the Red Devils, did not fail to deliver his version of the facts.
At odds with the Dutch technician, the Manchester United legend – who left for Real Madrid in the summer of 2009 and returned in the summer of 2021 – saw his contract with the Red Devils terminated a few weeks ago. after months of complicated relationships. Now free and far from the English club, Cristiano Ronaldo had previously set fire to the former coach of Ajax Amsterdam during an interview with English presenter Piers Morgan: “I don’t have respect for him (Ten Hag) because he doesn’t show respect to me. If you don’t have respect for me, I’m not going to respect you.” Invited to react, Ten Hag, for his part, assured that he wanted to continue his collaboration with CR7.
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“I wanted him to stay from the first moment until now. He wanted to leave, that was pretty clear. And when a player absolutely doesn’t want to be at this club, then he has to leave, that’s obvious. The interview, I think as a club you cannot accept it. By taking this step, he knew the consequences. Before that, he had never told me that he wanted to leave. I did everything in an honest, open and transparent way and we had discussions about my vision, so I have no problem talking with him., launched the Dutch technician. Remarks going against those made by the Portuguese who claimed to have the impression of being forced to leave the club.
“I don’t want to spend energy on it. I would have preferred the ending to happen in a different way because I wanted to work with him. He chose another path.also admitted the Batavian before saying more about the management of the fivefold Ballon d’Or. “When he’s in good form he’s a good player and he can help us come back and achieve the goals we have – that’s very clear. But he was not. I love working with world class players. I know they can make a difference and help you achieve your goals. That’s why you want to have such players in your dressing room but I have to make choices around underperforming players and select the best team. My responsibility is in favor of the club and the team. These are the decisions I have to make. It doesn’t matter who the person is, it’s about how we’re performing now.”. The message is clear. The divorce is recorded.
