Imagine that you are dissatisfied with your manager and therefore have him fired. Unbelievable? Not in Saudi Arabia.
Ronaldo has his coach fired.
What happened? Cristiano Ronaldo (38) has been playing in the desert for Al-Nassr since January. In ten league games since then he has scored eleven goals and prepared two more. However, he failed to score in the 0-0 draw at Al-Feyha last weekend. Coach Rudi Garcia (59) then to “Saudi Sports Company”: “The result is definitely bad. I’m not satisfied with the performance of the players. I asked them to play at the same level as in the last game (5-0 against Al-Adalah; ed.), but that didn’t happen.”
Rudi Garcia reached the Europa League final with Marseille in 2018
The 2010/2011 French champion (with Lille) already criticized his superstar at the end of January. After losing 3-1 to Al-Ittihad in the Saudi Super Cup, Garcia said: “One of the things that changed the course of the game was Cristiano Ronaldo’s missed chance in the first half.” snatched the trophy (2-0 against Al-Feyha), they are also leaders by three points.
According to the Saudi Arabian media, Ronaldo’s anger at the French coach is now so great that he informed the club of his own dissatisfaction. The Spanish newspaper “Marca” writes that Garcia was fired after a cabin dispute between him and players. The separation has not yet been officially confirmed. Garcia only took over the club last summer, and he should collect around 5.6 million euros a year.
Nothing compared to Ronaldo. The Portuguese is THE star of the league, bringing in €200m a year. If he has a problem, it should be fixed quickly. Like now?
Frustration in front of 7000 fans Ronaldo rages after humiliation
One thing is clear: just a few days after Ronaldo’s move to the desert, Juninho Pernambucano (48) was already showing his anger at Garcia. The Brazilian, who played in Lyon under Garcia, then Portuguese football portal “MaisFutebol”: “My experiences with Rudi Garcia were terrible. He’s the worst person I’ve seen in my entire footballing career. He is incapable of leading a team, he just dominates through the fear he instills in others.”
