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Cristiano's former team-mate says team no better with him in the dressing room

Cristiano Ronaldo is a star player who has reached the pinnacle of his career, but at 37 years of age he has seen a decline in his level of play.

By Harry Smith

13/11/2022, 01:27 PM

Cristiano Ronaldo is a star player who has reached the pinnacle of his career, but at 37 years of age he has seen a decline in his level of play.

Since the summer did its thing with the issue of Cristiano Ronaldo in the institution have complicated things, there are many expectations about what could happen at the Old Trafford club, they have had a series of problems in the institution of Man Utd, not having been in the preseason of Erik ten Hag was something very serious, has not been resolved since then, the player has a secondary role at the club, has not been removed that issue.

Then he had conflicts with being part of the bench regularly, he was not used to the player having this kind of dealings, but it is something that would be fixed, when the coach came to the dressing room was to give greater depth to the strict work, the players who are regularly have shown Erik ten Hag that they are special players, who can add a lot in the system of play that is being perfected each of the weeks advance.

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Then he had a conflict that has been the most important, this player had a lot of controversy for what happened to the club on the occasion of the match against Antonio Conte's Tottenham, Cristiano was a substitute in this game, the club was winning it convincingly, and Erik ten Hag asked Cristiano to enter the final minutes to close the game, the 37-year-old Portuguese star refused, he left the stadium because of the annoyance that this request generated, the game was going on and he did not wait for his teammates who won the crucial match.

From then on he had a separation from the team, he was suspended for the game against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. A few days later he returned after an important dialogue with ten Hag, where he assured him that if he was not going to accept his secondary role he would be released in January, six months before his contract expires so that he can sign with the team he wants, it was part of not damaging the dressing room, there is a good chance that the Portuguese star will leave the club in January.

Rooney believes Manchester United are no better with Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano's former team-mate, Wayne Rooney, was questioned about the current state of the team, where he highlighted that Erik ten Hag is the right man to help the club return to a good level, he commented that Cristiano should follow the orders given by the Dutch coach. He believes Manchester United are exciting and that the Portuguese star must keep a low profile, work and be ready when required. He also concluded that Man Utd are not a better team with Cristiano in the dressing room, he is not an indispensable player.

 

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