Ex-footballer Fabio Coentrao, in the wake of recent criticism, came to the defense of his old teammate Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo.
What did Coentrao say about Cristiano Ronaldo?
The Portuguese player has been heavily criticized by pundits and ex-players in England throughout the season and over his controversial departure from the Red Devils this week. Former teammates Paul Scholes, Gary Neville and Wayne Rooney are among the many big names who have publicly criticized Cristiano Ronaldo. But Fabio hit back at the negative votes, saying they have no right to slam such an accomplished player.
The former Portuguese footballer said he didn’t feel motivated to talk, but he had to because he doesn’t like to hear what people say about Cristiano. According to Fabio Coentrao, there are former players who were nothing, they were sh*t and they talk about Ronaldo like they are something in football. They shouldn’t talk like that.
Coentrao says that even if Cristiano Ronaldo doesn’t perform at his level, it’s pretty ugly. People start talking about him, saying that he doesn’t get along well with his teammates and everything is misinterpreted. Fabio thinks it’s terrible, he knows how Ronaldo is. He has lived with him for many years, and he does not have to tell him how things are, what he knows. According to him, it’s impossible that Ronaldo doesn’t get along with either Fernandes or any of his teammates because he’s a fantastic person.
A little about the topic
The captain of the Portugal national team has been hit several times for his behavior at Man Utd this season. The bad situation got worse during the Premier League match against the Spurs when Cristiano Ronaldo refused to come on as a substitute and instead walked through the tunnel, causing him to be suspended. The Portuguese then gave an explosive interview in which he revealed that he had no respect for Red Devils manager Eric ten Hag and hit some of his critics.