Paulo Futre has come out to defend his compatriot, who is experiencing his worst days as a footballer
“Let’s see if this artist (Ten Hag) is not going to have nightmares throughout the World Cup; I hope so,” he said.
Former Portuguese international player paulo futrelegend of Atlético de Madrid, defended his compatriot Cristiano Ronaldo on Wednesday and assured that “he will take revenge” on the field of play at the World Cup against Manchester United coach, Erik Ten Hag.
Futre, in a publicity act in Lisbon, praised Cristiano’s “mentality” and said that the striker “is the number one to take revenge on the field”, and that the Dutch coach, for whom he claimed to have no “respect”, will have “nightmares”.
“Cristiano is the number one to take revenge on the pitch, and let’s see if this artist (Ten Hag) isn’t going to have nightmares throughout the World Cup. I hope so”said the former rojiblanco striker.
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Futre assured that “there are no words for what he (Ten Hag) did to him” and opined that the Manchester United coach sought a “confrontation” with the Portuguese player, who left the Old Trafford team on Tuesday.
“What he did to him when he told him to come in with two minutes until the end… Cristiano is not just another player, he has five Ballon d’Ors”defended.
Regarding the future, Futre said that Cristiano “would be very well received by the fans” of Sporting de Portugal, his first club, and Real Madrid, where he spent nine years.
“If he clarifies the problems he had with (club president) Florentino Pérez, it could also be the next destination and end there. They are Di Stéfano and Cristiano the great myths of Real Madrid“, he pointed.
Cristiano is at the World Cup in Qatar with the Portugal team, which will debut in the competition this Thursday against Ghana.