Former Actual Madrid and Netherlands ahead Wesley Sneijder has claimed Manchester United supervisor Erik ten Hag was improper to lock horns with five-time Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo, as he misplaced everybody’s respect within the course of.
Cristiano Ronaldo Did Not Have A Good Relationship With Manchester United Supervisor Erik ten Hag
Cristiano Ronaldo joined Manchester United for a second spell in the summertime of 2021. In his re-debut marketing campaign, the Portuguese celebrity scored 18 targets in 30 Premier League matches, rising as his workforce’s high scorer. United, nonetheless, couldn’t safe a top-four end and missed out on UEFA Champions League qualification.
Over the 2022-23 summer time switch window, there was widespread hypothesis in regards to the participant’s future at Previous Trafford. Nevertheless, nothing materialized over the switch window, and the participant stayed put for a second season at Previous Trafford. Ronaldo and new supervisor Ten Hag didn’t have an excellent relationship, with the pair’s disagreements usually catching the general public eye.
In November, Ronaldo’s candid interview with Piers Morgan went reside, by which the previous Actual Madrid talisman accused Ten Hag of being disrespectful. He additionally took intention at former teammate Wayne Rooney for being overly important of his performances. Shortly after the interview aired, Manchester United tore up Ronaldo’s contract, permitting him to affix Al-Nassr as a free agent in January.
Sneijder Says Ten Hag Made A Blunder Difficult Ronaldo
Manchester United, who’re sixth in league standings, have struggled to play their finest sport below Ten Hag this season. Many consider the Dutchman will get the sack this summer time, and Sneijder harbors the identical opinion.
Talking with Veronica Offside, the ex-Inter Milan man claimed Ten Hag’s energy transfer backfired, as he misplaced everybody’s respect and took a step towards getting the sack when he challenged Ronaldo.
Sneijder stated (by way of GOAL):
“He already made a mistake by competing with Ronaldo. He misplaced everybody’s respect there. He thought it might work the opposite manner round, however in fact not. These guys within the dressing room thought, ‘Is that this man loopy?’”
The ex-attacker claimed Ten Hag’s dismissal was solely a matter of time and the coach himself knew it.
He concluded by including:
“In fact he already is aware of that he has to go away. However you’re not going to go your self. If I used to be him, I’d sit there comfortably [until he’s sacked].”
Over two spells, Ronaldo performed 346 matches for Manchester United in all competitions, scoring 145 occasions and offering 64 assists. He gained three Premier League titles and one UEFA Champions League trophy with the membership, amongst different honors.