The Cristiano Ronaldo shocking interview is still the main theme of the day. The Portuguese striker said what he had to say, shocked everybody and then just left England to join the Portugal squad for the upcoming World Cup in Qatar. And while he will play there, nobody talks about the World Cup, but about his words instead. Every fan, former player, TV pundit is giving his reasons why was he wrong or right to do what he did. And the number of those who support Ronaldo is thicker by the day. Cristiano Ronaldo heading to the World Cup 😂 pic.twitter.com/BswgtfTnhc— Midnite Football (@MidniteFtbl) November 14, 2022 When Jamie Carragher, who was Ronaldo’s critic way back tweeted that only 1% of people are still backing the United’s striker after his interview, and named Rio Ferdinand, Patrice Evra, and Roy Keane among them. And he was wrong. Ferdinand came out today and for the first time, didn’t give support to his former teammate. “You can’t sit here and defend that from Cristiano Ronaldo. Deep down and I know it for a fact, this has all been manufactured for one thing – and that’s for him to leave the club. This love affair with Man United that Cristiano has had is over in my eyes. I don’t feel there’s anyway back, I don’t feel the club will take him back and I don’t think that he wants to come back. This is all manufactured for that reason. Up to this interview I would defend him, and say the club have a big responsibility to communicate better” Ferdinand said on his ‘Vibe with Five’ podcast.Atletico Madrid-Chelsea Champions League match to be played in RomaniaHis former teammate also thinks that if another player would do such a thing, the Portuguese himself would be furious, just as his teammates are now. “I played in dressing rooms with Van Nistelrooy, Roy Keane, David Beckham and Jaap Stam, four players who did less than this and never put the red shirt on again. When you say you don’t respect the manager, I don’t think there is anyway back. How are the club going to allow Ronaldo to come back and undermine their current manager? They can’t” explained Ferdinand. Just a club fine or a release? Ronaldo waits for his punishmentApart from Ronaldo’s sister, who is always backing him up, which is quite logical, there are only a few persons who didn’t criticize United’s striker and one of them was Sporting coach Ruben Amorim. “Ronaldo is a Manchester United player. Everyone at Sporting likes him, there’s not much to say. He himself says he wants to do things in peace to follow his future. He will decide his future. I won’t be here telling you how things are for me. In the summer it became obvious that things don’t all pass me by. There’s the club, there’s the structure. He’s a Manchester United player” said Amorim via Ojogo. Ronaldo started his career at Sporting and had been ‘transferred’ to his old club many times during the last transfer window. Ronaldo “I don’t respect the manager” Ronaldo under ETH: Announced he wanted to leave, refused to come on as a substitute, walked off the bench & left before the game had finished. 99% of United fans will be on the side of ETH, which shows how badly Ronaldo has handled this.— Jamie Carragher (@Carra23) November 13, 2022 Former Liverpool player and manager Graeme Souness is another one who failed to criticize the Portuguese, on the contrary, he defended him fiercely. “I come back to it, there’s a meeting, two people speak, two people leave the room with an understanding and someone has not kept their word. He feels it is time for him to come out and tell his side of the story. This is a player who in many people’s eyes is the greatest player to have ever kicked a ball. I think he has been told a story and the manager has not kept it. Then you look at what has happened after this so-called agreement…he doesn’t bring him on against City out of respect. A couple of weeks later against Tottenham he wants to bring him on with two minutes to go when the game is won, what can Ronaldo do there? And then he makes him captain. Looking at it from both sides, I’ve been a player, I’ve been a manager, I think the player has a grievance and he is entitled to air his grievance. I’m not interested in what people are phoning in about Ronaldo! I think in five years’ time, no one will remember Erik ten Hag…but in 55 years’ time we will all still remember Ronaldo” said the Scotsman. ##NAJAVA_MECA_6806725##
